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 by DNB staff writer Mental illness is a taboo subject that attracts stigma in much of Africa. A study conducted in Uganda revealed that the term ‘depression’ is not culturally …

by Staff writer If you’ve heard the phrase ‘cash me ousside’ recently, and are wondering what on earth all the fuss is about, here is everything you need to know. …

by Staff writer When a child is born, a doctor says, “It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl.” Assigning someone’s sex is based on biology — chromosomes, anatomy, and hormones. …

by Raquel Willis Trans Women Are Women. This Isn’t a Debate! Nigerian writer and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been a favorite of mine since I first saw her “We …

by Daniel Nkado Two days later, he stopped Anita in front of their department building and asked her about her friend. How and why she had managed to come to …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will be returning to Nigeria tomorrow from the United Kingdom where he has been receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The President left the country …

Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, wants women to be treated as though they have a “penis.” Adichie stated that her aim for the feminism crusade was to ensure that …

The accolade for best overall African movie at the 2017 AMVCA awards went to ’76. ’76 is a Nigerian historical drama produced by Adonaijah Owiriwa and Izu Ojukwu and directed …

Violence broke out in Pretoria West yesterday when South African natives looted and set the homes of foreigners on fire. At least three houses were set alight between 08:00 and …

by Staff writer   Beyoncé has been feeling all goddessy lately — hasn’t she always been? Her performance at Sunday night’s Grammy awards, pregnant with twins and glowing, drove that …

Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy Nigeria is MTN’s most lucrative but increasingly problematic market, hobbling its growth outlook. South Africa-based MTN Group expects to report a full-year loss …

by Staff writer The Nigerian APC political party snaked into power riding on an irresistible promise of change. From vows such as thousands of jobs for unemployed youths, zero tolerance …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK, amid concerns that his health may be worse than officials are publicly saying. The …

One Voice Nigeria protesters in Abuja reach Aso Villa gate. Aso Villa is the office and residence of the Nigerian President. It is located in Abuja, the capital city of …

A protest to demand good governance and an urgent explanation for the country’s economic downturn kicks off today in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and other major cities across Nigeria. This …

The planned nationwide protest slated to hold on the 6th of February in major Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos has been cancelled. According to Nigerian singer 2Face who was …

  Makurdi, the Benue State capital, was thrown into mourning last Friday after the discovery of a lifeless body of a mother of two said to have drowned herself due …

by Staff writer Around 1.8 million people are at risk of starvation in Nigeria, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. They are mostly victims of Boko Haram insurgency …

by Esomnofu Ebelenna In Nigerian private schools, everything is possible. If you can spare some minutes, I shall justify the validity of this assertion by telling you all the dramatic …

by Staff writer Nigerian petroleum marketers have proposed a new pump price of N165 per litre for petrol, Nigerian Leadership reports. The marketers claimed that the subsisting price of N145 …

Participants of the controversial Ponzi scheme MMM have taken to the streets in Delta State to protest over their unpaid financial investments. The protesters, many of whom are market women …

by Gloria Ezeh When I asked Iyke who Gift is, all he said was, ‘Forget her, she’s not important.’ Over the years, many things has kept me glued to Iyke. …

ECOWAS troops halted their march into Gambia Thursday night to give former president Yahya Jammeh, one more last chance to leave Banjul. Jammeh has up till noon to leave, in …

Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power as the country’s new president, a Senegalese army spokesman has said. It comes shortly after Mr Barrow took …

by Chijioke N. Abanya I’m an African, a Nigerian to be precise. On a first glance, Africa should have it all. From a teeming supply of natural resources to a …

Ghana’s new president, Nana Akufo-Addo has approved and authorized the deployment of a combat team of 205 troops to Gambia to enforce the result of the Gambia’s disputed election. Revealed …

While MMM participants are still celebrating its return from a one month hiatus and the unfreezing of their accounts, the scheme has once again put its members in some sort …

  Nigeria’s newest warship NNS Unity is reportedly sailing towards Gambia now. In a new report by BBC, the NNS Unity, is sailing towards The Gambia ahead of a possible …

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has warned that religion will kill the country if it is not tamed. Soyinka stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the presentation of a …

The African Union has said it will no longer recognise The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh as the country’s leader from next Thursday, when his term ends. AU warns of “serious …

Today’s Google doodle celebrates late Nigerian novelist Flora Nwapa. Florence Nwanzuruahu Nwapa (best known as Flora Nwapa) was a Nigerian Igbo author. Acknowledged as the first African woman novelist to …

Nigeria’s number 1 Ponzi scheme, MMM Nigeria, is back. This is according to a statement issued by the official Twitter account. “This is to officially inform you that MMM Nigeria …

by Staff writer “One Chance” is the name of a popular type of robbery in Lagos, where unsuspecting passengers are robbed in commercial buses called Danfo. One Chance robbers operate …

by Tyler Cowen   A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria. Most of all, I found Lagos …

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has accused West African regional body ECOWAS of declaring war on his country, after it said it was putting forces on alert in case he refused …

My dear Compatriots, I am happy to welcome you to the beginning of a New Year in our beloved country Nigeria. I felicitate with you today at a time when …

The job creation scheme N-Power designed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to drastically reduce youth unemployment in the country has fully kicked off. Names of selected participants of the …

  Some of the most memorable events of the year 2016!!! At Beyoncé’s performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, her dancers wore outfits reminiscent of the Black Panther movement. …

by Emmanuel-Francis Nwaolisa Ogomegbunam Let’s start with the obvious, Nigeria is POOR. No offense to my fellow Nigerians, but when 70% of your fellow citizens are scrapping by on less …

Approximately 48 hours after its activities in Nigeria were suspended for a month, shady money-multiplying scheme has launched in both Ghana and Kenya. This new development has further increased the …

West African regional bloc ECOWAS has called on Nigeria and other countries to undergo “necessary structural reforms” to improve their economies as a collapse in oil and commodity prices continues …

by Cliff Kodero A new study conducted by the Washington-based Pew Forum on religion and public life says that Africans are among the most religious people on earth. The study …

On 13 December, widespread Ponzi scheme, MMM Nigeria froze its system. Members who expected a pay-out since Tuesday have been disappointed. MMM claims it froze the scheme to deal with …

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Nigeria’s victorious women’s football team have protested outside parliament in Abuja over unpaid win bonuses. Their protest coincided with President Muhammadu Buhari’s arrival at the National Assembly to present next …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a record 7.298 trillion naira ($23.97 billion) budget for 2017 to lawmakers, which he said was an increase of 20.4 percent on last …

Nigeria rushed plastic surgeons and other specialists on Monday to Uyo city in the south to treat more than one hundred people injured when a church collapsed in one of …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Gambia on Tuesday as part of a high-level delegation trying to get Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s leader of the last 22 years, to accept …

Indian state-run oil refiners have called for Nigeria to increase its total term contract volumes next year by more than 20% as demand from the South Asian country climbs, an …

Money stolen from Nigeria through corruption and seized by authorities in Britain should be spent on Boko Haram victims, a charity said on Friday. The United Nations on Friday launched …

by Sexy Pat Every Nigerian woman can relate to this scenario…

In the just concluded DNB story, Quarter of a Blue Moon, Uzoma said to her son, Ejike: “Agwo! I na amighali!” Translate this statement to English and win a N1000 …

by Daniel Nkado Both guests on BBC Newsnight, Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, went head to head with the editor-in-chief of the American Spectator, Emmett Tyrrell on the issue of whether …

A prediction by influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election has been removed from his Facebook account. Mr Joshua told his congregation …

Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye is a Nigerian pediatric surgeon. He received his medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, in 1988 and his PhD in anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth …

Government officials and other authorities in Nigeria have raped and sexually exploited women and girls displaced by the conflict with Boko Haram. The government is not doing enough to protect …

A court in Enugu on Thursday sentenced a woman to 90 years in jail for university admission fraud. The woman, Chika Amsy Charles, was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial …

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani As I followed the recent protests at a South African girls’ school where students insisted on being allowed to wear afro hairdos to school, I recalled …