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by Staff writer One day in 1895, while walking through the Ngoya Forest in Zululand, southern Africa, a botanist with the oh so suitable name of John Medley Wood caught …

by A. McNamara Not all Nigerians are bad people. Like the rest of us all, there are nice and bad people in every race in the world. However, talking about …

by Staff writer When an African prince and a white middle-class clerk from Lloyd’s underwriters got married in 1948, it provoked shock both in Britain and Africa. Their romance caused …

by Barry Tuck As a white South African, I am a descendant and benefactor of the Europeans who colonized Africa, and I can emphatically say that colonization was the worst …

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 …

Our prehistoric ancestors are often portrayed as spear-wielding savages, but the earliest human societies are likely to have been founded on enlightened egalitarian principles, according to scientists. A study has …

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 …

Nigerians in the UK have joined in the #OneVoiceNigeria protest. A group of Nigerians were spotted at the Nigeria High Commission in the UK, demanding for a 5-minute speech from …

Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta was a Nigerian novelist who had written more than 20 books, including Second-Class Citizen (1974), The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977) and The Joys …

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 …

by Staff writer GENDER-row athlete Caster Semenya married her long time partner in a glamorous white wedding ceremony on her own 26th birthday. The 800m Olympic gold medallist wore a …

Legendary American actress, Meryl Streep, took the stage on Sunday night at the Golden Globes to accept a lifetime achievement award: The Cecil B. DeMille Award. She used her time …

Nnamdi Kanu, leading member of one of several Biafran separatist organizations, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the director of London-based radio station Radio Biafra was arrested last year …

by Staff writer A Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey has decided to start wearing his late mother’s clothes to honour her memory and to highlight social injustice against women in …

by Victoria Bischoff When Stuart Herd’s widowed father, William, remarried at 67, Stuart was delighted. He’d feared his father would live out the rest of his days alone, after the …

South Africa has banned an outspoken American preacher from entering the country after he described its former archbishop Desmond Tutu as “a pervert in a pink dress”. Steven Anderson, a …

Nigerian weightlifter Lucy Ejike has shattered the Paralympic and world record three successive times by winning gold with a lift of 142kg at the Rio Games on Sunday. The 38-year-old …

by Kate Douglas Almost two weeks ago, the management of France’s FC Metz football team – part of Ligue 1, the country’s top division – unveiled their new player kit. …

Nigerians consume more than 5 million metric tons of rice every year, with a significant portion of its consumption needs sourced from imports. Rotimi Williams, an ambitious 35 year-old Nigerian …

by Diane It was some days to her passing out of Youth Service that she logged onto her Facebook account. She saw a friend request and as usual accepted it …

The Queens, the Mission and the Oath! ‘I said where did you get this?’ Georgina yelled again. Nwamgbeke grabbed back the photograph from Georgina. ‘Which kind of intalacassion is that?’ …

by Phil Lesedi The Sarah Baartman story is a story every African woman should know. Sometime in the late 18th century, Sarah Baartman was working as a slave in Cape …

by Samuel Uzo Before this happened to me, I’ve read and heard so much about what goes on there at Computer Village, Ikeja. What those guys over there are capable …

by Bolu Daniel It was on the 15th of a particular month in the second quarter of 2015 that my friend invited me to his party. His name is Drey. …

The Encounter April walked out of the kitchen with a plate of sliced cucumbers. Loveth was at the table pretending to read, Georgina on the bed, smiling at her phone. …

by Daniel Nkado When Kene asked me to accompany him to Banana Island to see a prospective client, I took a while to respond. Banana Island is the most expensive …

Chika climbs in through the store window first and then holds the shutter as the woman climbs in after her. The store looks as if it was deserted long before …