DNB Stories Africa

by Monica Paxson I was heavily pregnant and leading a presentation about Desktop Publishing in 1988 at a huge trade show in Chicago’s McCormick Place as part of my job …

by Staff writer Pictures of a Nigerian policeman accepting a bribe of N50 from a motorist have gone viral after they were shared by a Facebook user. The clear images …

by Staff writer Amethyst Rose is an 18-year-old Instagram user who’s gone viral for her striking resemblance to pop star Lady Gaga. Speaking about being constantly compared to Lady Gaga, …

by Symon I was once married to someone who was spoiled rotten by her parents as a child. Initially, when we met, we had no money at all. I was …

by Gloria Ezeh So last week on DNB Games, we asked the meaning of DNB in DNB Stories!!! DNB actually means Daniel Nkado’s Blog; that means DNB Stories = Daniel …

by Ahmad Salkida Ahmad Salkida, a Nigerian investigative journalist and close ally of the Boko Haram sect, has recently shared what he called “a rare insight” into the Chibok Girls …

by Staff writer Here is a video of US Rep Kathy Castor seriously grilling Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, on Facebook’s data and privacy policies: Recall that Zuckerberg was recently caught up …

by Staff writer While Cardi B has insisted that she has no beef with Nicki Minaj, the “Chun-Li” singer begs to differ. According to Minaj, 35, her feud with Cardi …

by Staff writer An Ohio teenager was found crushed to death on Tuesday inside a minivan parked at his school, hours after twice pleading to 911 that he was trapped …

by Staff writer Developing the habit to read books every day has greatly impacted the quality of life over centuries. Reading is that important that many scholars have agreed that …

by Staff writer An Indonesian man has been arrested for strangling his female neighbor after she repeatedly asked him, “When are you getting married?” Faiz Nurdin, 28, was sitting in …

by Kiara Bay I am breaking up with my boyfriend. He is pretty damn close to be the perfect guy. He is kind, sweet, funny, a real charmer—essentially, everything that …

by Staff writer As you may have already known, you could spend more than a million dollars to get your favorite celebrity to hang out with you and your friends. …

by Staff writer Following Facebook’s recent data and privacy scandal, which has resulted in a strict two-day grilling of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, by US congresspeople, a recent survey has …

by Sam Dogen We only hear about the famous people who went to Harvard. You know, people like the 43rd POTUS George W. Bush, the “inventor” of the internet Al …

by Miz Tee Strawberries do not only look sweet and delicious, but they are also loaded with anti-oxidants, vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, folic acid, calcium, iodine, magnesium, manganese, potassium …

by Staff writer The New York Times yesterday posted a frank headline about President Buhari’s announcement of his re-election bid. Reacting to the headline, son of Kaduna State Governor, Bashir …

by Miz Tee These are probably the hottest players to have ever come out of Liverpool FC: 1. Daniel Sturridge: 2. Joe Gomez: 3. Georgino Wijnaldum

by Miz Tee 1. Dua Lipa – New Rules 2. Camila Cabello – Havana ft. Young Thug 3. Beyoncé – Formation 4. Ariana Grande – Side To Side ft. Nicki …

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by Staff writer While on a picnic with family and friends at Ibeno Bar Beach in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Ubong Ekpe, a Managing Director at Skye Bank Nigeria drowned …

by Staff writer T-Pain and his wife, Amber Najm, have been married for 15 years now, which is something worth celebrating as not many celebrity marriages last that long. So …

by Johan Fourie One of my favourite scenes in Love Actually is right at the beginning of the movie. The setting is an airport arrivals terminal. As travellers arrive through …

by Immanuel Ibe-Anyanwu It was past 2 p.m. on Monday and I was at Zenith Bank Okota Branch to submit a document prepared on my company’s letterhead. I was asked …

by Staff writer A woman from the US State of West Virginia has been arrested for beheading her boyfriend, WVNS reports. As they drove her away from the bloody scene, police said …

by Staff writer Sexual harassment in men is so under-reported it is now becoming a major issue. According to a new report, almost a fifth of workplace sexual harassment complaints …

by Zeus This life is really crazy! You dream that you have a car, when you wake up, you have nothing! You dream that you have money, when you wake …

by Staff writer Internet fraud has a special name in Nigeria: “Yahoo-Yahoo”. It is a special form of the advance-fee fraud (called 419) that takes place over the Internet. Thus, …

by Paul Bolin Since I became a doctor, I have cried only three times after the death of a patient. The first time was the first death I had ever …

by Minh Hai Pham It’s been nine years since the day my wife and I had a good news, the day we found out that my wife was pregnant. To …

by Staff writer World of Wonder, the production company behind the acclaimed reality show series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has announced that they are developing a comedy feature film. Titled “Drag …

by Staff writer When English man Michael Carroll won nearly $14 million on the National Lottery in November 2002, everybody envied him. Aged only 19, Michael was employed as a …

by Staff writer A question we get asked everyday… “What does DNB mean?” So let’s play a little game and find out how well you know DNB Stories. Tell us …

by Staff writer Under Roman Catholic law, it is forbidden for a priest to disclose information — under any circumstances — obtained in the form of religious confession. If a …

by Staff writer Staying employed at the same company for over two years on average is going to make you earn less over your lifetime by about 50% or more, …

by Staff writer When water started trickling down a statue of Jesus Christ at a Catholic church in India’s largest city, Mumbai, locals were quick to declare it a miracle. …

by Staff writer While farting is totally normal, and a lot of researchers have agreed that farting a couple times in a day is actually good for you, because your …

by Staff writer SV40 (simian vacuolating virus 40) is a DNA virus known to cause tumors in animals. Soon after its discovery, SV40 was identified in the oral form of …

by Staff writer Before DSTV and GOTV came out and Nigerian women became obsessed with Zee World and Telemundo, we bought Indian movies that came in 3 plates! At that …

by Staff writer A Nigerian budding artiste known as Alizee and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, have been reportedly murdered by her Danish husband, Peter Nielsen, in Lagos State, Nigeria. Alizee …

by Ajay Yadav Steve Jobs was neither a theist nor an atheist. In his own words, he was “50-50” about it. As a young man, Jobs regularly attended the Sunday …

by Jennifer Taylor You might not want to hear them but here they are: 1. If you do not get your financial affairs in order while you are still young, …

by Greg Little The Jews did not believe in a place of eternal torment or torture; consequently, hell is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is essentially the Old …

by Staff writer After two successful features, Johnny English is set to strike again! Ironically, that’s the name of the upcoming third installment of the Johnny English franchise, the world’s …

by Staff writer Three boys were coming home from school when they found themselves in the middle of a harrowing situation. A deeply troubled man was sitting on the edge …

by Staff writer It doesn’t matter how much experience you have, or how expensive or high-grade the razor you use is, cuts from shaving are a near inevitability. Bleeding shaving …

by Zeus British girls: “Oh wow!” American girls: “Daayuum! That’s some lit body mehn!” Ghanaian girls: “Oh! Kofi, why did you leave me?” Indian girls: #Slow tune starts playing… Nigerian …

Chapter One Ada is your sister, Mama Obinna said this to her son often. ‘Take this to your sister,’ she said, handing Obinna the black polyethylene bag that contained Ada’s …

by Staff writer Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world, the WHO says. Over 800, 000 people die by suicide every year. Suicide accounted for …

by Staff writer The woman who shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters in California has been identified by police as vegan blogger Nasim Najafi Aghdam who accused the video-sharing site …

by Staff writer Somalia is one of the four regions (Yemen, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria) the United Nations said are at risk of extreme starvation and diseases in 2017. …

by Staff writer Google’s latest Doodle pays tribute to one of the foremost African-American creative voices of the 20th century, Dr Maya Angelou. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St Louis, …

by Ezeh Michael Ogonna Living in Lagos will teach you two very important life ethics: First is to never put all your eggs in one basket – the eggs I …

by Staff writer A white woman named Vicki Momberg has become the first person in South Africa to be sent to prison for using racist language against someone, according to …

by Staff writer Millennials, a term now used to describe that bunch of weird-acting, difficult-to-understand young people whose existence has been mired in drama, ruckus and juvenile furor! These days, …

by Staff writer American actress and songwriter Keala Settle portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the 2017 musical film The Greatest Showman. The song “This Is Me” from the …

by Staff writer Ada Vox is a 24-year-old drag queen competing in the sixteenth run of ‘American Idol’. Fierce and incredibly talented, Ada in her sexy gold dress and voluminous …

by Staff writer During a 2001 Youth Day event, former South Africa president Thabo Mbeki pushed Winnie Mandela aside and brushed off her kiss as the anti-apartheid campaigner made to …