Search Results for: UK

by Gloria Ezeh Why still spend so much on a makeup artist in this recession if you can simply draw your own brows? Here are 18 easy brow sketches you …

by James Adams Becoming a millionaire by 30 is possible, and you don’t have to be the next Facebook or Snapchat founder, or win a huge jackpot, to do that. …

by Annalee Newitz   Humans may not use tools and express emotions exactly like other animals, but that doesn’t exempt us from animal status. No two species share exactly the …

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 BBC investigation has found that thousands of young women in conservative societies across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia are being shamed or blackmailed with private and sometimes …

A 40-year-old woman from northern India committed suicide in January after a video of her being raped was circulated on WhatsApp. BBC’s Divya Arya travelled to the village in Uttar …

Reuben Nsemoh, a teenager from Atlanta, has made international headlines after waking up from a coma speaking fluent Spanish – a language he only had a basic understanding of before. …

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 …

Revelations – 1   Previously on Roommates!!!   Georgina’s mother came. Josh reappeared. Agnes attacked. Philomena didn’t make it. Loveth found a new love. Nwamgbeke might be alive. Abuchi proposed. …

by Daniel Nkado Nneamaka stood stiff in the middle of the room, tears welling up in her eyes. Her fists were clenched and, as she fought the urge to break …

by Staff writer In June 2014, a Nigerian man was sent to a mental institute in Kano state after he declared that he did not believe in God anymore. Mubarak …

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani   An internet romance scam took an unexpected turn! When Maria Grette first discovered that the 58-year-old Danish man with whom she had fallen in love …

SEVENTEEN ‘Why didn’t you come last night as you said?’ Sammy asked Ejike. ‘I had other things to do.’ ‘What other things?’ ‘How long did you wait?’ Ejike said instead. …

“When I look at a person, I see a person – not a rank, not a class, not a title.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy   *** Image credits: Doctor Kiki, …

The World’s Worst Dad Award goes to… 1.  2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.   18.

by Staff writer Dan White broke up with teenage sweetheart Courtney Davies, 19, last year, just before Courtney scooped a bumper £61million lottery prize. Dan, 21, won’t see a penny …

by Carly Spindel Men — we love them. Like really, really love them. We can’t live without them and we certainly don’t want to. We enjoy all of the little …

There is one thing peculiar to all books written by Daniel Nkado: *** You can always imagine yourself in the story *** With a combination of simple storytelling and creation …

Thirteen years ago, Theresa Kachindamoto could not have conceived of ever leaving her job of 27 years as a secretary at a city college in Zomba, Southern Malawi. The mild-mannered …

by Staff writer South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu has revealed that he wants to have the option of an assisted death. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid campaigner said …

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 Gloria Ezeh While we are still battling to ward off vultures and get Daniel Nkado back to writing, I just heard someone was offered 20 million to donate sperm. …

by Staff writer Check statement below…

On Nigeria’s independence day, Nigerians reflect on what this day means to them. ***  Nuhu Ribadu, politician, 2011 presidential candidate and anti-corruption activist   Nigeria’s independence means a lot to …

by Daniel Nkado Africa is home to some of the world’s most dangerous snakes, including the legendary black mamba. In this article, we take a look at eight of the …

by Staff writer It is a subject that has provoked a host of myths, from causing blindness and insanity to the loss of vital organs. Now two academics are on a …

by Staff writer Thousands of investors are feared to have lost their money after a pyramid scheme run by a convicted Russian fraudster crashed, somewhat predictably, in Zimbabwe. MMM Global …

A 16-year-old South African schoolgirl has won the grand prize at Google’s science fair for using orange peel to develop a cheap super-absorbent material to help soil retain water. Kiara …

During the first 2016 presidential debate, Donald Trump says that Hillary Clinton doesn’t have the stamina to be president…but what we are really more interested in is how Hillary Clinton …

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 …

by Gloria Ezeh The 4 nominees are: 1. Abortion Gone Sour by Carl Uke 2. Independence Day at Ginika’s Compound by Daniel Nkado 3. At Rebecca’s Wedding by Daniel Nkado …

SIXTEEN Sammy waited and waited, but Ejike did not come. The night was cold, the moon dim and strange creatures giggling in the bush nearby. Sammy wondered if she was …

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Even the official route for Africans wishing to visit the West is paved with indignity. I still have vivid memories of my first visit to the …

by Ryan Murphy There is only one way to die that is worse than being buried alive. It is to be lost alone in the catacombs of Odessa, Ukraine. They …

by Staff writer The number of people who have fled South Sudan because of the country’s civil war has passed the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says. Fighting …

  Check out this Twitter post…

  A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years in jail for sexually abusing three girls in a church in the village of Kangaru in central Kenya. Harrison Kinyua, …

by Staff writer 93 Days is a 2016 Nigerian docudrama film directed and co-produced by Steve Gukas. It stars Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and Bimbo Manuel with joint-production through Native …

Last week a group of young men, with different sexual orientations got together and kissed each other. They were making a point about sexuality, and this week women decided to …

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 …

by Staff writer   Zimbabwe has known only one leader since independence. First as prime minister, then president, there has only been Robert Mugabe at the top for the last …

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. …

Click to see…

by Victor Start-ups are fun, especially when you are pursuing a passion or a skill that defines you, but recession can be a major nightmare for most businesses and can …

by Zeus   If Africa was a school… Principal: “Alright everyone, welcome to Afric-“ Egypt:

by Kidal Delonix   Many documentaries have been made, some of them regarding Africa as the poorest continent. However, it is worth noting that some progressing countries have made an …

by J. Ike   Just have a look! Who do you think won?

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 …

As the current economic crisis bites harder on Nigeria, Africa’s former giant, many city dwellers have been relocating from the big cities to their villages or rural communities to survive …

by Zeus Nigerian bloggers:  Spray us some traffic, boss!!! *** Nigerian celebrities: He should do and go abeg, we don’t want competition *** Nigerian market women: No words!!! *** Nigerian …

by Dr Wallace I saw a woman in the Emergency Department with a cough. She was on a round-the-world trip after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. She had her …

by Arthur Some old village women sha…just greet an old woman and she will tell you the story of your generation: “Morning, Nwam…bia is this not Okechukwu, the son of …

by Zeus When you hear Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are divorcing: Please who are they? *** When you hear the wife is getting $7 million in divorce settlement You …

by Zeus When you hear Federal Government is offering N7.5 Billion at a low interest rate for car loans: Oshee!!! *** To all those that say you won’t buy a …

by Zeus   Sometime in 2014, during the dreaded Ebola saga, it was reported that two persons in Liberia who died from the disease may have resurrected and were now …

FOURTEEN ‘Where is he?’ Chinelo screamed at Amaka again. She was cradling James. ‘Mama, he left me. He left me and moved in with one old woman he called Mummy.’ …

Why does this picture below gives us the chill?

THIRTEEN Chinelo ambushed Jideobi on his way back from NaijaBet. His face looking every inch of it, Jideobi uttered: ‘Nne, you startled me!’ ‘Nnaa, ndo,’ Chinelo apologized. She bent and …

by Daniel Nkado   Probably yes! We are currently living in a country where things from abroad will always be thought as better than the things we have. So if …

by Ugochukwu Ezeani The Book of Ruth is one of only two books of the Bible to be named after women — the other being Esther. Even though it’s small, …