National Park discovers plants, animals with potency against cancer, HIV/AIDS
The National Park Service says its collaboration with researchers has led to new discoveries of some plants and animals that may have potency against cancer and HIV and AIDS. Alhaji…
Children of poor, illiterate parents have weaker brain – Study
A new research has revealed that children from low-income backgrounds, where parents have a low level of education, have weaker brain activity and are more likely to be distracted. The…
5 Years On, Rescued Chibok Girls Still Live With Guilt, Nightmares
Rescued Chibok Girls Five years after being kidnapped by Boko Haram, freed Chibok girls have nightmares about their 100 missing classmates and are burdened by guilt for surviving, while shielding…
25 Years On Rwanda’s Genocide Survivors Still Live in Torment, Horror
Edith, a 51-year-old housewife, finds it difficult to listen to the radio or watch television in April, the month marking Rwanda’s annual reminder of its 1994 genocide. Songs and programs…
Rwanda’s Genocide Survivor Works to Protect the Memories
Every weekday, Aline Uwase Turatsinze gets up, washes her face and rides a motorbike to the site where more than 60 members of her family were buried after being murdered….
World Health Day 2019: Fighting Fake Drugs is Fighting For UHC
Last year, 5 young Nigerian students won a gold scholarship in the prestigious finals of the Technovation Challenge in Silicon Valley. Promise Nnalue, Jessica Osita, Nwabuaku Ossai, Adaeze Onuigbo and…
Housing: Nigeria’s ‘Proptech’ Boom Driven By Rapid Population Growth
Nigerians searching for their dream home to buy or rent are turning to the internet in droves, leading to a surge in the number of property-focused technology firms. The emergence…
Niger Delta: Oil Spills Caused By Sabotage, Theft Rose to 111 in 2018
Oil Spill in the Niger Delta Royal Dutch Shell last year experienced a sharp rise in the number of oil spills caused by pipeline theft in Nigeria, which the company…
Ekumeku War: Anioma Uprising Against British Rule
By Tony Eluemunor The philosophical novel, Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, a Senegalese, condemned colonialism thus: “The morning of the Occident in Africa was couched in crimson for those…
Facebook to Establish Content Oversight Board, Seeks Input From Communities in Africa
Ime Archibong, Facebook’s vice president of product partnerships With more than a billion people and tens of thousands of languages and ethnic groups across 54 countries, Africa has a beautiful,…