As of February 2019, the total population of the world exceeded 7.71 billion, and this number continued to grow each day, according to the 2019 State of the World Population Report (SWOP).
This year’s report focused on the need for...
South Africa will be hosting 2019 edition of Mr Gay World pageant where 24 finalists will compete for this year’s crown.
The contest was initially set to be hosted in Hong Kong, but was stopped by strict socialist Chinese authorities...
A Nigerian, Ernest Ezeajughi, has made history by winning election as the first Black Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom.
A Nigerian, Ernest Ezeajughi, has made history by winning election as the first Black Mayor of...
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says Nigeria’s population has hit a new high of 201 million!
In its 2019 state of the world population report, UNFPA said Nigeria’s growth rate has been at an average of 2.6 percent from...
When American soldiers brought the modern world to remote islands in the Pacific, the cargo cults that worship John Frum were born.
After a group of indigenes saw their first plane fly over Vanuatu, a remote island in the South...
The fattening room (Nkogho) is an ancient practice in these clans – Kalabari, Efik, Ibibio – which is gradually going extinct.
The fattening room is a place where young women experiencing puberty are taken to in order to be prepared...
A parrot has been taken into custody in northern Brazil following a police raid targeting crack dealers.
According to reports in the Brazilian press, the bird had been taught to alert criminals to police operations in Vila Irmã Dulce ,...
The King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco will no longer be the largest mosque in Africa, as a new billion-dollar mega-mosque with the world’s tallest minaret is nearing completion in the capital city of Algiers, Algeria.
After almost a...
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart has been named in BBC’s 100 stories that shaped the world, making it into the top 5. BBC Culture asked writers around the globe to pick stories that have endured across generations and continents...
People who regularly down sugar-laden sodas, juices and sports drinks aren't doing their heart any favours.
A new study of more than 110 000 US health professionals found that the more people drank sugary beverages , the higher their risk...
Anele is a web developer and a Pan-Africanist who believes bad leadership is the only thing keeping Africa from taking its rightful place in the modern world.
