The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has banned serving soldiers from marrying each other and given those already married an ultimatum to comply with the order within six months.
Those already married must decide who between should leave the military bosses...
South Africa has been Ranked 21st out of 22 Countries Surveyed for Exposure to Online Risks, according to Microsoft’s 2019 Digital Civility Index (DCI) which was released recently.
The annual study examines the online behaviour of internet users in 22...
As African heads of state and government gather in Addis Ababa this weekend for the 32nd Summit of the African Union, Sudan is deep in its second month of protests sparked by a steep rise in the cost of...
Bill Gates and Melinda, his wife, say 2018 left them with many surprises — both good and bad, but the top of the list is that Africa is not growing along with the world.
The co-founder of Microsoft and his...
Cutting out fats, perfume, failing to cleanse after removing makeup, and multitasking: These are the everyday habits that are making you look older.
1. Stop Sleeping on a Cotton Pillowcase
One easy change people can make is investing in silk pillowcase...
The Lagos State Government has formally requested the return of an important sculptural woodcarving, known in the UK as the Lander Stool, from the British Museum. The sculpture was believed to have been taken from Nigeria in 1830 by...
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a non- governmental organisation, has claimed that Nigeria suffers from a deficit of 564 million condoms annually.
To check the trend, AHF says it will distribute over 600, 000 condoms across the country as part...
Sub-Saharan Africa has little or no chance of achieving the UN target of having not more than three percent of its population living in extreme poverty by 2030, according to a new World Bank report.
While rates of absolute poverty...
An illegal psychoactive drug, Cannabis which is popularly known as marijuana was the most widely used substance in Nigeria in 2018, followed by pharmaceutical opioids, mainly tramadol and codeine-containing cough syrups.
In Nigeria, 14.3 million people (14 percent of the...
A study published yesterday suggests that Women deprived of an education in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s went on to have as many or more children than previous, more educated generations, thereby halting a trend toward smaller families.
The findings...
