Society & Culture

These Were the Top 10 Google Searches in Nigeria in 2018

Google has released the results of its 2018 Year in Search on Wednesday which revealed the year’s major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Nigeria. See current list: Year in Review: These are the Top Google Searches...

Five African Tribes Unaffected By Westernisation

The impact of Western civilisation in Africa is enormous and documented, from culture and religion to political structure. But Africa isn’t a country. Some societies and tribes, somehow, have remained unaffected by the reach of civilisation and thus making their...

Uganda Blocks Access to Pornography Websites

Internet service providers in Uganda have blocked pornography websites, complying with a directive from the country’s telecommunications regulator. Internet service providers in Uganda have blocked pornography websites, complying with a directive from the country’s telecommunications regulator. In July, Uganda Communications Commission...

Global Terrorism Index: Top 20 Most Terrorised Countries in Africa, 2018

The 2018 ranking on terrorism is out and Nigeria, for the fourth consecutive year, occupies the third position among the countries worst hit by terrorism, globally, because of the activities of Boko Haram and herdsmen. The GTI, which is in...

Top 20 Least Prosperous Countries in Africa, 2018

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute , a division of the United Arab Emirates- based private investment firm, Legatum. According to this year's annual prosperity index, which was published on LPI’s official website,...

Nigeria, Ranked 3rd ‘Most Terrorised Country in the world’ for Fourth Consecutive Year – Report

The 2018 ranking on terrorism is out and Nigeria, for the fourth consecutive year, occupies the third position among the countries worst hit by terrorism, globally, because of the activities of Boko Haram and herdsmen. The GTI, which is in...

Senegal Opens the World’s Largest Museum of Black Civilisations

Senegal’s late president Leopold Sedar Senghor was the first to propose the idea of a museum about the civilisations of black Africa during a world festival of black artists in Dakar in 1966. After 52 years of waiting, Senegal is...

5 Reasons Why Bride Price is an Important Part of African Marriages

The Bride price is a symbolic payment made by the about to be husband to the bride's family, It is also paid in different form in relation to cultural demands. e.g cattles are means of paying bride prices in...

Nigeria to become the World’s Capital for Infants’ Death by 2021 – World Bank

Nigeria will overtake India in 2021 as the country with the most under-five deaths in the world. this is according to the latest bi-annual economic report of the World Bank’s Bretton Woods Institution.The report predicts that just like Nigeria...

Top 20 Most Prosperous Countries in Africa, 2018

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute , a division of the United Arab Emirates- based private investment firm, Legatum. The annual prosperity index, which was published on LPI’s official website, on Wednesday, showed...
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The Untold Story of the 1842 Slave Revolt by Enslaved Africans Against the Cherokee Nation

The 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation stands as the largest revolt of enslaved Africans within Cherokee-controlled lands...
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