Technology

Smartphone: Global penetration to hit 66% in 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2017 0

Sequel to the rapid expansion of smartphone ownership across the world, 66 per cent of individuals in an array of 52 key countries, which include South Africa along with various developed and developing countries across the globe, will own a smartphone in 2018. According to Zenith’s Mobile

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‘I Am Leaving Nigeria As A Hero’‚ Jacob Zuma Gushes After Massive Statue Of Him

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

South Africa President Jacob Zuma has said he was at a loss for words after a giant statue of him was unveiled in Imo state. You recall, Nigerians were flabbergasted when everyone woke up last Saturday to a giant statue of Jacob Zuma standing tall in Owerri, Imo state. Rochas Okorocha‚ billionaire‚ education philanthropist and […]

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The real reason why Buhari shunned Okorocha’s invitation

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s President has unravelled the mystery of his visit to Imo State without the company of his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari. According to the leader, when he told his colleague to accompany to honour Governor Rochas Okorocha, he got the reply that ‘’he (Buhari) was indisposed.’’ Zuma made the clarification at the palace of […]

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Stop the killings of Nigerians, Zuma warns South Africans

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa says the killing of Nigerians by South Africans must stop. The high rate of killings has been very worrisome. Just last week, two Nigerians were allegedly killed by South African police. Five Nigerians who sustained injuries in the attack were still in the hospital as of Friday. Speaking in […]

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South Africa’s Zuma begins two-day visit to Imo today

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

South African President, Jacob Zuma, will from Friday pay a two-day visit to Imo state,  Governor Rochas Okorocha disclosed Thursday. Briefing journalists at Government House, Owerri, the state capital, Okorocha said Zuma, among other official engagements, would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rochas Okorocha Foundation and Zuma Foundation. Also, the

Technology

DEMO Africa shortlists 35 startups for final vetting

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2017 0

DEMO Africa said it has shortlisted 35 startups out of over 900 startups from across Africa to undergo the final vetting to pitch at this year’s launch event in Johannesburg, South Africa. “We received a total of 956 applications this year, which is about 20 per cent more than last year,” said Harry Hare, Executive […]

News

South African police releases 5 detained Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2017 0

The Nigeria Union, South Africa, (NUSA) says five Nigerians detained by the police for protesting the killing of a businessman, have been released. Recall that Clement Kalu, 35, a native of Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra, was allegedly killed by the police while being interrogated for being in possession of drugs, […]

World

Nigeria protests incessant killing of its citizens in South Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2017 0

The Nigerian mission in South Africa says it has protested the killing of Nigerians to the government of that country. According to TheCable’s report, Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s consul-general in South Africa, said in Johannesburg Thursday that the mission sent the letter through the department of international relations to the government. “The Nigerian government has

Entertainment Opinion

Forget the West, Nollywood plays by its own rules

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

At the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), held this year from the 13th to 23rd of July, Nollywood was conspicuously absent. It wasn’t an exception though. This is usually the rule. As plays out every year, when the entire continent assembles in Durban to screen, market films and make deals at Africa’s biggest and most […]

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Analysis: Murder in God’s house

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2017 0

Ginika Enemonwu was an Mbaise native who grew up in Ozubulu, Ekusigo LGA of Anambra state. He was killed in far away Johannesburg, South Africa, in October 2013. His murder set in motion a chain of events that led to a massacre of church goes in Ozubulu almost four years later. Gunmen yesterday invaded St. […]

Business

Renewable energy sector creates15,000 jobs in Nigeria, others

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2017 0

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has disclosed that about 15,000 jobs were created by the renewable energy sub-sector of the power industry in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other countries in West Africa and Southern Africa (excluding South Africa) in 2016. The Agency, a renewable energy research group, in an online report on the […]

Health

Malaria ravages Namibia

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2017 0

Namibia with a population of a little over 2 million, has recorded 22,596 cases of malaria since the southern African country announced an outbreak in January, local media reported. The most affected regions are Kavango East, Kavango West, Zambezi and Ohangwena, according to the The Namibian newspaper. It said malaria infections often peaked between January […]

Health

S. African doctors perform 2nd penis transplant

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2017 0

South African doctors successfully performed a second penis transplant, the first time in the world that the same doctors conducted such an operation. The transplant was performed by a team of doctors from Stellenbosch University and the Tygerberg Academic Hospital, both near Cape Town, according to a statement from the university The recipient, whose name […]

Health

Hundreds Die As Malaria Continues to Ravage East Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2017 0

Despite global efforts to eradicate malaria, scores in sub-Saharan Africa continue to suffer and die from the disease. Burundi has now declared a malaria epidemic after nearly 800 people have reportedly died this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) is shining a spotlight on the prevention of malaria, a disease that kills more than 400,000 […]

Health

World Kidney Day 2017 – All About Kidney Disease

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. World Kidney Day is celebrated every 9th of March and was started in 2006 and has not […]

Entertainment

“I disliked being BLACK and wanted to be white” – famous African singer admits

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

Famous South African singer Amanda Black has admitted she did not want to be black, thinking it “was not cool.” She said she disliked her original color, and dreamed of being white. In a recent interview, she reflects on her childhood perceptions of herself, not only about her race, but also about her rejection towards […]

News

‎‎Muslim women frown at attacks against Nigerians in South Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2017 0

Muslim women on Sunday expressed displeasure over the recent attacks against some Nigerians in South Africa. They spoke at a programme, Sisters’ Dawah Conference, organised by the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit. The conference, which was attended by about 10 islamic organisations, was aimed at ensuring unity and development. During

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Sebina sets sights Afrobeat continental domination

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2016 0

Afrobeat has been enjoying worldwide acceptance in the past couple of years and the womenfolk are not left behind, they have been at the forefront of the revolution as well, where Angelique Kidjo has failed, the likes of Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Vanessa Mdee haven taken Afrobeat beyond the shores of the continent commanding sold-out […]

Africa

S’Africa Opposition Party Gets First Black Leader

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2015 0

Independent South African political analyst Harald Pakerndorf said he hopes Mmusi Maimane, the first black leader of South Africa’s mostly-white main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party, was selected for his leadership qualities, not skin color. Delegates attending the DA’s convention in Port Elizabeth Sunday chose Maimane to replace Helen Zille, who stepped down

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South Africa Opposition Set to Elect First Black Leader

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2015 0

South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party is ready to elect its first black leader at a congress starting Saturday, billed a watershed moment for the predominantly white party. “This congress is a turning point, not only for the DA but also for South Africa,” the party’s outgoing leader of eight years, Helen Zille, […]