Hero/Heroine of the week

An experiment on the consequences of isolation on the human body involved a 50-year-old Spanish mountain climber who spent 500 days alone in a subterranean cave. She escaped from the...

Nigerian women celebrated on Wednesday the anniversary of their triumph over 35% affirmative action, which was upheld by a court on April 6, 2022. This was stated in a declaration...

Many Nigerians were shocked to learn of Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya's (ret.) passing on Sunday morning. He was the former Chief of General Staff to the late Head of State,...

South African entrepreneur Mogau Seshoene is one such woman. With her company, The Lazy Makoti (love the name!), she is inspiring the country’s kitchens by teaching traditional South African cooking to...

Josh Tetrick wanted to learn how to scramble a plant like an egg. It took him six years and up to $4 million to accomplish it. That’s the level of...

Folorunsho Alakija, the self-made billionaire from humble beginnings, has launched herself to the highest rankings of success in this era. Despite being the wealthiest woman in Africa, Alakija is a...

This fintech startup raised $145 million in 2021 to facilitate the expansion of its mobile lending business. In 2011, Shivani left her well-salaried job as an investment banker to establish...

Nigerian edtech startup, uLesson today announced it closed a $15M Series-B investment from Nielsen Ventures and Tencent, as well as existing investors, Owl Ventures, TLcom Capital, and Founder Collective. This...

At just 31-years of age, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr has been named the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Prix Goncourt prize – the oldest and most revered literary award in France....

The award was given to them by the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON). The awards were presented to them during the second edition of all Nigerian maritime journalists...