Fifty-three students graduated with first class degrees from the University of Ibadan (UI) out of 2,362 graduands in Ibadan on Friday, NAN reportsProf. Emilolorun Ayelari, the Acting. Vice-Chancellor of the university disclosed this at the 67th... Read More
A Nigerian artist , Otobong Nkanga emerges first African winner of Korean award
A Nigerian fine artist, Otobong Nkanga, has emerged winner of the Yanghyun Foundation Artist Award in Seoul, Korea. According to premium Times, this makes her the first African to win the award Ms. Nkanga was selected for her outstanding creativity in... Read More
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital performs first kidney transplant
The Lagos state university Teaching hospital has successfully carried out its first kidney transplant. The Teaching hospital yesterday joined the league of hospitals that offers kidney transplant services following a successful kidney transplant on a... Read More
Cockroaches grind jaws five times stronger than humans
Researchers have said the cockroach has a powerful bite, thanks to jaws that can grind five times stronger than a human, or with 50 times more force than its body weight.Faced with tough materials such as wood, they activate muscle fibres in their jaw... Read More
VIDEO: Internally displaced man by BokoHaram turns Reggae singer at Abuja IDP camp
Abandoning normal life in towns to take up shelter in a refugee camp can be heartbreaking and boring. But having a Reggae star in a refugee camp can spark some fun in the gloom.That’s exactly how Raski Moore is cheering his fellow Internally... Read More
Mouth cancer now the 10th most common cancer in men & 15th in women
Oral cancer also known as mouth cancer is now the tenth most common cancer in men according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK Tuesday. This latest data shows around 7,300 people were diagnosed with oral cancer in the UK in 2012 and twice... Read More
Ali Nuhu launches first Kannywood video on demand site
Multiple award winning actor, Ali Nuhu, has launched his video on a website. The website is the first of its kind in the Kannywood movie industry. All movies acted by the star would be rented and sold online at www.alinuhu.motionvod.com “For someone... Read More
Jamaican Novelist, Marlon James Wins Prestigious Man Booker Prize
Jamaican author, Marlon James has been named as the winner of the 2015 prestigious literary award, Man Booker Prize for Fiction with his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. James is the first Jamaican writer to win the prestigious award... Read More
Kate Hudson soon to publish lifestyle book aimed at ‘inspiring’ readers
Kate Hudson is becoming the latest celebrity to get a book deal aimed at inspiring women to live healthy lifestyles. Dey Street Books announced it will publish a health-and-wellness book by actress Kate Hudson, 36, mother of two, daughter of Goldie... Read More