30 June protest hotspots in South Africa – from highest to lowest risk
South Africans are being urged to exercise caution and plan their travel carefully on Tuesday, 30 June, as authorities prepare for protests against undocumented immigration and identify several roads and areas that could be disrupted. Road safety organisation Arrive Alive…
Meet 16-yr-old Osasere Okundaye who became Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant
At just 16 years old, Osasere Okundaye has shattered a national record by becoming the youngest person in Nigeria to earn a chartered accountancy qualification through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande…
Zimbabwe billionaire Kudakwashe Tagwirei commits $1 million to evacuate citizens from South Africa
Zimbabwe has enlisted the support of one of its wealthiest businessmen, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, to help finance an emergency operation to bring thousands of its citizens home from South Africa, as mounting anti-immigrant tensions expose the limits of the country’s repatriation…
South Africa’s defeat marks World Cup farewell for coach Broos
South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his side’s 1-0 loss to Canada would be his final act at a World Cup, potentially bringing down the curtain on a career spanning more than five decades as both a player and manager….
WhatsApp dumps use of phone number, introduces username
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number – by exchanging unique usernames instead.It will be rolled out globally to the platform’s three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform said….
Nigerian Man Shot Dead Outside Shop in South Africa Amid Rising Xenophobic Tensions
A Nigerian man was reportedly shot dead outside his shop in South Africa in what has heightened fears over rising xenophobic tensions in parts of the country. According to reports, the victim was attacked by unidentified gunmen while outside his…
Female Teacher Allegedly Beaten To Death By Student’s Father
A female teacher has reportedly lost her life after she was allegedly assaulted by the father of one of her students in Ugbamaka, Okpo District, Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident…
Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Scrap Parts Without an Engineering Degree
Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Scrap Parts Without an Engineering Degree In 2007, a 24-year-old Nigerian physics student, Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi of Bayero University, Kano, amazed many people by designing and building a 12-meter helicopter in his backyard using…
Engineer Bello Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School
Engineer Bello Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School The immediate Past Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Ibadan Branch, Engr. Ibraheem Folarin Bello FNSE has donated laboratory equipment to Ibadan City Academy, Eleta, Ibadan,…
Lagos school emerges winner of 10th Edition of Tolaram Science Challenge
Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Ibeju-Lekki, has emerged the winner of the 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC), marking their third consecutive win. The school triumphed over Magbon-Alade Senior Grammar School in a keenly contested grand finale of the…