Monthly Archives: June 2013
First African to get a fellowship with the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has announced its latest inaugural class of 98 Charter Fellows. The inventors represent 54 research universities and non-profit research...
Timbuktu damage worse than thought, UNESCO claims
A team from UNESCO have reported that the damage done to Timbuktu’s cultural artefacts during its occupation by the Islamist militant group Ansar Dine...
Shipwrecked Nigerian survives two days under sea
A Nigerian ship’s cook has described how he spent more than two days under the ocean last month when his vessel shipwrecked. Breathing inside...
Brightest pupils slipping, Ofsted warns
The UK’s chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has said that the low performance of some of the country’s brightest pupils at state...
‘Bisi’, daughter of the River, sings again
In Nigeria, she is also a star and was the face of Lux beauty soap for 29 years, and The Patti Boulaye Show series...
Players from England and South Africa show their support to those living with HIV...
Players from the England and South Africa international cricket teams took time out of their busy schedules during the ICC Champions trophy to visit...
Victims to be spared harrowing court cases
In the most serious of court cases, victims are currently subjected to some of the most distressing scenes but this is now set to...
Malawi, Nigeria head for World Cup Qualification play-off as Namibian coach yields to death...
As the World Cup qualifiers heats up in Africa, Nigeria’s qualification suffered a little dent when the Super Eagles played a draw against the...
Blood donor steps onto the red carpet at the World Premiere of World War...
Vanessa Agyemang, an international model and blood donor hailing from Greenwich, was lucky enough to step onto the red carpet with Hollywood stars from...
Local variation in avoidable death rates revealed
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has this week has revealed results of a new study that show the shocking local variation in early death rates....
