Bola Shagaya is a Nigerian businesswoman, and one of the richest women in Africa. Born on 10 October 1959, Bola Shagaya is the daughter of Adut Makur a Sudanese seamstress and Alhaji Salman Babakini, a Nigerian tailor. She is the CEO and managing director of Practoil Limited – which is one of the largest importers and distributors of base oil …
“Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” – Jack Ma We’ve all been there, life is not fair, mistakes happen, life happens but we are still standing. Sometimes, we feel like just throwing in the towel because we think life is meaningless and our efforts are worthless, trust me, …
Love is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can hurt you a million times. It is like flower, its need care to bloom. I want you to hold on this notes, read it when you are upset, And try to remember it when you are broken. Here’s the thing, We are humans, don’t seek perfection, We are different, learn to …
Kenneth Kaunda was born to the first African woman to teach in colonial Zambia and he served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. Being the youngest of eight children to his parents, Kenneth Kaunda followed in his parents footsteps and became a teacher in colonial Zambia and Tanzania. Like most great African leaders, Kaunda was arrested …
The African Fact-checking Awards was Launched in 2014 and it is the only awards that each year honour journalism by Africa-based media in the growing field of fact-checking. The awards continue to grow. In 2018, they received over 150 entries from more than 20 countries, from Ethiopia and Nigeria to Egypt, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. These are the categories for African …
Born to a goldsmith and a retail trader in 1909, Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana. As a Nationalist, Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana’s drive for independence from Britain and was Ghana’s first President in 1957 until he was overthrown by a coup in 1966. These 10 quotes by Kwame Nkrumah will enable you to understand …
A few months ago I decided to walk down to the office. Our office is just about 5 blocks away from my apartment but you have to climb a very long staircase before getting there. So I did a little jugging, pass through some shortcuts and arrived at the building. But on getting to the third floor, I met a …
The Association of African Universities Internship 2019 will run from June 3rd –August 3rd, 2019. The registration for the Internship which is aimed at inspiring and exposing students to the projects of AAU will end on May 21st, 2019. If you have not applied, you have less than a week to do so, meanwhile, this is all you need to …
Mistakes are part of life, we grow and learn from it. It very okay to make a mistake but it’s not okay to let it control you. We all make mistakes, the problem is not making a mistake, the problem is your reaction after making the mistake. We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners …
