Back in April 2014, 273 female students were kidnapped from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria. Responsibility for the kidnappings was claimed by the Islamist militant group the Boko Haram. Although an estimated 57 girls managed to escape early on in the initial pro...

In 2006, the Probo Koala, a ship chartered by the Dutch-based oil and commodity shipping company Trafigura Beheer BV, offloaded toxic waste at the Ivorian port of Abidjan. A local contractor then dumped the waste in approximately 12 different sites around the city of A...

Nigerian authorities have arrested the alleged leader of criminal network responsible for scamming more than $60 million from hundreds of victims. Police organisation INTERPOL have identified the man as a 40-year old Nigerian who is currently only being referred to as...

Celebrated annually on the 9th of August, National Women’s Day is a South African Public holiday honouring the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the apartheid government. Legislation required African individ...

Originally from Festac Lagos, Osa Seven is on a mission to change the way Nigerians view and appreciate street art. Seven is one of Nigeria’s leading graffiti arts and has several major clients including beverage giant Guinness and car manufacturer Kia.

Drawing inspirat...

According to Unicef, almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria’s Borno state, are suffering severe malnutrition. On inspection of the areas where the militants had been in control, individuals were found without water, food or sanitation. “As more area...

President of Nigeria Muhammad Buhari, celebrated the 2 year anniversary of his country being polio free with a congratulatory tweet to all those who made the milestone possible. 

The poliovirus is an infectious disease, spread through the ingestion of fecal matter or fo...