Author: Staff Writer

Today the winner of the Wole Soyinka’s Literature Prize” will emerge. The three authors contending for the prize are  Othuke Ominibohs, Akin Bello and Toyin Abiodun. The winner stands to win $20,000 (over N3 million) prize money in addition to international recognition as an accomplished writer, among other perks. This is the…

Twitter shared an interesting picture of Twitter trend during the Brazil vs. Chile match on June 28. The match ended the 120 minutes with a 1 – 1 scoreline. They had to settle for a penalty shootout to determine who would advance to the quarterfinals. According to Twitter; The last penalty kick,…

SpaceWays , monitored storage facility just outside the city. Rob Rebholz, co-founder at SpaceWays: “We are excited to bring SpaceWays to life and provide an affordable, simple and convenient storage solution for all Londoners. SpaceWays will revolutionise the way people store items that they don’t need on a daily basis…

Platform Enterprise is an arm of The Platform that is targeted at how to grow businesses, sustainable business practices and sharing practical experiences from respected experts with visionary minds. The first edition of Platform Enterprise is scheduled for 9 am prompt on the 5th of July, 2014 at The Covenant…

It is being rumoured that MTN Nigeria is planning to launch a music streaming service called MTN Music+. The incumbents (Spinlet) in music streaming business in Nigeria have been struggling to make good money from this. They seem to be in it hoping that it would be a profitable business…

Naspers’  24.com, has launched South Africa’s first original video news channel – News24Live.  According to the company, the channel was launched to meet the increasing demand for video content (and the popularity of this medium).  This channel features short, sharp, video-based commentary on breaking news, expert and exclusive opinion on hot topics,…

With the group stage now complete, Twitter has announced that there was over 300 million tweets #WorldCup since group play began. This means that whether cheering after a big goal, predicting the outcome of the next match, or chewing on the latest controversy, fans came to Twitter to discuss the…

Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, recently launched its social health programme  dubbed “Airtel Villages “. The partnership  with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Population, Social Protection and the Promotion of Women and the Urban Council of…

I don’t think the last has been heard about Luis Suarez’s infamous biting World Cup incident. Though he has been banned (for 4 months) and the Uruguan team sent home, the memes and parodies about him continues. Here is the latest one – Suarez of the Lambs, a play on…

Casey Kasem, voice of “Scooby Doo” and “Shaggy” recently passed away at the age of 82. Kemal Amin “Casey” Kasem was an American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, voice actor and actor, best known for being the host of several music radio countdown programs, most notably American Top 40,…

Following its recent success in Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria, where unique listings have just surpassed the 20,000 mark, car classifieds platform Carmudi, founded by Africa Internet Holding (AIH), today announces its expansion into Senegal. Since its launch in 2013, Carmudi has created a transparent portal that documents cars for sale…

Jumia Nigeria, Africa’s E-commerce giant, continues to expand and reach out to a larger audience two years after its establishment in Nigeria. The majority of Nigeria’s population is in the North, with 10 states located in this region. JUMIA Nigeria is giving millions of Nigerians the opportunity to enjoy a…

Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa will be hosting meetings in Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania from the 8th to the 15th July The Africa team for Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.garmin.co.za) will be hosting meetings in Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania from the 8th to the 15th July to meet with buyers, potential resellers and…

The University of Djibouti has implemented a sophisticated software system to help it achieve its ambition to deliver tertiary education to students in countries on the horn of Africa. Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education, the University of Djibouti e-campus was unveiled at a ceremony attended by the Djiboutian…

Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform, Jovago, today announces a partnership with TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site to make hotel booking easier for travelers. This new partnership with TripAdvisor will afford travellers visiting the TripAdvisor site the opportunity to gain direct access to Jovago’s diverse selection of hotels in…

Admittedly Luis Suarez is a good player and even England can attest to this fact when he singlehandedly saw off the English team scoring two great goals. …And by the way, he was half fit. However one other incident has also brought this Uruguan star player to the limelight in…

This is the third day and Nairaland is still down. Nigeria’s most visited local site (Alexa rank = 7) is still down. This was observed on Sunday, June 22. Nairaland is an online community created by Seun Osewa in March 2005. It is targeted at Nigerians. The site currently has…

Nigeria’s leading online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng partnered with Nigeria’s first 24hr music station Nigezie TV to host fans and customers to an exclusive viewing of the Nigeria vs Bosnia Herzegovina match with famous afro-pop celebrities Reminisce and Olamide on Saturday June 21st 2014 at Ember Creek Ikoyi, Lagos. The fun filled…

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced today at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise (http://www.rolexawards.com). This year’s Young Laureates – aged 30 and under – impress by both their leadership qualities and in…

The World Cup is now well underway, and former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba will surely be hoping to make an impact as the captain and all-time top goal scorer of the Ivory Coast national team. At the same time, Didier has brought his Drogba & Co. by HOM underwear range…