Sabrina Francis Becomes Camden’s First Black Woman Mayor
Councillor Sabrina Francis succeeds outgoing Mayor Maryam Eslamdoust. The new Deputy Mayor is Councillor Lorna Jane Russell. Sabrina is a councillor for Bloomsbury, currently serving...
Category : Proudly African
Lindiwe Tsope Becomes First Pupil from Oprah Winfrey’s School to Get a PhD
Lindiwe Tsope, 27, has become the first pupil from Oprah Winfrey’s school in South Africa to achieve a PhD. The sociology graduate said she was...
9 Year Old Louisville Student Stuns on Social Media after Singing the National Anthem
Bates Elementary posted the video of 9-year-old Dcorey Johnson who is now inspiring others through his voice and his heart. The video of the third-grader...
Tani Adewumi Becomes US National Chess Master
Tani Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee in the US, has won a chess competition to officially become a national chess master at 10. Tani, whose family...
Meet Nigerian Artist That Makes Dark Skin Prosthetics to Boost Patients’ Confidence
Michael Sunday is delighted, if a little stunned, as he admires his new right hand: a silicone glove-like prosthetic meant to help him return to...
Meet Nigerian Student That Solved the Historically Difficult Maths Equation in First Semester at University
Ufot Ekong has won numerous academic awards from the university. A Nigerian student achieved the highest grades at a university in Japan for 50 years...
African-Born Champions Take Over UFC in Limelight
Cameroonian Francis Ngannou Francis Ngannou has been the next big thing in the UFC heavyweight division for several years. Just about everyone believed greatness was...
Ugandans Celebrate Daniel Kaluuya’s Oscar Win
Ugandans online have cheered on British actor Daniel Kaluuya who is of Ugandan origin after he won an Oscar. Mr Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor...
ITTF Ranks Nigeria’s Mustapha World’s Number One Cadet Player
The International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, has ranked Nigerian youngster Musa Mustapha world’s best in the boys U-11 category. The Abuja-based Mustapha has become the...
16-Year Old Leah Namugerwa on Mission to Replant Trees in Uganda
16-year old Leah Namugerwa is on a mission to replant the forests of her country, Uganda. Bare patches of land are a common sight in...