Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos has signed an agreement with French company Smoove to launch the country’s first bicycle-sharing project that will provide a 24-hour alternative to public transportation. The project, expected to commence this year, involves the setting up of 200 standard bicycles in the city that will be converted into “an e-bike by installingContinue reading “Nigeria to introduce bicycle-sharing project in its biggest city Lagos”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Blue-eyed Ghanaian toddlers turn to modelling to raise funds for ear surgery
Two toddlers born in Ghana with blue eyes – as a result of the rare genetic disorder called Waardenburg syndrome – have turned to modelling to help raise funds for surgery to treat their hearing loss associated with the defect. A year and ten months old Rebecca Chogtaa Dumeh from northern Ghana was born withContinue reading “Blue-eyed Ghanaian toddlers turn to modelling to raise funds for ear surgery”
7-year-old Nigerian comedy star Emmanuella to debut in Hollywood
Nigerian comedienne Emmanuella Samuel, who rose to fame some three years ago after her Youtube skits went viral, has landed a role in a Disney Hollywood movie. The 7-year-old girl who was discovered and managed by her uncle Mark Angel posted the good news on Instagram which gained thousands of likes from fans and lotsContinue reading “7-year-old Nigerian comedy star Emmanuella to debut in Hollywood”
Gambia suspends death penalty on independence day
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has suspended the death penalty in the country ahead of plans to abolish capital punishment which is still legal a year after brutish Yahya Jammeh’s ouster. Barrow announced the decision during the country’s 53rd independence anniversary celebration in the capital Banjul. “I will use this opportunity to declare a moratoriumContinue reading “Gambia suspends death penalty on independence day”
Wakanda: The ‘Black Panther’ paradise Africans will wish for
Spoiler Alert: This review contains spoilers for Black Panther It was everything African but Africa in the latest Marvel film that awakens imaginations of what the black continent ought to have been with its infinite resources. The $200 million make-believe will hit the conscience of every thinking African and will tickle their fancy with the introduction ofContinue reading “Wakanda: The ‘Black Panther’ paradise Africans will wish for”
Ismail Akwei 