Month: June 2022
The First Traffic Regulating Robot In The World Is From Africa
First launched in 2013, this traffic regulating robot has made life easier for the people in the city of Kinshasa, because many of the motorists in the city admitted that the robot works effectively and even they prefer it to its human counterpart.
Meet Tela Michael Jolade, The Nigerian Human Calculator
Tela Michael Jolade is a Nigerian human calculator who can divide, add, subtract, multiply and even do square and cube root of any numbers either big or small.
Dr Imambay Kamara Honoured With International Honorary Doctorate Degree By The Global International Alliance University USA
Dr Imambay Kamara has been honoured with an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the Global International Alliance University USA.
Nigerian Scientist Kemisola Bolarinwa Has Invented A Smart Bra That Detects Breast Cancer
Kemisola Bolarinwa may have restored hope in the gradual fight against breast cancer after developing a unique and rarely spectacular smart bra that assists in…
“I was not informed before SLFA stripped of the captaincy from me” – Umaru Zengalay Bangura Speaks
Former Leone Stars defender and national team captain, Umaru Zengalay Bangura has spoken up in an interview with The Ace Sports Show about his retirement from the Sierra Leone national team.
Sierra Leonean Fulani Chef Fatmata Binta Has Become The First African To Win The €100,000 Basque World Culinary Prize Award
Sierra Leonean Fulani chef, Fatmata Binta has been named the recipient of the seventh annual Basque World Culinary Prize, an award dedicated to chefs who have created positive change through gastronomy. She is the first Sierra Leonean and African to win the award in its history.
How an enslaved man from Africa became one of the world’s most brilliant mathematicians – The inspiring story of Thomas Fuller, the “Virginia calculator”
Thomas Fuller is historically portrayed as a figure who derailed the perception of black inferiority particularly during the arduous period of slavery and negro subjugation….
A Bank Worthy To Bank Your Life On – Vista Bank Partners With The Sick Pikin Project To Save The Lives Of Sick Children In Sierra Leone
Vista Bank Ltd Sierra Leone partners with The Sick Pikin Project to save the lives of severely sick children in Sierra Leone whose parents or guardians are challenged financially and cannot afford to pay for their medical bills.
Davido offers full scholarship to Ghanaian students who scored 8As in WASSCE
Davido has taken social media by surprise yet again after he tweeted that he will give a full scholarship to a Ghanaian student named Morro Suleyman who scored 8As in all subjects he sat for in last year’s West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) but has been at home for months with no concrete plans to go to the university due to his parents not being financially strong to send him to the university.
Singer The Therapist Becomes The First Sierra Leonean Artist To Hit 500K YouTube Views In Less Than Two Weeks
The Therapist has become the first Sierra Leonean artist to hit over 500,000 YouTube views on a single music video with his trending song ‘Nack’. All thanks to TikTok!
Meet Samuel Aboagye: The 18-year-old Ghanaian who built a wooden, solar-powered electric scooter from scratch
Samuel Aboagye is a young inventor from Ghana who has built from scratch an electric scooter powered by solar energy. The young Ghanaian prodigy told news outlets that he made known that the scooter was made to help disabled people in Ghana. Samuel made it known in a video with BBC that the inspiration behind this is that he wanted to help disabled people, so that they can move easily with the scooter without needing their legs for control.
Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Meet Sam Kodo, The Togolese Who Built Low-cost Computers For Students In Togo
While he was at the university, Sam Kodo found it hard to have easy access to a computer that he could use in doing his assignments. So with this problem, Sam came up with the idea of building his own computer and making it less costly compared to a standard computer, because he believed there are also many students like him who are also going through the same challenge like his and thus building something like this will make access to computers easier for these students at an affordable price. He sells his computers for just US$90!
Fighting Drug Abuse With Music – Fast Rising Sierra Leonean Singer Jaaje Horace Released Her Debut Single ‘Chronic’
One of the most talented female musicians and fast-rising talent from Sierra Leone, Jaaje Horace has joined the fight against drug abuse with her first debut single titled ‘Chronic’.
Meet 17-year-old Ojo Jonathan Adewale: The Youngest Chartered Accountant In Africa
There is no limit to the accomplishment of black people around the world. Ojo Jonathan Adewale is a teenage prodigy and a widely revered young…
The village girl who became a Nobel Peace Prize winner – The incredible story Wangari Muta Maathai, first black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Wangari Muta Maathai, a Kenyan, founded the Green Belt Movement and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She became the first African woman and the first black woman to win the Noble Peace Prize.
From a cook, a janitor and a washerwoman: The inspiring story of Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first black nurse in the United States
When Mary Eliza Mahoney, R.N. became the first professionally educated African-American nurse in 1879, she changed the trajectory of American nursing forever.
Mary Jane Patterson: The First Black Woman To Graduate From An Established American College
When she graduated from Oberlin College in 1862, educator Mary Jane Patterson is credited as being the first African American woman to acquire a bachelor’s degree.
From Surviving A Horrific Plane Crash To Becoming An Internet Sensation: The Inspiring Story of Kechi Okwuchi
To me beauty has little or nothing to do with anything on the outside, because I believe our real beauty resides deep inside of us. After a huge escape from death by surviving a plane crash, Kechi Okwuchi has definitely qualified for being an amazing beauty of Africa.
Meet 19-year-old Haley Taylor Schiltz: The Youngest Black Woman To Graduate From Law School In America
Haley Taylor Schlitz hits double success after becoming the youngest law school graduate at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the youngest black woman to graduate…
Meet 23-year-old Patience Masua: The Youngest Sitting Member of Parliament In Namibia And The Youngest In Africa
Patience Masua is unarguably the youngest parliamentarian in Africa and the youngest member of parliament in Namibia. And as a woman, this is symbolic of…