Samuel Okocha

The Association of Nigerian Writers ANA wants to create a viable and affordable publishing outlet for young and budding writers. The Lagos branch of ANA says the intitiative will help authors tackle some of the challenges of writing in Nigeria.

Nigerian Akin Adelakun was once a drug addict who suffered several mental disorders due to substance abuse. But his encounter with Christ has made him a campaigner against drug abuse among young people.

Larry King had an interview with HuffPost Live on Thursday in which the King of 9 O'Clock criticized Piers Morgan's CNN show.

A UK university has suspended accreditation for courses at a Ugandan university, in response to proposed legislation against homosexuality in the east African country.

A Nigerian professor has announced the development of a new drug that can cure HIV and AIDS. The herbal drug had reportedly undergone series of successful tests in Nigeria and in the US.

Four children were among over a dozen people that have died in a stampede at a stadium used for evangelical vigil in the Angolan capital Luanda on New Year's Eve. Reports say the stampede also left 120 others injured in the southern African country.

Ghana is enforcing a ban on the import of second-hand refrigerators it says consumes too much electricity and harms the environment.

A consultant psychiatrist is calling on the Nigerian media to support efforts at creating awareness about mental health issues in Africa's most populous country.

Residents of Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos took to the seaside to celebrate Christmas with an all-night party and plenty of booze.

A primary healthcare worker is calling on government to employ more nurses and doctors to consolidate gains in Nigeria’s health sector.

Up and coming music artistes must work on creating quality content if they want to grow and succeed in music, says programme director at Goethe Institute which recently hosted Lagos Live Festival to celebrate its 50 years of existence in Nigeria.

Many of us might be used to what Instagram photos, many from western countries, look like. But have you ever wondered how such photos capture the street scenes in Africa? Digital Journal picks Lagos to show how its streets look when Instagramized.

The World Health Organization is prepared to tackle a new challenge thrown up after a new virus related to the deadly SARS had infected a 49-year-old Qatari from a recent trip to Saudi Arabia where another man with an almost identical virus had died.

Eunuchs in Korea centuries ago lived significantly longer than other men, according to a new study indicating that castration may add as much as two decades to a man’s life.

Tech giant Apple is poaching workers who have experience working on Google Maps to improve its own product, according to a report by TechCrunch.

Today, Monday, Iran blocked access to Google's Gmail service. Access to Google's search page was also restricted to its unsecured version while attempts to access it using a secure protocol were also blocked, reports say.

At least two people, a woman and a young boy, were killed on Sunday and more than 45 others injured after a suicide bomber attacked a Catholic church in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi.

A Pakistani government minister promised a $US100, 000 reward for anyone who kills the man behind an anti-Islam film. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour also invited members of the Talban and al-Qaida to take part in what he called the "noble deed."

Seven athletes from the central African country Cameroon have disappeared while in Britain for the London Olympics. Five boxers, a swimmer and a soccer player are suspected of absconding to stay in Europe for economic reasons, reports Reuters.

A 24-hour curfew has been declared in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, following the Sunday morning bombing of churches and reprisal attacks, which reportedly left over a dozen dead and scores of others injured.