Wandile and Wanele Ganya are not just twins, they are also both medical doctors who graduated from Stellenbosch University in 2015. Their story is one of resilience, perseverance and determination to overcome the odds that were stacked against them. The Ganya twins grew up in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, where they faced many…
If you think that Africa is still a place of austerity, corruption and slim prospects of economic growth, you are terribly mistaken. The continent has for the most part come a long way since the era of racial issues, social turmoil, humanitarian disasters and political upheavals, and has over the past decade managed to build…
Haben Girma is not only a human rights lawyer, a disability justice advocate, and a bestselling author, but also the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. Her remarkable story of overcoming barriers and achieving her dreams is an inspiration to millions of people around the world. Born in Oakland, California in 1988…
There are a lot of ways to sell things you don’t need any more nowadays, but Jiji.ng is definitely the most effective one. This is a classifieds website, where people post their adverts, and they do it for free. Due to the simple smart interface, using Jiji is really easy and convenient. To start, you…
She was born with a passion for flying, inspired by her parents who worked in the aviation industry. She defied the odds and pursued her dream of becoming a pilot in a male-dominated field. She made history as the first female pilot in Kenya, and later as the first female captain of the Boeing 787…
In the realm of child prodigies, Mabou Loiseau stands as an unparalleled genius. At the tender age of 8 in 2014, she was already making headlines for her exceptional abilities – speaking an astonishing 8 languages fluently and mastering the art of playing 8 musical instruments. Mabou’s story is a testament to innate brilliance, nurtured…
The Ogunsanya quadruplets, Toks, Temi, Tobi and Tolu, have achieved a remarkable feat by graduating from the same university in the United Kingdom with Masters degrees on the same day. The 23-year-old siblings, who are a set of identical sisters and identical brothers, were born in Nigeria and moved to the UK with their parents…
Oluwatobi Olasunkanmi, a 24-year-old Nigerian, made history by becoming the best First Class Law student at the prestigious University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2015. Olasunkanmi’s remarkable achievement earned him the esteemed William Charnley Prize—an award given to the top-performing First Class law graduate at Cambridge’s Hughes Hall. The exceptional academic accomplishment of Olasunkanmi stands…
In this blog post, I will introduce you to two amazing high school seniors from New Orleans, Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, who have made a historic mathematics discovery. They have found a new way to prove the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, which is something that many mathematicians thought was impossible. I will tell you…
In the realm of academia, there are individuals who not only break barriers but shatter expectations. Ngozi Peace Edum, a brilliant Nigerian scientist, stands as a testament to resilience, determination, and academic excellence. Recently, Ngozi achieved a remarkable feat by securing not one, but three Master’s scholarships to pursue her passion for environmental studies in…
