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By Femi Ahunde A Nigerian technology innovation company, VaKYum Innovation, is set to launch a groundbreaking product aimed at transforming the landscape of global academic recruitment and remote education. The product, named ‘Lecturiing’, is a professional networking and job-matching platform designed to connect higher educational institutions with qualified lecturers across the globe for remote lecturing opportunities. The platform is expected to bridge gaps in local and international academic recruitment by enabling universities and colleges to source, verify and hire qualified lecturers remotely through a single digital ecosystem. Speaking on the initiative, VaKYum Innovation’s Chief Technology Officer Rasheed Olabisi Owolewa PhD, said the platform was developed to address challenges associated with recruiting qualified academic talent locally and across borders while creating opportunities for lecturers to access global teaching engagements. According to him, the primary users of ...

  By Chike Alison (Lagos reporter) Samuel Linus Tech Founder & Startup ecosystem builder Samuel Linus successfully convened the latest edition of the Dear Founder Community event, themed "WHAT WORKS," bringing together ambitious founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders for an honest conversation on building and scaling startups in Africa. Hosted in partnership with Datamellon, the event was designed to address a growing challenge within the startup ecosystem: many early-stage founders are building products and companies without access to proven execution frameworks. Unlike traditional startup events filled with theory and motivational talks, WHAT WORKS was created to uncover the real strategies, systems, and decisions that drive sustainable growth. The event was hosted by Favour Mfonabasi Thompson, whose energetic and engaging moderation helped drive insightful conversations throughout the day. Her ability to facilitate discussions between speakers, founders,...

  Could This Be Africa’s First Unicorn Startup in Women’s Health? Fertitude Takes the Stage at Africa HealthTech Summit 2025 At the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS), one of the continent’s flagship gatherings for digital health leaders, Dr. Kieva Chris-Amusan, Founder and CEO of Fertitude, joined global health heavyweights on the main stage at the opening plenary session held at the Kigali Convention Centre. This appearance marks a significant milestone for Fertitude, a fast-growing startup from Nigeria that many refer to as the “Flo Health for Africa,” but with a more inclusive and integrated vision. Flo proved that women’s health can be a billion-dollar business. Fertitude is building the interoperable version for emerging markets, where women do not just need tracking; they need access to care that’s affordable and convenient. Projections from the United Nations show that Africa’s population is projected to reach ~2.5 billion by 2050. This means that more than 1 in 4 people on ea...

Acording to source a number of sick tourists are travelling to Serbia for sex at 'animal brothels', it has been claimed. The capital Belgrade is said to be a hotspot for 'zoophiles' who enjoy sex with animals such as goats, sheep, donkeys, dogs, cats, geese and cows. Online adverts offer animal sex from between 70 and 150 Euros (£60 to £135) with visitors paying an extra 50 Euros (£45) to film themselves, it is claimed. An investigation into the horrifying trend was broadcast by TV channel RTL recently. It included an image of a dog apparently wearing fish-net suspenders and high heels.Pavle Bihal, who runs an anti-animal cruelty group called Leviathan, wants the clubs closed down. He said: "We have information about a club, which is actually an apartment, where all this happens. "We are currently waiting for the location to be confirmed so we can report all to the police." The highest number of animal sex tourists come from Germany, Hol...

President Trump on Tuesday called the family of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed Oct. 4 in Niger. President Trump told the widow That “he knew what he signed up for … but when it happens it hurts anyway” during a phone call on Tuesday. The widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson received the five-minute call from Trump, Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson told The Post, one day after the commander in chief falsely suggested that former President Barack Obama did not phone the families of fallen soldiers. “They were astonished,” Wilson said about the Florida family’s reaction. “It was almost like saying, ‘You signed up to do this, and if you didn’t want to die, shouldn’t have signed up.’ ” Wilson said the widow, Myeshia Johnson, spoke to Trump for about five minutes and her only words were “thank you” at the end of the conversation. “I wanted to curse him out,” Wilson said of Trump. “I asked the family to give me the phone so that I could, but they wouldn’t.” Johnson,...

The man who shot dead 59 people and injured 527 others in Las Vegas on Sunday night was a multimillionaire who took a huge arsenal of 16 guns into his Mandalay Bay hotel room, which he transformed into an elaborate sniper's nest before opening fire on a country music festival on Monday. Stephen Paddock  64, had made millions from real estate deals, according to his brother; he also owned two planes and several properties across the US, and seemed normal apart from his passion for gambling large sums. He took 16 of those guns into his Mandalay Bay suite over several days and set up two rifles on tripods at windows overlooking the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Thousands of rounds of ammunition were also found in the suite, enabling him to fire for at least 72 minutes. His car had traces of a fertilizer used in bomb-making. Paddock had lived in 27 residences in Nevada, Florida and Texas as an adult, but other than that he had apparently lived a quiet and unremarka...

A young artist has played dead at several popular tourist spots just to protest the selfie craze taking over young people. e  Selfies have become such a huge part of our lives that it’s hard to believe that they only became popular only a few years ago. People are snapping pics of themselves virtually everywhere, from the top of skyscrapers to their bathrooms, and we even gadgets and accessories designed around selfies. Things have gotten so bad that one artist has decided to take a stand against the selfie craze in a very unique way. Meet Stephanie Leigh Rose, the creator of  “stefdies”.    What are “selfdies”, you ask? Well, Stephanie describes them as “anti-selfies”, but more specifically it is just the artist playing dead in random places, many of them popular tourist attractions. She just drops to the ground, face down, and pretends that she’s dead for a few moments, while someone takes her photo. She chronicles her u...

The rate of malnutrition and death among children in Kenya is projected to escalate, according to the projections made by aid organisations.   Some Kenyan kids  Aid Organisations on Monday warned that 73,000 children in Kenya are severely malnourished and are at risk of dying from hunger due to a severe drought. The warning comes as results from joint nutrition assessments conducted by the County Departments of Health and UNICEF, and nine aid organisations working on the ground, including Save the Children. The survey shows that in Turkana alone, severe acute malnutrition rates, the most life-threatening form of hunger, are up nearly four-fold in just one year, from 2.3 per cent to 8.3 per cent. It also shows that an Turkana South, an unprecedented 12 per cent of children under five now suffer from severe acute malnutrition. The assessments also reveal alarmingly high severe acute malnutrition rates in East Pokot (5.8 per cent ), Mandera (5.2 per ce...

A woman has shocked internet users and nailed her grandfather after she posted a video of the man raping her while she was drunk. James Allen  James Allen, a 77-year-old man has been arrested after his step-granddaughter posted a Snapchat video of herself being r*ped while she was drunk. According to Metro UK, the woman's friends saw the video and contacted police in Marblehead, Ohio, leading to the arrest and charging of James Allen on Tuesday morning. The 20-year-old victim, who cannot be identified, is being supported by officers after authorities discovered the unwanted s*xual conduct. Ottawa County Prosecutor James VanEerten says he believes the video clearly shows a sexual assault taking place. He says it’s unclear whether the young woman live-streamed the attack or posted the video shortly after. Police in Danbury Township near Marblehead say they arrested the 77-year-old on a rape charge on Tuesday, the day the video wa...

A young commercial motorcylce rider and university student has shocked many after defeating his opponent to win a seat in the parliamentary election. Paul Mwirigi  A 23-year-old man, Paul Mwirigi has defeated rival Joseph Mwereria to win Igembe South Parliamentary seat in Meru County with 19,366 votes in Kenya. Not only is Mwirigi a young politician, he is also a part time Okada rider in Maua town anytime he's on holidays. Mwirigi is also currently a third-year university student. His campaign was financed by his supporters. He ran as an independent candidate, while his rival contested on a Jubilee Party ticket.