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They flogged us with hot machete to admit we’re witches  – 3 orphans

They flogged us with hot machete to admit we’re witches – 3 orphans

CALABAR- THE  three female siblings, aged 13, five and three years respectively, whose HIV-positive grandmother branded as witches at a community in Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, have divulged how their grandma allegedly conspired with some persons to whip them with red-hot machete to coerce them to confess what they were not.

Hope rekindles for breast cancer survivors

Hope rekindles for breast cancer survivors

CANCER may be the number one chronic human disease but many care givers are now devising simple ways of enabling cancer survivors live openly and think positively.

Cancer awareness our collective responsibility   — Ambode

Cancer awareness our collective responsibility — Ambode

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Bolanle Ambode has admonished Nigerians to step up awareness and public enlightenment on cancer, saying cancer can be effectively prevented if simple dietary and medical instructions are followed.

Killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen, serious security challenge

Killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen, serious security challenge

By Wole Mosadomi Minna—Immediate past Governor of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has described the continuous killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen as a serious security challenge for the country. The ex-governor said the challengeshould be tackled with all seriousness it deserves by the Federal Government before it gets out of hand. Speaking with […]

Needy C-River school kids risk infection sieving rice chaff

Needy C-River school kids risk infection sieving rice chaff

UGEP- UNDERPRIVILEGED  children between the ages of seven and 11 years face the danger of lung contamination as they rummage local rice mills at Ugep, Yakkur Local Government Area, Cross River State, for cast-off rice chaff, which they sieve for grains,  stockpile and retail to pay school fees, buy books and support their parents.

I ate heart of chicken as oath —19-yr-old Libyan returnee

I ate heart of chicken as oath —19-yr-old Libyan returnee

Many were moved to tears listening to 19-year-old Vivian Imunero, clutching a two-year-old baby, narrate how she ate the heart of a chicken as part of a ritual before her “madam” will take her to Europe, a journey that saw her end up in Libya.

Bizwoman sues Turkish airlines over assault

Bizwoman sues Turkish airlines over assault

A Nigeria businesswoman, Tolulope Ogundokun, has sued Turkish Airlines before the Federal High Court, Lagos, for delayed boarding and assault during her trip from Istanbul, Turkey, to Heathrow, London.