Abia top UTME scorer to get N.5m scholarship in memory of late Ukpabi
Highest scorer in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam, UMTE, from Abia State, is to receive N500,000 scholarship, courtesy of the late Uche J. Ukpabi Legacy Foundation.
Jilted lover in police net over acid attack on girlfriend
The police in Borno on Thursday confirmed the arrest of one Musa Faisal in connection with alleged acid attack on his 26-year old girlfriend, Fatima Usman.
Love and hate: the many views of Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is almost universally lauded abroad, but her return to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban in 2012 has spotlighted how, for many of her countrymen, it’s complicated — at best.
Gold casts of Nelson Mandela’s hands to go on tour
Gold casts of Nelson Mandela’s hands — purchased for $10 million in bitcoins — are going on tour to remind the public of the first black South African president’s contributions to humanity.
Man who raped undergraduate blows hot: I’ll deal ruthlessly with anyone that rapes my daughter
A 35-year-old commercial driver, Waheed Yusuf, married to two wives, paraded by the Ondo State Police Command for raping an undergraduate, weekend, said he will harm anyone who rapes any of his daughters.
Small girls with bulging bellies in Calabar: I am 11 years old but pregnant – Esther
Most times, we do not have food to eat or money to buy water; that is why I go out to meet men to get money and some of them do not like to use condom
Pastor cut sacred Iroko : ‘Vengeful tree on killing spree’, Benin community natives flee
The Oba told them they will suffer if they did not appease the gods. The shrine is owned by the Oba. Only the Oba knows what to do to them
Edo women react to Oba’s curse
Any Madam in Europe that dares the Oba will die—Madam Blackky Omoregie JP, Leader market women Association in Edo state
18yrs after marriage, 52-yr-old Pry school teacher delivers triplet
A 52 year-old primary school teacher, Wosilat Olamoyegun, has delivered a set of triplets after 18 years of barrenness.
Dapchi abduction: Pray for Leah Sharibu safe release, Speaker urges Nigerians
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, on Friday urged Nigerians to pray for the safe release of Leah Sharibu by Boko Haram.
Fatima Usman, victim of acid attack calls for justice
Fatima Usman, a 23-year old acid attack victim in Maiduguri, on Wednesday appealed to security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the attack on her.
We do not trust our husbands that why we operate `secret’ bank accounts – Women
Women in the FCT on Wednesday expressed divergent views on why they operate secret bank accounts without the knowledge of their spouses or partners.
Panic in Olusosun dumpsite over environmental hazards
Fear has grip residents around the Olusosun dumpsite, in Ojota area of Lagos State following raging fire at the site, posing health hazards to citizenry.
Edo community sends SOS to Oba of Benin after mysterious deaths
THERE is anxiety and tension in Iguomo community, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State following the mysterious death of community members which they traced to the curse placed on some persons by the forebears of Oba Ewuare 11, the Oba of Benin.
Ekweremadu accuses former Enugu CJ, presidential aide of doctoring his will
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has accused a former Chief Judge of Enugu State, and a senior aide of President Muhammadu Buhari of being the masterminds of an online smear campaign directed against him.
Wetting 3rd Mainland Bridge
A motorist caught on video a policeman peeing on the 3rd Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The reactions are engaging and reproduced here as they were written:
