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.
Man’s prank to sell girlfriend on eBay results in $119,000 bid
A British man has gone viral after a prank went wrong — and ended with an eBay bidding war for his girlfriend.
India suspends bus driver for letting a monkey ‘drive’
An Indian bus driver who let a monkey behind the wheel of his vehicle was suspended Saturday after a video of the incident went viral, sparking outrage and humour.
Stigma, blame means African women wary to say #MeToo
The #MeToo campaign has given mostly Western women confidence to speak up about violence at the hands of men, but in Africa women say stigma and victim-blaming still keep many silent.
9-yr-old boy points loaded gun at classmates
A 9-year-old boy in Broward county in the U.S. state of Florida was placed on home detention on Thursday after he pointed his father’s loaded handgun at three classmates at school, according to local authorities.
Why I provide school buses for students —Jimoh, Lagos lawmaker
To ease the rigour of transportation for children in both primary and secondary schools in Apapa area of Lagos, the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr. Olumuyiwa Jimoh has said that he would not relent in providing free school buses to convey school children to and fro every day.
5 dead, 8 vehicles, 2 buildings, 5 shops razed in Akure petrol tanker fire
NO fewer than five persons, including a toddler, were feared dead last night in Akure, the Ondo State capital, after a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of fuel fell, and started a fire that razed eight vehicles, two buildings and shops.
Third Mainland Bridge : Man jumps into Lagos lagoon, dies
A yet-to-be identified man has been confirmed dead by Lagos State Government officials after jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge.
Baba-Ari: Nigerians mourn gallant Fighter-Pilot on Twitter
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to mourn the death of Squadron Leader Bello Baba-Ari who died when his F-Ni fighter jet collided with another during the final drill for the air parade that was to be displayed on Monday, October 1, during the celebration of Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary.
Adultery no longer a crime in India
Adultery is no longer a crime, India’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women.
Police parade suspect who threatened to rape, kill Atiku’s wife, daughters
The Nigerian Police on Wednesday paraded a suspect, Augustus Akpan, 43 years who threatened to kidnap, rape and kill wife, daughters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar if he does not withdraw from Presidential Race .
