Year: 2016

My dear Compatriots, I am happy to welcome you to the beginning of a New Year in our beloved country Nigeria. I felicitate with you today at a time when our nation is witnessing a new and impressive turnaround in

  Take a look at the picture below: The road you see is a BORDER between two countries in Africa: Uganda and D. R. Congo. One side is the Uganda, the other is Congo. Uganda is in East Africa while

A 9-year-old Malaysian boy has lost his penis due to negligence on the part of his surgeon, lawyers in Kuala Lumpur said on Friday. The doctor accidentally cuts off the head of the boy’s penis during a circumcision on December

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has said open drug hawking will be eradicated by Aug. 1, 2017. Mr. Elijah Mohammed, Registrar of the Council, said on Monday that this was part of efforts to regulate drug distribution system in

The job creation scheme N-Power designed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to drastically reduce youth unemployment in the country has fully kicked off. Names of selected participants of the first phase of the programme were released in November and

On Saturday 24 December, a key Boko Haram camp deep in the fearsome Sambisa forest was reported to have been destroyed by gallant men of the Nigerian army. The videos below show a glimpse of the tough war and eventual

by Victor Uma Something rather strange happened in December 2013 in North Canton, Ohio, United States. A man cleaning out his dead mother’s house found a locker with skeletal remains of a human baby in it. After several months of

Thank God MMM is finally back… My uncle Mazi Mathias Mmadueke who we fondly call MMM has returned to the country. MMM has been abroad for over 10 years without providing help or getting help! Anyways he came back last

Kenya’s Evelyn Njambi Thungu came close to being crowned Miss World as she made the Top 5 list along with fellow competitors from Puerto Rico, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic and Phillipines. In the end, Miss Puerto Rico, Stephanie Del Valle,

by Staff writer Creamy-voiced English songwriter George Michael has died. Michael who sold tens of millions of albums as a member of the duo Wham! and on his own and won numerous awards was found dead on Sunday 25 December

A new year is upon us and so is a new DNB story! We’ve confirmed 3 new titles coming to you soon!Have a glimpse of three of them and help us choose which story to go first. 1. Obidike and

The harsh economic situation in the country has thrown some 1.7 million Nigerians back into the job market in last nine months, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics. The unemployment report which covered January to September

Nigeria’s army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist militant group’s last enclave in the vast Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday. Boko Haram has killed 15,000 people and displaced more than

by Victor Uma A person of higher intelligence always tends to share these qualities: 1. They notice details Small things that seem insignificant are easily picked up. These things will have meaning to them, but be pointless to many others.

According to ECOWAS, troops are on alert to intervene in The Gambia if President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down next month. Mr Jammeh initially accepted defeat in the December 1 poll, but later said it was flawed. The ECOWAS

by Dan Hensley 10 things to do to lead a beautiful life. 1. Be confident I believe in life if there is one thing you can’t have enough of, it’s confidence. You must believe you can achieve all things and

by Aishwarya Singh   10 things about life that are unbelievably true… 1. Life is unpredictable One second can make you go from “my life is the best” to “nothing could be worse”. Things should be taken easy.2. Mom is

Happy holidays from all of us at DNB Stories!!!

  Some of the most memorable events of the year 2016!!! At Beyoncé’s performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, her dancers wore outfits reminiscent of the Black Panther movement. *** A malnourished man at a displaced-persons camp. Since late

An explosion that occurred on Thursday at the Accra region of Ghana has left five people dead and a dozen others severely injured. The explosion with its attendant fire outbreak was said to have started at about 6 p.m at

by Zeus Ask any African child which of their parents they like the more, the answer will invariably be: “My mother!” According to research by DNB team of pseudo-scientists, this great love of our mothers is due to one special

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has lashed out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be intimidated. The West African regional bloc ECOWAS had called on him to honour his initial pledge to accept electoral defeat.

Nigeria is trying to import more jet fuel but air travelers tired of delays must be patient as a shortage of foreign currency will continue to hurt the airline industry, the minister of aviation said. “The flight has been delayed

  Nigeria has confiscated over 100 bags of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by some devious businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the

by Roman Saini For the past few years, I have devoted each and every day of my life to reach closer to the below mentioned goals, which I think are the core aspect of being mentally strong. 1. Be like

by Emmanuel-Francis Nwaolisa Ogomegbunam Let’s start with the obvious, Nigeria is POOR. No offense to my fellow Nigerians, but when 70% of your fellow citizens are scrapping by on less than $2 a day, there is no word for it

by Mr Anonymous I was in a normal marriage for over 10 years until the company I worked for went bankrupt and closed down. I was never overly aggressive and never progressed very far in the company, which made it

Approximately 48 hours after its activities in Nigeria were suspended for a month, shady money-multiplying scheme has launched in both Ghana and Kenya. This new development has further increased the panic among its Nigerian participants. Chiamaka Ugorji, the wife of