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 our security and socio-economic situation. I know you will join […]
Year: 2016
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 15. He then tried to stitch the penis head back […]
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 country. He said the move would assist in curtailing […]
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 verification of the candidates in their various states of residence […]
by Gloria Ezeh The mega city of Lagos is obviously one of the most significant places in Africa. From entertainment to food and then sports, Lagos has got it all. The city is halved into two distinct terrains — the more heterogeneous Mainland and the classier Island. This opinion might […]
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 defeat of the bloody extremist group. In one of the […]
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 investigating and DNA testing, it came back that the bones […]
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, emerged winner of the 2016 Miss World beauty pageant which […]