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by Staff writer While on a picnic with family and friends at Ibeno Bar Beach in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Ubong Ekpe, a Managing Director at Skye Bank Nigeria drowned …

by Staff writer T-Pain and his wife, Amber Najm, have been married for 15 years now, which is something worth celebrating as not many celebrity marriages last that long. So …

by Johan Fourie One of my favourite scenes in Love Actually is right at the beginning of the movie. The setting is an airport arrivals terminal. As travellers arrive through …

by Immanuel Ibe-Anyanwu It was past 2 p.m. on Monday and I was at Zenith Bank Okota Branch to submit a document prepared on my company’s letterhead. I was asked …

by Staff writer A woman from the US State of West Virginia has been arrested for beheading her boyfriend, WVNS reports. As they drove her away from the bloody scene, police said …

by Staff writer Sexual harassment in men is so under-reported it is now becoming a major issue. According to a new report, almost a fifth of workplace sexual harassment complaints …

by Zeus This life is really crazy! You dream that you have a car, when you wake up, you have nothing! You dream that you have money, when you wake …

by Staff writer Internet fraud has a special name in Nigeria: “Yahoo-Yahoo”. It is a special form of the advance-fee fraud (called 419) that takes place over the Internet. Thus, …

by Paul Bolin Since I became a doctor, I have cried only three times after the death of a patient. The first time was the first death I had ever …

by Minh Hai Pham It’s been nine years since the day my wife and I had a good news, the day we found out that my wife was pregnant. To …

by Staff writer World of Wonder, the production company behind the acclaimed reality show series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has announced that they are developing a comedy feature film. Titled “Drag …

by Staff writer When English man Michael Carroll won nearly $14 million on the National Lottery in November 2002, everybody envied him. Aged only 19, Michael was employed as a …

by Staff writer A question we get asked everyday… “What does DNB mean?” So let’s play a little game and find out how well you know DNB Stories. Tell us …

by Staff writer Under Roman Catholic law, it is forbidden for a priest to disclose information — under any circumstances — obtained in the form of religious confession. If a …

by Staff writer Staying employed at the same company for over two years on average is going to make you earn less over your lifetime by about 50% or more, …

by Staff writer When water started trickling down a statue of Jesus Christ at a Catholic church in India’s largest city, Mumbai, locals were quick to declare it a miracle. …

by Staff writer While farting is totally normal, and a lot of researchers have agreed that farting a couple times in a day is actually good for you, because your …

by Staff writer SV40 (simian vacuolating virus 40) is a DNA virus known to cause tumors in animals. Soon after its discovery, SV40 was identified in the oral form of …

by Staff writer Before DSTV and GOTV came out and Nigerian women became obsessed with Zee World and Telemundo, we bought Indian movies that came in 3 plates! At that …

by Staff writer A Nigerian budding artiste known as Alizee and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, have been reportedly murdered by her Danish husband, Peter Nielsen, in Lagos State, Nigeria. Alizee …

by Ajay Yadav Steve Jobs was neither a theist nor an atheist. In his own words, he was “50-50” about it. As a young man, Jobs regularly attended the Sunday …

by Jennifer Taylor You might not want to hear them but here they are: 1. If you do not get your financial affairs in order while you are still young, …

by Greg Little The Jews did not believe in a place of eternal torment or torture; consequently, hell is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is essentially the Old …

by Staff writer After two successful features, Johnny English is set to strike again! Ironically, that’s the name of the upcoming third installment of the Johnny English franchise, the world’s …

by Staff writer Three boys were coming home from school when they found themselves in the middle of a harrowing situation. A deeply troubled man was sitting on the edge …

by Staff writer It doesn’t matter how much experience you have, or how expensive or high-grade the razor you use is, cuts from shaving are a near inevitability. Bleeding shaving …

by Zeus British girls: “Oh wow!” American girls: “Daayuum! That’s some lit body mehn!” Ghanaian girls: “Oh! Kofi, why did you leave me?” Indian girls: #Slow tune starts playing… Nigerian …

Chapter One Ada is your sister, Mama Obinna said this to her son often. ‘Take this to your sister,’ she said, handing Obinna the black polyethylene bag that contained Ada’s …

by Staff writer Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world, the WHO says. Over 800, 000 people die by suicide every year. Suicide accounted for …

by Staff writer The woman who shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters in California has been identified by police as vegan blogger Nasim Najafi Aghdam who accused the video-sharing site …

by Staff writer Somalia is one of the four regions (Yemen, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria) the United Nations said are at risk of extreme starvation and diseases in 2017. …

by Staff writer Google’s latest Doodle pays tribute to one of the foremost African-American creative voices of the 20th century, Dr Maya Angelou. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St Louis, …

by Ezeh Michael Ogonna Living in Lagos will teach you two very important life ethics: First is to never put all your eggs in one basket – the eggs I …

by Staff writer A white woman named Vicki Momberg has become the first person in South Africa to be sent to prison for using racist language against someone, according to …

by Staff writer Millennials, a term now used to describe that bunch of weird-acting, difficult-to-understand young people whose existence has been mired in drama, ruckus and juvenile furor! These days, …

by Staff writer American actress and songwriter Keala Settle portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the 2017 musical film The Greatest Showman. The song “This Is Me” from the …

by Staff writer Ada Vox is a 24-year-old drag queen competing in the sixteenth run of ‘American Idol’. Fierce and incredibly talented, Ada in her sexy gold dress and voluminous …

by Staff writer During a 2001 Youth Day event, former South Africa president Thabo Mbeki pushed Winnie Mandela aside and brushed off her kiss as the anti-apartheid campaigner made to …

by Staff writer South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, is dead. Her personal assistant has confirmed the news. Winnie was 81. Winnie Madikizela Mandela …

by Staff writer “In the Closet” is the third single from Michael Jackson’s eighth album, Dangerous. The song, written and composed by Michael Jackson and American songwriter Teddy Riley, is …

by Melissa Petro Like most women, I’ve been sexualized more times than I can count, both with and without my permission. I’ve been told by bosses to wear a skirt …

by Staff writer The first-ever public statue of a Black woman in Denmark has been unveiled on Saturday. The I Am Queen Mary statue is inspired by Mary Thomas, a …

by Staff writer Easter might be a Christian holiday, but some of its customs, such as the Easter eggs and Easter bunny, are likely linked to pagan traditions. The egg …

by Staff writer Sylvester Stallone has confirmed Arnold Schwarzenegger is “better than ever” following his open heart surgery. The former Governor of California was admitted to hospital this week to …

by Staff writer He has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and produced chart-topping singles, but despite his worldwide success, life is all but stress-free for British singer and songwriter …

by Staff writer Earlier, British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, shared some photos with President Buhari with a caption that says she was invited to the launch of Eko Atlantic City in …

by Staff writer After Beyoncé used the song “Top Off” to hint that certain people partying with her should have to sign nondisclosure agreements, Tiffany Haddish has announced on Instagram …

by Miz Tee President Muhammadu Buhari was touring the multi-billion-naira construction site, Eko Atlantic City, in Lagos State on Friday when he was introduced to UK supermodel Naomi Campbell: Just …

by Staff writer According to Osama bin Laden’s good friend Kola Boof, the former leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda, was a huge admirer of Whitney Houston and had openly …

by Staff writer During a recent interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, current leader of the Catholic Church Pope Francis reportedly said hell does not exist. “There is no hell …

by Staff writer Zhang Zhongsheng, a former vice mayor of Lyuliang City in north China’s Shanxi Province, was on Wednesday sentenced to death for taking bribes by a Chinese court. …

by Gloria Ezeh In Daniel Nkado’s well-received book, Entangled, the lead character Adaeze stood out in a lot of ways. As a young writer, she is strong, opinionated and expressive …

by Staff writer Tyra Banks with her mother has written a new memoir called Perfect Is Boring, where she reveals that she got a nose job early in her career. …

by Staff writer A 25-year-old truck driver Israel Sarrio, lost his arm in a traffic accident. Doctors at the Levante Rehabilitation Centre in Valencia were able to reattach the arm, …

by Staff writer A British man has caught the world’s “most dangerous” type of gonorrhea. Though the man had a regular partner in the UK, he contracted the super-infection after …

by Staff writer Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor who migrated to America in 1913. An early pop icon and a sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino starred in several …

by Staff writer According to Cybriz, who shared the story and photos, the python had killed their pregnant goat and was in the midst of swallowing it before it was …

by Staff writer On Thursday, March 29, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari will lead other top dignitaries to unveil the newly built world-class Ikeja Bus Terminal by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led …

by Staff writer You don’t need to travel to Asia to enjoy great insect delicacies. From crickets to termites, we eat them all here in Africa. But top in our …