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by Chijioke N. Abanya I’m an African, a Nigerian to be precise. On a first glance, Africa should have it all. From a teeming supply of natural resources to a …

A Brazilian woman stabbed her 17-year-old son to death because he was gay after two thugs she hired to kill him failed to do so, police said. Tatiana Lozano Pereira, …

Ghana’s new president, Nana Akufo-Addo has approved and authorized the deployment of a combat team of 205 troops to Gambia to enforce the result of the Gambia’s disputed election. Revealed …

by Staff writer A new species of moth has been named after Donald Trump, partly because the President-elect’s hairstyle resembles the moth’s distinctive yellow and white scales. The tiny creature, …

Gambia faces the prospect of military intervention by regional forces after a last-ditch attempt to convince Yahya Jammeh to step down as president failed. Jammeh, who lost a December 1 …

by Staff writer Nigerian man who insulted US first lady, Michelle Obama for not having a male child has been suspended from his job. According to him, the backlash he …

Thousands of foreigners in The Gambia, most of them tourists, have trooped to the airport, aiming to leave the country immediately for fear of an imminent crisis.   *** Image …

While MMM participants are still celebrating its return from a one month hiatus and the unfreezing of their accounts, the scheme has once again put its members in some sort …

  Nigeria’s newest warship NNS Unity is reportedly sailing towards Gambia now. In a new report by BBC, the NNS Unity, is sailing towards The Gambia ahead of a possible …

  A Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a refugee camp, killing more than 100 people, a government official has said. The incident took place in Borno state in northeastern …

by Staff writer A Ghanaian refugee who almost died during a trek to cross the U.S – Canada border into Manitoba on Christmas eve will lose all of his fingers, …

by Staff writer The easiest way to get a rich boyfriend… “Lookatew! You will not go and find work now abi?”

by Staff writer   An 85-year old Texas woman has been arrested by local law enforcement after being caught on film kidnapping one of her neighbor’s cats with which she …

Popular Ponzi scheme MMM Nigeria surprised both participants and backbiters last week when it finally reopened all suspended accounts. However, Mavrodians, the name of account holders in MMM Nigeria, are …

by Staff writer A zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) in Australia has become the first recorded case of a shark switching from sexual to asexual reproduction. In April last year, Leonie …

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has warned that religion will kill the country if it is not tamed. Soyinka stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the presentation of a …

Twitter girl @EmolsArt took to her Twitter page to narrate why she will never cook for a man again: See her Tweet post below…   Afang is a kind of …

The African Union has said it will no longer recognise The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh as the country’s leader from next Thursday, when his term ends. AU warns of “serious …

Today’s Google doodle celebrates late Nigerian novelist Flora Nwapa. Florence Nwanzuruahu Nwapa (best known as Flora Nwapa) was a Nigerian Igbo author. Acknowledged as the first African woman novelist to …

The Confrontation All through the night, Georgina remained awake, planning. Mr Iyke has gone to work in the morning leaving her and Gloria alone in the house when the confrontation …

by Douglas J An armed robber breaks into a house and finds Daniel and Ngozi sitting together. He said to them: First of all, let me know the names of …

Nigeria’s number 1 Ponzi scheme, MMM Nigeria, is back. This is according to a statement issued by the official Twitter account. “This is to officially inform you that MMM Nigeria …

by Choice Both men and women cheat. But many have argued that men are more likely to cheat in their relationships. This impression they attribute to so many factors.Personally, I …

by Staff writer At the end of the 19th century, the Europeans scrambled for control of Africa. But of all the awful crimes they committed, Belgium’s King Leopold II left …

by Staff writer GENDER-row athlete Caster Semenya married her long time partner in a glamorous white wedding ceremony on her own 26th birthday. The 800m Olympic gold medallist wore a …

After five nominations in previous years, Viola Davis finally took home one of the top acting honors in Hollywood. Charming Davis won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress …

Legendary American actress, Meryl Streep, took the stage on Sunday night at the Golden Globes to accept a lifetime achievement award: The Cecil B. DeMille Award. She used her time …

Revelations—2 Picking up her phone, Georgina called April first. ‘Hey, babes?’ she said into the phone. April sounded excited, appearing to babble. ‘Hi, dear. So happy you called. Almost about …

by Zeus   First of all, watch the video below: Only one thing will happen if this girl comes to Nigeria… 3 HOURS LATER…  

by Staff writer Generally speaking, a recession is when there is a significant decline in economic activity, usually for a certain period of time. Recession affects virtually all sectors of …

by Staff writer   According to a post by Twitter user @MercyKudy, the founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Dr Daniel Olukoya said during a church programme that any …

by Staff writer According to WIN-Gallup International, the top 10 most religious countries in the world are: 1. Ghana 2. Nigeria 3. Armenia 4. Fiji 5. Macedonia 6. Romania 7. …

by Shehu Idris “How many bottles have I had?” I murmured. “12, I3…15, no! Not 15, it’s 13!” “Just 13!” I wiped my groggy eyes with my palm. I’ve come …

by Daniel J. Boorstin Religion provides belief to the people when they are down and out. It is the binding fabric for the society and provides objectives to people in …

In her emotional final speech as first lady, Michelle Obama emphasized the power of hope.

by Valerie Tarico Surprisingly, even among those who describe themselves as “very religious” 20 percent say that religion is harmful to society. For that we can probably thank the internet, …

Two sisters from Canada have been released on bail after being detained for allegedly attempting to blackmail Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola. Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo operated a website called NaijaGistLive …

by Staff writer On a travel forum, two foreigners give accounts of their trip and stay in Nigeria. Who of the two do you believe? And why? Foreigner 1: “I …

by Staff writer “One Chance” is the name of a popular type of robbery in Lagos, where unsuspecting passengers are robbed in commercial buses called Danfo. One Chance robbers operate …

by Tyler Cowen   A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria. Most of all, I found Lagos …

by DNB Editorial Team English is hard, even to the English. Here are 5 pronunciations you probably have been getting wrong the whole time. 1. Lettuce – a common plant …

Police in Nepal have arrested three people who were allegedly part of a kidney smuggling business. The trio – Binu Bahadur Timalsina, 44, Prakesh Basnet, 47, and Bhim Prasad Neupane, …

A new organ has been discovered inside the human body. Known as the mesentery, the organ was previously thought to be just a few fragmented structures in the digestive system. …

by Staff writer 12 pictures every Nigerian can relate to: 1. When Nigerians hear Yahya Jammeh has been defeated in the Gambia elections Which one is Gambia again? Must be …

by Antonio Centeno   Smelling nice is everybody’s dream. But sometimes finding the best fragrance for your body and personality could prove a difficult task to accomplish. Scientific studies suggest …

  A Liberian couple from Minnesota, United States of America, was found dead on Christmas morning – the day of their fifth wedding anniversary. Though Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gross …

by Staff writer When Syrian President Bashar Assad’s troops captured eastern Aleppo on December 12, women in the city saw their fates congeal. More so than death, many of them …

by Staff writer Far up in Northern Nigeria, an extremely rebellious militant group has arisen. The new group called New Northern Avengers is equipped with quite unconventional arms and weaponry …

A man has raped his 98-year-old grandmother and his neighbour’s two-year old child only months after being released from jail. The man, from Murang’a County of Kenya, was found by …

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has accused West African regional body ECOWAS of declaring war on his country, after it said it was putting forces on alert in case he refused …

by Staff writer Anger is a normal, healthy emotion. However, it can be a problem if you find it difficult to keep it under control. “You can control your anger, …

by Jim Ashby My initial impulse is to say that Islam enables violent groups rather than promotes them. But to be more accurate, it’s the Quran, more than Islam, that …

by Janet Bloomfield Cosmo magazine once ran an article encouraging women to date feminist men (written by a man, of course) and I would like to take a moment to …

by Daniel Nkado Chikwado thinks himself an honourable man. Even today he did something extraordinarily honourable. He’d killed a man. God’s work he called it. The young man he strangled …

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 …

  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, …

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 …