Return recovered N32.7bn and $445,000 loot to NSIPA – Falana tells EFCC

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to transfer N32.7 billion and $445,000—recovered from officials of the Ministry…

US reports its first ever human case of deadly flesh-eating screwworm

A rare and deadly flesh-eating parasite has been detected in a human in the United States for the first time, health authorities confirmed on Sunday, August 24.      …

17-year-old girl stabbed to death by asylum seeker suspected to have raped a woman days earlier in Amsterdam

A 22-year-old asylum seeker has been arrested in connection with the killing of 17-year-old Lisa, who was fatally stabbed in Amsterdam as she called police to report that she was…

Hope: Akwa Ibom boy who was branded a witch, stigmatized and left to d!e graduates from primary school

On January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely malnourished 2-year-old boy, whom she rescued after he was branded a witch by…

Influencer, Priscilla Ojo shares moments from before delivery, confirms son’s real birth date (video)

Social media influencer, Priscilla Ojo had fans laughing after she posted about her delivery experience on Snapchat.       The daughter of actress, Iyabo Ojo, revealed that her plans…

World’s first commercial CO2 ‘graveyard’ opens in Norway

The world’s first commercial carbon storage service has successfully injected CO2 into the North Sea seabed, the Northern Lights consortium announced on Monday, August 25.       The project,…

Nigerian Designer Breaks Guinness Record With Robe Longer Than Statue of Liberty

A 27-year-old Nigerian fashion designer, Samuel Chinecherem Ezeh, has made history by breaking a Guinness World Record with a robe featuring the longest sleeves ever created.   The young tailor…

Lagos and Osun top list as 1.3 million Nigerians register for PVCs online

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, August 25 announced that 1,379,342 Nigerians completed the online pre-registration process during the first week of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise…

More than 100 tourists struck down with severe vomiting bug from a hotel’s lunch buffet in Spain

More than 100 tourists, including a 15-month-old baby and seven children, have fallen ill with suspected salmonella poisoning at the four-star Izan Cavanna Hotel in La Manga, Spain.    …

NCCE Shuts Down 22 Illegal Colleges of Education in Nationwide Crackdown

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education across Nigeria as part of a nationwide enforcement drive.   The move follows President…