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Op-Ed: Guantanamo gets multi-million dollar upgrade instead of closing
Four years ago President Obama promised to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The detention is still open with detainees who may be kept there indefinitely without trial or charges being brought against them.
The White House insists...
Unable To Pay Her Hospital Bill, Pregnant Nigerian Woman Left To Die in Hospital
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A pregnant Nigerian lady has died because doctors in Port Harcourt insisted the husband must pay N20,000, less than $150, before she was treated....
Nigeria: Man Builds Light Plane in Bayelsa (Video & Picture)
Unemployment or underemployment need not keep anyone from fulfilling their dreams says a young man from Brass in Bayelsa state, who in homestead has built a light plane that he hopes will fly someday soon.
36 year old Ifiemi Felagha, works with...
Interview: Yvonne “Vixen” Ekwere Flaunts Her Personalities And Interprets Fun On TV
She is what you can call an all round showbiz personality. Full of life and spirit, spontaneous and down to earth, Yvonne “Vixen” Ekwere is an On-Air personality with Silverbird Television where she co-hosts the popular TV show “E-Weekly...
Report: Youth offending teams fail 3,000 children
Up to 3,000 vulnerable children in care in England and Wales are being failed by youth offending teams, a damning inspection report has found.
Basic checks are not made when placing these “vulnerable and potentially dangerous” children...
Facebook shuts down Taliban recruiting account
For a few brief weeks, you could see posts from the Pakistani Taliban in your Facebook feed, right next to Post articles and baby photos. But over the weekend, Facebook shut down a recruiting page for the TTP, or Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan —...
Nigerian Police Force: My Ordeal – By Femi Badejo
Sometime in November, an employee of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Femi Badejo and his security guard, Joshua Moses, were shot by policemen after they responded to a distress call about a robbery at the banker’s home in the Ikota area of Lagos.
Here’s...
Inside Boko Haram’s Lion’s den
My five days in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria – the epicentre of violence perpetrated by the armed group, Boko Haram – was fraught with danger. I had been trying to get access to report from the city for over a year.
I had been told...
Religious Scandal: Jail is too good for Nigerian pastors
Recently, the Daily Mail, UK, had a feature on Bishop David Oyedepo. He was accused (alongside his son who ‘manages’ the UK branch) of fleecing worshipers by making “spurious claims” and “cynical exploitation of the gullible”.
The...
Aliko Dangote Of Nigeria Is Africa’s Richest Once Again
Amid grim news about the global economy, Africa continues to shine. Forbes’ second annual list of Africa’s 40 Richest reflects growth across much of the continent. The moguls’ combined net worth, now $72.9 billion, is up 12% over last...
