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An eight year old bride identified as Rawan, died in Hardh in the governorate of Hajjah in northwestern Yemen, from internal injuries on her wedding night, bleeding to death after deep vaginal tearing caused by sex with her 40 year old husband, according to a report issued by UPI on Sunday, Sept. 8. Activists in the region […]

Police say at least 10 of the 17 people reported injured at the primary school in Guilin, Guangxi province, were school children. Witnesses told Xinhua news agency they saw a three-wheeled vehicle pull up to the school before the explosion. The cause of the explosion remains unclear. “First, the motorcycle caught on fire and then

A Dutch teenager has invented a device that he claims could clean up some 20 billion tonnes of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. Boyan Slat, 19, came up with the idea of a series of floating booms and processing platforms designed to collect floating plastic rubbish. The ‘ocean cleanup’ concept is designed to capture

  A 55-year-old man,Titiloye Tella, has been accused of allegedly defiling and raping 11-year-old girl simply identified as ‘Tapepa’ (not real name) in his (Tella) bedroom. According to the charges brought to him by an Osogbo Senior Magistrate Court in Osun State, Tella, allegedly perpetrated the act on August 31, 2013 at 9 am in

Colleges of education lecturers have issued a final strike notice to the Federal Government, urging it to address the problems in the sector or risk an industrial action. The teachers, under the auspices of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, stated this on Monday as they began a seven-day sensitisation of their members across

Although the internet is often seen as a dangerous place for teenagers, their mobile phone and specifically their text messages could be just as damaging and influential. Research from the University of Texas have found a ‘strong link’ between those teenagers who send and receive texts about antisocial behaviour, such as rule breaking, drugs and

(By Yushau Shuaib) This missive is to appeal to members of Academic Staffs Union of Universities, ASUU, individually and collectively, to consider the plight of innocent students and their helpless parents and return to work. Since July 2, 2013 when they declared a “total and indefinite strike” over issues they claim have remained unresolved pertaining

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has impeached it’s leader Yinka Gbadebo due to incompetence. In a statement, NANS Senate President Emaluyi Sunday Michael said Gbadebo was impeached and replaced with Vice-President, Jubril Ahmed. They accused Gbadebo of inability to serve the primary purpose of NANS to protect the general interest of all Nigerian

A school principal and his deputy and seven other senior teachers in the Lagos State Ministry of Education have been sacked by the state government for their involvement in examination malpractice during the last May/June West African School Certificate Examination, WASCE. They are; Mr. S. O. Amure, School Principal on Grade Level 17; Mr. V.

No fewer than 600 teens from 16 countries across Africa arrive in Lagos next week for the biggest youth football fiesta on the continent, Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) to be hosted by telecommunication giant, Airtel Nigeria Limited. The 7-day long tournament, which will kick-off on Monday, September 16 and end on Sunday, September 22, promises