The Bauchi State Police command has commenced investigation into the case of a 42-year-old man, Mr James Dantayi, who is an assistant headmaster of Jibril Aminu Primary School, Bauchi for allegedly raping a nine-year-old pupil of  the school. The Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, […]

  A father in Yemen has asked not for money but for one million Facebook “likes” as dowry for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Yemen is one of the oldest centres of civilisation in the Near East, and is a very traditional society. But one marriage there has been given a very modern twist. Instead

Dear Parent, Planning the academic future of your child is a task that we know you take seriously. We are sure the International Schools and Colleges Exhibition (ISCE) is a program you must not miss. With leading international schools from various parts of the country, U.K. boarding schools and various Education experts in attendance, ISCE

  Barely 24 hours after the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, called off its five-month-old strike, the STRIKE baton seems to have shifted to another very important sector of the nation – Health sector Following the expiration of its last ultimatum issued to the federal government, doctors in Nigeria’s public health institutions have commenced

Every December Google releases its Zeitgeist list, highlighting the top trending searches all over the world over the previous year. In Nigeria, Top Actress Mercy Johnson returned in the list again this year as Google’s Most Searched Nollywood Celeb, while the shocking deaths of music star Goldie Harvey and Paul Walker top the list. Also

  A 20-year-old boy, Nuru Lateef, was Monday remanded in prison by an Abule-Egba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for pleading guilty to stealing a BlackBerry phone valued at N62,000. The magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, remanded the accused in prison custody following his plea of being guilty to stealing a Blackberry smart phone. Elias adjourned the

Victorious UAE U-17 World Cup, Golden Eaglets revelation, Kelechi Iheanacho, has left the Super Eagles camp for a trip to England for contract talks with EPL side Manchester City. Head Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was quoted by team’s spokesman Ben Alaiya, as saying that he had to sanction the departure of the player after his

  A bomb scare on Monday forced Harvard University to evacuate four buildings, call in police and cancel final exams under way at the elite US University in the north-eastern town of Cambridge. An alert on its website announced the evacuations at the Science Centre, the Thayer dormitory, the Sever classroom and lecture hall and

  Not being attractive as a teenager may have consequences far more reaching than a bruised ego and scribing the occasional bad poem. A new study suggests that a pretty face can be a source of lifelong advantage – beginning at secondary school – according to a report. The report, ‘In School, Good Looks Help