Abia top UTME scorer to get N.5m scholarship in memory of late Ukpabi
Highest scorer in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam, UMTE, from Abia State, is to receive N500,000 scholarship, courtesy of the late Uche J. Ukpabi Legacy Foundation.
1 out of 5 individuals vulnerable to mental illness – Experts
A team of Medical Experts from the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano (AKTH) have said that one out of five individuals are vulnerable to mental illness.
Tearful tales from Hiv victims: ‘Family members, friends spearheaded our stigmatisation’
Stigmatisation is one of the major challenges persons living with immunodeficiency virus (HIV) face on daily basis in Nigeria.
After fasting for seven days, all ‘my 35 children’ scored A1 in mathematics — Prince Bola Ajibola
Before the final examination (SSCE), they unanimously took a decision to fast for seven days which they completed with prayers. God Almighty answered their prayers because all the 35 students passed their SSCE. Besides, none of these students failed in mathematics”
I was shocked to find family cook sexually molesting girl, 14, from the age of eight – Adekoya
We started by being friends with sex workers, engaging them in conversations that compelled them to share their stories with us and then convinced them to stop what they were doing
DAPCHI GIRL: Nobody has told me anything about Leah’s whereabouts
I am begging because this thing is no longer a Sharibu’s problem, it’s no longer a Yobe State CAN problem, it’s no longer just a Nigerian problem; the international community is looking at what we make out of this
I never gave up on dream to have a child —63-year-old woman who gave birth after 38 years of marriage
My encouragement was from my own mother. She did not encourage me to marry another woman
I begged for alms on Lagos streets to raise N520 school fees – Kamaldeen, lawyer
And so, for 12 days, he raised about N1, 900, through alms begging, out of which, on his return to Offa, he paid N520 for his admission at the Erin-Ile school
ESAMA @ 83: I sold kerosene as a houseboy – Chief Gabriel Igbinedion
No-one in north-east Nigeria doubts the bravery of the vigilantes. They have helped immensely in putting Boko Haram on the back foot.
But unless their sacrifices are recognised, they could end up presenting a new security threat
Why global sex trade continues to thrive
Sexual slavery is widespread in these communities, whether in poor districts of the United States or townships in South Africa or Nigeria, where deprivation leaves women and girls vulnerable to exploitation
My daughter’s amputation spurred me into voluntary service – Crystal Chigbu
When little Beulah lost her limb as a child after suffering a missing kneecap at birth, her mother, Crystal Chigbu, the CEO of “Irede Foundation” after that harrowing experience vowed to provide solution to children in similar situation. In this interview, she expresses her determination to serve humanity by providing functional artificial limbs to amputated children. Excerpts:
