Sexual Harassment: DELSU Sacks Six Lecturers
The Delta State University, Abraka, has sacked six of its lecturers for their involvement in several offences including alleged sexual harassment of female students. The University Governing Council at 97th regular meeting held on Friday, August 12, 2016, affirmed their sack after a disciplinary committee set up to investigate the allegations against them recommended their […]
Nigerians Pay Tribute To Stella Ameyo Adadevoh
Nigerians on Friday paid tribute to Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, who died on 19th of August, 2014, after courageously treating the first Ebola case in Nigeria. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American lawyer had entered the country on July 20th, 2014, despite being diagnosed with the Ebola Virus. He was taken to First Consultant Medical Center, Obalende, Lagos […]
Siasia Gives Team Nigeria Only Medal Of Rio 2016
NIGERIA’S Dream Team secured the country’s first and only Rio 2016 Olympic Games medal with a 3-2 defeat of Honduras in the bronze medal match at Mineirao Stadium on Saturday. It is the third Olympic medal for Nigeria’s footballers after taking gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and silver at Beijing 2008. […]
Bauchi Bans Pregnant Woman, Elderly From Hajj
Bauchi state has banned three pregnant women and an elderly pilgrim taken ill from travelling to Mecca on pilgrimage. Authorities dropped the three women after a screening on the pilgrim camp confirmed them pregnant. The four pilgrim was dropped on account of ill health and age. Bauchi’s deputy ameerul hajj and speaker of the state […]
Kenya: Vivian Cheruiyot Finally Wins Olympics Gold in 5000m, Hellen Obiri Bags Silver
Rio de Janeiro — Vivian Cheruiyot produced one of her finest performances when it mattered most by sensationally clinching the women’s 5,000m gold with a new Olympic record of 14:26.17 early on Saturday morning. On her way to her first gold medal at the Olympics, Cheruiyot got the better of pre-race favourite Almaz Ayana of […]
Turkish Wedding Explosion Kills 30
An explosion at a wedding in southeastern Turkey killed 30 people and injured 94 others Saturday night, the state-run news agency Anadolu reported. The blast occurred in the city of Gaziantep, located about 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. Regional Governor Ali Yerlikaya called the incident a “terror attack” […]
Police Arraign 50 FUNNAB Students Over Protest
FIFTY students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNNAB),were on Friday, arraigned by Police before a Magistrates’ Court 1, in Abeokuta. The students were arrested in connection with a peaceful protest that turned violent, over incessant armed robbery attacks on some hostels within the university’s host communities. The students who were conveyed to the […]
Navy Rescues 13 Foreigners From Pirates Off Rivers Coast
The Nigerian Navy has rescued thirteen foreign nationals who were abducted in an attempt by some suspected sea pirates to hijack a merchant ship leaving the country for Cameroon. The rescued foreigners, who were all crew members of the ship, were of mixed nationalities, consisting of seven Philippines, two Romanians, one Russian, one Polish, one […]
New Horizons Sponsors Nigerian To Microsoft Competition
A secondary school pupil, Oluwatobi Ed Adetula, will represent Nigeria at the 2016 Certiport Microsoft Competition in Florida, United States to demonstrate his mastery of Microsoft Office products. Adetula, a student of Woodland Hills High School, Lagos, will compete at the 14th edition of the global competition with participants from other countries after he emerged […]
South Africa: This 23-Year-Old Is Empowering Other Women and Girls to Deal With Life
As South Africa commemorates the 1956 march of thousands of women to the Union Buildings to protest against pass laws, today’s young women continue to show resilience and compassion in their own ways. The Daily Vox spoke to SNENHLANHLA MZONELI, a 23-year-old social work student at UKZN and co-founder of a non-profit organisation called Anopa, […]
Abused 4-Year-Old Child Tells Police Her Name Is ‘Idiot’
The little girl was abused so badly she had a black eye, dried blood in the corner of her mouth and deep purple bruises all over her body. But it’s what she said when asked her name that’s truly startling.”Idiot.” The girl is only 4. She lived with her mother, Jennifer Denen, and Denen’s live-in […]
Hubby Accused of Beating Wife To Death Over Sex
A court in Ado Ekiti, has ordered the remand of a 42 year-old man accused of beating his wife to death for refusing him sex. Josiah Johnson was said to have descended on his wife of 10 years for allegedly refusing to have sex with him. The prosecutor, Sergeant Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that […]
Police: Fugitive Disguises Himself As Elderly man
When Massachusetts law enforcement surrounded the house of a 31-year-old suspected drug dealer Thursday, the person in the home didn’t initially match the description. That’s because police encountered what appeared to be an elderly man. Authorities had been looking for a much younger Shaun Miller, who police say was suspected of drug trafficking. “Upon further […]
Somalia: Nisa Briefly Shut Radio Shabelle, Detain Journalists
Somali Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) forces stormed the building of Shabelle Media Network in Mogadishu on Thursday evening at 7:30pm local time. Radio station was taken off air briefly by NISA soldiers who arrested 5 staff members, including Desk news editor Ali Ahmed Abdulle (Ali Somali) and Mohamed Aden Onkod, a reporter. Ali Ahmed […]
Liberia: President Sirleaf Hands Safety Gears to Female Motorcyclists
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has presented safety gears to female motorcyclists, who were trained by the Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC) for Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security. Presenting the materials at the ABIC third floor Ministry of Foreign Affairs office on August 15, Sirleaf praised the girls for their courage and bravery […]