Four children of physically challenged father die in Calabar mudslide

A physically challenged petty trader and Father of six, Mr. Ndifreke Nkanta at the weekend lost four of his children to landslide which occurred in the wee hours of Sunday during a heavy downpour. The tragic incident occurred at Okangbang community off Nasarawa in 8 miles, outskirt of Calabar metropolis, Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. […]

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R. Kelly ‘engaged to one of his victims’ before sentencing

R. Kelly, the embattled singer, is said to have gotten engaged to marry Joycelyn Savage, one of his alleged victims. The R&B star was given a 30-year sentence on June 29 after he was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. This is as Kelly is to separately face trial in August in Chicago on child […]

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FUTA varsity student needs N12.5m for kidney transplant

An undergraduate at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Mojeed Adegoke, has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and needs N12.5m to undergo a kidney transplant. It was gathered that the 23-year-old was in his final year when he was diagnosed with the medical condition. Speaking to our correspondent last Tuesday, Adegoke said […]

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Worries over growing population of street children in Cross River

Street boys in Calabar; Photos: Tina Agosi Todo The growing population of street children in Cross River State has worsened, with primary and secondary school dropouts joining the league. Some of these street children left their homes at a very tender age, ranging from six to 12 and have never seen the four walls of […]

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21 years ago, bus knocked me down, truck crushed my leg, now govt is taking over my house – Amputee policeman

Sunday Ige Mr Sunday Ige is a former police officer, who has been bed-ridden for the past 21 years due to an accident he had while on an official duty. He has a spinal cord injury and one of his legs has been amputated as a result of the road accident. In this interview with […]

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Woman dies during childbirth, husband tackles Lagos hospital

A telecommunications engineer, Chibuike Nwachukwu, has been thrown into mourning after his wife, Vivian, died during childbirth at the Medville Global Health Centre, in the Ago Palace Way area of Okota, Lagos State. Chibuike, who demanded justice, accused the management of the hospital of negligence, which he said led to his wife’s death. He also […]

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‘My wife and I now sleep less than one hour a day since our 3 children disappeared’

Abuja-based Mr Sunday Ani and his wife are having a traumatic time after their three children ‘disappeared’ from their school and have not been seen since over a week. The businessman speaks with Solomon Odeeniyi about the incident in the following interview. For how long have you been married and how many children do you […]

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Ogun poly graduate battling liver disease needs N7.1m for surgery

Thirty-four-year-old Kehinde Badmus, has lived the last five months in excruciating pain as he struggles to fight his way through chronic liver damage. The Ogun State Polytechnic graduate of Mass Communication, who is currently battling for his life at a private hospital in Lagos, fell ill shortly after his introduction to his would-be in-laws in […]

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