Nigerian scholars sponsored by Lagos State Gov. arrive Finland for visit.

A group of Nigerian youngsters sponsored by Lagos State Government and their coordinator, Professor Kolawole Raheem, were Thursday, received by head of unit; Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hannu Heinonen, at Finland.

The participants, whose trip was funded by Lagos State Ministry of Education, were chosen based on their outstanding performance in school. The visit, however aims at enabling the youngsters have an experience of how the Finnish society works and to offer them the possibility of bringing positive examples back to Nigeria.

The participants were especially interested in matters related to environment and construction, as well as the Finnish social security and education systems. These visits that have already become somewhat of a tradition are envisaged to continue in the coming years.

Amnesty International condemns Cameroonian court over jailing 3 men who joked about Boko Haram

Amnesty International Wednesday, condemned a 10-year jail sentence handed down to three Cameroonians, who reportedly shared a text message that joked about the extremist group, Boko Haram, among themselves. According to a statement released Wednesday by the human rights group, 27-year-old Fomusoh Ivo Feh and his two friends; Afuh Nivelle Nfor and Azah Levis Gob, were convicted by the Yaoundé Military Court, in Cameroon, for “non-denunciation of terrorist acts.”

Reacting to the jail sentence, Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Samira Daoud said;

Kenyans youths allegedly now sleep in coffin for rituals

According to the Facebook user, Youths in Kenya now visit a place in Westland Nairobi where they sleep in coffins as part of a ritual to make money. The post has been shared over 900 times. See the full picture below..

ISIS stabs and shoots man in public after crucifying him

Jihadist militant group executed another prisoner by stabbing and shooting him in public after he was crucified to a cross. In the sickening video which was released yesterday, the blindfolded man was tied to a cross by two ISIS executioners, before he was knifed in the chest and shoot  in the head multiples times. 

Bribery Allegation: Group drags Buhari to court, insists Ameachi, Onu must be investigated and sacked

A Non-Governmental Organisation known as Incorporated Trustees of Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International yesterday filed a suit at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, asking the court to issue an order of mandamus compelling President Buhari to immediately sack Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and his counterpart in Science & Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu.

According to the group, the sack of both Ministers is important after two Supreme Court judges, Inyang Okoro and Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, who are currently being investigated for corruption, accused both men of offering them bribe some years ago, Vanguard reports.

'It's absolutely abnormal' - Bovi reacts to pre-wedding shoot of a Nigerian soldier & her groom-to-be

'It's absolutely abnormal' - Bovi reacts to pre-wedding shoot of a Nigerian soldier & her groom-to-be

The pre-wedding photos trended in the media on Monday. See here here. Comedian Bovi however feels it's inappropriate and reacted via his Instagram page. Read below.

"I saw this picture and a few others on the blogs today. It was reported as a pre-wedding photoshoot and the characters involved are supposedly an intending couple. Many have hailed it as creative and that just lacerates my heart because it's obvious we as a people have eventually accepted as normal that which is absolutely abnormal.

Physically challenged man seen working hard by chopping wood in Kano state

A man who goes by the handle 'twitesjay' on twitter, took to his page late yesterday to share a video of a hardworking man he saw in Kano state. From the video shared, despite his physical challenge, the man was chopping wood with one hand, in order to earn a living.