Why LAUTECH students prevented JAMB Candidates from writing exams (Photos)

There was mild drama at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology ( LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State on Monday, as aggrieved students shut the school gates to prevent UTME candidates from writing their examination scheduled for Monday morning.

The gates were reportedly locked by 5am after the student leaders had a meeting insisting that government must fight the crisis in the institution before admitting new students.

Photos: 101-year-old English man becomes the world's oldest skydiver

A 101-year-old Bryson William 'Verdun' Hayes known as Verdun from southwest England has become the world's oldest  skydive after he completed the record-breaking jump on Sunday.  He skydived for the very first time a year ago to celebrate his 100th birthday. 

According to him, 'last year's skydive was an amazing experience, I must have got a bit of a taste for it, because it just made me want to do it again.

22 year old Nigerian deportee narrates her ordeal in Libyan prison

A 22-year-old lady from Edo state, Beauty John has narrated her experience in Libyan prison after she was caught by security agents while trying to enter Italy illegally. Speaking to Vanguard, the young lady revealed that she discovered she was pregnant for her boyfriend in Benin while in prison and how she and her child almost died of malnutrition.

Kim K and Khloe K take New York by storm in sexy outfits

Kim Kardashian and her sister, Khloe Kardashian took New York City by storm in sexy black outfits. Kim was spotted looking stylish and sporty in a black tracksuit top and sweatpants, then later in a black cat-suit. More photos after the cut...

Video released showing 8-year-old boy who committed suicide getting bullied by his classmates

8-year-old Gabriel Taye committed suicide last Friday, after he was knocked unconscious by his classmates New surveillance footage has just been released to show the moment his classmates slammed him into a bathroom wall, knocking him unconscious for over seven minutes. While Gabe lay unconscious, his classmates can be seen kicking and prodding his unconscious body before school staff came much later to attend to him.

Photo: Malaysian customs seizes 330 smuggled Tortoises worth $300k

Officers of the Malaysian customs Service in Kuala Lumpur foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior official said Monday.

Speaking to AFP, the deputy director of the customs department, Abdul Wahid Sulong, said the 330 ploughshare and radiated tortoises worth around $276,784, were seized at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday.

Malala Yousafzai receives Ellis Island International Medal of Honor

This year, the prestigious  Ellis Island Medals of Honor was presented to 90 Americans, including Malala Yousafzai, the famous Pakistani teenager who won the Nobel Peace Prize after being shot in her native country while fighting for a girl’s right to an education.