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A woman in Abuakwa near Kumasi, Ghana, has done the unthinkable by gruesomely setting the penis of a six year-old boy on fire, severely injuring the young lad in the process. Cecilia Menaba, 23, allegedly set the penis of her stepson, Prince Yona Menaba on fire in their room, a week ago. Young Yona Menaba, reportedly suffered his ordeal because ...

The $620,000 bribery scandal involving a federal legislator, Farouk Lawan and businessman, Femi Otedola, has entered a new phase with Otedola asking a court to order Lawan and three others to pay him N250bn in damages. The suit coincides with petitions to the Inspector-General of Police by Lawan’s lawyers demanding a face-to-face confrontation between the lawmaker and the businessman. The ...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said his administration is not soft on fight against corruption. In a press statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, the president said he is worried by recent reports, comments and agitations aimed at creating the “totally false impression that the Jonathan Administration is not doing ...

By Nigeria Standard Newspaper NIGERIANS in Zimbabwe are presently passing through hell and torture in the hands of Robert Mugabe’s security operatives who are bent of dealing with every Nigerians carrying ‘green passports’ legally resident in Harare due to the government’s hatred for Nigeria. Over 460 Nigerians deported in 10 months The documents in our hands from NIZ showed that ...

AFP – Spain confirmed their status as one of the greatest national teams in football history by overwhelming Italy 4-0 in Sunday’s Euro 2012 final in Kiev to retain their European crown. Vicente del Bosque’s team became the first side to successfully defend a European Championship title, as well as the first to win three consecutive major tournaments after their ...