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Caribbean village: Where female children grow penis at puberty

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, October 17th, 2015

GIRLS in a remote Caribbean village are becoming boys when they hit puberty due to a rare genetic disorder. One in 90 children born in Salinas in the Dominican Republic grow a penis in a natural transformation from female to male. Known as the guevedoces, which translates as penis at 12, these youngsters are referred to […]

Falae identifies kidnappers, 5 docked

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, October 16th, 2015

Suspected kidnappers of Chief Falae with their leader Abubakar Auta holding N823,900 of the ransom in Akure advertisement TOP HEADLINES Ministerial Appointment: Why Senate shifted Amaechi, Shittu’s screening Falae identifies his kidnappers (PICTURED), 5 docked Photo: Cousin takes selfie with dying DSP Alamieyeseigha in his last moments in the hospital Coup against […]

Murtala Mohammed’s son blames Total for company’s debts

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

Murtala Mohammed’s son blames Total for company’s debts The Chief Executive Officer of AMG Petro-Energy Ltd, Abba Mohammed, has dismissed reports that he was facing insolvency, following two separate court orders seeking to declare his company bankrupt. Mr. Mohammed said a report published by an online medium, saying that Guaranty Trust Bank Plc had filed […]

Oliseh –Enyeama saga: When the art of diplomacy fails

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

BY KUNLE SOLAJA Last week, things began to fall apart (apologies to late Chinua Achebe) in the camp of the Super Eagles. Before the 2-0 crumbling to Congo on Thursday, there had been an anti climax when Vincent Enyeama had a row with the coach leading to the announcement of his retirement from the national team. […]

Opinion: What Alamieyeseigha’s death means

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

By Okey Ndibe Forget what the objective facts are, former Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter (DSP) Alamieyeseigha, who died last week at 62 years, is a candidate for official veneration. The fact is that, in September 2005, law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom arrested DSP after finding more than a million pounds sterling in cash […]

Mo Ibrahim Index and Nigeria’s poor ranking

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

ONE year after it scored Nigeria high in the sub-categories of education, economic stability as well as free and credible elections, the annual Mo Ibrahim Index of Governance in Africa has rated the country’s education sector very low. Its 2015 index released recently in London, United Kingdom, showed that Nigeria’s performance in education and rural […]

Nigeria to cut gas supplies to Ghana over debt

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, October 12th, 2015

The power crisis in Ghana is set to worsen in the coming days as Nigeria threatens to cut gas supply to the Aboadze Thermal Plant. The development has been occasioned by the failure of government to settle its indebtedness to the Nigerian gas authorities. According to sources within the Power sector, Ghana owes the Nigerian […]

Enugu Govt Set To Demolish All Buildings Without Town Planning Approval

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, October 12th, 2015

Enugu State government has concluded plans to pull down all structures buildings erected without Town Planning approval or that constitute nuisance that may obstruct the new Enugu State Urban Renewal. The plan according to the state,is part of measure to develop the three senatorial zones of the state. AFRICAN EXAMINER reliably gathered that there will […]

We tried to save Alamieyeseigha – Bayelsa govt

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Sunday, October 11th, 2015

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa An Air Ambulance had been put on notice to fly the first executive governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha overseas for further treatment when he succumbed to death on Saturday, Vanguard learnt. The arrangement, according to a top Bayelsa government official, was at the instance of the state […]

Jigawa Assembly sacks LG chair, suspends 2 others

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, State News Sunday, October 11th, 2015

By Tina Akannam Dutse—Jigawa State House of Assembly has removed Jahun Local Government Area chairman, Alhaji Musa Harbu, and suspended two others for alleged misconduct and negligence of duty. Those suspended include chairmen of Gumel and Birniwa local government councils, Alhaji Muhammed Bunde and Alhaji Alhassan Babandi, respectively. Vanguard gathered the House on June 24 […]