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Big Brother Naija’s Bisola wins ONE’S Back to School challenge – Nigerians too can win by joining the #GirlsCount Nigerian media personality Bisola won ONE’s Back to School presentation task as part of the ONE Campaign’s #GirlsCount focusing on girls education. The #GirlsCount Campaign recognises that globally, 130 million girls are out of school and asks citizens of the world to count them, one-by-one, while urging our leaders to act. The ONE Campaign also provides a chance for all Nigerians to join the #GirlsCount campaign and win. Bisola’s winning presentation called on Nigerian policymakers to prioritise girls’ education. As part of the collaboration between Big Brother Naija and ONE, housemates were asked to put together a presentation based on information and statistics about girls’ education in Nigeria from ONE’s Poverty is Sexist policy report. The aim of the task was to call on the Nigerian Federal and State government to prioritise girls’ education. As part o

Woman cuts off neighbour’s finger with razor A 34-year-old woman, Ada Ikart, on Tuesday appeared in an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly beating her neighbour, Justina Oke, and used a razor blade to cut her finger. Ikart, a resident of Baba Sule Str. Ajegunle, Apapa in Lagos, is standing trial on a charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olusegun Kokoye, told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 24, 2016, at her residence.   Kokoye said that the fight started as a result of an argument which ensued between the accused and the complainant. The prosecutor also said Oke reported the case to the police, adding that the accused was subsequently, arrested and charged to court. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Section 171 prescribes three-year jail for assaul

Bomb attack leaves Dortmund fighting blood, sweat and tears battle Dortmund's players react after the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Monaco in Dortmund, western Germany on April 12, 2017. The match had been postponed after three explosions hit German football team Borussia Dortmund's bus late on April 11, 2017 ahead of a Champions League home game. / AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ     Marc Bartra gave blood, other Borussia Dortmund players have nightmares about the bomb attack on their bus and now the German team may need the sweat of Marco Reus to pull off a fairy tale place in the Champions League last four. The scars left by three bombs that scorched the side of the bus and fired metal shards inside before the quarter-final against Monaco have gone much further than Bartra’s fractured wrist. The game was postponed but Dortmund were forced to play 24 hours later.

25 killed as Philippine bus plunges into ravine Philippine flag     At least 25 people were killed and 22 injured when a passenger bus crashed into a deep ravine in the mountainous northern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said.  The bus plunged about 24 metres (80 feet) in the upland province of Nueva Ecija before noon after its brakes failed while travelling on a windy road, police and local officials said. “The vehicle is totally wrecked,” said senior inspector Robert De Guzman, police chief of the town of Carranglan where the accident occurred. The impact appeared to have ripped the top off the vehicle, he added.   “Almost all of the passengers, both dead and injured, were found outside the bus.”  Authorities were still investigating the cause of the accident but Carranglan Mayor Mary Abad told ABS-CBN television there were 60 passengers onboard although the bus had a capacity of only 45. Abad added the woun

Abuja airport reopens Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has reopened after a closure for repairs on the runaway which lasted six weeks. A test flight from Kaduna international airport landed in Abuja on Wednesday morning. Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, was said to be on board the plane.     Details later…  

France arrests two suspects allegedly planning attack during election A French Army soldier talks to a woman as soldiers arrive at the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 16, 2017 in Paris, after a letter bomb exploded in the premises. AFP PHOTO     Judicial and police sources said on Tuesday that two men were arrested in Marseille, southern France, on suspicion of planning an attack during presidential elections which open on April 23. The police source said authorities have been hunting the pair since on Saturday. The source said that they were seized a few minutes apart in the southeastern port city.   The police source said the two men appeared to have turned to radical Islam during a term in prison. A search of a rented apartment was underway. France goes to the polls to choose a new president on April 23, with a second round of voting due on M

China gives conditions for Nigeria to receive more assistance Prof. Zhang Yong-Peng, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(CASS), in Beijing, China on Tuesday said that for more Chinese development assistance to be extended to Nigeria, both countries should become active partners. Yong-Peng told a Delegation of visiting Nigerian Journalists in Beijing, while making clarification on “The Belt and Silk Road: Creating New Development in Africa,’’ that it was imperative for Nigeria to become more active with China. “China knows Nigeria as a major power in Africa and would continue to create more opportunities to access her development assistance and funds. Let me say that Nigeria can benefit a lot more from the Chinese government. “The Chinese Government’s Belt and Road Initiative currently covers 100 countries, including Ethiopia, South Africa and Egypt. “Nigeria should give

Man sells six-year-old girl for N200,000 Imo CP interviewing one of the suspects. Photo: Imo State Police Command A suspected child thief, Chibueze Nwaozuzu, has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly stealing a six-year-old girl and selling her for N200,000. The victim, Chinecherem Anoruo, had been declared missing by the parents, who reported the case to the police. In the course of investigation, it was discovered that Nwaozuzu allegedly stole the child and sold her to one Comfort Umunnakwe. The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said the command recovered N83,000 from Nwaozuzu, adding that the six-year-old had been reunited with the parents. He said, “We received a report of a missing six-year-old child, Chinecherem Anoruo.During investigation, Nwaozuzu was arrested for his alleged involvement in the crime. “The suspect made useful statements to the police. He st