Nigeria says too much boom time oil savings spent on state governors

Nigeria's finance minister said on Thursday that a significant portion of the billions of dollars drained from the oil savings account over the past two years was distributed to powerful governors instead of being saved for a rainy day.Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, is grappling with financial difficulties owing to a 30 percent fall...

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Nigeria's Fake Doctors

Take a drive though any city or large town in Nigeria and the chances are you will come across numerous privately owned health clinics, doctor's surgeries and hospitals.They are so widespread because Nigeria's state-run health system – ranked at 197th out of 200 by the World Health Organisation – is chronically underfunded and so overstretched that it simply cannot meet all the demands made on it. Private medicine fills the gap...

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Gunmen bomb and shoot at mosque worshippers in north Nigeria's Kano

Gunmen exploded bombs and opened fire on worshippers gathered at the central mosque of north Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, for Friday prayers, witnesses said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram."These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," said Chijjani Usman, a local reporter who had gone to the mosque in the old city for prayers himself.The mosque...

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Fabregas hits back at Ramos in Spain commitment row

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said he was offended by Spanish international teammate Sergio Ramos questioning his commitment to La Roja after pulling out of games against Belarus and Germany earlier this month through injury.Ramos, who missed Spain's previous two Euro 2016 qualifiers due to a calf...

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The Dark Side of the Nobel Prizes

For more than 100 years, the Nobel Prizes have recognized the finest in human achievements, from literature and science to the Nobel Peace Prize, which is given "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace...

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New Camera Sensor Eliminates Need for Flash

No flash? No problem. A new imaging sensor could soon make it possible for photographers to take clear, sharp photos, even in dim lighting.Created by a team of researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, the new sensor is highly sensitive to both visible and infrared light, which means it could be used in everything...

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review: Stroke of genius in a black slab world

We don't see a ton of innovation in smartphones today with most of them in the black slab form factor. However, Samsung recently launched the Galaxy Note Edge with a unique curved edge/secondary display that adds real value to the smartphone experience.I reviewed the Galaxy Note 4 last month. The Galaxy Note Edge is practically the same device with the new premium Galaxy design, S Pen functionality, and industry...

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Boko Haram grave digger’s horror

I single handedly buried over 40 corpses, woman escapee from Gwoza recallsAt only 35, this woman has more hellish tale to tell than could be imagined. Her hell is that, created and operated by Boko Haram, particularly in Gwoza, Borno State.In Gwoza and other Boko Haram blighted parts of the North East of Nigeria, the culture is that men are...

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Nurse who had Ebola asks bridal shop for refunds

A Dallas nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola is requesting refunds from the Ohio bridal shop she visited, but the store says the reimbursements aren't feasible because it had to temporarily close and lost significant business.Amber Vinson's Dallas attorney asked that Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal refund $480 in dress payments by several...

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How Niger Delta unrest stalls $16bn gas park project

Prolonged communal clashes between the Itsekiri people of Ogidigben, Warri South Local Government area in Delta State and the Ijaw of Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region is said to be responsible for the inability of the Federal Government to commence work on the Gas Revolution Industrial Park (GRIP)‎The $16 billion GRIP project...

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34 killed as 2 female bombers shut down Maiduguri

•54 victims hospitalised…Youths on rampage, blaming security for attackMaiduguri, Borno State capital, was yesterday shut down as twin explosions believed to have been perpetrated by two female Boko Haram bombers near a major market, killing 34 people, while 54 victims were on hospital admission.A female suicide bomber, who pretended to be...

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