Here is Aghogho Ajiyen (a Nigerian) who without a degree builds mini aircraft

Amazing! A man named Aghogho Ajiyen, who hails from Delta State in Nigeria, makes mini-aircraft even without owing a degree.

What a mystery? A Pastor died 2 hours to ministering at burial service

The leadership of St. John’s Anglican Church, Agbarho in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into confusion when the church vicar, scheduled to lead a team of ministers at a funeral service, suddenly died after he was rushed to hospital.

Welcome to praizeblog : Sunday inspiration: Armless young man who writes with his feet graduates from the university(pics)

Welcome to praizeblog : Sunday inspiration: Armless young man who writes with his feet graduates from the university(pics): Sunday inspiration: Armless young man who writes with his feet graduates from the university(pics)
Here is a Sunday Inspiration for you!
If you think you have a problem and want to give
up on life, just see this. Here is this armless
young man who recently graduated from the
university might just do the trick.

25-year-old Didas Byaruhanga from Kasese
district, Uganda has no arms and uses his foot to
write. On January 27, 2016, Didas was one of
6559 students who graduated from Kyambogo
University, Kampala.

He graduated with a certificate in Adult and
Community Education. Congrats Didas and
goodluck in all your future aspiration.

Sunday inspiration: Armless young man who writes with his feet graduates from the university(pics)

Here is a Sunday Inspiration for you! If you think you have a problem and want to give up on life, just see this. Here is this armless young man who recently graduated from the university might just do the trick. 

The 38th convocation ceremony of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Yesterday, 30th January,  2016 was a busy day in Zaria town as Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, celebrates her 38th convocation ceremony where Emir of Kano, Emir of Zazzau, Aliko Dangote and distinguished personalities were present to cheer the occassion. It was an exciting moment as doctorate, master's and first degree awardees had the best of the moment.

Local gin consumption kills two in Edo

TWO persons have reportedly died after consuming local gin, popularly known as Ogogoro, in South Ugieda, Etsako West Local Council of Edo State. The incident occurred in Ugieda community on Tuesday.

Man arrested over attempt to rape pregnant woman

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a diploma holder, Samuel Onochie, for allegedly sexually assaulting a pregnant woman, Esther (pseudonym), in Jakande, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state.

Stephen Lawrie: Teacher who accidentally showed pornography to his students is banned from classroom

The X-rated images were projected on to a smartboard in class, leaving students at Coatbridge High School shocked

Students in England 'are the most illiterate in the developed world'

A traditional three-year degree course is costly and unsuitable for those who have difficulty with the basics, while having students graduate with low skills in literacy and numeracy "undermines the currency" of the qualification, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Students who are struggling with literacy and numeracy should not be able to go to university, a major international report suggests.

In India, 3 men were sentenced to death for gang-rape and murder

Three men were sentenced to death Saturday by an Indian court for the gang-rape and murder of a student, in a case that sparked outrage over women’s safety.

New electricity tariffs take effect on Monday – NERC

The acting Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Anthony Akah, on Thursday, disclosed that the new tariffs approved for electricity consumers across the country would become effective on Monday.

Japan unveils 1st domestic-made stealth plane

Defense Ministry officers stand in front of the first domestically-made stealth aircraft, X-2, at Nagoya Airport in Toyoyama town, Thursday.AP Photo/Emily Wang

Japan unveiled its first home-made stealth plane Thursday as it tries to catch up on the technology and enhance its reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities as China expands its own military presence in the region.

Jonathan says "Buhari is using weapons I bought to fight Boko Haram"

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed delight at the foundation he laid for the present progress the Nigerian Army was recording against the Boko Haram sect.He said the military equipment purchased during his administration is still being used to prosecute the terror war, adding that no new equipment has been bought since he left office.

Fashion designer was abducted and gang-raped by 7 men

Real men do not rape women (Mothers of Congo)A 20-year-old fashion designer identified as Funmi, is still recuperating in the hospital after seven men led by one Abiodun Ariyo, 32, a cobbler, kidnapped her at the Powerline area, Oko Oba, in the Agege area of state, and gang-raped her till she lost consciousness.

Student in court for allegedly raping mentally challenged girl

A 28-year-old student, Japhet Fahonum on Thursday appeared before a Makurdi Magistrates' Court, charged with raping a 15-year-old mentally challenged girl. Fahonum, who resides at Benseer Street, Owner Occupier, Makurdi, is facing a one-count charge of rape.

Gulak declares self national chairman of PDP

There appears to be no end in sight of the leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It took a new turn on Wednesday as Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, the former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on political matters declared himself as PDP national chairman.

Mystery illness spread through plane mid-flight hitting '7 crew members and passengers'

Chaos: Emergency services met the plane as it landed

Up to seven of 13 crew members and "many passengers" were struck down with the strange disease - but at this stage no one knows what it is.

A little boy in New York is being credited with saving his mom's life with the help of his iPad.

Chadwick DePew was with his mother, who is diabetic, last week and playing on the tablet while she chatted on the phone to her mother.

National assembly members are insensitive, corrupt, says Obasanjo

Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the national assembly for not opening its N115bn ($583.8m) budget to public scrutiny, accusing the lawmakers of sustaining a “culture of impunity, opaqueness and corruption”.

American Nanny, 25, Found Dead in Austrian Apartment Now the Focus of Murder Probe

The death of young American nanny has become a murder investigation after she was found dead in her Austrian apartment this week, officials say.

S’Court overturns A’Court ruling, upholds Wike’s election

The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the elections of Messrs Nyesom Wike, Ibikunle Amosun and Dave Umahi as the duly elected governors of Rivers, Ogun and Ebonyi states, respectively.

Police arrest a woman who sold baby for N300,000

A woman was apprehended by the police for selling her three-month-old baby in Bayelsa State.

Scientists say Zika virus has 'explosive pandemic potential', warning world leaders that urgent action is needed

There is no vaccine or treatment for the condition, which is a close cousin of dengue and chikungunya, causing fever, rash and red eyes

Meet Riley the six-year-old wonderkid translating Aussie to English for 'Flaming Galahs'

To celebrate Australia Day, six-year-old Riley, is teaching antipodean colloquialisms to the uninitiated. Strewth this adorable little girl has become an unlikely internet star thanks to her amazing translation skills.

"I won't speak on arms scandal now" says Former President Goodluck

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he cannot speak on the current $2.1bn arms scam now because the matter is in court.

Buhari leaves for Kenya, Ethiopia on state visit, AU Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Wednesday on a three-day state visit to Kenya.

Zika Virus: Two Cases Suggest It Could Be Spread Through Sex

From left: Kevin Kobylinski, Massamba Sylla and Brian Foy in Senegal in 2008 with equipment for aspirating mosquitoes. Dr. Foy became sick with Zika after returning to his home in Colorado, and most likely transmitted the virus to his wife sexually.

Zika virus has already been linked to brain damage in babies and paralysis in adults. Now scientists are facing another ominous possibility: that on rare occasions, the virus might be transmitted through sex.

Five distinct foods that prevent erectile dysfunction

A new study from the UK emerges with the discovery that fruit and red wine may reduce your risk for erectile dysfunction. Researchers tracked the diets of 25,000 men for 10 years. Just over a third of the men developed ED during the study period.

Eritrea orders men to marry two wives or be jailed

The Eritrean has ordered the country’s men to marry more than one wife or risk being jailed for life.

Bomb threats force 14 schools across Britain and 5 in Paris to be evacuated hours apart

Police have evacuated 14 schools across the country this morning over 'bomb threat' fears. 

Six schools in Birmingham, four in London and four in Cornwall had to be evacuated. 

Meanwhile in Paris, five high schools were also evacuated after receiving bomb threats by telephone around mid-morning, the Paris education authority said.

Music teacher 'threw baby girl out of window after mum caught him sexually abusing her'

A music teacher has been arrested after he allegedly threw a baby girl out of a first-floor window when the infant's mother caught him sexually abusing her.

The EU ban on Nigerian food imports

For some time now, a ban has been clamped on importation of dried beans from Nigeria by the European Union (EU). The food item can no longer be exported from Nigeria into the European market for failing to meet the European food safety requirements.

Photos- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University female hostel Razed By Fire

There was Fire outbreak at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University female hostel , According to Online reporter who said the following “One of the female hostels at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University(ATBU) Bauchi is currently being gutted by fire” reporter by name Sadeep Mohammad

Dead bodies discovered in foundation of church building In Enugu State (Pictures)

How heartless? Human beings buried in a church building foundation. Which god will they eventually claim they call upon should they have succeeded in this unholy act.

Suicide bombers killed 25 in Cameroonian market attack

No fewer than 25 people were killed on Monday after four suicide bombers invaded a market in the northern Cameroon. The coordinated strikes occurred in Bodo village, near the border with Nigeria, a source in Cameroon’s military told Al Jazeera.

At Least 30 Killed in Snowstorm-Related Deaths

At least 30 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow:

Herdsmen kill three policemen, 60 others in Adamawa, Kaduna

The Divisional Police Officer of Vunokilang Police Station in the Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Okozie Okereofor, and 60 villagers were killed on Sunday when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded four communities in the local government area.

Grieving Palestinian father of shot girl says guard went too far

Yatta (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The father of a 13-year-old Palestinian girl shot dead by an Israeli security guard after trying to stab him accused the man on Sunday of acting with disproportionate force.

Ticks That Can Carry Lyme Disease Are Spreading Across the US

Here a tick, there a tick, everywhere a tick, tick: The critters that can carry Lyme disease are now more widespread in the U.S. than ever before, according to new research.

RUSSIA TO BOOST TRADE TIES WITH AFRICA

Recognizing the huge untapped potential in their economic cooperation, Russia and Africa have taken steady efforts in raising the level of trade and business promotion over the past few years. Russia is now aiming to increase trade with Africa than before.

Tenant removes neighbour’s 7-mth pregnancy with kitchen knife

Mrs. Oyinyechi Chinaka, a mother of two, is recuperating after she was reportedly stabbed several times by her neighbour (names withheld) in Mushin area of Lagos.

FG ends Kerosene subsidy, to sell for N83 per litre

The Federal Government, weekend, hiked the price of Household Kerosene (HHK) also known as kerosene, to N83 per litre from N50 per litre, thereby, officially ending subsidy on the product. ‎

80yr old man marries for the first time in Lagos

At 80, one expects a person to be on marital holiday, to be enjoying the fruits of his labour but this is not the case with Isiaka Oladipupo, an octogenarian who for the first time in his life time got married to a 70 year- old woman Sunbo Olanrewaju. Isiaka met his heartthrob about two years ago and today, they are together in a matrimony though in an uncompleted building at Bayeku, Ikorodu.

Four dead in Canada school shooting— police

Four people were killed when a gunman stormed a high school in a remote western Canadian town Friday, police said, revising down an earlier death toll.

CBN clarifies N50 stamp duty on bank transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday explained some misconceptions among members of the public on the implementation of stamp duty on bank transactions.

4-year-old boy kidnapped

Nasir Deen Mahmud (a four year-old boy) was kidnapped at about 7pm on Tuesday by an unidentified man driving a Toyota Highlander Silver color along Force road at Marafa Estate, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State  as reported.

Oil firm to sack 700 workers

The Shoreline Group, a Nigerian oil producer, has halted plans to issue $500m worth of Eurobonds and will sack 700 of its employees amid the sustained drop in global oil prices, the Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mr. Kola Karim, has said.

Wow! Kirk franklin (Gospel singer) and wife Tammy Collins celebrates 20th wedding anniversary

Kirk Franklin (one of the most popular gospel musicians in the world) and his lovely wife, Tammy Collins celebrates their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, 20th January, 2016.

Zimbabwe woman pays assassin with sex to murder police officer

Siphathisiwe Ncube, a 27-year-old Zimbabwe woman, was been arrested and charged to court for paying one Kumele Ncube, with sex to kill Constable Pushmore Gwasira, after the police officer collected his girlfriend’s stolen phone from her, Chronicle said.

S Korean re-arrested in Japan after Yasukuni shrine blast

A South Korean man suspected of being behind an explosion at a controversial Tokyo war shrine was re-arrested on Thursday, accused of carrying and using gunpowder.

22 Year Old Housewife Raped And Murdered In Kano State

Report have it that on Wednesday, 20th January, 2016, pregnant Aisha Abdullahi [22-year-old housewife] was raped and murdered in her house by an unidentified criminal in Kano State while her husband was away. 

Customs impound courier truck with smuggled poultry

An Izuzu mini truck with registration number LSR 22 XQ, allegedly belonging to the Fedex Courier Express, has been impounded for conveying 100 cartons of smuggled frozen poultry. The seizure was made by the Headquarters Compliance Team Idiroko axis of the customs on the Ijebu-Ode Sagamu road on January 13.

Iran return threatens Nigeria’s export to India, S’Africa

Iran’s return to an already oversupplied oil market appears set to put further pressure on Nigerian crude oil, which has been struggling to sell in recent times. Industry analysts have said South Africa’s and India’s imports of Nigerian crude could suffer setbacks, as Iranian oil pushes ahead to regain its lost market share.

132 VVF Victims Get Free Surgery In Kano

About 132 Vistula Vaginal Failure, VVF, patients have benefited from free surgery and empowerment package by the Kano State government in conjunction with Fistula Foundation Nigeria and bankrolled by the United Nations Population Fund, UNPF.

Teen mum admitted to hospital with 'bad cold' died within an hour just a month after giving birth

A tragic young mother died just an hour after going into hospital with what she thought was a bad cold.

Man spits out someone else's TOOTH after biting into Tesco chicken pizza (Pics)

A man was disgusted when he bit into his freshly cooked pizza - only to find a tooth lurking in the topping.

Tiger attacks keeper on morning walk at zoo

A tiger attacked a keeper at a zoo in Australia on Thursday, leaving him with a “significant puncture wound” to the head at the popular tourist attraction, officials said.

Police arrest four men for possessing human skull

The police said in Enugu on Wednesday that they had nabbed four suspects in possession of a human skull on the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway.

25yr old Nigerian girl who just returned from the UK dies in horrible car accident in Lagos (Photos)

Beautiful 25 year old Doyin Sarah Fagbenro who recently completed her First and Second degrees in Law in the UK and relocated to Nigeria after spending most of her life there, died in a fatal accident along Lekki-Epe expressway in Lagos which was caused by a reckless Danfo driver.

Neighbor Kidnapped, sells 3 year old girl for N20,000

What a wicked world we live in, not every one who poses as your friend actually mean well for you. Success Onyeisi, a 3-year-old girl, was kidnapped from her home on 22nd December, 2015 and has not been seen since that moment.

L.A. to Pay $24 Million to 2 Men Who Spent Decades In Jail for Murders They Did Not Commit

Los Angeles will pay more than $24 million to two men who spent decades in prison after they were wrongfully convicted of murder, officials said.

After challenge by former child brides, court bans child marriage in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court outlawed child marriage on Wednesday after two former child brides took the government to court in a ground-breaking case to challenge the practice that is rife in the southern African nation.

FG resorts to Islamic Bond to fund budget

As the pressure on federal revenue mounts following steady decline in oil revenue, the Federal Government would be resorting to a Sukuk Bond for funding the widening budget deficit.

INNER Wheel Nigeria offered educational grant 16 orphans

INNER Wheel Nigeria, District 911 has given 16 orphans monetary support to continue their education, as well as gifts and food items to over 80 widows to support their homes.

Militant group frees 270 of 400 people kidnapped from Syria's Deir al-Zor

Islamic State on Tuesday released 270 of an estimated 400 civilians, most of them women and children, kidnapped at the weekend when its fighters attacked Syrian government-held areas in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, a monitoring group said.

'Natural' fertilisation device for IVF

Image copyrightSPL

A private UK fertility clinic is offering couples a new form of IVF treatment that lets conception occur in the womb rather than in the lab.

30 confirmed dead as gunmen stormed Pakistan campus

• 
• At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked the Bacha Khan university campus in Charsadda, north-west Pakistan.

Old couple celebrate 82nd wedding anniversary (Picture)

Wow! Double celebration as Nicholas and Rafaela Ordaz (Californian couple) celebrates 82nd wedding anniversary and family members rejoices with them.

20 families rendered homeless by Erosion in Ogun

Residents of Abule Oloni Community, Lantoro Abeokuta has called on the Ogun State government to intervene as erosion disaster rendered no fewer than 20 family homeless in Ogun State.

Buratai justifies Shi'ites' killings in Zaria

The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday spoke for the first time on the bloody clash between soldiers in his convoy and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (also known as Shi'ites) in Zaria on December 12, 2015, justifying the action of his men which reportedly resulted in the death of scores of members of the sect.

Olubadan is dead! Nigerians mourn

Wednesday! What a day of mourning in Ibadan the biggest city of Oyo State with the demise of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana as the news spreads round the state capital like wild fire.

You must learn English or risk deportation: British PM tells Muslim women

Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Monday that Muslim women who fail to learn English to a high enough standard could face deportation from Britain. He also suggested that poor English skills can leave people "more susceptible" to the messages of groups like Islamic State (IS).