Columbus May Have Discovered Syphilis

The transmission of diseases from Old World to New may have been a two-way street.Christopher Columbus and his crew have long been villainized for, among other acts, bringing diseases to the New World that wiped out massive numbers of Native Americans. But the transmission of disease may have been a two-way street, suggests new research.

After analyzing 54 published studies of Old World skeletons, researchers concluded…

Estelle remixes Dbanj’s "Oliver Twist"

UK singer, Estelle is tapping back into her African roots. She covered dbanj’s oliver twist, singing in pidgin english.

The ‘American boy’ singer shouts out Good music artistes; Kanye West, dbanj, Don Jazzy, Usher, and Tinie Tempah. It’s not bad, but the original is better.

US Issues Fresh Travel Warning On Nigeria

The US Department of State has issued a fresh warning to its citizens on the risk of travelling to Nigeria.

The Obama-led administration particularly warned citizens to avoid Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Rivers; the southeastern states of Abia and Imo; the city of Jos in Plateau State; Bauchi and Borno states in the northeast; as well as the Gulf of…

US Warship On Its Way To Nigeria Today

The United States (US) Coast Guard Warship donated to the Nigeria Navy will leave the US for Nigeria today. The warship will set from Alameda, California, to Nigeria, the North America correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The vessel, designed as a “high endurance” cutter, with a…

Boko Haram Now Recruits Undergraduates And Minors

The radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram appears bent on carrying out some future attacks on Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sources said in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to the source, the group had decided to change the design of the outlook of its operatives from the usually heavily bearded, Arab-looking folks to the clean-shaven Western-looking young men, who could easily escape the psychological tests of security…

Nigeria Now Ranks 4th In Global Ranking – In Hostage Taking!

The spate of hostage taking in Nigeria has shot the country into the number four position in global ranking, according to the American Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).  Although the Bureau did not disclose the three countries ahead of Nigeria in the ranking, it explained that the cases of hostage taking across the world have been under-reported.

Hostage taking in Nigeria…

Wall Street protests continues – today marks the 11th ‘straight’ day

Protests to draw attention to the power of Wall Street firms in the United States and world economies will continue for an 11th straight day in lower Manhattan Tuesday. “Our main concern is the way that democracy is hijacked through wealth inequality,” said Patrick Bruner, a spokesman for the protest group Occupy Wall Street. Bruner said protestors plan…

Relative of slain boko haram leader killed two days after peace talks with former president

A relative of the slain leader of a radical Muslim sect in Nigeria was shot dead Saturday, only two days after taking part in peace talks led by a former president, Obasanjo, police said.

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