blood

October 16, 2017

Al-Shabab co-founder donates blood to victims of bomb attack

One of the founders of militant group, Al-Shabab, Mukhtar Robow has donated blood to victims of the truck bombing in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia. What happened: At least 276 people were killed, while 300 got injured in the attack. Robow became al-Shabab’s official spokesman and a deputy leader. He later surrendered to the Somali government in 2013. On 13 August... Read More

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September 14, 2017

I will fight against Obaino’s re-election with the last drop of my blood – Peter Obi

Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi on Wednesday said he would fight against the re-election of Governor Willie Obiano with the last drop of his blood. Obi said this during a stakeholders’ meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party held in Awka, the Anambra State capital. He expressed disappointment at the manner in which his... Read More

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September 30, 2016

#Impact365: Temie Giwa’s LifeBank is solving Nigeria’s blood crisis

Temie Giwa is the chief executive of LifeBank, a five month old startup that is using technology to solve the problem of blood shortage across Nigeria. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365 series, Giwa tells us more about LifeBank Can you tell us more about LifeBank? Yes, LifeBank is a technology and logistic company. And... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

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‘Impeachment of Edo Speaker, prelude to removal of Deputy Governor’

The Edo For Good Governance group has alleged that the impeachment of speaker and the deputy speaker of the Edo House of Assembly is the precursor of the ‘removal’ of Deputy Governor Pius Odubu. Consequently, the group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to put a leash on Governor Adams Oshiomhole before he plunges the... Read More

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January 2, 2016

Adeiye Temitope: The woman-killer and her beautiful exit (POETRY)

Warm blood gushing out, running over one’s palms felt good. That was her first thought as she plunged the knife repeatedly into his neck. She should’ve done this a long time ago, she thought. The neighbors described her as a sweet young woman. Respectful, always smiling. But she wasn’t friendly with anyone in the area.... Read More

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October 25, 2014

Book review: Seun Salami’s ‘The Sex life of a Lagos mad woman’ is edgy but doesn’t go far enough

by Wilfred Okiche The Sex life of a Lagos mad woman is the second collection of short stories authored by ‘Seun Salami, one of the brightest young voices in contemporary fiction. After the release of his last collection, The Son of your father’s concubine (2011), Salami spent some time publishing new, occasionally daring material, mostly... Read More

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August 15, 2014

Aisha Falode: A letter to YOU, my son’s killer/s

by Aisha Falode How did my son’s innocent blood splatter on your body? Did your bloody knuckle punch the life out of him, or did you smash him with a stone before throwing him over the balcony, or did you just push him to his death? A grieving mother writes an open letter to... Read More

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OMG! Man rapes minor, draws blood from her vagina in Jos

by Zara Mustapha A 17-year-old girl (nameS withheld) has narrated how she was raped and had blood drawn from her private part by her married neighbor, Tom Edumun at Kwata Zawan, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victim, a final year secondary school student, who spoke to journalist at the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ),... Read More

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Femi Aribisala: The Holy Spirit is the blood of Jesus

by Femi Aribisala If, indeed, the flesh profits nothing, then the blood from Jesus’ natural body cannot provide atonement for sins. If that is the blood we are required to drink, it would have run out a long time ago. Jesus shocked everyone by saying: “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man... Read More

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Opinion: A sociolinguistic analysis of Patience Jonathan’s recent televised histrionics

by Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D It is true, of course, that Mrs. Jonathan’s spoken English falls short of even the prevailing standards of acceptability in Nigerian English, but no Nigerian born and raised in Nigeria would have a hard time understanding her Amid the righteous indignation that has attended the tragic abduction of more than... Read More

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Check this out: 5 smart reasons to eat eggs

by Kristin Kirkpatrick Eggs are beautiful. They are a picture-perfect example of what nature is able to accomplish. They help make us more beautiful by helping both the inside of our body, like our hearts, as well as the outside of our body, like our hair. While eggs have gotten a bad reputation for a long... Read More

Opinion: Dear Sadiq Abacha, blood is thicker than common sense

by Michael John “Perhaps Sadiq was too young to know that his father was a live Dracula,” he said. “Well I know that my now late grand mother once told me that blood is thicker than water – I think it is thicker than common sense.” Old soldier Jumbo does not believe that the late... Read More

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February 15, 2014

‘The blood was like a fountain’: Woman narrates experience in ritualists’ den (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A young woman in Lagos who was kidnapped and taken to a ritualist’s den has narrated her ordeal. Ozioma Eberechukwu, a student at the Abia State University, was reportedly abducted at her uncle’s shop in the popular Alaba market area of the state. She later found herself in what can only be... Read More

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February 6, 2014

Bizzare: This ‘ghost’ baby was born without blood in her body (PHOTOS)

by Zara Mustapha A couple are counting their blessings after their baby survived by a twist of fate, after being born without blood with skin as white as white as a ‘ghost’. The little baby, Hope Juarez was born at a hospital in Irvine, California. She suffered from a rare condition that meant when she was... Read More

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January 15, 2014

5 signs you may be sleep deprived

by Vanessa Luis Manage your time better and get a good amount of sleep during the week so that you won’t have to waste your weekends making up for it. 1. You can’t remember things: Research shows that sleep plays an important role in the connections between nerve cells and thereby affects memory. The lesser... Read More

January 9, 2014

Monster: Boy, 17, arrested for raping a 3-year-old in Gombe

by Adeola Balogun A teenage boy in Gombe has been arrested after reports that he raped a toddler. The unidentified 17-year-old was apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday after his victim’s mother filed a report. The development was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC in... Read More

December 29, 2013

Sonala Olumhense: A recent history of your Sagamu-Benin expressway

by Sonala Olumhense It is a thirsty road, guzzling the blood of innocent Nigerians. In one accident, a friend of mine was able to find only her brother’s head, but no other part of him. In a well-publicized crash a few years ago, a vehicle ran over tens of people who had been forced to... Read More

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December 7, 2013

Opinion: Onitsha- A city in the grip of criminals

by Frederick Nwabufor As a matter of fact, a typical day for Onitsha residents is punctuated and hyphenated by robberies in shuddering successions. A day does not come to full maturity without splatters of blood from gun wounds and peals of lamentations effectuated by stolen property. In fact, in terms of robberies, Onitsha is a... Read More

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November 27, 2013

“I did not even finish…”: Man, 45, arrested for raping 75-year-old woman in Ekiti

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Lawrence Adedapo, 45-year-old farmer, has been arrested for alledgely having sex with a 75-year-old woman, Grace Asaolu. The incident occured at Ogbese Camp, Ise-Ekiti in Ise-Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The culprit, Adedapo was said to have lured the the old woman to his house on November 7 under the guise he... Read More

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October 11, 2013

Real life vampire: Father kills his three-year-old daughter by biting her neck and sucking out her blood

A man has been arrested on cannibalism charges in Papua New Guinea after he took his young daughter’s life by biting her neck and sucking out her blood. The three-year-old child’s murder has shocked the country, which has become hardened to numerous cases of witchcraft and brutal killings. Police said the murder of the child... Read More

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October 2, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria at 53 – A time to think

by Femi Fani-Kayode Other than the usual congratulations, platitudes, expressions of joy and offerings of thanks to God I believe that as we celebrate our nation’s 53rd independence anniversary it is time for us to bare our minds in a candid and frank manner and to really sit down and think. During her election campaign... Read More

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September 23, 2013

“I was locked in the toilet for over a week” – Kidnap victim recounts his ordeal (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A kidnapping syndicate in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos state has been dismantled by the Lagos State Police Command. Suspects apprehended during the operation have been identified as: Azuoma Nwabugoh, Chimobi Onuoha, Moses Okoh, Nwachukwu Nwandike and Michael Arinze. According to reports, the suspects were arrested after policemen attached to Ilemba Hausa... Read More

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August 31, 2013

‘Black Jesus’: Cult leader who drank girls’ blood is hacked to death by villagers after escaping from jail (PHOTOS)

A cannibal cult leader calling himself Black Jesus, who slaughtered his ‘Flower Girl’ followers and drank their blood, has himself been murdered in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. In flowing robes, Stephen Tari, 40, a failed Bible student, once led 6,000 ‘disciples’ through the mountainous regions of the country, but was accused of killing... Read More

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August 23, 2013

Opinion: The commercialization of blood donations – An inquiry

by Okwuanya Pius-Vincent The million dollar question then is, why would you give away for free what you will spend money to buy when you need it and if a pint of blood is N6000, who keeps the profit? Dan Tracy, a reporter working for the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper in Florida, United States once... Read More

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The hidden meaning of tattoos: Secret messages behind common marking

The NFL is preparing to examine players’ tattoos for gang symbols, shining the spotlight on the hidden meanings of many markings in the criminal underworld and other subcultures. When former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested for murder, police inspected his tattoos to see whether he had any gang ties and found that he... Read More

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Horrible: Man cuts his own throat in protest against controversial UK bedroom tax

A man cut his throat with a knife in a benefits advice office in a protest about the controversial bedroom tax. The middle-aged man said he was ‘sick of all this s___’ then dragged a blade through skin from his ear down to his throat on each side of his neck. The wounds left him... Read More

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Luck or miracle? Man saved as he smashes into parked car after falling 14 floors

Flat plunge … witnesses heard a loud bang as man dropped 14 floors This wrecked and blood-spattered car marks the spot where a man’s 14-floor plunge came to an abrupt end. The 28-year-old was lucky to have a slightly-cushioned fall after he plummeted off the block of flats. Instead of dying on the concrete... Read More

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Mom from hell: Woman stabs her 9-year-old daughter after argument

Scene of the incident A mother visiting NewYork from Haiti, is in custody after stabbing her nine-year-old daughter multiple times in the back and head, police said. The names of the mother and daughter were not immediately released. The stabbing was reported by a family friend at about 10:30 am. A man in the house intervened... Read More

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