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TICKER: Woman sell daughter, 12, as wife to ‘mentally retarded man’ for $551

A 12-year-old girl from southwest China's Guizhou Province was sold by her mother for 3,500 yuan (US$551) to a family that needed a wife for an allegedly mentally retarded son.…

TICKER: R&B singer Keri Hilson vomits, faints onboard flight, then tweets about it

R&B singer didn’t wait for major media outlets to report her illness… She took her publicity into her own hands and tweeted it. The singer was in China last week…

Dele Momodu: The lessons we should learn from India and China

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, there are two countries Nigeria must seek to emulate if we ever plan to move forward from our permanent state of inertia. Those countries, India…

Japheth Omojuwa: The US, Nigeria’s oil and signs of the last days (YNaija Frontpage)

It is good news for the world, it is a disaster for oil dependent mono-economies. A country cannot be more dependent on one source of income like Nigeria is…

TICKER: 5 things to watch out for in today’s Obama-Romney debate

The greatest show on earth meets for one last time tonight in the Sunshine State. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have had two of the most memorable debates in…

£30,000 a year addiction to London: How Nigerians are becoming big spenders

by Susannah Butter Visitors from the West African country are the UK’s fourth biggest foreign spenders, parting with an average of £500 in each luxury shop they visit — four…

Nigeria borrows N176 billion from Chinese bank

by Stanley Azuakola A Federal Government delegation comprising Nigeria's minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, and minister of…

China offers Nigeria $1.1bn loan to build light rail and airport terminals

by Akan Ido Nigeria again goes a-borrowing as the ministry of finance on Wednesday announced that China is offering the country a $1.1bn loan to help the build airport terminals,…

Tragic: Woman threatens to jump from roof of 9-storey building, after killing nephew (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Sheng Fi, a woman in southern China, tried to commit suicide by jumping from the roof of a 100ft tall nine storey building in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.…

DIY: Chinese man creates his own prosthetic limbs after losing hands in accident

by Adeniyi Abdul Sun Jifa of the Guanmashan, Jilin province, northern China lost both his arms 8 years ago when a homemade bomb he built himself exploded. It turns out…

SNAPSHOT: Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Damiete Charles-Granville in China for 2012 Miss World competition

by Adeniyi Abdul Winner of the 2012 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant Damiete Charles-Granville is pictured above in Ordos, China, where she is currently taking part…

Heavy downpour ravages many Chinese cities – See photos

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Heavy rainstorm has left many parts of China in ruins, including Beijing, the capital city.…

Be inspired: 2 Nigerians aged 30 and 31 make the Forbes Young Millionaires list

by Isi Esene Two Nigerians, Ladi Delano and Jason Njoku, have made the recently released Forbes Magazine ‘Ten Young African Millionaires To Watch’ list. Ladi, 30, is the founder and…

Lesbians now permitted to give blood in China following ban lift

by Chi Ibe Photo credit: PinkNews A 1998 ban has been amended in China to allow lesbian women donate blood. From July 1, lesbians who were in a risk groups…

First Chinese woman astronaut lands in space successfully

by Seyi Lawal On Saturday, Liu Yang, 33, became China's first woman to travel to space. While in orbit she will conduct aerospace medical experiments and other space tests.…

Heading to Asia? Hong Kong reports first bird flu case in 18 months

by Tolu Orekoya A 2-year-old child has just been diagnosed with bird flu in Hong Kong, making it the first case seen in the Chinese city in 18 months. The…

Drogba leaving Chelsea, club confirms

After eight years and scoring the winning goal that got Chelsea FC their 2012 UEFA Champion's League trophy, Didier Drogba said he will be leaving the Blues this June. The 34-year-old…

Man dies after testicular strangulation by angry woman

by Seyi Lawal A Chinese man has been killed after a woman squeezed his testicles until he collapsed during a fight over a parking space. The Huffington post reports that an…

Is your iPhone killing factory workers in China? See the Change.org petition

by Hauwa Gambo 300 workers recently threatened to jump off the roof over a safety and pay dispute. Mark Shields, a self-described member of the "Cult of Mac," started a…