‘Nasty temper’: Mark Lackenby, seen outside Sheffield Crown Court earlier in the trial, was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for 10 years An enraged father who violently shook and killed his newborn baby daughter after losing a bet on a football match has been jailed for 10 years. Mark Lackenby, 32, was... Read More

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“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

by Dwight Garner “If you don’t like someone’s story,” Chinua Achebe told The Paris Review in 1994, “write your own.” In his first novel and masterpiece, “Things Fall Apart” (1958), Mr. Achebe, who died on Thursday at 82, did exactly that. In calm and exacting prose, he examined a tribal society fracturing under the abuses... Read More

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March 23, 2013

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Chimamanda Adiche pens an elegy to Chinua Achebe in Igbo [READ, TRANSLATION]

by Chimamanda Adichie Ife mee, Nnukwu ife mee, Chinua Achebe anabago, Onye edemede nke di, Egwu, onye nnukwu uche, onye obi oma, Keduzi onye anyi ga-eji eme onu? Keduzi onye anyi ga-eji jee mba? Keduzi onye ga-akwado anyi? Ebenebe egbu o! Anya mmili julu m anya, Chinua Achebe, naba no ndokwa, O ga-adili gi mma,... Read More

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March 23, 2013

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“The massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano” – Soyinka, J.P Clark hit hard

by Isi Esene Literary icons, Professor Wole Soyinka and J.P Clark have reportedly linked the death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe to the Kano bomb blast which killed several people at a bus park on Monday. In a press statement jointly released by both highly respected writers, they noted that Achebe’s death might have... Read More

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March 23, 2013

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Nelson Mandela, Kerry Washington, Odinga, many more pay tribute to Chinua Achebe on Twitter (TWEETS + VIDEO)

by Rachel Ogbu To millions of people around the world, Chinua Achebe, 82 was seen as the father of African literature. His books, especially ‘Things Fall Apart’ was highly reverened and part of the curriculum of many schools around the world. The tributes coming in since the news broke yesterday that the award winning novelist... Read More

March 23, 2013

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“Achebe was a movement… He will never die” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pays tribute

by Isi Esene The death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe on Friday has continued to attract reactions from many who have had an opportunity to experience his person and genius directly or indirectly. The latest tribute to the literary icon who succumbed to the cold hands of death at the ripe old age of... Read More

March 19, 2013

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How to keep your job without working yourself to death

by Deborah L. Jacobs Before your blood pressure rises, take a deep breath. Remind yourself that whatever goals the company sets from on high, you don’t have to single-handedly fulfill them. In this age of working 24/7 and constant connectivity, how can we fulfill the company’s expectations, while getting the rest we need and having some semblance... Read More

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March 15, 2013

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‘My son was bullied to death’: Child abuse campaigner’s 14-year-old son is found dead at their home (PICTURED)

A 14-year-old boy who was found dead at his home was ‘bullied to death’, his heartbroken mother claims. Teenager Ayden Olson, was found at his home in Colchester, and his mother Shy Keenan wrote on Twitter that her son had been persecuted. Ms Keenan, a prominent child abuse campaigner, yesterday posted a picture of son... Read More

abuse, bully, campaigner, child, death

March 13, 2013

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Editor detained following publication of ‘critical’ letter, another journalist stabbed in Mali

Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the arrest by the state security service of Le Républicain editor Boukary Ndaou, who is being held in an unknown location. No charge has so far been announced but his arrest came just hours after his newspaper published an open letter by a soldier criticising president Dioncounda Traoré for the “benefits granted” to Capt.... Read More

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March 13, 2013

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Zubair Abubakar: Live, love, give back and stay happy (30 Days, 30 Voices)

It’s interesting how as humans we hardly think of death which apparently is the only really inevitable thing after birth. Rather, we seem so sure that we would live to see the next day, week, month, year, decade, or even century. If you’re reading this, there’s a high probability that you have the popular mobile... Read More

accident, death, hope, life, Zubair Abubakar

March 11, 2013

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YNaija Editorial: No country for amnesty

by Editorial Board Surely, the rise of militancy in Nigeria demands action that is more carefully conceived and better executed… The best time to punish a criminal was yesterday. The next best time is today. After being outflanked by the governors of the newly formed All Progressives Congress last week, President Jonathan... Read More

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March 7, 2013

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Heartless: Police notify mum of her son’s death through Facebook (PICTURED)

Anna Lamb-Creasey had no idea what happened to her son, Ricky Lamb, who had been missing since January 25th. She contacted hospitals and police departments, all to no avail, or at least that’s what she thought. The grieving mother says Clayton County police in Georgia used a feature which she wasn’t aware of to inform her of... Read More

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February 25, 2013

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Good news, bad news: As cancer related deaths decline among Black men, problems still exist

There are still racial gaps as it relates to cancer rates, but new evidence suggests that cancer rates among African American men are decreasing. The American Cancer Society reports that, although rates are increasing among African-Americans for some cancers which can be detected in routine screenings, the number of cancer deaths among African-American men are... Read More

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February 10, 2013

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#HealthWatch: Insidious disease hits one family very hard, kills 7 members [DETAILS]

by Susan Donaldson James Often there are no symptoms, so the disease is diagnosed by evaluating family history. So far, Lisa Salberg has lost seven family members to an insidious heart disease, a medical mystery that took four generations of tragedy to unravel. Her great-great uncle, an Irish immigrant, mysteriously dropped dead at the age of... Read More

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February 10, 2013

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#HealthWatch: Cancer deaths decline among African-American men, but problems still exist

There are still racial gaps as it relates to cancer rates, but new evidence suggests that cancer rates among African American men aredecreasing. The American Cancer Society reports that, although rates are increasing among African-Americans for some cancers which can be detected in routine screenings, the number of cancer deaths among African-American men are declining,... Read More

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February 6, 2013

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Opinion: No woman should lose her life, giving life

by Jennifer Ehidiamen The doctor admitted Mrs. Bello after a series of negotiations. He slashed the hospital bill in half so that they can be attended to–a favor the organization and all concerned would later regret. Mrs. Bello has been bleeding since. End of story. Let’s go back to the beginning. A true-life story is... Read More

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February 4, 2013

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#WarAgainstRape: India sets harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty [DETAILS]

President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent on Sunday to new rape laws recommended by the government. Separately, five men have pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of the student in a Delhi bus in December. The brutal gang rape caused outrage across the country. “The Indian president has given his assent to the... Read More

death, India, penalty, president, punishment, rapist

February 2, 2013

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Agonising story of the tycoon’s wife who froze to death in back of a friend’s car

Considered in isolation, there was nothing particularly eventful about 41-year-old Nicole Falkingham’s appearance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on October 31 last year — though the glamorous architect’s wife certainly cut a more elegant figure than the usual petty criminals in court that day. After hearing a charge of theft read out against her — Mrs... Read More

death, email, Falkingham, nicole, tycoon, wife

January 31, 2013

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Zero homo: Dog sentenced to death in Tennessee because he is ‘gay’ (PICTURED)

A dog is set to be put to death in Tennessee today after his owner abandoned him because he thought he was gay. The pitbull-type hound is currently languishing in an overcrowded animal shelter in Jackson but is due to be put this afternoon down unless a new owner can be found at the last... Read More

death, dog, gay, sentence, tennessee

January 29, 2013

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Keeping Biden safe: US Secret Service dog falls to its death from 6-story roof

A Secret Service dog fell to its death Saturday night while doing a sweep of a multi-story parking deck near a hotel where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. The Belgian Malinois fell from the roof of the six-story deck adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans where Biden was speaking at a fundraiser for... Read More

death, dog, New Orleans, roof, secret service

January 27, 2013

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“Could I have saved her?”: Agony of Whitney Houston’s mother over star’s drug use revealed [DETAILS]

Whitney Houston’s mother has told how she forced her daughter into rehab after finding the singer’s home had been turned into a drug den. As the first anniversary of the superstar’s death approaches next month, Cissy Houston is still traumatised by her drowning in a Beverley Hilton hotel bath at the age of 48 But... Read More

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January 17, 2013

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“Kiss my a–” – Murderer’s final words before getting executed (PICTURED)

Unrepentant killer Robert Charles Gleason Jr. was happy to be strapped to the electric chair Wednesday night, but left a parting shot as his final words: “Kiss my ass.” Gleason, who was serving life in prison for a 2007 murder and also killed his cellmate, actually uttered his remarks in Irish Gaelic — the phrase... Read More

death, elecric chair, Murder

January 13, 2013

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Shocking: 10-year-old found ‘near death’ after mom locked her in closet for years (MUGSHOT, VIDEO)

A young mother faces several charges after her severely malnourished 10-year-old daughter was found locked in a closet all dirty. Jacole Price, 29, from Kansas City, will be charged with first-degree assault, child abuse in the first degree, endangering the welfare of a child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said yesterday afternoon, the news media... Read More

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January 12, 2013

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Family, fiancé battle over late Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe’s property

A week after the remains of Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe was laid to rest amid tears in Ibadan, Oyo State, her fiancé, Tunde Ijadola and members of her family are already on war path over the deceased’s property. This development was made public during the week when Tunde cried out, saying “I don’t think it... Read More

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January 9, 2013

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Blood transfusion: “It is better she dies…” – Jehovah’s Witness parents adamant as police officer dies

by Rachel Ogbu Grace Timothy, a police corporal, assigned to the Wuse Zone 3 Police Division in Abuja, died on Monday January 7, at the National Hospital after rejecting blood transfusion. Timothy who was a member of the Jehovah witness, died because her family refused to consent to her having a blood transfusion, a belief... Read More

blood transfusion, death, Health, Jehovah Witness, Religion

January 5, 2013

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Tomi Odunsi: Starting all over, losing almost everything (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Many times, I have broken down in tears, I’ve had sleepless nights thinking, worrying and wondering how I got it wrong, what I could’ve done differently and how I could’ve changed my own fate As I lay on my bed, staring into the thin air and thinking to myself that what I’m about to share... Read More

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January 4, 2013

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Emmanuel Gabari: Fond memories of my late mother (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Whoever says miracles don’t still happen? Whoever says God doesn’t answer prayers? Hmm, think again, because am a living proof of God’s faithfulness. “Sweet mother, I no go forget you, for the suffer wey you suffer for me …….”, that was the lyrics of a very popular award winning song done many years back and... Read More

blessings, death, Emmanuel Gabari, God, hardwork, mother

December 28, 2012

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Opinion: Letter to God: Please let my mother die

by Azuka Jebose Let our mother depart from here to a better comfortable and dignified place. Please give her eternal rest this year. She has no reason to live in pain and penury any longer. Dear God, The New Year (2013) is moments away. I thank You for the ending year. As we begin another... Read More

Buchy, death, delta state, mother, Ubulu Okiti

December 27, 2012

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Abimbola Adelakun: 2012: Nigeria’s year of the locust

by Abimbola Adelakun We live in a country that kills her children and, in 2012, we did not even count the bodies before dumping them in mass graves. According to Chinese Astrology, the year 2012 is the year of the Dragon; specifically, the Black Water Dragon. If we go by the myth, it’s supposed to... Read More

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December 24, 2012

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Solomon Osadolo: Waking up – The story of death (Y! Superblogger)

Nearly dying puts things in perspective. It is at the point of death we’re most lucid we see clearly then all we’ve done, been, could have been and could have done. Nothing can quite wake you up to life like nearly dying. Being consistently inundated with the goings-on of life and trapped in a Maslow’s-Hierarchy-of-Needs... Read More

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Miserable: Man who shook his baby to death after losing £2.50 bet is sentenced – See Photo

“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

Chimamanda Adiche pens an elegy to Chinua Achebe in Igbo [READ, TRANSLATION]

“The massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano” – Soyinka, J.P Clark hit hard

Nelson Mandela, Kerry Washington, Odinga, many more pay tribute to Chinua Achebe on Twitter (TWEETS + VIDEO)

“Achebe was a movement… He will never die” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pays tribute

How to keep your job without working yourself to death

‘My son was bullied to death’: Child abuse campaigner’s 14-year-old son is found dead at their home (PICTURED)

Editor detained following publication of ‘critical’ letter, another journalist stabbed in Mali

Zubair Abubakar: Live, love, give back and stay happy (30 Days, 30 Voices)

YNaija Editorial: No country for amnesty

Heartless: Police notify mum of her son’s death through Facebook (PICTURED)

Good news, bad news: As cancer related deaths decline among Black men, problems still exist

#HealthWatch: Insidious disease hits one family very hard, kills 7 members [DETAILS]

#HealthWatch: Cancer deaths decline among African-American men, but problems still exist

Opinion: No woman should lose her life, giving life

#WarAgainstRape: India sets harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty [DETAILS]

Agonising story of the tycoon’s wife who froze to death in back of a friend’s car

Zero homo: Dog sentenced to death in Tennessee because he is ‘gay’ (PICTURED)

Keeping Biden safe: US Secret Service dog falls to its death from 6-story roof

“Could I have saved her?”: Agony of Whitney Houston’s mother over star’s drug use revealed [DETAILS]

“Kiss my a–” – Murderer’s final words before getting executed (PICTURED)

Shocking: 10-year-old found ‘near death’ after mom locked her in closet for years (MUGSHOT, VIDEO)

Family, fiancé battle over late Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe’s property

Blood transfusion: “It is better she dies…” – Jehovah’s Witness parents adamant as police officer dies

Tomi Odunsi: Starting all over, losing almost everything (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Emmanuel Gabari: Fond memories of my late mother (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Opinion: Letter to God: Please let my mother die

Abimbola Adelakun: 2012: Nigeria’s year of the locust

Solomon Osadolo: Waking up – The story of death (Y! Superblogger)

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