Tag: India
Blood flows in holy ceremony: Muslim devotees turn mosque floor red (LOOK – GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Blood is seen on the floor of a mosque as Indian Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a holy procession.Shi’a Muslims ...
Danger Ahead: Cellphones empower prostitutes in India, threatening the country’s success with curbing HIV
Millions once bought sex in the narrow alleys of Kamathipura, a vast red-light district here. But prostitutes with inexpensive mobile ...
#TributetoCourage: The world’s smallest ever bodybuilder (PHOTOS)
At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev was the world’s smallest bodybuilder. Pint-sized Romeo was well-known in his ...
TICKER: Road accidents claim 1.2m lives worldwide – UN
No fewer than 1.2 million people have died around the world since the beginning of the year in road accidents, ...
#FromDevelopingToDeveloped: UK plans to end financial aid to India by 2015 – Report
by Rachel Ogbu United Kingdom has announced it will end financial aid to India by 2015. Justine Greening, international development secretary ...
PHOTOS: Meet the two boys with 12 fingers and 13 toes
by Isi Esene It’s an odd, odd world. Meet the boys who hold the record for both having 12 fingers ...
Indian woman declares at 113 she is world’s oldest dwarf (PHOTOS)
by Rachel Ogbu Zeenat Bi, Indian pensioner is challenging the current Guinness World record holder, Lowell Deforest Mason, 74- to ...
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 ...
TICKER: Meet the ‘world’s oldest father’: 96-year-old welcomes his second child, reveals secret of virility
Ramajit Raghav of Kharkhoda village, near Sonepat, Haryana, close to India’s capital New Delhi, became a father for the first ...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation partners AllWorld Inc. to promote small businesses
by Isi Esene The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and AllWorld Network Inc. on Tuesday organised a press conference to intimate ...
Opinion: We won’t apologise for hope
by Thrity Umrigar Obama’s historic 2008 campaign, and specifically, its confident, affirming chant of “Yes We Can,” not only transformed and ...
All because of India
by Christian Ken Aniche On Wednesday, 15th August, India’s Independence from Britain will be celebrated all over the world. By ...
“Terrible scene”: 13 dead after lightning strikes mosque
by Adeniyi Abdul When residents of Dhaka, Bangladesh gathered at a mosque in their community for evening prayers, they had ...
“You are allowed to steal,” but not too much – Indian minister tells officials
by Adeniyi Abdul Corruption really isn’t such a bad thing really, if the worlds of Indian Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav ...
Photos: Psquare buries mum
Psquare, the multi-award winning duo yesterday buried their mother, Mrs. Josephine Okoye. She died on Wednesday 11th July 2012, five ...
An ‘Up NEPA’ moment: India’s power restored after massive outage
by Stanley Azuakola You know a power outage is mega when it makes international news. Tuesday’s blackout in India falls ...
Photos: When ‘NEPA’ hit India
The Indian nation felt what the Power Holding Company (PHCN) [read NEPA] subjects Nigerians to everyday with a massive power ...
#DanaCrash: Heartbreak ripples all the way to India, the US and Indonesia
By Tolu Orekoya The heartbreaking personal stories of those who died in the tragic Dana Air plane crash have dominated the news ...
Nigerian arrested in India for rape
by Tolu Orekoya There is no corner of the earth that you won’t find Nigerians. From the wilds of rural ...
#ThisShouldConcernYou: “INDIAFRICA: A shared future” initiative unveiled in Lagos
by Stanley Azuakola The thriving relationship between India and Africa received a boost on Wednesday May 23, 2012 when the ...
Biggest strike ever? India ground to a halt as 100,000,000 workers join historic protests
by Lekan Olanrewaju Industrial workers in India have embarked on what is now described as “one of the biggest strikes ...
A heart of gold: Nigerian writer donates book royalties to CNN Hero
by Onyeka Nwelue Nigerian writer, Binyerem Ukonu, whose collection of short stories, ‘The Water was Hot’ is making waves in ...
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YMonitor
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy