by Zara Mustapha A 20-year-old woman was gang raped,killed and hanged on a tree in Pakistan, bearing a chilling resemblance to a double rape and murder that caused outrage in neighbouring India last month. The victim, Muzammil Bibi, was said to be attacked by three men in a field in the impoverished Layyah area of densely populated... Read More

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Incredible: Drama as young girl discovers mystery Islamic writing on a tree in Oyo (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A school in Oyo has been besieged with visitors after a student found some inscriptions in Arabic on a tree. The JSS1 student, Abdulsalam Selimot, found the mysterious writings at her school, Community Grammar School, Amuloko in the Ona Ara Local Government Area of Ibadan, the state capital, while waiting for her... Read More

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November 30, 2013

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Sage Gabriel :The roots remain yet (30 days, 30 voices)

by Sage Gabriel Before my father’s house stands this castor bean tree, My earliest memory was of it when I was three. The rising sun then had not gone half the sky, When papa tended it in its prime. Insignificant! I forgot the plant, Time… Fled past, And age… Its spell cast. ... Read More

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October 22, 2013

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Reno Omokri: A parable of 2 trees, a forest and a storm

by Reno Omokri Where shall we shelter’ they said, ‘who will save us from the coming storm’? They ran to the tiny tree but it had little room and could not shelter everybody. Then they ran to the Iroko tree and it sheltered everybody under its branches. The Chinese have a greeting which goes... Read More

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September 7, 2013

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11 things you NEVER knew about chewing gum

by Arie Letzter Chewed gum may prove extremely useful in problematic situations 1. From tree to mouth – In Maine, 1850, John Curtis established the first production factory of chewing material which was extracted from trees that grew in the area. Several years later, Thomas Adams commercially created the first “Chickle” gum. It was named... Read More

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August 5, 2013

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Tough luck: Pregnant woman sitting on park bench killed as tree suddenly falls on her

A pregnant woman enjoying a beautiful day on a New York City park bench has been tragically killed after a tree branch fell on her head. Horrified witnesses at Kissena Park in Flushing, Queens, described how Yingyi Li, 30, was pinned under an oak tree, bleeding profusely from the head. Critics of New York Mayor... Read More

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May 18, 2013

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Tragic: Mystery tree falls killing 31 people and injuring 16 others in Imo

by Akan Ido Thirty one people including two sisters were killed on Thursday night when a tree at the Ukwu Uko evening market at Umuejinwaoke Umudagu village, Mbieri, Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo State, fell on them. Reports say sixteen other people sustained varying injuries during the incident which was caused by a rainstorm. According... Read More

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April 3, 2013

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Back to sender: Man shoots tree, tree fires back (PHOTO)

Using a tree for target practice sounds harmless enough, right? That wasn’t the case for an Iowa man who is recovering at a hospital after the tree he aimed his gun at fired back. No, this isn’t an April Fools’ Day prank playing on the much-maligned M. Night Shyamalan film “The Happening.” An Iowa man... Read More

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October 2, 2012

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Matthew Kukah: Prof. Wangari Maathai: One year after

by Matthew Hassan Kukah She described her divorce aptly as a tornado, which passed through her house. For, in quick succession, she lost her job in the university, was disqualified from contesting an election, ejected from her house, and went to jail, all in the twinkle of an eye. My much anticipated and scheduled meeting... Read More

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August 11, 2012

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Teacher plunges to death while plucking fruit for girlfriend

by Mayowa Salami It was a tragic end to a love story for a teacher based in Calabar, Cross River State, simply identified as Eddy, who reportedly fell from a tree while trying to pluck a pear fruit for his girlfriend. The man, who was a teacher at the Federal Housing Estate Secondary School, Calabar,... Read More

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OMG! Pakistani woman gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

Incredible: Drama as young girl discovers mystery Islamic writing on a tree in Oyo (PICTURED)

Sage Gabriel :The roots remain yet (30 days, 30 voices)

Reno Omokri: A parable of 2 trees, a forest and a storm

11 things you NEVER knew about chewing gum

Tough luck: Pregnant woman sitting on park bench killed as tree suddenly falls on her

Tragic: Mystery tree falls killing 31 people and injuring 16 others in Imo

Back to sender: Man shoots tree, tree fires back (PHOTO)

Matthew Kukah: Prof. Wangari Maathai: One year after

Teacher plunges to death while plucking fruit for girlfriend

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