man in Nigeria, was attacked and eaten by his hungry dog, boerboels terrify people in Johannesburg, and in Canada some folk take their canine companions to daycare.
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/ 18 September 2007
Aduke Komolafe, a 58-year-old Nigerian civil servant, put an end to her life by swallowing rat poison, mortified at the loss of her savings to a phoney investment fund. Lured by the promise of 100% returns in two weeks, the mother of five put 1,3-million naira ($10Â 000) into Pennywise, one of dozens of self-styled "wonder" investment firms.
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/ 15 November 2006
A visitor to Ibadan University in pre-independence Nigeria more than 50 years ago was impressed by its modern structure and 100 000-book library. Since then, Nigeria’s premier university, which started in 1948 as a University of London college, has come down in the world.
Nigerian labour leaders have called for workers to protest a large hike in petrol prices by mounting their second nationwide general strike of the year. The strike could have a knock-on effect on international oil prices. The unions also called on all Nigerians to boycott the Eighth All-Africa Games.
Eleven men suspected of taking part in the murder of Nigeria’s justice minister appeared in court on Monday amid preparations for a politically explosive trial.