Society Gists

As the world over knows already, President Barack Obama has African roots, precisely Kenya. US President Barack Obama arrives in his ancestral homeland Kenya late Friday, with a massive security operation under way to protect him from Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants.

Former director-general of the Security Exchange Commission (SEC), Arunma Oteh, has been appointed vice-president and treasurer of the World Bank. Her appointment was confirmed by the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, in a press statement, Cable reports.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has warned that degrees obtained from Maryam Abacha American University of Niger Republic (MAAUN) are sub-standard and will not be accepted in Nigeria. The NUC Director of Information and Public Relations, Malam Ibrahim Yakasai, handed

Celebrity arsenal Fan and Critic, Piers Morgan has reacted to the Nicki Minaj vs. Taylor Swift Twitter exchange that occurred on Tuesday when Minaj complained about not getting an MTV Video of the Year nomination. In an op-ed written for

The South African government has reportedly returned the $15 million for arms procurement, back to the Nigerian government. You will recall that South African border authorities seized $9.3 million meant for the procurement of arms for the Nigerian military in

Nigerians, Albanians, Vietnamese and Romanians top countries that traffic sex workers to the United Kingdom, the Home Office has revealed after 11 people were sentenced on Thursday for trafficking sex workers from Hungary to Britain. According to a report by

Former president of America, George H.W Bush broke a bone in his neck after falling at his Maine, US home. The 91 year old is said to be in stable condition at Maine Medical Center, USA Today reports. Bush was

Ex minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godsday Orubebe, has denied involvement in the disappearance of the N605 million, which went missing during his tenure. During a phone chat with Vanguard, Orubebe said he had already resigned from the ministry when

The Spanish Government on Tuesday said it bought oil and gas worth 6.5 billion Euros from Nigeria in 2014. The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Alfonso Sebastian de Erice, disclosed this while on a visit to the Speaker of the House

South African pastor, Penuel Mnguni, 24, of End Times Disciples Ministries Church in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, instructed his congregation to eat snakes – and they obeyed. According to Citizen, the activity was based on a sermon regarding faith, in