Society Gists

She says it’s her way of overcoming childhood bullying. Wanna look more like Kim Kardashian? Well, if you really commit, it could cost you some serious dough. In Claire Leeson’s case, looking like Kim has cost around $30,000. The English

German police were hunting Wednesday for thieves who made off with 10 truckloads of beer while the country was distracted by World Cup football fever. “We’re following up on two or three leads,” said a police spokeswoman from the western

Lian Kao, a Taiwanese student recently became blind due to eyeball-eating amoebas. Daily Mail reports that the hungry single-celled organisms formed after she knowingly left her contacts in for six months straight without changing or cleaning the lenses. The lack

The Nigerian Nobel laureate discusses Boko Haram, organised religion, and the current state of his country. He is often called Nigeria’s national conscience and Africa’s most compelling literary force – Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian poet, playwright and activist. He was the

The Pakistani schoolgirl and campaigner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has travelled to Nigeria to meet the families of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls. They were abducted by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram

The mayor of a Mexican fishing town has married a crocodile in an elaborate ceremony where the bride wore white and guests danced with the reptile. The reptile is a princess, according to local tradition, and it is hoped the

Imo State government is on the verge of being blacklisted by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, following the inability or unwillingness of the state to adhere to due process. SocietyGists gathered that UNICEF advanced N13,817,116 to the Ministry of

The former world heavyweight champion, who himself once infamously bit an opponent in the boxing ring, has defended the Uruguay striker for his actions at the World Cup Mike Tyson has leapt to the defence of Luis Suarez following the Uruguay striker’s

Lax student visa regulations and a high-tech banking system has made Malaysia a global hub for Internet scams, according to U.S. officials, with money being swindled out of unwitting Americans and Europeans by racketeers prowling online dating sites. The conmen typically hail