Society Gists

A pregnant woman in Portland, Oregon, United States of America was hospitalized with extreme stomach pains, and doctors were extremely shocked at what they discovered. Mary Lambert, who is eight months pregnant, went to Silverstein Memorial Hospital in Portland when

A four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon via Cameroon has disappeared, Cameroon aviation sources have said. Owned by the US company, Global Aviation, the plane took off from Kano in northern Nigeria at 1800 hours on Monday en route

The court found Peter Greste (Correspondent), Mohamed Fahmy (Producer), and Baher Mohamed (Producer) guilty of reporting false news and associating with the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Baher Mohammed was sentenced to an additional three years for being in possession of

Kim Kardashian is not a regular mom–she’s a hot mom. Over the weekend, baby North West turned one, but Kim wants us all to know she’s still got it–not that we ever thought otherwise. We mean, just LOOK at her. Fresh off

After just a week in office, the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has reportedly opened several talking points harping on lowering interest rates without devaluing the Naira. The former Zenith Bank CEO speaking during

The former minister would have turned 60 on July 14. Former Minister of Information and Communications, Dora Nkem Akunyili, will be buried on August 28, 2014, the family has announced. “Details about the funeral arrangements will be made available to

Legendary DJ Casey Kasem will live out his final days this week surrounded by his children … who have made the decision to withhold medication, food and fluids. The judge in Casey’s conservatorship case just reversed a ruling which required

British actor and comedian Rik Mayall, who appeared in the TV series Blackadder, died Monday at age 56, his agent said. The agent, Kate Benson, said she did not know the cause.

The presence of a British-born man in Boko Haram’s ranks proves that the group’s appeal is not confined to Nigeria. Over 200 of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are still missing. These kidnappings have led to an increased focus on the