Ideally, when a plane is hit by lightning mid-flight they undergo a thorough inspection after landing and in most cases, the aircraft is either unharmed or sustains only minor damage. But for Ethiopian Airlines B787 Dreamliner aircraft, the company decided to take those inspections a notch further by inviting local voodoo practitioners in the area to perform rituals “to cleanse the aircraft of evil spirits”. The aircraft was reportedly hit by thunder lightning in the…
After about three years of absence, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Saturday, returned with the launch of ‘Operation Humble’ which it said is to cripple the economy through the destruction of oil installations in the region. Announcing its intention in a statement posted in its website, the NDA promised to ‘humble’ the economy into “permanent recession” through an operation that would also target political actors allegedly collaborating with the Nigerian government to undermine the…
The Sydney teacher had earlier pleaded guilty to numerous counts of sexual misconduct and will learn her sentence in July. Australian teacher Monica Young cried in court as the room heard how she groomed a teen student into a sexual relationship, and dared the boy to have sex with her on multiple occasions. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian teacher Monica Young faced her sentencing hearing Thursday after admitting to three counts of aggravated…
Reno Omokri, an aide to former president Jonathan has shared his thoughts about the 21 year old UNILAG student, Chidinma Ojuwku, who confessed to stabbing Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga, multiple times which led to his death. In a post shared on his Facebook page, Reno blamed bad parenting and bad society for Chidinma’s actions. He said Chidinma was corrupted by the ‘small girl with big god” mentality. He opined that if Chidinma and Usifo’s…
Scientists have rewritten the story of human evolution after discovering a huge fossilised skull that was wrapped up and hidden in a Chinese well nearly 90 years ago. The exciting discovery named ‘dragon man’ is the latest addition to a rapidly shifting human family tree thanks to new fossil finds and analysis of ancient DNA preserved in teeth, bones and cave dirt. The well-preserved skullcap, found in the Chinese city of Harbin, is between 138,000…