Transgender identity is not a mental health disorder- Study

The World Health Organization currently lists transgender identity as a mental health disorder, and the new study is the first in a series of research aimed at finding out whether this categorization is fit.

Man who wants to 'get rid of disabled people' kills at least 19

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Up to 19 people are feared dead and dozens seriously injured after a man went on the rampage with a knife in a disabled care home in Japan.

Man sets himself on fire in a casino

A yet-to-be identified man killed himself outside the restaurant of a casino after setting himself ablaze with petrol.

Nigerian gay pastor to LGBT community- 'Come out of your hiding'

Nigeria’s first gay pastor and founder of secret gay church, House of Rainbow, Rowland Jide Macaulay, has advised black clergies or faith leaders, especially in Africa who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender or intersex to come out of hiding.

Fire guts Kano GSM market

The fire which was reportedly started late Friday afternoon, has destroyed goods worth millions, in what is known as Kano's largest phone market. You can call it the Lagos version on Computer Village.

Genevieve magazine publisher says single mums need more love not stigma

Nigerians can be very judgmental and this takes its toll on single mums who are stigmatized and pressurized into what the society calls acceptable.

Khloe Kardashian finds crack pipe, kicks Lamar Odom out of home

According to TMZ,

'Lamar Odom is a vagabond without a home, after Khloe kicked him out of the Calabasas rental.'

'As we reported, Khloe rented the $25k a month home for Lamar just blocks from hers, soon after he OD'd in Vegas last year. She wanted to be near him to help in his recovery.'

'You don't owe your sanity to anyone' -#NoShameDay founder, Bassey Ikpi

Nigerian-American, Bassey Ikpi organised the #NoShameDay event on Twitter. After the online event, she shared her story on her Tumblr blog, detailing what it's like to be diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.

Mental health is seen as separate from physical health as if our brains aren't physical #NoShameDay

The quote which forms the headline for this post was by one of the panelists of the #NoShameDay, Felonious Munk.

This man is 77 and can't stop stealing

Old habits die hard, they say and that is the case of a 77-year-old man from India, Dhani Ram Mittal.

Check out this video of Ghana's new world-class hospital

Formerly known as The Ridge Hospital, it will soon become the Greater Accra regional hospital, after President John Mahama changed the name and commenced the expansion project.

Drunkorexia: The disturbing trend amongst youth

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This "rising trend" on college campuses, as Science Daily reports, is a non-medical term used to describe eating disordered behaviors, like anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating, combined with substance abuse, most often binge drinking.

Music star, Ciara weds Russell Wilson finally

Ciara just got hitched to Russell Wilson, that's a beautiful wedding dress too!

‘Pray, cook and twerk for your husband’- Gospel singer's wife urges

The wife of a popular South African gospel singer Sfiso Ncwane has advised women to not only pray and cook but to consider adding twerking to the list of wifely duties.

Jailed US soldier, Chelsea Manning in hospital after suicide attempt

Chelsea Manning, the transgender military whistleblower serving a 35-year sentence, has been rushed to hospital after reportedly trying to take her own life.

Transformer explodes, kills pregnant woman, others in Abuja

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The death toll from a transformer fire at Angwuar Tiv, a sprawling shanty settlement in Lugbe on the outskirts of Abuja is said to have risen to 12.

Ugandan students strike over mini-skirt ban in school

Students of Aduku Secondary School, Apac District, Uganda, were  sent home after a violent strike which resulted in the destruction of school property worth about a hundred million in the country's currency.

Formula One star, Sir Jackie Stewart's wife is suffering from Dementia

Sir Jackie competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1973 and has revealed that his wife, Lady Helen Stewart, is suffering from dementia.

Heavy rain kills 93, destroys 22,000 homes in China in 4 days

Heavy rain has killed 93 people in 11 Chinese provincial regions in four days, leaving another 19 missing.

Man, 54, kidnaps and continuously rapes 11-year-old

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Gbenga Adebayo, 54, has been remanded in prison custody by a Magistrate’s court in Ado Ekiti, for allegedly abducting and defiling an 11-year-old girl.