Tag: albino

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Ado AminuFebruary 1, 2021

Call me by my name | There’s violence in the culture of nicknaming disabled people

Like everyone else, he was christened with a name of his parent’s choosing, a name that will later come to ...

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EditorOctober 2, 2017

[The Activism Blog] NGO advocates end to stigmatisation of Albinos

A Non-Governmental organization, The Onome Akinlolu Majaro (OAM) Foundation has called on Nigerians to stop discriminating and stigmatising against Albinos ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 20, 2017

Court orders man, 47, to kneel and face the wall for contempt

An Customary Court sitting in Ikole Ekiti on Tuesday ordered a 47-year-old carpenter, Ojo Ajayi, to kneel down and face ...

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Ada IgboanugoJuly 20, 2015

Nigerian town murders albinos

Last time this news report was done, it was in Tanzania. Now apparently there is a town in Nigeria where ...

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Ada IgboanugoMarch 10, 2015

A boy’s two arms were chopped off for the most absurd reason

by Chinwe Okafor There is a myth in Tanzania that parts from an albino brings good luck. Try telling that to ...

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September 11, 2013

Photo of the Day: The look on this woman’s face captures her thoughts about this doctor

This is obviously going to be one long check-up. Judging from the patient’s expression, she doesn’t seem to have a ...

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June 20, 2013

Stuff of nightmares: Meet the 16-foot giant snake that can open doors (WATCH)

Not only can can it devour a deer the size of a small child in one bite, but this killer python can ...

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February 28, 2013

Just wicked: Albino boy’s hand hacked off for witchcraft

Attackers collecting body parts of albinos for witchcraft have hacked off the hand of a seven-year old boy in Tanzania, ...

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October 27, 2012

“I’m a black girl who lives in the skin of a white person” – “Stunning” 16-year-old Nigerian albino is making waves

by Rachel Ogbu Diandra Forrest is probably the most popular Afro-American albino top model and she’s setting a trend that ...

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