Day: 5 December 2012

December 5, 2012

Port Harcourt Reporter: Loungin’ on the Runway showcases designer, Ejiro Amos Tafiri and others with McDowells Whiskey

by Esenwa Patrick (YNaija Rivers correspondent) Ejiro Amos Tafiri Sunday, December 2, would be a date the garden city of Port-harcourt, wouldn’t forget in a hurry. It was a day…

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December 5, 2012

Good news for women: Kitchen vinegar comes to the rescue for cervical cancer

Smear tests to check for abnormal cells that lead to cervical cancer are expensive and require specialist equipment. So doctors in India are trying a new method - vinegar swabs.…

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December 5, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Focusing the sun on our activism (YNaija FrontPage)

I call this the National Distraction Album in Nigeria. This is the predictable tactic of those in government to always divert attention from one issue to the other till they…

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December 5, 2012

We remember you: Whitney Houston, Neil Armstrong and other global icons who died this year #2012Review

by Rachel Ogbu Top L-R: Neil Amstrong, Whitney Houston, Ferdinand A. Porsche, Rodney G. King, Sally Ride and Joseph Murray Kicking off our annual review on YNaija - #2012Review -…

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December 5, 2012

Wow: Woman texts ‘LOL’ after running over her ex’s mom with car

Breaking up is hard to do. Elizabeth McClain, 22, allegedly ran over her ex-boyfriend's mother with a car in Austin, Texas, after stalking the man for three months, the Austin-American…

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December 5, 2012

LISTEN: Dare to Question Love – Poetry by Toni Payne

by Rachel Ogbu In this Spoken word piece titled "Dare to Question Love," Toni Payne delivers an emotional tale of love spent and the message of  hope that lies within.…

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December 5, 2012

2 explosions in Kano this morning

by Hauwa Gambo Two explosions have been reported in the Zoo Road area of Kano this morning. Eyewitnesses confirm that a police post was the prime target of the attack…

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December 5, 2012

From Ultimate Search to MTV VJ Search, Uzor Osimkpa is going hard – See full list of finalists

by Rachel Ogbu Music channel MTV Base unveiled the 32 lucky qualifiers in the MTV Base Nigeria VJ Search competition, after the auditions in Lagos on Saturday November 2. You…

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December 5, 2012

Opinion: Where are the single ladies with an iota of feminine dignity?

by Dolapo Aina Galatians 5:19-21 says, “the acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impunity and debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,…

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December 5, 2012

Hello, Cinderella! Y! presents The Annual Black Ball… hosted by MI, plus the unveiling of Y! Magazine 2.0

by Isi Esene Details have now been unveiled for Y! Magazine’s Annual Black Ball. An end-of-the-year celebration for the cool set, the first edition will hold on Sunday, 16 December,…

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December 5, 2012

Chicken change: N50 billion will not be enough for infrastructure – FCT Minister

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday, told Senators that the Park and Pay policy recently introduced in the nation’s capital where owners of vehicles…

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December 5, 2012

Asa raises the stakes! ‘The way I feel’ (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Is Asa now a nurse? Definitely not - music nurse, maybe. In this newly released video for the song, 'The way I feel', Asa plays a medical…

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December 5, 2012

“I can’t stop using cocaine… pastors dem dey high too” – Majek Fashek

by Akan Ido Majek Fashek, the Rainmaker wowed his fans with 'conscious' songs in the 80s and the talented musician was touted by many to be the next Bob Marley…

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December 5, 2012

“It became imperative”: Minister explains N2bn to build VP Namadi Sambo’s house

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, has defended the huge allocations in the 2013 Budget for the construction of houses for Vice President Namadi Sambo and other…

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December 5, 2012

Giant of Africa: N9 billion spent annually to maintain Pres. Jonathan’s air fleet

by Akan Ido It has been revealed that about N9.08bn is being spent annually to maintain the Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet. Reports say the Presidential Air Fleet is the third…

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December 5, 2012

It’s a wrap! Chris Brown pictured totally wasted on Marijuana (PHOTOS)

Chris Brown lights up a big one by Isi Esene Marijuana is illegal in many parts of the US but it's apparently not so in Amsterdam, Nertherlands, as we see…

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