by DateRate To keep a man attracted to you, play hard-to-get. This may sound like standard relationship advice but in reality women misunderstand how to play hard-to-get. If a man asks you out and you try to avoid committing to a date, you will only frustrate him and cause him to guess why you’re... Read More
by SheKnows Is he the one? You’re sure of it? You’re going to marry him? You two will live happily ever after? Then there’s no other reason not to make love. But wait, make sure he feels the same way. If you’re over your last boyfriend Girl, if you’re on a rebound... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A 34-year-old mother in Texas is to spend the next 2 years in prison after she injured her young child. Jennifer Marie Vargas tore a big hole into her 6-year-old son’s scrotum and then tried to fix it with super glue. Vargas was arrested when the boy’s father returned home from work... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Jeremy Meeks was a previously unknown name until his mugshot went viral on social media because of how attractive he looked. Meeks was arrested for being in illegal possession of a weapon but the ladies didn’t seem to care as they swooned over him. Well sorry ladies, he is taken and if... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Former governor of Edo state, John Odigie-Oyegun was elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) some days ago. Chief Oyegun succeeded former APC chairman, Governor Bisi Akande after beating former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and Sam Jaja. The new chairman addressed pressmen at the World Press Conference which held in June 20, Lagos... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Versatile actress, Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele is back to entertaining her fans with her hilarious photos she shares on Instagram. The award winning actress uploaded a photo of herself on Instagram dressed as a fierce warrior, standing upright in one and holding a local bayonet in another- looking ready to strike. We wonder... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The spate of explosions in the Northern part of the country has again led to a bomb scare in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Panic engulfed the Area 1 Federal Secretariat environs of the FCT this morning due to fears that there was a bomb somewhere in the neighbourhood.... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze Arisekola Alao, was to run into trouble many times in the future, quite notably in 2011, when one of Nigeria’s biggest banks, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc filed a lawsuit seeking an order to declare him bankrupt over a N7 billion loan which to put it succinctly, Mr. Alao had refused... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A young mother in New York has been arrested and charged with the murder of her child who she allegedly killed ‘to drive up blog traffic’ 26-year-old Lacey Spears, who is now being described as the “mommy blogger”, is said to have poisoned her 5-year-old son, Garnett Paul Spears. Spears is said... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The names and pictures of the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in Borno have been published in ThisDay newspaper. Over 200 girls were kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) on April 14, over 2 months ago. The photos and names of about 220 girls were captured and shared via Twitter by... Read More
by Adeola Balogun Four men have been arrested and paraded by the police in Ebonyi after they were accused of rape. The suspects were said to be under suspicion of committing assault, robbery and malicious damage amongst other offences. The development was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Chris Anyanwu who spoke out... Read More
by Zara Mustapha 30-year-old Jeremy Meeks was hauled by the police in a gang sweep and has been sweeping the hearts of ladies around the world on social media as a result of his undeniable good looks. Ice blue-eyes and strong-jaw of Jeremy Meeks has been plastered across Twitter as thousands of social media users have... Read More
by Akan Ido Ibrahim Toure, younger brother of Yaya and Kolo Toure, has died suddenly at the age of just 28. Toure who was also a professional footballer suddenly died yesterday in Manchester, England. Both Yaya and Kolo are currently in Brazil with the Ivory Coast national team, where they have played two games. The Ivory... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Hmmm… with the way fashion is evolving , we are really scared of what the future holds for us. An innovation in lingerie just emerged – the ‘C-String’ a shift from the G-string which sincerely looks like a headband strapped to the private part. According to the makers, t’s the front of a thong-style... Read More
by The Romance Code On the opposite side of those who’ve never married are those who change spouses like most people change cars; when their husband gets too many miles, they trade him in for a younger model…But the biggest reason not to seek out their advice for relationships has to do with... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Derek Bennet, a man from Oklahoma gave a very sarcastic answer when he was caught masturbating in a supermarket in broad daylight. The man who was arrested after a call was made to the police said he was ‘genuinely surprised’ people had seen him. Bennet was spotted by two Walmart customers who... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Err… If you thought the Smith kids, Willow and Jaden are weird then you are not far from the truth. The siblings have snakes as pets and even sleep with them. According to Us Weekly, there are snakes slithering at the Smith household, where Willow and her brother, Jaden allow them into their... Read More
by Zara Mustapha The Lagos State University (LASU) has asked its student to resume by June 23, three weeks after the school was shut down and the student ordered to go on a ‘compulsory recess’. This was as a result of protests embarked upon by the students over increase in school fees. According to a press statement... Read More
by Ariella Coombs If you’re even thinking about making it big one day, the word “quit” can’t be in your vocabulary. In the end, you don’t succeed because you don’t fail; you succeed because you don’t give up. The second you quit, you’ve lost. We’ve all got dreams of making it ‘big’... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo TobaccoCtrl seeks to sign up Cause Champions who will join the group in calling on Nigerian lawmakers to pass the comprehensive National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB) into law. To be part of the TobaccoCtrl campaign Text (TC Name eMail Location) to 39405 or visit bit.ly/tcchampion. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on... Read More
by Akan Ido Upcoming singer, Cynthia Akudo-Jonah popularly known as Cynthomania is dead. According to her publicist, the artiste who was signed to Augsmania Records, reportedly died on June 18 after a brief illness. Reports say the lady who has worked artistes like Timaya and others was about to release her debut album with the lead... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The Presidency has dropped money laundering charges against Mohammed Abacha, son of late dictator, Sani Abacha after a deal was made to recover a sum of $227m (About N35.2bn) from Liechtenstein. Mohammed was charged with laundering N446.3 billion and reports have it that he was given the all-clear so that he could... Read More
by Tunde Leye The two veterans pull up a tab and log on to twitter. New arrival keeps looking on in amazement. He joins them to peer into the screen. They navigate to @DeleMomodu’s timeline. Sure enough, after scrolling down, they saw what they were looking for. Again, the veterans burst out laughing, holding their... Read More
by Akin Osuntokun To the extent that the South-east was degraded and the South-west left relatively unscathed by the civil war, it is logical to infer that the latter remained the more viable power bloc and realistically positioned to contest in the power politics arena against the North. Let me begin with a necessary clarification.... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa That future can be in our hands but first we must take it from those who are destroying it. Taking it is our hands. We are the light that must set the fog of tomorrow aside. That tomorrow started yesterday. The future, our own future as a generation is not in our... Read More
by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi Paul Jobs demonstrated that a good father exceeds the worth of a hundred teachers. Education begins with fathers, not with teachers. In many parts of the world, the third Sunday of June is earmarked for the celebration of the vital contributions of fathers and father figures to human progress. Father’s Day,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers was yesterday barred from entering into Ekiti state by an army blockade. A statement was released stating that Amaechi was arrested but he was later released. The governor was stopped in Ondo as he was making his way to Ekiti to offer his solidarity to Governor Kayode... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi African-American musician, Jhene Aiko is what one would call a cultural cocktail. The star who is Japanese, German Jewish, Spanish, Afro-Dominican, French, and Native American showed her openness to other cultures by tweeting in Yoruba. She said ‘Kuroni’waju mi’ meaning “Get out of my way”. Tweet below: Kuroni’waju mi! — Efuru Chilombo... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A friendship in Lagos has ended in the death of one party at the hands of the other after a teenager killed his friend for allegedly raping his sister. Isaac Usim, whose age wasn’t specified is said to have taken the life of one Kehinde by stabbing him in the neck with... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A demolition which occurred in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday led to protests after 2 lives were lost. A woman whose son was in one of the demolished buildings killed herself when she realized that her son had died. The unidentified woman was said to have stabbed herself with a shard... Read More