What: The Banky & Tiwa Show launch Where: Kudeka Club (formerly known as the Marquee), V.I, Lagos. When: December 16, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Chisom Ukaegbu New single from Starboy Entertainment lead act, Wizkid titled ‘Eledumare’, This up tempo song is guaranteed to keep you dancing. Wizkid has been at the top of his career since his last album dropped, from endorsement deals to features with A-list artistes and hit singles, anticipation of his sophomore album is building up.... Read More
by Oke Efagene Nigeria Senate yesterday, unanimously passed a harmonised Conference Committee report, banning same sex marriage in Nigeria, a development is one that defies stiff Western opposition. The Senate President, David Mark, has called on the president once again, to quickly sign the Bill into law. According to Mark, “We have been under series of... Read More
by Ikechukwu Amaechi But who got us into this mess? Obasanjo! If I know Nigeria ’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, well, he will be beside himself now with joy. He has done what he knows how best to do – monkey business. He is a master in the game of mischief and I will not be... Read More
by Chisom Ukaegbu World leader in search, Google.com for its Zeigeist 2013 compiled a short film highlighting news, moments, searches and stories that shocked and kept us spell-bound in the year 2013. From new beginnings like the birth of the royal baby (Prince William & Kate Middleton), breaking of new frontiers in Space Age advancement,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo It has been widely believed that some producers of Agege bread don’t use the most hygienic methods. This photo is all the evidence you need. The poor man was probably overworked and he decided to take a quick nap on the softest bed (read bread) possible – freshly baked loaves of bread. He... Read More
by Paul Kegame To point out that Nelson Mandela was, above all, a politician is not to diminish his remarkable legacy, but rather to remind the world that politicians are capable of remarkable things. Few were less comfortable with the prospect of sainthood than Nelson Mandela himself. “One issue that deeply worried me in prison,”... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Mr James Dantayi, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police command for allegedly raping a nine-year-old pupil of the Jibril Aminu Primary school, Bauchi. The police have commenced investigation into the case of a 42-year-old man, who is an assistant headmaster of the school. The Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, said when the... Read More
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There was a meeting between, APC senators and House of Representatives member at the Kano governor’s lodge, last night in Abuja. According to a source, the meeting which was coordinated by Chris Ngige, an APC candidate in the last governorship election in Anambra State, had about 40 senators and a few select members of the lower... Read More
by Isime Esene Following the defection of five governors from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), former vice president, Atiku Abubakar may have joined the opposition party. It was gathered by LEADERSHIP that Alhaji Abubakar had been under pressure to dump the PDP since the five governors- Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A pastor and a married woman said to be his lover were paraded by the police in Edo over allegations of murder. Isonguyo Victor, a Deputy Manager at the Nigeria Petroleum Development (NPDC) Company, was said to have been killed, and his body burned, by his wife and her pastor lover. The... Read More
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by Sonala Olumhense The same goes for corruption. Only the Americans are fighting corruption more than me, and I will continue to fight it. That is why you do not hear of anyone in my government going to jail, because nobody in my government is corrupt. Dear Baba: I write this letter by myself out... Read More
by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju When President Yar’Adua got elected, he called himself the servant leader. The servant part was more of rhetoric than anything else. If he was selfless, he would have declined being put forward, knowing his health could not support the rigors of the position of president. I am at great pains to define... Read More
by Michael Jegede It is definitely going to be a tough battle should Imoke eventually decide to vie for the Cross River Central Senatorial seat against Ndoma-Egba in 2015 or sponsor somebody to contest with him as also being speculated. Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) representing Cross River... Read More
by Okey Ndibe Somebody ought to shoo Mr. Obasanjo off the stage. He must leave us in peace to focus on a true leader – Madiba Nelson Mandela – a while longer! From the outset, I must offer an apology for the grave moral offense of seeming to bracket the late sage, Nelson Mandela, with... Read More
by JesusParrot Godwin Recently, the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi while speaking at the Lagos Tribute to Mandela at the Freedom Park admits that our leaders are corrupt, including him. He said, “It is because Nigerians don’t talk that is why we become more corrupt. Until you speak, we won’t stop”. Let us prove... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Barely 3 weeks after sending a fiery letter of criticism to President Goodluck Jonathan, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has himself come under verbal fire. Chief Obasanjo has received a letter of his own, and from none other than his daughter, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. In an 11 page letter exclusively obtained by Vanguard, the... Read More
Stuart Wilson/Getty Images Dwayne Johnson is the No. 1 man as he ranked highest on the Forbes list for top-grossing actors. Dwayne Johnson took the No. 1 spot in the Forbes list of top-grossing actors in 2013, while his “Fast & Furious 6” co-stars Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker made the top six,... Read More
SARAH COLE/AL.COM/Landov Charles Dunnavant was charged with sodomy, sexual torture, aggravated child abuse and exposing person to an STD for his connection to the Huntsville child sexual abuse and pornography case. Two Alabama men kept a 9-year-old boy captive for months as they sexually tortured him and filmed it as part of a larger child... Read More
It is hardly the most obvious place to find the next American football star, but a Polish airport security guard showed his credentials with this amazing diving catch which saved a baby from a painful fall. The little boy had been placed on a luggage counter at Katowice-Pyrzowice airport by a man who appears to... Read More
If you’re clumsy and constantly spilling food down yourself, or just lazy and don’t like washing your clothes, a student has invented the answer to your problems – a T-shirt that is impossible to stain. The tops can resist any spills and splashes including Coca-Cola, tomato ketchup, mustard, milkshakes, beer, ink and even red wine.... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Forget Lekki’s colourful water that over time compulsory dyes your clothes a different colour. Forget clumsy moments and bad days when stains are unavoidable. Even if you are just plain too lazy to wash, a new invention is here to thee rescue. University student Patel from San Francisco has invented the Silic... Read More
Doctors performed an emergency C-section on a ‘heavily pregnant’ woman who was ‘in labor’- only to find that her womb was empty, it was reported on Tuesday. The 37-year-old woman had been accompanied by midwives from Cabo Frio, south-east Brazil, since the beginning of her pregnancy and arrived at the hospital claiming sharp pains. She... Read More
43-year-old married Harri Williams has been jailed for 18 months over their secret love affair with his 16-year-old student which even involved him having sex in the car. Part of their taboo affair included trips to London Eye-style big wheel in Liverpool city centre, trips to ten pin bowling alleys, the cinema and for romantic ... Read More
Williams took his teenage lover on trips to ten pin bowling alleys and the cinema A teacher who had sex with a pupil in his car has been jailed for 18 months over their secret affair. Married Harri Williams, 43, used his office for a string of dates where he would kiss and fondle the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Those who fly high, fly above the crowds. For the stylish go-getter, life is about moving straight ahead, seeing no obstacles and having everything you need in a single, elegant device—that’s what the #GoSolo movement is about. Solo is new kind of device company, one that is focused on the consumer experience.... Read More
by Oke Efagene President of Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria, Mrs Rose Mordi has lauded Nutricima Nigeria Limited for its support and donation of milk products and learning materials to children of the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria (DSFN). Nutricima, maker of nutritious Nunu, Coast Milk, Yo yoghurt, Olympic milk among other dairy products, last Friday 13th of December donated cartons of Nunu milk with... Read More
Barr. Olayinka Oladunjoye, Coast Milk, deputy director, Down Syndrome Foundation commends Nutricima for donations, Down Syndrome Foundation Lagos Chapter, Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria, DSFN, Head of Marketing Nutricima, Integrated Marketing Communication Manager, Lagos State Universal Board of Education, Lynda Akaegbu, Mr Funsho Jacobs, Mr. Godfrey Osakwe, Mrs Rose Mordi, Mrs Rosemary Madu, Mrs Yekini Oluyemisi, Nunu, Nutricima Nigeria Limited, Olympic milk, PR Consultant to Down Syndrome Foundation, President of Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria, President of Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria Mrs Rose Mordi, Sponsorship Event Manager Nutricima, SUBEB, the Honourable Commissioner of Education Lagos State, Wande Oluwasegunfunmi, Yo yoghurt
It is hardly the most obvious place to find the next American football star, but a Polish airport security guard showed his credentials with this amazing diving catch which saved a baby from a painful fall. The little boy had been placed on a luggage counter at Katowice-Pyrzowice airport by a man who appears to... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu 2015 Presidential campaign posters of President Goodluck Jonathan has been spotted in parts of Ogun, western Nigeria. Although the President has not officially announced he would run, the appearance of these photos are fuelling already circulated rumours that he is ready to re-contest despite “internal wranglings in his political party (PDP) and... Read More
The political situation in Rivers State is getting messy by the day as an improvised explosive device was thrown at the Administrative Block of the Office of the Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, in the early hours of today, causing a minimal damage to the building. The Deputy Governor was unhurt in the explosion. There has... Read More