by Oge Okonkwo Associated Airlines has reportedly released the list of survivors and victims who boarded the ill-fated plane which crashed yesterday, Thursday, October 3,2013 in Lagos. See the list below: Survivors of the plane crash: 1. Agagu Feyi – Survivor 2. Akintunde Taiwo – Survivor 3. Akintunde Akeem – Survivor 4. Akinsanya Femi – Survivor 5.... Read More
“I felt it would hit my car”: Eyewitnesses recount gripping details of the Associated Airlines crash
by ‘Jola Sotubo Yesterday’s plane crash, which involved an Associated Airlines carrier containing 20 people and the body of former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu, has caused reactions all around the world. [READ: Associated Airlines plane carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos] For some people however, those reactions are more personal as they witnessed... Read More
A depraved killer who sexually assaulted and murdered his step-grandmother after accessing hardcore pornography has today been jailed for life. Jack Huxley, 20, mutilated, stabbed and slashed Janis Dundas, 28 times in the bedroom of her Cheshire home. The 62-year-old pensioner was found by police officers face down in a pool of blood with three... Read More
She rose to fame showing off her figure in a now very famous red swimsuit. But it seems Pamela Anderson really doesn’t need a swimming costume to turn heads on the beach as she proved during a topless dip in Biarritz, France on Wednesday. The 46-year-old playfully attempted to cover her nipples as she emerged... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The death has reportedly occurred of Nigerian actor Flavian Okojie. He is alleged to have been gunned down by yet unidentified attackers in Benin, the Edo state capital. His wife, Omo-kivie Adeola, a presenter with NTA Benin, shared the sad news via her Facebook account: Flavian Okojie & Omo-kivie... Read More
A Brazilian drugs trafficker was killed by his own stock when he was crushed by half a ton of marijuana. The man died after he lost control of his car and hit a tree, resulting in his stock of weed stored in the backseat shooting forward, squashing him against the wheel. The driver was on... Read More
A disturbing new YouTube video shows a Sudanese woman crying out in pain during a public flogging. She was reportedly guilty of riding in a car with a man who wasn’t her husband or an immediate family member, an offense that is prohibited by Sudan’s public order law. The woman, reportedly named Halima, crouches... Read More
A woman who tried to ram the gate into the White House was shot dead Thursday after she led police on a high-speed chase through Washington and wounded at least one police officer. The unidentified woman had a child in the car with her, NBC and ABC News reported. The drama began... Read More
Two Europeans accused of murdering a young boy in the most popular tourist resort in Madagascar have been burnt to death by a mob of vigilantes, it emerged today. A third European man who was quizzed over the alleged killing of the eight-year-old boy was lynched hours later and his body set ablaze in a... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi The Omo Baba Olowo, Davido has shown that he is now a rich man in his own right. The star who has repeatedly stated that he has worked hard to be where he is, showed off one of the fruits of that hard work via twitter. Davido now has a mansion of... Read More
An airline passenger accused of slapping the toddler seated next to him on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight in February pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday in federal court. Joe Rickey Hundley, 61, will be sentenced on January 6, according to his attorney, Marcia Shein. Hundley was seated next to Jessica Bennett and her 19-month-old son in... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Ever wondered what Naeto C looks like in a football jersey? Do you want to see The Chairman, MI, score a goal live? Will Seyi Law make a good goalkeeper? You have the chance to satisfy your curiosity and more as young Nigerian celebrities, artistes and on-air-personalities will take to the pitch... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Popular musician, Kcee has reportedly acquired a new luxury automobile as he posted photos of himself posing in a sleek white Bentley on his Instagram page with the the caption “Oya Limpopo”. The MTN ambassador is certainly trying to live life to the fullest.
What: Lagosphoto Festival 2013. Where: Eko Hotel & Suites, V.I, Lagos. When: September 22, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Oge Okonkwo Complete Fashion magazine is out with the October 2013 issue with Big Brother Africa, The Chase housemates, Beverly Osu and Melvin Oduah on the cover. Beverly, showing her sultry side by posing under a white bedsheet, speaks on her favorite acts in the house and all she aspires to do in future.... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir The cache of history in the ambit of Zungeru town is enormous, ironically it has become one of those town cut off from the centre. Our tour on the trail of Lord Frederick Lugard’s Zungeru starts at the Kilaki Kotas, it is a Hausa corruption of Clerk Quarters,…. Lord Lugard returned to... Read More
by Isi Esene An Associated Airlines chartered flight crashed earlier today in Lagos shortly after takeoff around 9.30am from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The plane, an Embraer 120 aircraft, which was carrying the body of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu was said to have suffered engine failure and crash-landed close... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo An Associated Airlines aircraft carrying some passengers and the body of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, crashed earlier today at about 9: 50 am at the Murtala Mohammed Domestic Terminal leaving an unknown number of casualties. [READ: Associated Airlines plane reportedly carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos (PHOTOS)]... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Those who were at the Sisters with Soul concert with America’s queen of soul, Mary J. Blige, couldn’t help but swoon at the sheer quality of the show. Seyi Shay, Eva Alordiah, Ms. Jaie, Niyola, Jodie, Munachi, Temi Dollface, Emma Nyra, DJ Cuppy also performed at the Expo Centre of Eko Hotel,... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Music duo Skuki have joined the league of Nigerian artistes who flaunt what they have on Social Media. They shared a photo of themselves unwinding on their bed with wads of naira notes and plates of yummy looking food. Living the good life?
A new law in Iran that allows men to marry their adopted daughters at the age of 13 has caused major concern that the country’s new president is not as progressive as originally thought. President Hassan Rouhani has been hailed as a new moderate voice in the controversial Middle Eastern government but the approval of... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo After dropping a teaser for the single ‘Finally’, Superstar D’banj has released the full video for his song. [READ: Kokomaster, D’banj drops teaser for widely anticipated video, ‘Finally’ (WATCH)] The music video directed by Sesan Ogunro is a pop song with a groovy feeling to it. Watch video below:
A 28-year-old man, who had been parading himself as Corporal Ben Okon, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command. He was caught in riot policeman’s uniform on September 17 at Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, while alighting from a commercial bus. Confirming his arrest, the command’s Deputy Police... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A few days after they lost one member of their family to the recent Yobe State massacre, the family of slain lecturer, Samaila Alhaji Musa, has welcomed a new member. Musa was murdered at the weekend when suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded the Yobe State College of Agriculture, in the Gujba, area... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A Lagos couple accused of causing the death of their 14 year old domestic servant are set to receive the final verdict on the matter on the 23rd of October. Elochukwu Nnajiofor and his wife, Chiamaka of 81, Femi Tella Street, Ago Palace Way in the Okota area of the state were... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo There are indications that an Associated Airlines aircraft has crashed at the Murtala Mohammed Domestic Terminal leaving an unknown number of casualties. Sources say the light plane, which was carrying the body of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, burst into flames with fire trucks deployed to put out... Read More