by Onuoha Ukeh …Since the governors are more interested in visits, to grab newspaper headlines, I would not be surprised if they storm Ochanja Market in Onitsha… and other markets across the country, one of these days, to tell traders that Jonathan should not go for second term. It does seem that the Peoples Democratic... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Annie Idibia, wife of superstar 2face Idibia, is pregnant with her second child but this has done nothing to dampen her sense of style. The mother of one showcased her precious baby bump in a delectable frilly dress all the while looking amazing from top to bottom. See photo below:
Errm, what’s happening here?! Female basketball player PLANTS KISS on opponent during tackle (PHOTO)
If you can’t beat her, kiss her. That was apparently Diana Taurasi’s strategy during Thursday night’s WNBA playoff game as the former UConn star’s Phoenix Mercury team was getting drilled by the Minnesota Lynx. In the most famous basketball kiss since Isiah Thomas planted one on Magic Johnson before an NBA Finals game in 1988,... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi In a desperate move to counter the efforts of soldiers after the arrest of Delta State kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah, his loyalists in Kokori have reportedly resorted to making ritual sacrifices to scare away the security agents. Oniarah’s followers are said to have deposited coffins and sacrifices of dead animals with native... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Nigerian songstress, Chidinma has spoken out in response to the allegations being spread in social media that she took part in a topless photo shoot in which she appears semi-nude. [READ: Nothing to hide! Did Ms Kedike, Chidinma drop her clothes for a TOPLESS shoot? (PHOTOS)] The star has clarified via... Read More
A married Alabama mother of four had a long-term sexual relationship with one of her children’s best friends, police said. Amanda Crews Gaskins allegedly hooked up with the child, who was between 12 and 16 years old, over an extended period of time. The 34-year-old, from Helena, turned herself in to cops in Shelby... Read More
by Temie Giwa Here is the remarkable fact, they are killing us. All of us. They kill us in our cars, at our shops, in our homes sometimes just negligently but often deliberately. If it hasn’t touched you, it is easy to dismiss this… On April 16th 2013, a small town that normally wakes to... Read More
by Salihu Tanko Yakasai You might be a Major in the Nigerian Army, one of the best that we had, but when it comes to politics, you are a bloody learner… I wanted to write an article about Major Hamza Al Mustapha when he was discharged and acquitted by the appeal court, Lagos division on... Read More
For the family of Mr Ogbonnaya Ani in Umuose Urobo, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, life can’t be more cruel to seven members of the household now afflicted with madness one after the other. The Ani family is being ravaged by the spirit of madness. Take this: Ogbonnaya Ani’s elder brother’s daughter... Read More
by Cosmopolitan Is your official Facebook picture the one your company’s HR department keeps on file? Is it the headshot from your book jacket, or maybe your official wedding picture? 1. Beware the Accidental “Hookup” Is it meeting for coffee? Kissing? Having sex? Watching television together? Getting engaged? The point is that you should avoid using... Read More
by Orji Uzor Kalu I do not need to write about the other bad roads in the zone, because it will be too heart-rending to do so. The truth remains that Igbo are systematically and serially marginalized in Nigeria. Forget the noise some shameless Igbo politicians make about federal presence in the zone. There is... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A mild drama ensued in an Ikeja Magistrate court yesterday as one of the suspects to be arraigned absconded just before his matter was to be called out. Ayo Adelaja, 33, who was appearing in court following allegations of reckless driving, was supposed to be arraigned before Magistrate Akande but he escaped... Read More
by Killian Obinna Eke “Suddenly, everyone had become a football tactician! “That guy should be subbed!” “This man pass the ball! Give him a line!” “Old boy open! THREAD THAT THROUGH BALL!” I love football. I love talking about it even more. Everybody loves football, it’s a universal sport. About as universal as a sport... Read More
by Charles Onunaiju Before his hurried exit from the presidency following the humiliation of the aborted term elongation, former president Obasanjo auctioned Nigeria’s most prized national assets, the Warri and Kaduna refineries to Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola. It took the rare courage of late President Musa Yar’Adua to listen to the national outrage trailing... Read More
by Anna Breslaw You dodged a bullet. At least you didn’t get married. 1. You have so many things to focus on besides some guy’s neuroses. The more brain space you devote to this bullshit, the less you have left for useful knowledge like basic geometry or getting a raise at work or how to make... Read More
by Elnathan John The air is fresh and cool. One day you will climb one of these grass covered hills. As you walk past, you turn and take one last look at the soldier’s blank face. And you think, it just isn’t possible that such harmless looking, mute human beings could be used to kill... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Lawyers in Edo State have decided not to take the kidnap of one of their colleagues, a judge, lying down. The members of the Benin chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association have reached a resolution to boycott all courts within the state following the abduction of Daniel Okungbowa, a Benin High Court... Read More
A owner of a bakery was sued by two female workers for showing them gingerbread biscuits shaped like erect penises and topped with whipped cream. They demanded €2,000 each from their boss, claiming the cookies, which were decorated with dollops of icing sugar to simulate ejaculate, were intended to sexually intimidate them. But... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The crisis in Rivers State, caused by the battle for supremacy between the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi and the state Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu, took a dramatic turn yesterday as the labour organizations in the state have laid down a deadline for the removal or redeployment of the Commissioner... Read More
by Dele Momodu Even the oracle must die and leave behind his bags of divination. That is the fate of Kofi Awoonor. “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection,... Read More
by Vera Ezimora Ehm, wasn’t it just a couple days before the violence in Kenya that almost 150 people were slaughtered on the highway in Borno State? Wasn’t it done by terrorists? In Nigeria? With about double the casualties as that in Kenya? And hasn’t this been going on in Nigeria for years with no... Read More
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that the late Ghanaian diplomat and poet, Kofi Awoonor and himself could have been together at the Storymoja/Hay Literature Festival held in Nairobi, Kenya. He said he was invited to the same festival but could not attend. Awoonor was killed by terrorists last Saturday at the Westgate Shopping Mall shooting... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been ordered by an Abuja Federal High Court to remove the name of former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, from their records as PDP’s National Secretary. The ruling laid down yesterday by Justice Abdulkadir Abdul-Kafarati mandated the PDP and... Read More
by Josef Omorotionmwan We agree essentially with the President that society has its due share of the fault in encouraging corruption. At the point of arrival, national honours and various chieftaincy titles await the Nigerian who has made it. The war commander must remain resilient and courageous even at the edge of doom because... Read More
by Jaye Gaskia The most important thing is that a system and process can only work for a people if their active participation and involvement is not only encouraged, but ensured. ‘True Federalism’ has over the years and decades become the swan song of every ‘progressive’ politician, activists and revolutionaries alike! But what is true... Read More
by Anna Breslaw “You finally look as good as you did when I first met you!” 1. “You got a promotion! That’s adorable.” Unless you work at a baby kitten factory, and it therefore is literally adorable, this is not acceptable behavior. 2. “You’re so cool, how are you still single?” Because my Coolness is an... Read More
A Seattle-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot suffered an apparent heart attack onboard, officials said. United Airlines flight 1603 was diverted to Boise, Idaho, after the unidentified pilot passed out aboard the Boeing 737-900 shortly before 8 p.m., an airport spokeswoman said. “We got a man down,” a co-pilot... Read More
A Chinese woman had enough of her son-in-law’s constant excuses for not paying back his loan, so took to extreme measures to force his hand. Wang Qin, hired a crane to lift her son-in-law’s car onto her house terrace to ensure that he returned the money he had borrowed from her. Mrs Wang, from Lishui, Zhejiang... Read More
A Texas woman was busted plotting to kill the father of her 7-year-old son after she brought the child to meet an undercover cop posing as a hitman and put a down payment on the hit. Nicolette Beard, 33, was cuffed after she met the undercover officer in a College Station parking lot on Wednesday... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Reports say a 600-acre Indian hemp farm located at Ode-Ekiti in Gbonyin LGA in Ekiti state has been discovered by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of the state. This was revealed to newsmen in an interview with the Ekiti State Commandant of the agency, Dele Akingbade, saying the weed farm was discovered on... Read More