by Oge Okonkwo Operatives of the Delta State Police command have killed two suspected members of a kidnap gang. According to sources, the suspects, Freeborn Okwundu and Monday Ekpeki, died as a result of fatal gun shot injuries which was inflicted on them during a shoot out with the police in Abby, Ndokwa West Local Government Area... Read More
Wayne Rooney has posted a graphic picture on Facebook showing the head injury that forced him out of England’s next two World Cup qualifiers. The 27-year-old suffered the deep cut in a freak training ground collision with the boot of Manchester United team-mate Phil Jones last week. Old Trafford boss David Moyes said the striker... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Question Mark boss, Kevin Lucciano, is currently mourning the loss of his mother, Mrs. Fashakin (pictured above), who passed away after a brief illness yesterday, September 3 at Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Her death was announced yesterday by Kevin on his Facebook page. She was in attendance at the wedding between Kevin and Mariah Mogoli... Read More
by Meghna Mukherjee Though drinking beer is okay, you need to have it responsibly. 1. Beer is known to decrease the incidence of heart diseases by approximately 20 to 40 per cent. Though drinking beer is okay, you need to have it responsibly. Moderate consumption of beer results in an increase in HDL and a decrease... Read More
by Ogaga Ifowodo But you would be a delusional optimist, a closet racist, to think that America is now in a post-racial epoch. The election and re-election of Barack Hussein Obama, giving him and his all-too-black family occupancy of the White House, is enough to cause such euphoria. Still, the racial cauldron boils over every... Read More
by Meghna Mukherjee If you think that you’ll seem like a retard, singing actually makes you feel good. 1. Buy holiday or movie tickets: Psychologists at the San Francisco State University, discovered experiences that make one happier than objects because the excitement of buying something new fades faster than great memories. 2. Arrange a night-out... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Nigerian stars, Don Jazzy, Psquare, D’banj, Wizkid, 2face Idibia, Ice Prince and Banky W made the list as Africa’s most bankable artistes presented by Forbes in collaboration with Channel O. [READ: Check out the made men: Don Jazzy, Psquare, D’banj top Forbes Africa richest artistes list] According to reports, top radio host, Freeze... Read More
by ‘Seun Salami Uti couldn’t wait to get back home from the airport. He drove too fast for his own liking, turning too sharply at bends and overtaking fast moving cars. He was glad there was no traffic in the city. Sundays were like that. Uti fell asleep later that evening after they tossed each... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Following the pending case over the police pension scam, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has carried out an order to freeze the assets and bank accounts of ex-police pension directors, Atiku Abubakar Kigo and Uzoma Attang. In a statement made by EFCC spokesman,Wilson Uwujaren, on Tuesday, he said the order was... Read More
by Tanvi Trivedi 1. He is not always free every weekend to chat with you and have a cup of coffee! But when you are lonely, and you call him in the middle of the night, he will rush to you, specially during a festival holiday. 2. You shouted at him/her for making things dirty in your... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A 21-year-old woman, Rebecca Bassey, was arrested and charged to an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday, over the alleged murder of a 3-year-old girl. According to the Prosecutor, Frank Inah, Bassey had reportedly committed the crime on July 22 at about 4.00 p.m at her residence, No.158, Power Line St. Ijaye, Ojokoro,... Read More
by Solomon Osadolo You ever just wonder why we can’t have a period when there’s no conflict or uprising – internal or external – anywhere in the world, with no tyrant leader lording it over his country folk and where there are no religious fanatics and nut jobs trying to tear the world apart at every... Read More
by Sobiya N. Moghul People with a neck circumference of more than 43cm (17 inches) usually snore a lot. 1. Shortness of breath: Obese people find it difficult to move around effortlessly. The fat around the neck and chest due to obesity leads to short, shallow breaths. Therefore obese people get out of breath very... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Ten generals of the Nigerian Army have had their service discontinued as they were handed letters of retirement by the relevant authorities. The retirement order is to take force immediately with some of the generals already gone and others to leave by December 2013. It is reported that those retired include officers... Read More
The Lagos State Government, Tuesday gave cheques to five persons whose property were taken over by the state government for the purpose of erecting a cenotaph at the site of the Dana Air crash that occurred in Iju Ishaga area of the state. Although neither the government nor the victims disclosed the amount involved in... Read More
by Arunima Mazumdar Who says only women gossip? Men gossip too! 1. Men cry and it’s not unmanly to do so! Crying is an emotion; some choose to express it while some don’t. But whoever thinks it’s a womanly trait certainly deserves a dash of maturity in his/her outlook. “I wouldn’t say I cried but... Read More
by Gimba Kakanda While the division was along a deepening conflict between President Goodluck Jonathan and various state governors, it became a repetition of an old drama with the involvement of Atiku who had never had it easy, and who had also always been a political outcast and on the opposite side of incumbent leaderships.... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The war against illegal refining of crude oil is heating up as the Niger Delta section of the Joint Task Force has said that it has destroyed two illegal oil refineries in Bayelsa State. The JTF issued this statement through its spokesman, Lt. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, who said that men of the... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Perhaps not wanting to be left out of his family’s new found fame, the father of stowaway boy, Daniel Ihekhina, yesterday made a surprising appearance. Osaigbovo Ihekhina, who was previously said to be absent because he was ill and hence bedridden, appeared yesterday at the Government House in Benin City, Edo State... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa If the people truly elected president Goodluck Jonathan, why is he more afraid of what governors would do to his chances than he is afraid of what his non-performance would do?… Nigerians need not be told that issues of their welfare and governance rank very low on the priorities of their leaders. It... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The Nigerian music industry is causing ripples on the international scene as not long after being recognized by American BET, the UK’s MOBO awards is also honouring Nigerian artistes. The list of nominees for this year’s edition of the MOBO awards includes our very own Ice Prince, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid.... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Residents of Ausar Quarters in the Ringim area of Jigawa State were yesterday thrown into confusion as a suspected drug addict stabbed a 40-year-old man to death in an incident that also left 5 other people injured. The assailant, known simply as “AKT”, was said to be a well known thug around... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The end of the road has come for two suspects in Lagos State as they have been arraigned before an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate Court, Lagos, on a four-count charge of kidnapping, stealing, and conspiracy. Okula Bamiwola, a 32 year old herbalist and Whenayon Kikisuhu, 28, an “okada” rider, resident in Tande... Read More
by Dolapo Ani Some of the dance steps leave spectators scratching heads and wondering how their parents could applaud such. “Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.” -Mohammed Ali to his daughters Probably due to this writer’s knack for serious media content and intellectual materials... Read More
by Adeola Balogun Men of the Kogi state police command have apprehended 4 suspects, one of them a pastor of a new generation church, for pretending to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) . The men claimed before their arrest that they were ordered to investigate the Rector of the Federal... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo New details have come to light regarding the circumstances which led to the attempted assassination of “Young Shall Grow” boss, Chief Vincent Obianodo. The transport mogul was attacked last month in his car on his way home to FESTAC in an incident that left 3 people dead. Chief Obianodo barely escaped with... Read More
by Femi Falana SAN …Let such opportunists be told that this battle transcends petty ethnic jingoism. It demands a commitment on the part of all men and women of goodwill to team up with the human rights community in ensuring the enforcement of the welfare laws of Lagos State in the overall interests of... Read More
A former Oklahoma substitute teacher has received a 10-year suspended sentence in the rape of a 17-year-old male student. Andrea Antrich, 24, pleaded no contest in Pittsburg County District Court last month to a felony charge of second-degree rape for having a sexual relationship with the teen. Miss Antrich, of Quinton, was originally charged in... Read More