As many sought to escape the violence that rang out on the streets of Cairo Friday, some risked life and limb to avoid gunfire. In photos and videos shared on social media, people are seen jumping and falling off a Cairo bridge. Sarah Carr, a journalist who is on the ground in Cairo, described the scene in a... Read More
by Ekerete Udoh Mr. Chairman, I am afraid if you don’t begin to weave a beautiful narrative on a different governance model and reduce your personal attacks on the president, you may find out rather belatedly that Nigerians have already soured on your party and once they had defined you along certain lines, it would... Read More
A man and his wife were killed after their vehicles crashed in a near head-on collision last night. Tracy Renee Arnold, 40, was riding her YZ85 Yamaha dirt bike in one direction while Michael David Arnold II, 36, was riding a Yamaha Banshee ATV in the opposite direction on a rural two-lane road in Brooksville,... Read More
by Hassan Muhammad Jallo Your glorious image as an excellent God-fearing leader, father, peacemaker, diplomat and a living legend of our time, remains positive in the minds and memories of the Nigerian majority. Today, August 17, would appear to onlookers as a day like any other day. But to true Nigerians, it is a day... Read More
by Dele Momodu No matter how much you portray yourself to be humble and absolutely loyal to the Him-on-High in Abuja, it is a wasted effort. Your future ambition screams from afar. Anyone discerning enough would know you’re heading somewhere and don’t think President Jonathan is fooled about your voluptuous desire. Your Excellency, I find... Read More
by Sunday Akin Dare Bisi Akande is the leader of an opposition party, a partisan political figure. If they saw fit to reply, the response should have come from the PDP’s over-exercised mouth. The statement issued by Reuben Abati the official spokesperson for the presidency on 11th of August 2013 criticizing the interim chairman of... Read More
It was a show of shame at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State chapter, headquarters, as two middle-aged Europe-based deportees threw caution to the wind and engaged in fisticuffs over a mother-of-three (names withheld) who is the proprietress of a restaurant within the secretariat’s premises. One of the deportees who has been co-habiting... Read More
Mr. Marshal Chukwdike, a Millennium Development Goal, MDG, Ambassador, yesterday narrated his ordeal in the hands of his abductors, who kept him in their den for seven days while demanding ransom of N150 million. Though Chukwudike declined to say how much his family paid for his release, it was gathered that N5 million was eventually... Read More
The abduction of a five-year-old girl, Oluwaseun Ogungbemile, at the Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has thrown her parents into panic. It was learnt that the girl, in company with her parents, had gone to the camp at Kilometre 46 on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, to attend the one-week annual... Read More
A 43-year old carpenter has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly beating up a professor. Solomon Babalola, the carpenter, allegedly assaulted Professor Adeniyi Adegoriola, who is his co-tenant at their residence in Ikotun, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. Adegoriola is a professor of Petroleum Engineering and the head of Geology Department at... Read More
A 12-year-old boy helped soothe a fearful South Carolina community Thursday when he, alongside his grandfather, wrangled an 8-foot alligator that just one day before had attacked a woman out walking her dogs. Joey Maffo was right there with his grandfather Joe, who runs Hilton Head Island’s Critter Management, on Thursday when he bagged the... Read More
An 18-year-old accused of killing a bicyclist with his car has had a vehicular manslaughter charge upgraded to murder in part because he had previously boasted about speeding on Twitter. prosecutors said Thursday. Cody Hall, of Pleasanton, was being held without bail after he was charged Wednesday with the murder of 58-year-old Diana Hersevoort. Hall... Read More
Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a teenage student was found dumped in an open grave at a cemetery yesterday morning. Melissa K Rodriguez, 19, a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was found dead at the Graceland Park Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska, by a worker making preparations to bury a... Read More
by Timawus Mathias There is no gainsaying the fact. Lamido is more prepared for the greater challenge of the Presidency of Nigeria, than President Goodluck was when he was elected. Indeed, running on his own, President Jonathan never won an election running until that which Lamido helped to steamroll. It is not about his desire... Read More
by Mike Jackson Running and walking can be part of your interval training routine and do not forget to warm up and cool down if your take up running for weight loss. Exercises that burn stomach fat fast # 1: Running or walking Okay, you’re probably thinking, ‘How does moving your legs shrink those love... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking and who have called me a ‘’scallywag’’ and all manner of other interesting and unsavoury names and who have said that I ought to be in jail or in a drug rehabilitation centre. Those that... Read More
by Krystle Crossman If you are sad, try these tricks to become joyful again so that you don’t end up depressed. We can all get a little sad from time to time. Sometimes it is just because we have had a bad day, or saw something sad in the news. Other times it can turn... Read More
He can shoot the breeze with her for hours, and it will never get boring. Always wondered why some guys always manage to get the best of girls? Well, the secret is not good looks or a well-defined six pack, but the fact that women simply get attracted to certain personality traits and flock to men... Read More
by Jenna Birch “We want people to mirror us, especially if we have a more controlling personality,” You know your way of thinking varies drastically from your guy’s. Still, reality and what you think you know about your husband’s thoughts are often different. Here, experts share what isn’t likely to cross your man’s mind and... Read More
by Kiri Blakeley Depending on what your idea of a “soul mate” is, you could actually be missing out on a lot of love. Do you believe in soul mates? It’s easy to get caught up in the idea of the ideal “soul mate.” Someone who is absolutely perfect for you in every way, who... Read More
by Kati Blake It turns out that plenty of things can contribute to radiant skin, and many of them you probably wouldn’t expect Want radiant skin? Who doesn’t? That famous glow has always escaped me, and I’ve never known exactly where I was going wrong. That’s why I jumped at the chance of going to... Read More
The residents of Gomari and Bulunkutu wards of Maiduguri metropolis in Borno state; were gripped with “fear and pandemonium,” as members of Borno Vigilance Youths Group (BVYG) and the military Joint Task Force (JTF) Thursday, arrested a Boko Haram female terror suspect, along with a 35-year old man, suspected to be an informant of the... Read More
A police drug raid in downtown Winnipeg has led to cocaine trafficking charges against a 12-year-old boy. Police say officers seized crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and $1,200 cash during the raid Wednesday afternoon. Six people were arrested and face possession and drug trafficking charges. The 12-year-old boy is also charged with possessing the proceeds... Read More
by Mark Agbaje Started in 2011, SEGI’s the African Accessory Label owned by Daphne Akatugba presents its 2013 collection lookbook. This collection presents bags, wallets and belts focusing on the Adire fabric and showing how stunning our made-in-Nigeria fabrics can be. SEGI’s is an African Fashion accessory brand dedicated to the creation of beautiful bags,... Read More
One of Africa’s most influential entrepreneurs, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, will be hosting the 10 honourees for the African Young Person of the Year Prize to an exclusive reception and mentorship session, today, 16th August, at the Heirs Holdings office, Lagos, Nigeria. The reception is another highlight in the schedule of exclusive events to celebrate... Read More
by Kati Blake When you are drinking, try not to opt for the worst drinks. Do you avoid excess drinking? It sounds like an odd question, but it’s something we should all be doing. With so many stories of alcohol-fueled injuries, not to mention the rise in scary diseases such as kidney disease, we all... Read More
Bode Pedro was the winner of the 2011 edition of The Future Awards Africa in the category of Business Owner of The Year. He is the founder, chief executive officer and chief technical officer of VEDA Technology, a company he started with the vision “to inspire the growth and development of computer technology in Africa... Read More
by Isi Esene As you will remember, if you have been in the know on social media, participants were to watch the television commercial, note all the differences they could spot and then submit their answers for the chance to be one of ten people to win N100, 000. Entries were received on the YouTube... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A brave police sergeant , Lawal Garba, on Thursday, along Agbeloba- Pepsi-Quarry road, engaged a gang of suspected armed robbers as he rode on a commercial motorcycle in a hot pursuit of the suspects. According to sources, the suspects were driving in a suspicious manner in a convoy of two vehicles, a white Ford van without registration... Read More