Rat meat If you like rat meat, you can have a portion of rat meat in a New York City restaurant, but expect to pay around $100. Adventurous diners feast on $100 per head to enjoy a five course tasting menu whose main dish was the rat meat. New York artist Laura Ginn hosted the... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports say the Abia State University has withdrawn the degree certificate awarded to the former governor of the state, Orji Uzor Kalu following recommendations made by the institution’s Senate. The school’s Registrar, O. E. Onuoha, said this on Saturday explaining that the decision was made following the recommendations of a panel set... Read More
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declared that Nigeria lacked good leaders. Obasanjo lamented that the dearth of good leaders in the country as well as on the African continent, had become an issue that deserved serious attention. The former president spoke during the final of the African Regional... Read More
by Simon Kolawole The end of oil boom seems nigh, expect things change rapidly. We are faced with the prospects of low investment, depleting reserves, global production glut, reduced exports and sustained drop in crude oil prices. Our leaders, especially the president and the governors, must repent. Let me scare you a bit – crude... Read More
by Chi Ibe I remember in 2011 seeing Iyanya slip out of an event at Terra Kulture, Lagos – he looked lost, as the paparazzi mobbed the ‘hotter’ stars. There was something about his face that made me sad. He had been some kind of celebrity since winning the first Project Fame in 2008,... Read More
by Ariyo-Dare, Atoye The President may have his own reason for not giving ‘a damn’ on the criticisms but his major protection derives from the constitution, which gives him and other public officers such soft landing It is wise and strategic for any nation that is challenged by endemic corruption to have an inbuilt mechanism... Read More
by Elijah Olupona The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has survived in the Nigerian political space not as the most performing political party but as the single political entity that has enjoyed the presidential seat since the return to democratic rule in 1999. The political atmosphere is gathering momentum and assuming an air of palpable tension as... Read More
by Isi Esene The Phillips Warehouse Building at Ojota, Lagos which was razed by fire on Saturday is a shadow of its former self. The building which housed the SuperSports studios as well as MNET’s Tinsel series studio was burnt down with only the metal structures of the building left in the ashes. This is... Read More
by Wale Odunsi According to him, the men in khaki fired directly at the crowd after taking strategic positions in a way that suggests they were facing the enemy. By the time they were done, no fewer than three students had lost their lives, a few more with gunshot injuries and many others badly bruised.... Read More
by Isi Esene Following speculation that there would be reprisal attacks over the killing of an upcoming Hip-hop artiste and student of the Lagos State University, Damino Damoche, another student has been reportedly shot dead. Details of the unconfirmed shooting is not clear but there are indications that this is as a result of the... Read More
by Bayo Oluwasanmi The castle of lies that was constructed around the hospitalization of Mrs. Jonathan meets the style and substance of Aso Rock media relations. We write for different reasons and for different audiences. Though, one fact stands out: we either write for posterity or for tomorrow. The invention of the internet has democratized... Read More
by Akan Ido The entire SuperSports studio in Ojota, Lagos, has been razed by fire. The building known as the Phillips Warehouse Building reportedly houses the Tinsel studios as well as the entertainment show, Jara. The fire was said to have started in the Studio 57 and Naija Sings studios before spreading to other parts... Read More
by Akan Ido The AMVCA nominees brunch event took place recently at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi with celebrities attending the classy event. The event was attended by Genevieve Nnaji; Funke Akindele-Oloyede and Biola Alabi, the MD of MNET Nigeria. Some of the nominees who were at the event were Ariyike Oladipo, Frank Osodi, Nkiru... Read More
by Isi Esene No, it’s not Karrueche, of course it’s Rihanna?! Chris Brown and RiRi were seen having a romantic dinner at a Los Angeles restaurant, Giorgio Baldi last night. According to reports, both artistes had fun, held hands and laughed all night. Cool stuff, that’s the way love goes with these two… and we... Read More
Man arrested Kids with disabilities are often seen as an embarrassment to the family. One Pakistani man took extreme measures to get rid of his disabled baby. Mohammed Anwar, was arrested and accused of burying his newborn daughter alive because she was physically deformed. Anwar is a police officer in the city of Khanewal in... Read More
by Isi Esene The photo features Emmanuel Tanghco, a zoo owner who loves the company of snakes so much he allows them sleep in his bedroom. We’ll allow you to hazard a guess on what the title of the book he’s reading might be… How to cure snake bites, maybe? Please don’t try this at... Read More
Gregory Leary, By: John Roberts A father of a 7-year-old girl who was gang raped, came out defending the attackers, after he was unable to come to terms of what really happened to his little child. The father said Thursday that the three men tried to get his daughter out from an apartment where she was attacked.... Read More
by Wale Odunsi Not satisfied with the trauma she put us through already, Nollywood soubrette cum diva studio joker, Tonto Dike has returned to take us through the torturous route of her ‘Boringham Forest’. The time was 2a.m of March 2, 2013. I was surfing the internet, checking out news sites and blogs to keep aboobs abreast of latest... Read More
Kara Nicole Hays Plastic surgery today can make you look like whoever you like, man or woman. A young man was a great fan of Britney Spears and went under the knife to prove it. Kara Nicole Hays spent approximately $70,000 to get the look ofBritney Spears the news media reported. The 26-year-old believes that the surgery cost about $30,000,... Read More
The Special Task Force (STF) maintaining security in Plateau said there was an attempt by some miscreants to bomb a mosque in Jos on Friday night. This is contained in a statement signed by the STF Media Officer, Capt. Salisu Mustapha, on Saturday in Jos. It stated that the attempted attack on the mosque took place at about 8.30p.m. The... Read More
by Isi Esene Oludoyi Bamidele Samuel, an undergraduate of the Kogi State University who was recently abducted by ‘friends’ he met on the social media site, Facebook, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the kidnappers who lured him from his base in Enugu to Warri, Delta state. Oludoyi was reportedly lured by a... Read More
Frustrated: David Lee Sinnett, 32, seen here in one of his many previous mugshots, was charged with child abuse after allegedly beating a 2-year-old boy with a hanger A criminal with a violent past was charged with child abuse on Wednesday after he allegedly beat a 2-year-old boy with a wire hanger for mispronouncing his... Read More
Associated Press/Jeremy Bush, HO – FILE – This undated photo provided by Jeremy Bush shows Jeff Bush. Jeremy Bush heard a loud crash and screaming coming from his brother’s room early Thursday, March 1, 2013 …more SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — Engineers worked gingerly to find out more about a slowly growing sinkhole that swallowed a Florida... Read More
by The Writers’ Creed First, let me disagree with this contentious argument about the fees. I don’t see any reason why Kim K cannot earn or make the supposed $500,000 dollars in Nigeria. The simple reason is: she is very marketable. When will Nigerian entertainment entrepreneurs learn? That’s the question I keep asking myself when... Read More
by Idoreyin Sampson When we saw these photos of Nollywood star, Genevieve, we just exhaled. She’s spotted here at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards Nominees Brunch held at Ikoyi today. We love her delicate, graceful look. WE LOVE! [Photos: H/T to Maestro’s Media Blog]
A female prison guard in New York is out of a job and facing serious charges after becoming pregnant by an imate incarcerated at the prison she worked at. New York State Police alleged that Tyshinia Love Brewster (pictured) was involved in an unethical s*xual relationship with a male inmate at the Downstate Correctional Facility (DCF) in... Read More
Nineteen-year-old Nicole is battling a peculiar addiction: Deodorant. The teen says she tasted deodorant for the first time at the age of two and has become addicted to the antiperspirants and odor-fighting substance over the past two years. Nicole consumes half a stick of deodorant a day, or 15 sticks of deodorant per month. Nicole says she... Read More
David Yonggi Cho of Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world largest Pentecostal church, has some serious problems. Yonggi has been indicted on charges of breach of trust by prosecutors. The indictment involves millions in misappropriated church money and additional charges of tax evasion. Yonggi, 77, senior pastor at the church is suspected of breach of... Read More
There’s a fine line when it comes to dressing to attract attention. And luckily for us, when celebs cross that line, they do it for the whole world to see. After sharing some giggles and smirks, Wonderwall put together the raciest looks ever worn in La-La Land. Scroll through as we count down the cheekiest... Read More
by Dr. Jimade Ola-Solomon 1. Eat wisely: the key to healthy diet is to eat the right number of calories for how active you are, if you eat too much you will put on weight ,if you eat too little you will lose weight ,here are ten ways to have a balanced diet: Eat lots... Read More