by Isi Esene Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative is a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa’s economic development to improve its global competitiveness.This is a multi-year initiative that represents Microsoft’s increased commitment to Africa. To do this, it is focusing on three critical areas – world-class skills, access and innovation. The... Read More
A Massachusetts man defending himself against possible charges of child abuse and neglect as a result of his nine-year-old son’s appearance in sexually suggestive videos where he’s rapping about designer clothes, money and ‘hoes.’ Luis Rivera says his son, Luie Rivera Jr., has not done anything wrong and is merely acting in the videos, where... Read More
An Iranian news agency has digitally altered an image of Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar for Best Picture last night, in order to make her dress appear more modest. The State-controlled Fars News Agency added a high neckline and cap sleeves to the silver Naeem Khan gown worn by the U.S. First Lady, who from... Read More
For internet addicts, it could be the ultimate way to stay in touch – an entire apartment turned into a giant, online screen. The walls show Facebook updates, and life-sized friends during video chats. It can also be controlled from anywhere – even bed – using gestures or speech. The Openarch system uses projectors to... Read More
It was previously a place from which people desperately wanted to leave. As one of the Netherlands’ most feared prisons for almost 150 years, Het Arresthuis was not a place you would want to stay. But following its closure and something of a makeover, people are now paying good money to spend a night at... Read More
When it comes to stocking up on material for nightmares, it’s hard to beat this photo of what appears to be a monstrous sea lamprey. Reddit user jlitch uploaded the picture in mid-February with the deceptively innocent tagline, “Friend… caught this fishing in NJ.” According to a set Facebook photos, this eellike creature was caught... Read More
The boy toy convict who allegedly had sex with a top Indiana judge in a locked prison visiting room is a violent, serial offender, according to reports. Scott Wampler, who at 26 is half the age of former judge Lisa Traylor-Wolff, was jailed for 40 years in 2011 for breaking into a Logansport house, tying... Read More
by Anonymous for African Arguments, part of the Guardian Africa Network We are not anti-poverty fighters who are going back to help translate the new growth into meaningful redistribution. In the New Rising Africa, no one is apparently hungry. Hunger is a road stop on the journey to infinite riches. The girl on the rubbish... Read More
from Segment So you’re back on the scene after a long committed relationship. The last thing you want is to get serious right away. Dating more than one person is something you’re considering, or already started and you want to make sure no one gets hurt. These 6 Dos and Don’ts won’t guarantee interactions free... Read More
An Iranian news agency has digitally altered an image of Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar for Best Picture last night, in order to make her dress appear more modest. The State-controlled Fars News Agency added a high neckline and cap sleeves to the silver Naeem Khan gown worn by the U.S. First Lady, who from... Read More
The boy toy convict who allegedly had sex with a top Indiana judge in a locked prison visiting room is a violent, serial offender, according to reports. Scott Wampler, who at 26 is half the age of former judge Lisa Traylor-Wolff, was jailed for 40 years in 2011 for breaking into a Logansport house, tying... Read More
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s glamorous blond dinner date is a mystery no longer. She’s a shapely southern California physical therapist who’s 27 years his junior and boasts a string of hunky NFL players as clients. Heather Milligan, 38, dined with the grab-happy governator over the weekend but was covering her tracks Tuesday, avoiding multiple messages left by... Read More
A schizophrenic South Bronx man confessed Tuesday to dismembering his mom and scattering her body parts in garbage bags across the South Bronx, police sources said. Deranged suspect Bashid McLean, 23, implicated himself in the gruesome death after investigators recovered a saw inside the apartment where he lived with victim Tanya Byrd and his 7-year-old... Read More
Sometimes it pays to play detective. A California high school student who hid in a gym locker to catch a thief ended up filming a teacher stealing cash from kids’ backpacks. Justine Betti staged the undercover sting at Linden High School to bust the light-fingered lawbreaker who’d been making off with money stashed in... Read More
When it comes to stocking up on material for nightmares, it’s hard to beat this photo of what appears to be a monstrous sea lamprey. Reddit user jlitch uploaded the picture in mid-February with the deceptively innocent tagline, “Friend… caught this fishing in NJ.” According to a set Facebook photos, this eellike creature was caught... Read More
For internet addicts, it could be the ultimate way to stay in touch – an entire apartment turned into a giant, online screen. The walls show Facebook updates, and life-sized friends during video chats. It can also be controlled from anywhere – even bed – using gestures or speech. The Openarch system uses projectors to... Read More
by Ashley Murrell …every visit home becomes less fulfilling because I don’t understand what they are going through. Culture shock, a phenomenon that occurs when one moves to a foreign country or rather, ‘host country’. This can be from travelling, studying abroad for higher education, family or careers circumstances. Everyone goes through it in their... Read More
This wide-eyed fish appears to have gotten muddled as it attempts to swim in the opposite direction to the rest of its huge shoal. The comical photograph captures the bigeye trevally fish facing the opposite way to its many companions in the ocean at Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico. Photographer and conservationist Octavio Aburto has... Read More
It was previously a place from which people desperately wanted to leave. As one of the Netherlands’ most feared prisons for almost 150 years, Het Arresthuis was not a place you would want to stay. But following its closure and something of a makeover, people are now paying good money to spend a night at... Read More
by Isi Esene @GobePassword, a Twitter handle owned by a yet to be identified individual yesterday posted a comment online claiming that the music superstar and the self-acclaimed ‘Omo baba olowo‘ himself, Davido recorded and released his song, ‘Gobe’, without getting his approval. I am the real owner of the Gobe track http://t.co/X3JuutKK54 — Password... Read More
by Jacquelyn Smith “Being a little nervous or needing a moment to get your thoughts straight are common reactions to the stress of a job interview. However, employers are usually less forgiving of mistakes that have nothing to do with nerves and everything to do with a lack of preparation or professionalism.” Placing your hand... Read More
by Barrakam Facebook offers me nothing that I cannot get in a phone call, a video call, a postal letter, a paper greeting card, an email, a chat or a web page with photos on it. It seems to me it is a lazy person’s way to “keep in touch.” There are a number of... Read More
by Isi Esene The sheer creativity that goes into naming Christian religious programmes never fails to crack one up. The dates on the poster suggests two days have already gone in taking advantage of this all-important action-packed prison break, but, not to worry, if you miss this Season 1, there is always a Season 2... Read More
A teen beauty queen has resigned following allegations that she appeared in a pornographic video last year, according to Delaware Online. Melissa King, who was crowned Miss Delaware Teen USA last November, stepped down Tuesday, after an “amateur” porn website posted a video featuring a woman who looks and sounds like her. As reported by... Read More
by Isi Esene Leke Adeboye, the last son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A Adeboye, is seen here sharing a passionate kiss with wife, Titilope. We gather they got married in December 2011 and it’s obvious how strong the love still is. We like! [Photo: H/T to... Read More
by Isi Esene Many have quipped that actress Halima Abubakar bears an uncanny resemblance to Nicki Minaj but this photo taken of her at the Oriental Hotel during the premiere of the movie, Mistresses, is a testament to this. And there’s something about her eyes that we can’t really explain… what do you think. Compare... Read More
by Chi Ibe A N5 million government donation to a church in Ekiti State has caused crisis between members on how the money was spent. Last Sunday, some members of St. Paul’s Millennium Anglican Church, Odo Owa Ekiti, Ekiti State closed all entrances to the church and prevented worshippers from going in for service. According... Read More
by Akan Ido Actress Ngozi Nwosu who has been nursing an ailment for quite a while now was yesterday flown out of the country to the United Kingdom for proper medical attention. Reports say Nwosu, who was accompanied by her publicist, Seun Oloketuyi, will undergo kidney and heart surgeries while in Europe. We wish her... Read More
If you’re fed up with charging your smartphone every night – not to mention trawling through hundreds of features just to make a call – then you’re in luck. Nokia has unveiled a simple £13 mobile phone that can last for 35 days on a single charge. It is aimed at emerging markets where electricity... Read More