Former banker jailed 9 years for stealing N35 million (PICTURED)

Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former banker, Vera Ogbonna Akanni to nine years imprisonment for defrauding her bank customers various sums of money to the tune of N35.4 million. The convict was prosecuted on an eight count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and... Read More

Adeniyi Onigbanjo, banker, Fraud, Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Vera Ogbonna Akanni

February 20, 2013

Boko Haram kidnaps French family in Cameroun

by Chi Ibe Islamic sect, Boko Haram has kidnapped a French family of seven; among them three children in northern Cameroon it is confirmed. The President of France, Francois Hollande, on Tuesday told journalists during a visit to Greece that the French tourists were kidnapped by members of the Islamic sect. “They have been taken... Read More

boko haram, France, kinaps

February 20, 2013

Opinion: What the opposition merger needs to do to survive

by Theophilus Ilevbare The merger between the ACN and CPC alone might just be enough to see out the PDP, as a school of thought will have us believe. No, it is a political miscalculation. There is a need to provide a credible alternative to the electorate, a radical change borne out of the growing... Read More

acn, ANPP, APC, APGA, babatunde Fashola, Nasir Elrufai, nuhu ribadu, Oby Ezekwesili, PDP

February 20, 2013

No, thanks: Governor Oshiomhole turns down request to host Maku in Edo

by Akan Ido Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has reportedly rejected a proposal by the Information Minister, Labaran Maku to bankroll the Good Governance Tour led by the minister across the country. Oshiomhole who was speaking in Benin yesterday at a seminar on tax laws in the state said he does not believe in using... Read More

Adams Oshiomhole, Benin, Edo, FG, Good Governance Tour, Labaran Maku

February 20, 2013

#2013Oscars: Whatever happened to? 10 films that lost Oscar buzz

by Wilfred Okiche It is Oscar season and aren’t we excited. Amidst all the buzz about the films that got nominated and those that will or will not win, let us spare a thought for these early gems that started out with a lot of steam but now are only whispered about in bizarre alternate... Read More

Anna Karenina, Magic Mike, movies, Oscar, Skyfall, TDKR

February 20, 2013

Paul Eze: Developing homegrown solutions to Africa’s challenges

by Paul Eze Startups can work on ideas for tools and apps that check and report on important body health parameters such as blood pressure, stress levels I had read somewhere a piece on why the next Facebook or Google may not come from Africa and it provoked some reflective thinking. As many commentators and... Read More

africa, development, education, entrepreneurship, Health, infrastructure, Paul Eze

February 20, 2013

Christian women beaten and raped by police officers and ‘Muslim hardliners’ in Pakistan

On February 9, 2013, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Christian relief workers rushed to help some Christian women, whom, it was reported had been abused by security forces and Muslim hardliners. One of the women had been allegedly raped. Kaila Masih’s house was raided by some Muslims and some undercover police officers. Apparently they “beat and... Read More

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February 20, 2013

Veteran Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri reported dead

by Rachel Ogbu Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri has died, news report claims. According to reports, he passed on last night. His son, music artist, Sidney Onoriode Esiri better known as Dr SID, updated his Twitter page: Esiri was a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), became famous for his role as the headmaster... Read More

February 20, 2013

Anything for FLOTUS to worry about? President Obama takes boys’ out weekend golfing with Tiger Woods

President Obama enjoyed some boys only vacation time over the weekend, which included a bit of Sunday golfing with Tiger Woods. On Friday President Obama was in Chicago discussing gun violence, but only hours later he was in a plush Florida resort area, preparing to relax a bit during his Presidents’ Day weekend. Even though... Read More

obama, president, reporters, Tiger Woods

February 20, 2013

Oscar Pistorius charged with premeditated murder, “I thought she was an intruder”, he cries

Olympian Oscar Pistorius today denied that he willfully killed his girlfriend, telling a South African court that he shot the woman through his bathroom door because he believed she was an intruder. Pistorius, 26 and a double-amputee Olympian, was charged today with premeditated murder, or a Schedule 6 offense, which under South African law limits... Read More

Blade runner, Girlfriend, Murder, Oscar Pistorius, south africa

February 20, 2013

Outrageous? Guard gets 2 years in prison for failing to protect country from teddy bears

Studio Total via EPA A Swedish advertising agency parachuted the 879 teddy bears over a residential area in Minsk, Belarus, on July 4, 2012. A Belarusian border guard was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for failing to report a border crossing by a Swedish plane that parachuted hundreds of teddy bears into the... Read More

alexander-lukashenko, belarus, Featured, Sweden, teddy-bears

February 20, 2013

All smiles: Jay-Z and Beyonce greet Alicia Keys and her son, Egypt (SNAPSHOT)

Last night, the stars were out for the 2013 NBA All Star Weekend! Celebrity row was a who’s who of the biggest names in hip-pop. Beyonce and Jay-Z smiled and greeted their peers, even getting a up close and personal meeting from Alicia Keys. The Empire State-sized reunion continued as Jay-Z was later spotted conversing with Diddy and Nas,... Read More

alicia keys, basketball, Beyoncé, Jay-z

February 20, 2013

The pope was “less human than the last one”: Gays in Rome celebrate Pope Benedict’s resignation

by Rachel Ogbu Gay people in Rome are celebrating the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, 85, drinkers at Rome’s best known gay bar, believe Benedict’s abdication is a blessing, reports claim. Flavia Servadei, co-owner of “Coming Out” a small bar in Via San Giovanni in Laterano which has been so successful since it opened in... Read More

catholic church, gay bar, Italian gays, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome

February 20, 2013

Outrage over Kim Kardashian’s visit to Nigeria purportedly worth $500,000

by Rachel Ogbu Reality star and mother to be; Kim Kardashian seems to always be in the center of one scandal or the other, almost a way of life now one might say. Hundreds of Nigerians have taken to social media to show their anger after it was revealed that Kardashian was paid a reported... Read More

Darey Art-Alade, Kim Kardashian, Kim Kardashian in Lagos, Like A Movie

February 20, 2013

“Only one cup? I beg” – Is Osaze Odemwingie attacking Keshi (again)?

by Isi Esene Osaze Odemwingie has taken some time to vent on the social media network, Twitter, in tweets which appeared to be directed at Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi. He also used the opportunity to explain his disagreement with former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia. The striker, who was dropped from the... Read More

AFCON, Osaze Oddemwingie, samson siasia, stephen keshi, super eagles

February 20, 2013

Aww: Woman delivers two sets of identical twins (PHOTOS)

A Texas couple trying to give their son a little sister gave him four brothers instead, beating the odds to deliver quadruplets – two sets of identical twin boys conceived at the same time. Tressa Montalvo, 36, gave birth to quadruplets Ace, Blaine, Cash and Dylan on Valentine’s day, according to a statement from The... Read More

Ace, Blaine, Caash, Dylan, Manuel Montalvo, quadruplets, Tressa Montalvo

February 20, 2013

Jonathan never signed one-term agreement – Presidency

by Isi Esene The presidency has challenged PDP governors to produce any document signed by president Goodluck Jonathan limiting him to a one term presidency. Ahmed Gulak, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs spoke on an African Independent Television (AIT) programme yesterday maintaining that the president can not be intimidated away... Read More

Ahmed Gulak, Babangida Aliyu, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Samuel Ogbemudia, Tony Anenih, Umar Musa Yar'Adua

February 20, 2013

FG ordered to pay N37.6bn compensation to Odi community for 1999 Obasanjo-ordered ‘genocidal’ attack

by Akan Ido A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has ordered the Federal Government to pay N37.6bn as compensation to the Odi community over the destruction ordered by the Obasanjo government in 1999. The FG was asked to pay N17.6bn as special damages and N20bn as general damages. It also restrained the FG... Read More

Goodluck Jonathan, Idoni Ingezi, Ifedayo Adedipe, Kobina Keme-Ebi Imananagha, Ndu Gwagha, Nwaka Echomgbe, Odi Community, olusegun obasanjo, Shadrack Agadah

February 20, 2013

Veteran Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri reported dead

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February 19, 2013

America’s secret files: The untold Biafran story

Forty three years after the Civil War, the Americans have released their dossiers—21,000 pages of diplomatic dispatches by agents of the United States government. We’ve combed through them all to reveal the Biafra story, the way never done before. Ojukwu during Biafra war Read about the accounts of prominent individuals like Chief Richard Akinjide, Dr... Read More

biafra, files, gowon, ojukwu

February 19, 2013

Reno Omokri: Christiane Amanpour and our Stockholm Syndrome

by Reno Omokri Disagreeing with facts doesn’t turn them to lies. Facts remain unmoved by disbelief or cynicism… And the reason these men masquerading as activities are able to hoodwink many in the theater of Social Media is because they have clued on to the psyche of the Nigerian netizen which is that cynicism is... Read More

Christiane Amanpour, cnn, Egbin, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Reno Omokri, UAC

February 19, 2013

Fierce and sexy: Annie Idibia sports new hair style (SNAPSHOT)

by Akan Ido The new hair-do makes Annie Idibia look different from from what her fans are used to but she’s looking stunning nevertheless. Annie rocked the dress to Darey’s ‘Love… Like A Movie’ event which had American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian in attendance.

February 19, 2013

Opinion: The Goldie Harvey situation – Lest we immortalize nuisance

by Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri …the dead has already met what he or she put forward hence there is no need to speak of its evil. What there is need to do however is to either call the living to an example to live by… About ten years ago I lost a friend in an armed... Read More

February 19, 2013

“Honest, zealous, humble”: Evelyn T.B. Joshua opens up on husband (and she’s a beauty!) – See Photos

by Akan Ido Not much is known about Prophet T.B Joshua’s wife, Evelyn Temitope Joshua, until she grants an interview revealing her humble upbringing and how she met the controversial founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) located in Ikotun, Lagos. She spoke about her relationship with Joshua and her role in the... Read More

Evelyn Joshua, Ikotun, SCOAN, TB Joshua

February 19, 2013

Darey’s ‘Love Like A Movie’ concert – A Charles Novia review

by Charles Novia If you ask me, there was no need for Kim Kardashian at all in this concert. None whatsoever! Was she paid huge sums and flown here to just introduce Darey? It didn’t make sense to many. I first met Darey in 1999 at Jazzville, a unique and bohemian music club of sorts... Read More

Charles Novia, Darey, Kim Kardashian, Love like a movie

February 19, 2013

In bad taste: Company offers fun seekers a chance to be kidnapped

by Rachel Ogbu A company will collect your money as payment to kidnap you if you are looking for the experience. Ultime Realite based in Eastern France offers the unique service that consists of being seized by strangers, bound, gagged and bundled into a car, and kept in a dark cellar for four hours. Advanced packages... Read More

French firm, kidnap, the kidnapping experience, Ultime Realite

February 19, 2013

Valentine’s Day: From (married) woman to (single) woman — what I wish I’d known about love

by Kirsten West- Savali After 8 years of marriage and three children, Valentine’s Day is not what it used to be – it’s better, richer, honest. More than a celebration of love; it’s a re-calibration of purpose. When I was a single woman that’s something I never thought I would say. Love is nothing without action and... Read More

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February 19, 2013

SEE Nse Ikpe-Etim and husband just after their Valentine’s Day wedding, Rita Dominic, Uche Jombo (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim got married on Valentines Day to Clifford Sule at a Lagos Marriage Registry. Uche Jombo-Rodriguez, Rita Dominic, Dakore Egbuson-Akande were there to celebrate with the couple. See photos of both newlyweds as they host close friends a day after their wedding. – Photo credit: BellaNaija

Clifford Sule, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Nse Ikpe-Etim, rita dominic, Uche Jombo Rodriguez

February 19, 2013

Fierce and sexy: Annie Idibia sports new hair style (SNAPSHOT)

2face idibia, Annie Idibia, Darey, Love like a movie

Former banker jailed 9 years for stealing N35 million (PICTURED)

Boko Haram kidnaps French family in Cameroun

Opinion: What the opposition merger needs to do to survive

No, thanks: Governor Oshiomhole turns down request to host Maku in Edo

#2013Oscars: Whatever happened to? 10 films that lost Oscar buzz

Paul Eze: Developing homegrown solutions to Africa’s challenges

Christian women beaten and raped by police officers and ‘Muslim hardliners’ in Pakistan

Veteran Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri reported dead

Anything for FLOTUS to worry about? President Obama takes boys’ out weekend golfing with Tiger Woods

Spoilt for Choice: See the list of today’s Social Media Week events #SMWLagos

Oscar Pistorius charged with premeditated murder, “I thought she was an intruder”, he cries

Outrageous? Guard gets 2 years in prison for failing to protect country from teddy bears

All smiles: Jay-Z and Beyonce greet Alicia Keys and her son, Egypt (SNAPSHOT)

The pope was “less human than the last one”: Gays in Rome celebrate Pope Benedict’s resignation

Outrage over Kim Kardashian’s visit to Nigeria purportedly worth $500,000

“Only one cup? I beg” – Is Osaze Odemwingie attacking Keshi (again)?

Aww: Woman delivers two sets of identical twins (PHOTOS)

Jonathan never signed one-term agreement – Presidency

FG ordered to pay N37.6bn compensation to Odi community for 1999 Obasanjo-ordered ‘genocidal’ attack

Veteran Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri reported dead

America’s secret files: The untold Biafran story

Reno Omokri: Christiane Amanpour and our Stockholm Syndrome

Fierce and sexy: Annie Idibia sports new hair style (SNAPSHOT)

Opinion: The Goldie Harvey situation – Lest we immortalize nuisance

“Honest, zealous, humble”: Evelyn T.B. Joshua opens up on husband (and she’s a beauty!) – See Photos

Darey’s ‘Love Like A Movie’ concert – A Charles Novia review

In bad taste: Company offers fun seekers a chance to be kidnapped

Valentine’s Day: From (married) woman to (single) woman — what I wish I’d known about love

SEE Nse Ikpe-Etim and husband just after their Valentine’s Day wedding, Rita Dominic, Uche Jombo (PHOTOS)

Fierce and sexy: Annie Idibia sports new hair style (SNAPSHOT)

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