by Alexandra Sifferlin Timing is everything for losing weight . In the latest collaborative study, researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Tufts University and the University of Murcia in Spain, found that the time of day you eat large meals may help to predict how many pounds you drop. In a study published in the... Read More
by Ife Adebayo Come 2015, we must vote in a government that is serious about education, a government with laid down plans and procedures for implementing workable policies in the education sector. The most common definition of literacy defines literacy rate as the number of adults aged 15 and over that can read and write.... Read More
by Adebayo Kareem How have we come to this? Why has a country with a long history of excellence in the legal profession suddenly become a haven for criminals where white-collar crooks saunter around brazenly, blatantly assaulting our collective sight with the proceeds of their crimes? Within the last 10 months, two of Nigeria’s most... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Afro Pop star, Wizkid is definitely having a great time in the UK. When he’s not working in the studios or meeting A list stars, he is relaxing with some of Hip Hop hottest girls. Yesterday, he posted a picture of himself and video vixens, Natalie Nunn and Bria Myles, having dinner in London.... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu TV Personality Yvonne “Vixen” Ekwere recently posed taking promotional photos for her YouTube Channel – “Vixen Red Carpet.” The pictures include Urban HipHop Scene, the Earthy Mountain Scene, the Bohemian head Shot and the Crimson red carpet Starlette 3D Scene. The shoot photographed by Orion Pixels is meant to depict Vixen’s sense... Read More
by Sabella Abbide The President blew it. As the Nigerian parlance goes, he made a fool of himself. He made Nigeria and Nigerians look bad. If you are literate and politically conscious enough, but have not seen or heard about the Goodluck Jonathan’s interview with Christiane Amanpour (of the Cable News Network), you must be... Read More
Usually a burglar will break into your home to take stuff. One woman broke into homes primarily just to take a shower and then left with a few items of course. The woman was arrested for breaking into several homes in the Highlands neighborhood. Police said before she left one of them, she did something... Read More
Guess the honeymoon phase is over. A naked, inebriated woman was arrested in Phelan, Cal. on Thursday after allegedly driving into her also naked fiance, the Daily Press reported. The unidentified 22-year-old woman struck Alberto Giovanni Bravo, 30, with a 2008 Honda Civic after Bravo got out of the car and walked in front of... Read More
by Kayode Komolafe Anyone who is literate in Nigeria’s post-colonial history would remember that it would be politically unwise to suggest that a crisis in one part of the country is the headache of the people in that section alone The news of the ceasefire declared by the “larger faction” of Boko Haram was accompanied... Read More
by Chi Ibe Two communities fighting in Kwara State has left about 10 people dead and property worth millions of naira destroyed, reports claim. Members of Offa and Erin-Ile communities of Offa and Oyun local government areas of Kwara State have had minor misunderstandings in the past but it took a turn for the worse on Monday when they... Read More
Though I was not the only one having piping hot amala in the local Ebute Metta joint, I did not have to look up from my plate to know the lady’s exclamation was about me. ‘She’s eating!’ Though I was not the only one having piping hot amala in the local Ebute Metta joint, I... Read More
A lot of credit must of course go to the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan who moved faster than his usual self to order for the release of funds for the remediation of Bagega. It was certainly one up for digital activism and social media last week when the President budged to the uproar and demands... Read More
People who don’t know for sure how they look can’t possibly strut amidst other people because they couldn’t tell if they’re prettier or of a better stalk. Every morning, just before I walk out the door into the real world, I take a cursory glance at my reflection in the mirror. Most of you do... Read More
No matter how many times you are told how beautiful you are, you are never truly going to appreciate it until you believe it. Right now you’re probably thinking, “what is this, some sort of history lesson?” “Am I on the wrong site?” No. The emancipation of the mind from the shackles that is self-doubt,... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Mustapha Umar, accused Boko Haram member who in April 2012 was arrested for bombing a plaza in Kaduna, on Tuesday asked the Federal Government for a defense lawyer to in a one-count charge of terrorism brought against him. The planned arraignment of Umar by the Nigerian Police Force, which brought the charge... Read More
What: Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards Nominee Party Where: Porsche Centre, V.I., Lagos When: January 28, 2013 Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa ... Read More
by Akan Ido Adepoju Jamiu, a 23-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing a China BlackBerry phone worth N17,000. He was sentenced by the Ikare Magistrate’s Court, Ondo state for stealing the phone from one Suleiman Asimiyi. This offence, according to the police prosecutor, Aigbojie Amileomen, violates Section 383(1) volume one,... Read More
by Uche Igwe Many of the so-called Jonathan’s men often forget that he is the President of Nigeria; not that of the Niger Delta region only. So, why must the Orubebes of this world continue to make him look like the President of Ijaw Republic? The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, must be... Read More
by Chi Ibe The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, now wants to consider its National Leader, Muhammadu Buhari to contest in the 2015 Presidential election because of ‘his passion for the country.’ CPC spokesman, Rotimi Fashakin said during an African Independent Television programme on Tuesday, January 29 said there was nothing wrong if Buhari changed... Read More
by Isi Esene You’ve got to watch the video of the club-banger, ‘Sister Caro’ by Kay Switch featuring D’Banj. Kay Switch’s first single is released through Sony Music Entertainment Africa, and ROCKSTAR 4000. Watch the video below and let us know what you think about it.
by Akan Ido Olayinka Ajiwon, a 42-year-old trained tailor has landed in police net for duping unsuspecting victims and obtaining money from them through false pretence. Ajiwon, a resident of 14 Oluwakemi Street, Ilasa, a Lagos suburb, said he was duped of the $7,000 he hoped to start a new life with when he returned from... Read More
by Akan Ido Antonia Afolabi, a 25-year-old woman was yesterday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing a man over N100. Godwin Anyanwu, the prosecuting Inspector said the offence was committed on January 14 at BoundaryMarket, Ajegunle around 8pm. He reportedly said Afolabi, who sells second-hand clothes, conspired with another person whose whereabouts... Read More
A murder accused has told a Yaba Magistrate’s Court that he did not commit the offence intentionally. Thirty-two year old Ayo Oyewole is being tried for the alleged murder of Saheed Lawal by Magistrate A.O. Ajibade. He was alleged to have committed the offence on January 13, at 3pm at Abule Agbede, Alade Market, Ikeja.... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Two toddlers living in the same compound in Ketu have been missing since Friday January 25, throwing residents at Taike Street, Ketu Lagos into confusion suspecting kidnapping. Toheeb Adedokun and Falilu Tajudeen both three years old were playing in front of the compound when suddenly, they disappeared without a trace, reports claim.... Read More
by Isi Esene The Federal Government is, as expected, expressing cautious optimism over the recent announcement of a ceasefire by a faction of the Boko Haram militant Islamic sect. Its stance is apparently based on the fact that the sect had, at-least once before now, announced a ceasefire which it failed to honour. The Federal... Read More