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by Akan Ido Javon Trotter, the daughter of popular Chicago preacher, Bishop Larry Trotter, has come out to tell whoever cares to listen that there is nothing inappropriate about the widely circulated picture of her father having a bubble-bath with her daughter. She said the high-profiled senior pastor of the Sweet Holy Spirit Church, an... Read More
by Isi Esene A woman simply identified as Blessing in Obuno Umuochefu, Igbo-Ukwu, in Aguata LGA of Anambra state, has been held by the police for allegedly killing four children on January 15. Reports say the four children, Chukwuebuka (13), Chukwumelum (6), Obumneme (3) and 15-month-old Chinenyenwa, were strangled by the suspect. In an odd... Read More
It’s a New Yair! The year may not be so new on account of 2013 is all of thirteen days old already. But as this is the first AIRTIME of the year, do permit me to observe one of this column’s few traditions-perhaps the only one that’s still around anyway. At the beginning of each... Read More
A former Catholic priest busted on charges of selling crystal meth would appear at his Connecticut church dressed as a woman and was fond of sex in the rectory, according to a published report. Msg. Kevin Wallin, 61, resigned as spiritual leader of St. Augustine’s Parish in Bridgeport in 2011, but he continued to receive... Read More
by Dean Obeidallah         U.S. presidents should not be sworn into office with their hand on a Bible. At Monday’s inauguration of his second term, President Barack Obama will raise his right hand and place his left on not one, but two Bibles: One owned by Abraham Lincoln and the other by... Read More
A 30-year-old mother, Yidiat Bakare, has been sentenced to five years in prison by an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for throwing her three-month-old baby into a river in Ifon-Osun community, Osun State. Yidiat was said to have thrown the baby into the river to express her grievance following a disagreement with her husband, Amodu Bakare. According... Read More
by Akan Ido There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan might be considering a major shake-up in the Nigeria Police Force and the ministry of police affairs after his unscheduled visit to the Police College in Lagos last week. Sources say the president is worried that funds have been budgeted for some police colleges around... Read More
by Isi Esene A new group believed to be a break-away faction of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack on a military convoy conveying soldiers on their way to Mali as part of the peacekeeping mission to that country. The group known as the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan... Read More
Also, an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the parents of a 12-year-old boy, David Ajibade, be remanded in prison custody for allegedly pouring hot charcoal on the boy. David’s 49-year-old father, Elkannah Ajibade, and his wife, Elizabeth, were arraigned for allegedly tying David up and pouring hot charcoal on him as a deterrent for... Read More
by Isi Esene Shehu Sani, the President of the Civil Rights Congress, a human rights group based in Kaduna, has attributed the rift between President Goodluck Jo9mnathan and former president Olusegun Obasabjo to the handling of the Boko Haram terrorist crisis. He said Obasanjo is not particularly happy that the president has refused to heed... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu It’s hard to really say what’s going on in Justin Bieber’s head but the fame might be a struggle some believe after all he is still just a teenager. Recently pictures of the pop star smoking marijuana did not go down well with fans, then his very published break up with singer, Selena Gomez and... Read More
A 15-year-old New Mexico boy has been arrested last night and charged with gunning down two adults and three children with an assault rifle.rr The five victims – a man, woman, two girls and a boy – were found dead at a home located in South Valley, New Mexico. KOB.com reported that several weapons were found... Read More
A British paedophile who paid impoverished parents in Bulgaria £60,000 to sexually abuse their young sons has been jailed for four years. Paul Renouf’s victims were just 11-years-old and were handed over to him for weekends and holidays, a Bulgarian court heard. The parents had increasingly relied on the divorced dad-of-three’s money for food and... Read More
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