Tribute: At 50, there is no other like Jahman Anikulapo

By ‘Fisayo Soyombo Day and night he worked and toiled, and many times I wondered if he was human or machine, if he was mortal or immortal. It was nearly a decade ago. I was only a 100-level student of Agriculture but I had suddenly been thrust into The Guardian’s newsroom on a two-month... Read More

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January 18, 2013

This is how men and women find a partner – the long and short of it

by Jeremy Laurence When it comes to choosing a mate, both sexes are heightist*. Men choose shorter females as partners and women choose taller males. That should cause no surprise: men are, on average, taller than women. But evidence shows that partnerships such as that between the diminutive jazz pianist Jamie Cullum (5ft 4 in),... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Opinion: Vacancy in Jonathan’s State House

by ‘Tunji Ajibade A president’s prestige is not separable from setting what he wants, and getting it. When he loses, too often, the images his citizens get are not so positive. That’s why the claims President Jonathan’s men make that his is not a weak Presidency fail to impress anyone. Presidents do not lose battles.... Read More

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January 18, 2013

The full thang: Yvonne Nelson works that body (and those legs!) in new shoot (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu Yvonne Nelson might be fulfilling one of her 2013 resolutions. On Tuesday December 15, 2012, the 27-year-old ‘Single and Married’ star was in Nigeria for a uber sexy photo shoot here are the behind the scenes shots. The pictures are for Nelson’s publicity, her website and other promotional items. Ghanaian photographer, Bob Pixel and Nigerian... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Opinion: Let me tell you what you will see if you take a trip to Yenagoa

by Bayo Olopohunda For a first-time visitor, what will forcefully unearth Yenagoa’s palpably unnatural guise are the slums that sandwich the town, hapless, luckless villages lying forlorn in the creeks, abandoned by its greedy leaders who have mismanaged its oil wealth for years. The aircraft lifted off at the Domestic Wing of the Murtala Muhammed... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Algerian hostage crisis: ‘Ongoing activity’ reported as crisis turn deadly

Two days after Islamist militants abducted an undetermined number of hostages — including Westerners — at a gas plant in a remote section of Algeria, “ongoing activity at various locations” was continuing, a British official said Friday. It was not clear whether that activity represented “mopping up and checking” or “something more active” being carried... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Terrorism: 4 dead, 5 arrested as JTF repels another attack in Kano

by Isi Esene Men of the Joint Military Task Force in Kano yesterday repelled an attack by unknown gunmen at its Mariri check-point, killing two of them and capturing five. Sources say two innocent civilians, a man and a woman, were killed in the shootout which lasted for about an hour. The Mariri check-point is... Read More

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January 18, 2013

This is beyond awful: More details emerge on the misery of students at the Police College (READ, WATCH)

by Akan Ido As a sequel to the ChannelsTV documentary we brought to you on the welfare of the cadets receiving training at the Nigerian Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, we bring you just another angle to the living conditions of men and women who would later be saddled with the responsibility of protecting the people’s... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Mali-trained terrorists are trooping into the country – Army chief

by Akan Ido The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubike Ihejirika, has confirmed the influx of Mali-trained terrorists in Nigeria. Ihejirika who confirmed this on Thursday while speaking at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre (NAPKC), Jaji, Kaduna State, said the Nigerian security apparatus is doing everything to track them down. “We are aware that... Read More

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January 18, 2013

“It was ALL a big lie…” – Lance Armstrong confesses to doping exclusively on Oprah (WATCH)

by Isi Esene It was a long time coming, Lance Armstrong, the seven time Tour de France winner has come out to confess in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey about his doping activities and other details of his run-ins with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The 41-year-old said it was “not possible” to win... Read More

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