January 12, 2013

#SaturdayGossip: Nollywood’s Nuella Njubigbo: “Husband snatching is your stock in trade… repent!” – Blogger fights back, hard

by Akan Ido As the saga involving actress, Nuella Njubigbo, and Stella Dimoko Korkus hots up, the blogger has responded to Nuella’s press statement which denied any involvement with a certain South-south governor effectively calling the actress an husband snatcher. She insisted her story is true saying Nuella is doing a bad job of trying... Read More

Nuella Njubigbo, South south governor, Stella Dimoko-Korkus

January 12, 2013

Bad news for China: Country’s one-child policy has created a generation of “risk averse” children less likely to be enterpreneurs

SYDNEY: China’s one-child policy has created a generation which is less trusting, more risk-averse and perhaps less likely to become entrepreneurs, according to new Australian research. Published in the journal Science, the study of more than 400 Beijing residents who were born around the time the controversial population policy was first introduced could have implications... Read More

averse, children, China, risk

January 12, 2013

“Obasanjo is a man who failed his country” – Adamu Ciroma berates OBJ, IBB and Jonathan govts

by Akan Ido Former Finance Minister, Mallam Adamu Ciroma is a respected voice in the Nigerian polity having garnered valuable experience working with several successive administrations in the country coming into prominence during the president Shehu Shagari administration. His assessment of the Goodluck Jonathan administration is, however, not complimentary as he described the present government... Read More

Abdulsalam Abubakar, Adamu Ciroma, Goodluck Jonathan, Ibrahim Babangida, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo

January 12, 2013

Indonesian named the “Bubble Man” is in desperate need for a cure to strange ailment (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

An Indonesian man is in search of a cure for bubble-like tumors that caused havoc on his body – if not for himself than for his children, who fear they will be suffering a genetic disease. Wisnu Chandra, nicknamed the “bubble skin man”, wearing a ski mask and sunglasses to hide his appearance on the rare occasions when... Read More

ailment, bubbleman, skin, Wisnu Chandra

January 12, 2013

Opinion: Olivia Pope is no different from a reality show chick

by Mo Ivory Olivia Pope is no different than Joseline from “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” or Kim from “Real Housewives of Atlanta” – she just has more expensive clothes, a higher paying job and tighter security. I was browsing for stories this morning as I prepped for my talk show and ran across the... Read More

Kerry Washington, Olivia Pope, scandal

January 12, 2013

Sickening: Man convicted of ‘sex with chicken’ in Zambia

by Rachel Ogbu A 27-year-old man was convicted for having sex with a chicken which later died. The Chisamba magistrate court heard the horrible and rather sickening tale of how Goliath Nyirenda of Mubalani settlement in Chisamba, Zambia had sex with a chicken around 11pm on November 18, last year. In Nyirenda’s defence, he said that on the... Read More

Beastiality, fetish, odd crime, sex with a chicken

January 12, 2013

Ugly trend: Another young rape victim attempts to burn herself in India

by Rachel Ogbu India is struck again by another rape scandal as a 16-year-old Indian girl attempted to set herself on fire after a neighbour allegedly raped her in northern India. The nation is still facing the brutal reality of an ugly trend following the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in the Indian capital,... Read More

attempted suicide, gang-rape, india rape victim, Violence against women

January 12, 2013

Train mows down and kills 5 elephants in India, woman venerates dead elephants with flowers (LOOK)

A passenger train has plowed into and killed five elephants of a herd crossing railroad tracks in eastern India. R.N. Mohapatra, a railroad spokesman, said the train struck the animals early Sunday in the Rambha forest area, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) south of Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa state. J.D. Sharma, chief conservator of... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Just In: Trailer accident grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

by Isi Esene There are reports of a major traffic gridlock on the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. This is caused by a trailer which reportedly crashed near the Michael Otedola Estate causing a long stretch of traffic on the expressway. Sources say traffic management agencies are presently at the scene of the gridlock making efforts to... Read More

Ibadan, lagos, nigeria, traffic, trailer

January 12, 2013

Cleaning house: Britney Spears announces split from fiance hours after quitting the X-Factor

by Rachel Ogbu Just when you think the dark days of Britney Spears are long gone with a blooming career and new single, she quits the US X-Factor and recently has announced she has split up from her fiancé. They had been engaged since December 2011 but in a statement, Spears, 31, and Jason Trawick, 41... Read More

britney spears, celebrity break ups, celebrity marriages, Jason Trawick, US X-Factor

January 12, 2013

I’m not sleeping with a governor – Nollywood actress, Nuella Njubigbo (and then she releases these HOT? photos)

by Akan Ido With allegations and counter-allegations flying back and forth between actress, Nuella Njubigbo and popular blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus, it is hard to keep a tab on events but we will try our best to keep you up to speed. For those who have not had the opportunity to follow the intriguing story,... Read More

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January 12, 2013

4 years in jail: Landlord, 72, forced 15-year-old to ‘pay’ her rent with sexual favours – See Photo (of predator)

A landlord who coerced a 15-year-old girl to perform sexual favours to cover her rent has been jailed for four years. John Tatton, 72, sexually abused the girl repeatedly over the course of six months at the house in Heywood, Greater Manchester. Around this time she was also being abused by a group of men... Read More

jail, john tatton, landlord, Rent

January 12, 2013

Opinion: Our parents’ flawed obsession with ‘respectable’ professions

by Melinda Ozongwu When we sit and complain about the quality, passion and work ethic of our professionals, we need to look at what got them there in the first place. It’s a domino effect of society’s pressures, traditional expectations and bad choices. It goes without saying that most African parents are fairly traditional. Though... Read More

African, Melinda Ozongwu, parents, profession

January 12, 2013

Just getting some air: 400-pound woman arrested for sitting naked on a public bench (PICTURED)

A woman weighing 400 pounds decided to strip to her birthday suit as she sat on a bus bench in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Patricia McCollum was arrested and charged with exposure of sexual organs in public and was held initially in a bond of $100, according to the news media. The 52-year-old, who is currently homeless, was sitting naked on a... Read More

400 pound, air, bench, man

January 12, 2013

Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo: In a highly competitive media world, content STILL remains king

by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo When did journalism become about balancing other responsibilities with the invoices you write out for stories you want to cover? Over the last four or five years of a decade I have spent working in the media in Turkey, UK and Nigeria, I have noticed a growing and, quite frankly, worrying... Read More

brown envelope, journalism, nigeria

January 12, 2013

Shocking: Parents finally admit giving teething baby heroin 4 years after his death (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu It happened four years ago in New Jersey but the parents of a baby boy who died of heroin intoxication only recently admitted they rubbed the drug on his gums because he was teething. People were shocked to hear that 11-month-old Baby JM’s exposure to the drug was not accidental. He died in... Read More

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January 12, 2013

That’s how we do: YNaija makes the CP-Africa list of 2013’s top blogs

Isi Esene The last year, 2012, has come and gone with the competition among bloggers getting keener by the day. In its usual tradition, CP-Africa is out with a projection of websites to watch-out for in 2013. Linda Ikeji, Uche Eze (Bella Naija), and Chude Jideonwo are making the list for the second time in... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Snake on a plane! Reptile clings to wing of airplane in flight for 2 hours (PICTURED)

This snake on a plane had a turbulent flight. Stunned Qantas Airways passengers watched out their windows as a large python clung to a plane’s wing during a two-hour flight from Australia’s northeastern city of Cairns to Papua New Guinea. The 3-meter (10-foot) python fought to stay on the wing, pulling itself forward only to... Read More

January 12, 2013

‘Find My iPhone’: iPhone thief (alleged) is located by rightful owner using app and gets beaten up (PHOTOS, WATCH)

A vigilante iPhone owner has tracked down a man who allegedly stole the gadget by using a location app – and then filmed their violent confrontation. Kenneth Schmidgall, a 26-year-old construction worker from San Diego, California, took the law into his own hands after the phone was taken at a reggae concert on December 28. After... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Feyi Fawehinmi: The answer is still free markets

by Feyi Fawehinmi There is one major problem with cement as an input – it cannot be expensive. If cement is expensive, then the wheels will slowly grind to a halt and all the activities further down the chain will slow down or stop completely. I’m a Radical Free Market Ideologue. What this means... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Photoshop fail: Model given IMPOSSIBLY skinny legs on fashion advert (PHOTOS)

This is a Photoshop fail so epic, so weird, as to render it almost impossible to write about. The eagle-eyed folk over at the Photoshop Disasters website posted a link to fashion website Romwe, where they had posted a pair of red trousers for sale at $79.99 (£53.71) on the most unfeasibly long, skinny pair of legs.... Read More

fail, Model, photoshop, worst

January 12, 2013

I’m stuck: Police called in bizarre case of woman glued to a Walmart toilet seat

A woman was found stuck to toilet seat in the women’s bathroom at Walmart in Monticello, Kentucky. Police were called to the Walmart in Wayne County after receiving reports that the woman was trapped. Police said the woman went to the bathroom and that’s when the story gets a little sticky. EMS had to peel... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Costly delay: Groom arrives 8 hours late, bride’s family marry her off to someone else

Being late for his own wedding proved costly for a bridegroom as he and his relatives were beaten up by irked family members of the bride who was married off to another person. Groom Jameel was to marry Nagma at 10:30am in Muradnagar area of the district, in India police said. However, the groom and... Read More

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January 12, 2013

“You are a bully because you have 32 million followers”: Sharon Osbourne to Lady Gaga in open letter [DETAILS]

Sharon Osbourne has launched a scathing attack on Lady Gaga, accusing the singer of being desperate for attention after openly criticising her daughter, Kelly. The Osbourne family matriarch and television star published a letter to the Paparazzi hitmaker on Thursday after Kelly and Gaga traded barbs. ‘I am calling you a bully because you have... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

by Tanko Yakasai When governments become an organized conspiracy to perpetuate ignorance and poverty among its people that have natural fault lines such as Nigeria, then the common outcome will be a catastrophic disunity and polarization that we are witnessing today. There are so many ills bedeviling Nigeria, right from day one to this very... Read More

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January 12, 2013

“We would have aborted her if we knew”: Parents sue hospital for ‘wrongful birth’ of daughter with disability

A distraught couple are suing a medical trust for millions after claiming blunders made by hospital staff led to the ‘wrongful birth’ of their severely disabled daughter. The parents, who have not been identified, say John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, failed to spot that their unborn child would be born disabled despite it carrying out antenatal... Read More

abnormality, birth, daughter, fetus, NHS, scan

January 12, 2013

Who says she ain’t sexy? Goldie glows in Malaysia photos (LOOK)

by Isi Esene Artiste, Goldie Harvey glows all over as she enjoys her stay in Malaysia. The photo below came with the caption, “I got the Petronas towers behind me! The 2nd tallest building in the world.” How come we never noticed the building?

Goldie Harvey, malaysia, Photo, sexy

January 12, 2013

Fadahunsi Abayomi: The stuff is yours not mine (30 Days, 30 Voices)

There was always this comfort to be found in the toilet. Maybe because it was within a screaming distance of my mum’s room or, more likely, all of my mother’s powerful prayers in the next room, had purged that space of all the demons that could be lurking under the wash basin. One would wonder... Read More

children, Fadahunsi Abayomi, fear, toilet

January 12, 2013

Detective’s drink is stolen from the office fridge and now he is charged with ‘poisoning’ [DETAILS]

A child protection detective has been charged with poisoning a Met Police colleague by allegedly putting anti-freeze in his Lucozade because it kept getting it stolen. Steven Halfhide collapsed and was taken to hospital after taking a swig from the bottle of screenwash that Gary Quigley had allegedly left in a fridge at their Stratford office. He... Read More

child, lucozade, met, protection

January 12, 2013

Amazing transformation: Transsexual captures her 3-year change from man to woman (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and for a young man from Australia, a thousand pictures tell the story of a three-year transformation into a woman. An incredible time lapse video was posted on YouTube by a user nicknamed iiGethii stringing together scores of photos showing her gradual facial metamorphosis. In... Read More

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