by Rachel Ogbu A massive 62.03 percent of students who wrote the November/December 2012 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination failed the test, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC announced. More disheartening is that out of the 62.03 percent who failed, 11.04 per cent were withheld in connection with various cases of examination malpractice. The... Read More
Releasing balloons outside the church in Bethel, Connecticut on Friday, eight-year-old Jake Hockley bid a somber farewell to his little brother, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Six-year-old Dylan Hockley, who moved from England two years ago, was remembered at a funeral in Walnut Hill Community Church, a week after became one... Read More
From a stunning close-up of a snarling leopard to an elephant family dusting themselves down in the searing heat, this series of beautiful photographs shows African wildlife at its most awe-inspiring. Photographer Anup Shah produced the images using remote camera, which enabled him to share an unrivalled perspective of the continent’s animal kingdom. In his... Read More
It was no surprise that Rihanna was in need of some R&R after the busy day she’d had. Just hours after being mobbed on the streets of Barbados as she did some holiday shopping, the star returned to her luxury villa Friday for some much needed relaxation. The Diamonds singer quickly changed into an aquamarine... Read More
A new study suggests that the more brothers a man has, the faster his sperm swim, meaning greater fertility. Scientists from the University of Sheffield in the UK and Brown University assessed the fertility of 500 men, and found that sperm swimming speed correlated with family makeup. The findings, published in the Asian Journal of... Read More
by Isi Esene You can’t just take the sexy away from this beautiful lady, Yvonne Nelson looks gorgeous with an equally beautiful Christmas tree determined to compete for our affection. Since we are spoilt for choice we’ll leave the final verdict to you, our readers, to make the call – Yvonne’s sexy new look or... Read More
by Akan Ido R&B star Chris Brown is bracing up for his performance in Nigeria. Brown will be on stage at the New Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos today. It promises to be a show to remember.
No sex please, we’re married! Helen Mirren has said sex is over-rated and marriages don’t need it to survive She has made her name as one of Britain sexiest – and most talented – actresses. But Dame Helen Mirren believes sex is overrated, at least when it comes to marriage. The 67-year-old claims it... Read More
He very rarely gets it wrong. So Simon Cowell must still be smarting, following reports that he lost a $20,000 bet with fellow X Factor USA judge LA Reid, after his act was crowned champion. According to TMZ, the pair had made a wager at the start of the season that if either of them... Read More
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have caught the woman suspected of producing child pornography and appearing to abuse a young child in a sex video she posted on the internet – less than 24 hours after the Feds appealed to the American public for help. Corrine Danielle Motley of Okaloosa County, Florida was arrested... Read More
A Social Security Administration worker has been cited by his superiors for ‘conduct unbecoming a federal officer,’ relating to his ‘uncontrollable flatulence’ in the workplace. The Maryland man, 38, was reportedly hit with a five-page reprimand Dec. 10 that included a meticulously-crafted log of specific dates and times when coworkers observed – or overheard –... Read More
Bob and Norma Clark recently celebrated 48 years of marriage. But while organizing legal paperwork dealing with their deaths, the couple discovered their marriage was never legal. They made the discovery after reading a story in The Wall Street Journal that said without a marriage license, one spouse could not collect the other’s Social Security... Read More
by Akan Ido We know you’ve started taking delivery of several greeting cards but we doubt you’ve got anything nearly as cute as this? This official greeting card was released by the Julius Agwu family and we need not tell you the photos are gorgeous. See more photos below – we just love the cute... Read More
A dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant that he found attractive simply because he and his wife viewed the woman as a threat to their marriage, the all-male Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court ruled 7-0 that bosses can fire employees they see as an “irresistible attraction,” even if the employees have... Read More
from Prokerala Any relationship, be it romantic or otherwise; needs a touch or two of rejuvenation for its sustenance and survival. The urgently appealing call for revitalization which is one of the key pre conditions to the longevity of relationship based on romance and mutual trust; can be ensured through careful and effective planning. Just... Read More
by Isi Esene Yes, like a lot of others we bet you have been wondering why the Beckhams family was selected in a poll as the Most Stylish Celebrity Family in the World ahead of the Kardashians and the Jay Z family. That’s why we decide to bring you photos we think will convince you... Read More
Should the Miss Universe pageant be re-named Mrs. Universe? While watching the evening gown portion of Miss Universe 2012 Wednesday, we noticed dozens of white dressess with trains, mermaid skirts and sweetheart necklines that distinctly resembled wedding gowns. Was this a pageant or a bridal expo? They were a bit more glitzy and had higher... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu For those who think they might have cheated death because the world according to Mayan predictions didn’t end even though a lot of people knew it wasnt going to happen anyway, a new date for annihilation is January 1, 2017. According to followers of The Sword of God Brotherhood, the actual Apocalypse... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The days when celebrities and their partners wear matching outfits are going pretty fast. As more celebs go solo, the uniform trend is taking another form and though it may be the festive season, there’s probably never a good time to wear a dress that matches a Christmas tree. It’s just a... Read More
A Mochudi man is fighting for his life at Deborah Retief Memorial hospital after his abusive wife set the house they were sleeping in ablaze last weekend. As the international community observed the ‘16 Days of Activism on violence against women and children’, Shianyana Modise’s estranged wife went on rampage and attempted to burn her... Read More
by Nico Lang 1. Dancing is the key to winning someone’s heart. (Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Footloose, Fame, Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo) For anyone who has seen Dirty Dancing and the wonder of Patrick Swayze’s torso (#neverforget), you know that nobody can resist dancing. What’s sexier than someone who is in touch with... Read More
by Laurie Watson When we’re first in love, we’re practically dizzy, and it feels so good. It isn’t just the act of getting off that keeps us enraptured. There’s also the longing for another that cuts the “six-inch valley in the middle of our skulls” (Springsteen.) The chase is almost better than the catch. The... Read More
A 3-year-old Australian boy was lucky to escape uninjured after a collection of eggs he found in his yard hatched into a slithering tangle of deadly snakes. Reptile specialist Trish Prendergast said Friday that young wildlife enthusiast Kyle Cummings could have been killed if he had handled the eastern brown snakes – the world’s most... Read More
The commercial city of Kano was Saturday morning enmeshed in coordinated attacks as suicide bombers hit the city, targeting telecom facilities. Vanguard gathered that barely an hour after a suicide bomber struck at Airtel office in Kano, telecom service provider MTN lost its interswitch office to another suicide bombing. The Inter switch office located along Independent way,... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, has ordered the transfer of the case involving alleged virginity tests conducted on pupils of Ajuwon Senior High School, to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta. Police investigation intensified with the accused, the school principal, Rev. Olufunke Aladeojobi at the school in Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State. According... Read More
by Obinna Akukwe President Goodluck should be careful of his personal safety. This growing irritation and desperation could result in extremist attacks on the life of the nation’s number one citizen. General Andrew Azazi, Nigeria’s former NSA and Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State died in a plane crash a week ago raising concerns over... Read More
The problem of Boko Haram is coming to all our homes faster than we can imagine. Days before the splintering began, the Boko Haram faction, still whole, had created a list of all its public enemies. These men represented all they felt was wrong with their world and contained those that could be traced to... Read More
by Akan Ido We don’t know which (political) cemetery this is, but is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) really dead and buried? If it is, will it rise again in the next elections? Flesh and blood cannot reveal that to us, only the spirit of the 2015 general elections can, until then, we wait... Read More
by Demola Rewaju …if Obasanjo’s third term agenda had worked; by now, we’ll have seen greater developments as he’ll be more powerful by longevity than any of his successor… On a radio program interview few months ago, I was asked if I think the youths of this country are ready to take over leadership at... Read More
by Laura Berman At O You! 2012, Laura Berman knocked our socks off with her straight talk about love and sex. Here are our favorite takeaways from her session. Healthy Relationship Requirement #1: A Strong, Healthy Body I’m talking about muscle strength. You have got to do your kegels — several hundred a day. Walking... Read More