by Cord Jefferson *We loved this piece from Gawker so much, we emailed them and took it! For all of humanity’s greatness—the pyramids, the Hoover Dam, our capacity to love—human beings have proven ourselves quite capable of doing truly disgusting things, also, including waging wars, acting upon greed, and wearing those godforsaken toe shoes.... Read More
by Akan Ido Dencia is back with another single titled ‘Me & U’ after the success of her popular single, ‘Beri beri‘ which enjoyed massive airplay. In this new song, the beautiful artiste collaborated with Ghanaian music star, Sarkodie, to spice up the track . Listen to the song, Me & U, below and tell... Read More
by Demola Adedoyin In these new fast paced modern times everything is subject to change especially when it comes to business. New ideas and innovations are debunking older ones and there has been a great shift in entrepreneurial thinking. An award winning video / film director was recently casting for a new high budget TV... Read More
by Nubi Kayode 2012 is/was (depending on when you are reading you this) a wonderful year as regards the local tech space. So wonderful in fact, that I decided to defer admission for an overseas Masters Program program. I blog tech at OTEKBITS, so I do have an eye for whats is happening in the... Read More
by Isi Esene FATE Foundation, a private sector led not-for-profit organization recently rewarded the enterprising spirits of entrepreneurs. The event, which was the 11th Annual Celebration & Entrepreneurial Awards, held at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre Onikan, Lagos was themed, ‘Rising through the Storm of Entrepreneurship.’ And speaking on the theme was the special Guest... Read More
by Sabella Abidde Several Nigerian-related websites and the social media are awash with what has come to be known as the Charles Okah Prison Letter.The handwritten letter, about five pages in length, was addressed to His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, the Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos. Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Bishop of Abuja... Read More
by Felicity A Morse If marriage and traditional family life is this beacon of unparalleled Christian values then why can divorced couples still marry in the church? I’m a Christian and I’m angry. Same-sex marriage is to be made illegal in the Church of England and Wales after a debate which has seen disgusting comments... Read More
by Akan Ido Chukwuma Iheme, 25, was today arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrate Court, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to rape a fellow church member (names withheld). Iheme and the victim were both choristers at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Goshen Parish, Ogudu, Lagos. The accused reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges of... Read More
inShare When Kiam Moriya turns 12, the whole world will be watching. The Alabama boy – who loves Krispy Kreme donuts and BMX biking – was born at 12:12 p.m. on December 12, 2000. His twelfth birthday falls on Wednesday, 12/12/12. “We’ve joked around that he’s the chosen one,” Kiam’s father, Kazuo Moriya, told Today.com.... Read More
by Akan Ido Investigators yesterday told the federal court that Senator Ali Ndume, who was arrested late 2011 for allegedly having links with the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, contacted the sect’s spokesman 73 times in a month. Security operatives say Ndume, who is from Borno State, was constantly in touch with an alleged spokesperson... Read More
Suspected arsonists burnt down a Living Faith Church on Wednesday December 12, destroying property worth millions of naira. According to the provincial Pastor of the church, Timothy Olaniyan, he got a distress call at about five in the evening informing him about the incident at his church on Airport road, Ilorin. Reports claim the... Read More
by Isi Esene Four days after, Professor Mabel Kamene Okonjo, the mother of the finance minister and coordinator of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped, there are indications that some form of communication has been established with her abductors. Okonjo, 82, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen around noon on Sunday at Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently informed a Lagos High Court that the chairman of Bi-Courtney Nigeria Limited, Bolanle Olawale Babalakin was plotting to flee the country. The planned arraignment of Babalakin, who is in hospital and four others by the EFCC over an alleged N4.7 billion fraud, took a... Read More
No fewer than 17 persons lost their lives in separate road crashes across Ogun State on Wednesday. At Itori, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, eight students of Itori Comprehensive High School lost their lives when a granite-laden truck travelling to Lagos, with registration number LAGOS XZ 628 AKD, swerved off its lane... Read More
Mrs. Olalekan was arrested alongside four others, Muritala Kareem, Musiliru Ashiri, Ahmed Lamidi, and Elizabeth Folorunsho by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism Unit, Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos. They were seized on December 5, by the operatives on patrol along Konu village in Ikorodu, a suburb of the... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo A bricklayer in Ibadan, Taofeek Muraina was saved from death after a neighbour caught him trying to take poison. This is the second time he is attempting suicide. Muraina, 40, first tried to take his own life, according to his interview with Punch, five months ago – and again last week (December... Read More
Oil marketers on Wednesday said the N161bn supplementary request by President Goodluck Jonathan had vindicated their insistence that the government’s provision for fuel subsidy for the year was inadequate. The marketers, under the aegis of the Jetties and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners, said the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had only been deceiving the... Read More
by Bayo Olopohunda “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones” —English proverb “When you point a finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you” —African saying It is no longer news. The relationship between former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and his political godson, the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally hit... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo You just can’t stop this young man. Just days after he was nominated in four categories at the 2012 World Music Awards (Best African Act – (Oliver Twist). Best Music Video – (Oliver Twist). Best Song of the Year- (Oliver Twist). Best World Artist – (Oliver Twist)) and a few more days... Read More
inShare She’s always been the more famous one out of the Knowles sisters, but when it was Solange’s turn to shine, Beyoncé eagerly headed to support her as she performed in New York. The 31-year-old singer was spotted attending her younger sister’s concert looking every inch the supportive sibling. And Beyonce made sure to show... Read More
Courtney Stodden plans to put some serious muscle behind her foray into pop music. The teen bride recently held auditions for her upcoming music video for her single Reality in a Hollywood dance studio. Looking for a few good men: Courtney Stodden held a casting for male performers for her music video in Hollywood... Read More
A drugs mule has been busted trying to smuggle 1.3 kilos of cocaine into Spain in her breasts. Drug traffickers forced a 20-year-old Panamanian woman to undergo surgery where two bags of cocaine were inserted beneath her skin – much like breast implants. The unidentified woman was stopped earlier this month at Barcelona’s El Prat... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Just when you are about to fall in love with him, out comes the trash. So here it appears, yet again, he is caught, very literally, in bed, with a fan – many on social media are already referring to as “another groupie. (READ Davido is out with ‘Feel-Alright’ HERE) The first... Read More
She’s the new reality star who has already garnered comparisons to both Kim Kardashian and Jersey Shore’s Snooki. So it stands to reason that Shahs Of Sunset star Mercedes Javid is following in the footsteps of the pair and attempting to boost her own popularity by wearing as little as possible. The pretty brunette star... Read More
A California man bludgeoned and stabbed his girlfriend to death and then left her rotting corpse in his bathroom for more than six months, prosecutors said. Crime scene photos from the alleged murder of 35-year-old Veronica Jones were shown to a jury on the first day of trial on Friday, according to local reports. Her... Read More
Former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yusuf Maitama-Sule, has expressed disappointment over Nigeria’s failure to develop its politics, philosophy and economy. Maitama-Sule, who bagged a Lifetime Achievement Award alongside a former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, at an annual dinner organised by the Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies in... Read More
by Corrie Pikul You know not to drink coffee after 4 p.m., but what about these other surprising stimulants? Sports-Bar Food Research shows that high-fat indulgences such as french fries, potato chips and mozzarella sticks can not only throw off the scale, but they can also disrupt sleep cycles.A better sleep snack: Edamame (boiled soybeans... Read More
An Illinois family is suing a nursing home after a small horde of maggots was found crawling in their ailing 92-year-old mother’s ear. “I was horrified, shocked. I thought it was terrible,” the woman’s husband, John McCann, 88, told CBS Chicago. McCann said he spent his life savings to have his wife, Catherine, who suffers... Read More