Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us

by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve the catalogue of unresolved scams. Reports says certain proposals to the ongoing Constitution review, to redress the flaws inherent in the 1999 constitution handed down... Read More

anambra, boko haram, Chris Ngige, Constitution amendment, culture, economy, Kenya, nigeria

November 24, 2012

Hot Stuff: Eva Alordiah drops ‘Big Biggie’ Super Mario-style (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Eva Alordiah releases fun video for ‘Big Biggie’. With its naughty lyrics and creative Super Mario impression, it’s sure to get your attention. Disclaimer: Naeto C did not really catch fire in the making of this video animation, and M.I Abaga is not as short as he was made to appear in... Read More

Big Biggie, D'banj, Eva Alordiah, M.I Abaga, Naeto C, Rick Ross, Super Mario

November 24, 2012

Opinion: The Gaza we know lies within

by Ejike Alphonsus Kanife Of course we understand that out of fear of both Boko Haram and the JTF, citizens in Maiduguri, Potiskum et al dare not be seen talking to the media, but what then is the use of the Internet if not for circumstances like this? I’d have loved to say funny how... Read More

al jazeera, cnn, damaturu, Gaza, journalism, maiduguri, Mubi, nigeria, Potiskum

November 24, 2012

Disturbing: 73-year-old charged for killing and cooking wife

A 68-year-old man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering his wife after police found her severed head in a freezer and her body parts cooking on the stove at their Oceanside home. Frederick Hengl looked frail as he entered his plea, and his lawyer has requested he receive medical attention, according to U-T San Diego.... Read More

Anna Faris, Anna Faris Frederick Hengl, cannibal, Erick Chavez, Frederick Hengl, Frederick Hengl Cooked Wife, Frederick Hengl Killed Wife, Katherine Flaherty, Video, Weird News

November 24, 2012

Sad Friday in Ogun: 4 die, others injured in auto accident

by Isi Esene An accident which happened on Friday at Onihale in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State reportedly took four lives leaving ten critically injured. Reports say the accident involved a bus heading to Lagos from Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. The bus was said to have skidded-off the road and somersaulted... Read More

Abeokuta, accident, Fatai Bakare, frsc, Ifo, Itori, Ogun State, Ota General Hospital

November 24, 2012

Temie Giwa: The Nigerian political opposition’s poison (YNaija FrontPage)

The opposition’s strategy is to steal the Sout-West and the North from PDP by presenting a northern favorite through CPC and a South-Western winner through the ACN. The plan seems foolproof and might work in the end but there are a few holes in this strategy. The fight for the presidency has begun with the... Read More

acn, CPC, General Buhari, Nasir el-Rufai, national assembly, Nigerian politics, north, PDP, Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan, presidential elections, South West, Temie Giwa, ynaija, YNaija Frontpage

November 24, 2012

“I sell human heads to churches and others for N7,500” – Joshua Akindele, confessed cannibal

by Isi Esene Joshua Akindele, 56, a confessed cannibal was recently caught by a vigilante group in collaboration with members of the palace guard to the community leader of Ajara Topa community in Badagry, Lagos. Akindele reportedly operates from a hole he dug under the Gbaji bridge along the Badagry-Seme border. Sources say the... Read More

Ajara, Anthony Amos, Badagry, cannibal, Gbaji, Joshua Akindele, lagos, rape, rituals

November 24, 2012

Udi Okoh: Our love for country has gone cold (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Think of Nigeria as a house, a very big one. A mansion in fact, and while we, the youths are in the kitchen preparing our future dinners; our leaders are setting the dinning tables on fire. There’ll be no place to eat. LOVE – ‘For Love is Extensionality; seeing Everything as You, & You as... Read More

30 days 30 voices, Love, nigeria, Politics, Udi Okoh

November 24, 2012

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We remember differently – A tribute to Chinua Achebe at 82

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Achebe’s most recent book, his long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian-Biafra war, is both sad and angry, a book by a writer looking back and mourning Nigeria’s failures… an account of the most important event in Nigeria’s history by Nigeria’s most important storyteller. I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The... Read More

Chimamanda Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, chinua achebe, igbos, we remember differently, Yoruba

November 24, 2012

Kini big deal: Naeto C reacts to fraud allegations, threatens to sue promoter

by Akan Ido Storm Records, Naeto C’s Record Label, has reacted to the allegation of fraud and breach of contract leveled against the rap artiste by a popular show promoter, Fine Boy Swag (FBS) Entertainment . FBS Entertainment had in a press statement signed by its representative, Muhammad Nura, accused Naeto C of failing to... Read More

breach, defamation, EFCC, FBS Entertainment, Fine Boy Swag, forgery, Naeto C, Storm Records

November 24, 2012

Nigerian nanny gets jailed 80 years over Texas child-care death

A Nigeria-American woman convicted over the death of a toddler in a fire in her home child-care centre has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. Four children died and three others were injured when a fire broke out after Jessica Tata left them alone to go shopping. Investigators said the blaze began when a... Read More

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