#TrueTales: Ladies, be careful – My (ex)husband cleaned me out and the police said it was legal

by Lisa Arends Additionally, I learned how strong I can be. I had two fears in life: losing my husband and losing my financial security. Three years ago, I faced them both and lived to tell the tale. I’m just looking forward to the day when I am no longer paying for those lessons. “It’s... Read More

Bernie Madoff, debt, Divorce News, Financial, Husband Was Fraud, Lisa Arends, love and relationships, Marriage, Marriage Problems

November 18, 2012

President Jonathan claims copyright over ‘Goodluck’… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola The president vs. the acting governor There is a possibility that you have never heard the name: Umar Garba. Just a month ago, Garba was unknown in most parts of Nigeria except Taraba, but today he is on a collision course with Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan over the rights to the name... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Now we’re talking: President Jonathan releases contact details for tonight’s media chat

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan is set to address all questions directed at him in the presidential media chat scheduled to take place between 7 – 9pm tonight. In a statement released earlier today by the special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Reuben Abati, the president will “in the course of... Read More

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November 18, 2012

For the Records: “Mr. President, truth is bitter but it will set us free” – Nuhu Ribadu

Full text of Chairman Nuhu Ribadu’s speech during the presentation of the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force to President Goodluck Jonathan on November 2nd. Your Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR The Honourable Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Deziani Allison Madueke Distinguished members of the Petroleum... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Aziza Uko: Com’on, let’s be real for once (Y! Superblogger)

When you know who you are and the power that you have, when you realise how God sees you – you’ll realise that all the things happening around you that are threatening to consume you and your happiness are nothing. When you get into an elevated level of knowledge, you will appear unreal to those... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Opinion: To forgive, but not to forget…

by Temitope Fatoyinbo We cannot pretend that these never happened nor can we assure the victims’ families of justice. Nevertheless, we can feel their pain and help bear their grief. “A wrongdoer is often a man that has left something undone, not always HE that has done something.” — Marcus Aurelius I have always heard... Read More

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November 18, 2012

TICKER: ‘Monster Unleashed’: Student offered to babysit children then filmed himself raping them

A college student is accused of molesting at least six young children and videotaping the assaults under such titles as ‘Monster Unleashed.’ Alexander R. Richter, 28, who attended Gateway Technical College in Wisconsin, was jailed on 49 felony charges November 9. Police believe there are more victims to be found. Authorities say Richter volunteered to... Read More

Alex Richter, monster, rape

November 18, 2012

Why always me?

by Sotonte Kingdom Sometimes, I don’t want to live anymore, but then again, I haven’t even seen much of this world. I want to stay, but they don’t want me to. Dear mirror on the wall, I have being keeping this to myself. But, I just can’t anymore. “She’s crazy,” everyone says. “I hate her,”... Read More

care, Comfort, death, depression, humanity, Love, peace

November 18, 2012

TICKER: “My husband strips me naked, ties me like a ram and beats me up” – Battered wife cries out

Mrs, Abosede Ademola pleaded with a Lagos Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, sitting in Agege to dissolve her nine-year-old marriage on the grounds of being stripped naked by her husband, Azeez, who also ties her like a ram. The 35-year-old woman, who resides at 7, Community Street, Adiyan, Lagos, pleaded that the court grants her custody... Read More

Abosede Ademola, Azzez Ademola, battery, divorce, infidelity

November 18, 2012

How to do an oil deal in Nigeria: A tale of middlemen and millions

by Steve LeVine There are always are middlemen, multi-million-dollar fees, meetings in luxury European hotels, and hijinx, because at least one of the parties is usually rough around the edges. Suppose you want to do an oil deal—a colossal one—in Nigeria. One person you might think of engaging is a Russian middleman named Ednan Agaev,... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: The Abuja delusion/illusion (YNaija FrontPage)

I look at all these evidently important roads and wonder what really the government is doing. Then I realize that they’re actually busy constructing 10 lane highways from the airport to the city. Yes in Abuja of course; complete with bridges and street lights all the way through. I’m really not sure how to say... Read More

Abuja, Benin-ore Road, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, FCT, Goodluck Jonathan, Lagos-Apapa, Lagos-Oshodi, President Goodluck Jonathan, roads, ynaija, YNaija Frontpage

November 18, 2012

#NigeriaRules: D’banj, Psquare, Flavour, Brymo, more cart away awards at the 2012 ChannelO Music Video Awards

by Isi Esene Nigerian artistes once again dominated the Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa with Psquare, Flavour, D’banj, Ice-prince, BrymO and Davido carting away awards. Nigerian Superstar Ice-prince and South African model Bonang (Queen B) were the hosts for the award which held Saturday night at the Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown,... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Kene Rapu: It’s a man’s world? The rise of the fempreneur

Running a company has not been easy, especially in Nigeria where things are not always as straight forward as one may like them to be. However, with hard work, perseverance and doing what you love, the sky is the limit. From childhood I have had two identifiable giftings- an analytical mind and a passion for... Read More

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November 18, 2012

WATCH: Psquare takes it high with official video for ‘Alingo’ (and we like the steps)

by Isi Esene P square is raising the bar up one more notch with their video for the track called, ‘Alingo’. The video is fun packed, with fantastic dance steps and highly entertaining. The video was co-directed by the prolific Clarence Peters and the man with the magic touch, Jude ‘Engees’ Okoye. Watch the official... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Simon Kolawole: God loves a cheerful giver…

I know many Nigerian billionaires who cannot be bothered with putting a kobo into charity, yet they keep benefitting from the system. If you think I am about to mount the “pulpit” this morning to ask the “congregation” to “donate” generously, you are correct. But it is not to buy a private jet. Rather, it... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Yewande Sobamowo: Say goodbye to problem skin, hello to flawless… (Y! Superblogger)

Contrary to popular beliefs, black people do need sunscreen so never go a day without applying some on your face (after moisturizer) and your entire body. I’m the biggest makeup junkie ever and I’m constantly upgrading my makeup collection. However, the true essence of a woman’s beauty is what lies beneath all those layers. For... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Opinion: Why you and I are badly losing the argument on pastors and jets

by Chude Jideonwo Rants are of course easier than research. But it is an insult to members of this church to reduce their shepherd to a false caricature, and the more we do that, the more they respond with matching disdain, and no one changes for the better. I attend Daystar Christian Centre, have been... Read More

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November 18, 2012

Fuel shortage imminent as Capital Oil shuts down operations

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s fuel supply problem is set to worsen with the management of Capital Oil and Gas taking heed to a court order directing it to shut down its operations. In a press statement released by the company, it warned that the development could further cripple the supply of petrol in the country.... Read More

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November 17, 2012

TICKER: ‘Hold on, I’m coming’ – Man caught masturbating in public tells police

Luckily, the cops came first. A repeat public masturbator in Seattle was arrested Wednesday while pleasuring himself in an alley, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The unidentified 35-year-old suspect was sitting on a staircase with his pants down and “in the throes of self-flagellation,” a Columbia City neighborhood police spokesman told the publication. But he wouldn’t... Read More

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November 17, 2012

TICKER: The Bernie Madoff Curse? The son of his accountant, 23, commits suicide

The son of Bernie Madoff’s accountant fatally shot himself Thursday, according to multiple reports. Jeremy Friehling was found dead in his apartment in Columbus, Ohio, The Journal News reported. Police were called to the 23-year-old college student’s apartment after his friends became concerned. “Jeremy Friehling had apparently made erratic comments on Facebook throughout the day,... Read More

November 17, 2012

Glitz, skin, and drama: PHOTOS from Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2012

by Chi Ibe Speechless! That’s how the photos of the supermodels on the runway of the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for 2012 held on November 8 in New York City, US left us. The show features supermodels, Miranda Kerr, Erin Heatherton, Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel and others. Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Justin... Read More

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November 17, 2012

TICKER: 9-year-old charged with murder in horrific beating of toddler

A 9-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of a toddler in a St. Louis suburb. Associate Judge Walter Brandon on Thursday ordered the Illinois Department of Human Services to take custody of the child, who was charged as a juvenile in the Aug. 22 death of the 14-month-old boy... Read More

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November 17, 2012

Hot Stuff: Nomoreloss presents new single ‘Ojuri’

by Rachel Ogbu New track from Nigerian artist, Nomoreloss is titled ‘Ojuri’. The new release is off his forthcoming album titled Standing. ‘Ojuri’ was produced by Black Jersey and its a single dedicated to his father and other people living with cancer. Click here to liten: ‘Ojuri’ [audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/OJURI.mp3|titles=OJURI]

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November 17, 2012

Can single friends destroy your marriage? Have your say

by Amira Young She was concerned about the amount of single friends that I hung out with. According to her, these single friends were killing my marriage. She said that if I wanted to stay married, I needed to hang around the right people, namely, “married and coupled people.” Several months before my marriage ended,... Read More

Divorce News, Life After Divorce, Marriage Problems

November 17, 2012

Mass on girl’s back contained a breast, an arm with two fingers from undeveloped twin (Warning: Graphic Image))

by Rachel Ogbu A 11 years old girl had a life-changing surgery to remove a growth doctors have identified as part of an identical twin that had failed to develop and was enveloped by its sister. The mass on her back using an X-ray revealed abnormal curvatures of the spine which contained a breast, an... Read More

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November 17, 2012

Hot Stuff: Faze releases video for ‘Akachukwu’ [WATCH]

by Rachel Ogbu Chibuzor Oji aka Faze has released a new video for his single, ‘Akachukwu’. The single dropped a few months ago, when Faze released ‘Follow your mind’. A Red Nello Films production, ‘Akachukwu’ is a groovy video production produced by Spellz. Rendering accolades to some known personalities in the Igbo dialect, Faze comes... Read More

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November 17, 2012

#WorldSuperPower: Meet the 7 men who will rule China (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu On November 15, China introduced to the world a powerful clique that will rule China. Headed by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and longtime presumed heir of outgoing leader Hu Jintao, the new 7 man Politburo Standing Committee was unveiled at the Communist-era Great Hall of the People.... Read More

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November 17, 2012

TICKER: Police man jailed for having sex with ‘vulnerable’ crime victims in uniform, while on duty

A former police officer has been jailed for two years for misconduct in a public office after admitting to having sexual relationships with victims of crime. Former Nottinghamshire PC Simon Jones slept with one woman while on duty and in uniform after taking a statement at her home – and a second while on his... Read More

November 17, 2012

#TrueTales: How my husband left me for the man upstairs

by Liz Hodgkinson Our story together began when we were both 18 and in our first year at Newcastle University. I had been unceremoniously dumped by a glamorous but rotten older man — all of 22. Last week I went to see Skyfall with my very best friend. Exactly 50 years earlier I had seen... Read More

love and relationships, Marriage

November 17, 2012

5 ways to tell she’s the one

by Brett & Kate McKay But if there is something truly significant about your girlfriend that you wish she would change, then that is a red flag. When we wrote 14 Ways to Affair Proof Your Marriage, several people rightly pointed out that the best way to obtain a happy and faithful marriage is to... Read More

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