Angry AC Milan fans vented their frustration at the Italian giants’ 3-1 home defeat by surrounding the car of Alexandre Pato and threatening the Brazilian striker, a report said on Tuesday. Pato recently returned to Milan’s first team following an injury lay-off and scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 Champions League... Read More
A bill for an Act to prohibit marriage or civil union entered into between persons of the same sex and solemnisation of same, on Tuesday, passed through the second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading the debate on the bill, Mulikat Akande-Adeola (PDP-Oyo), said the proposed legislation would ensure that the institution of marriage... Read More
by Isi Esene The Lagos State government yesterday released a statement dissociating First Lady Abimbola Fashola from several social media accounts purported to be operated by the wife of the governor. In a release by the special assistant to the governor on media, Hakeem Bello, the government made it clear that the governor does not... Read More
Mario Balotelli has no intention of leaving Manchester City, despite his struggle to nail down a first-team spot according to his agent, Mino Raiola. The representative’s comments come in the wake of the Italian being omitted from City’s match day squad for their clash with Tottenham on Sunday, with the Italian unable even to secure... Read More
A 30-year-old mechanic, Oladele Adebanjo, has accused the policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Police Command of torturing and shooting him while he was in detention. Adebanjo said he spent seven days in the SARS custody at the police command headquarters in Ikeja, over false allegations that he stole a... Read More
Nothing is to say the coming together of the parties will guarantee them a win against the PDP in 2015 but that is a prerequisite for a chance of that happening. Let me state here that, this is not about the PDP or the opposition as political parties, this is about Nigeria’s democracy. By the... Read More
Many times, I hear people criticise an idea because “it’s already out there”. What is most important to every idea is its unique selling point. These are the days of start-ups, especially in the history of an undermined technology sector of the largest black nation. Youths are refusing to get jobs and those currently employed... Read More
Barely 24 hours after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, alleged that political parties set aside funds to bribe parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday challenged the INEC boss to name names. The other parties, the Labour Party and All Nigeria Peoples Party denied being the parties Jega had... Read More
by Isi Esene Prolific artiste, J Martins, has been named African Music Ambassador by the organisers of the Golden Icon Academy Movie Awards at an event which took place at the Morris Cultural Center, Houston, USA recently. The organisers of the awards said the music artiste was chosen because of his achievements in the African... Read More
by Isi Esene The United States Consulate on Tuesday said the reason many visa applicants get their applications rejected is because they are yet to visit other countries. The vice-consul, US Consulate, Christopher Richardson said this while speaking at a program tagged, ‘American Visa Regime: the role of lawyers’ organised by the Immigration Lawyers Forum... Read More
by Isi Esene The former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva yesterday had his house burgled in the Okpoama Brass Local Area of the state. The building which is built facing the Okpoama Beach was said to have been invaded by unknown persons who reportedly accessed the facility through a security post. Sources say no... Read More
by Isi Esene A middle aged man was electrocuted on Monday in the Woji area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when a high tension wire snapped and fell on him. The man was said to have gone to visit his wife who sells oranges under the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) facility. The incident,... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Dino Melaye A group, Anti-Corruption Network, on Tuesday said it “subscribed fully” to the inclusion of capital punishment in the nation’s legal system saying it would bring sanity to the system. Its executive secretary, Dino Melaye, said Asian countries were better because of capital punishment which had been entrenched in their... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A 27-year-old student is the winner of a Cessna 182T aircraft in the MTN Ultimate Wonder promo. Ebube Essien-Garricks of College of Health Science and Technology, Rivers State won after a draw at the MTN headquarters in Lagos on Tuesday. Garricks was informed via a phone call and without further ado she... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The United States of America is set to become the world’s biggest oil producer before 2020. In 2030 the country will also become energy independent, predicts experts. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that a resurgence in oil and gas production, coupled with improvements to the transport system, are gradually remodelling the... Read More
Ever wanted to share a gummy with a friend and find that it’s too darn small to split? Unusual gift site Vat19 is here to remedy that with a party-sized gummy python. At seven feet long and nearly 27 pounds, it could easily feed a room full of sugar-crazed revelers. We advise splitting this thing... Read More
We all know Rihanna is a good girl gone bad, but sometimes the Barbadian beauty goes above and beyond her usual naughtiness. Do you think Rihanna’s still red hot or have her bad girl pranks gone from sizzle to fizzle? From risque photo shoots to wearing nothing but body paint, check out the singer’s most... Read More
In downtown Portland, OR, stands an imposing 15-story edifice that’s one of the most hated buildings in America. The façade is an off-putting hodgepodge of faux classical columns, strange and useless decorative elements and penitentiary-like small windows, with a depressing color scheme (throwing in some tacky blue glass for good measure). Designed by famed architect... Read More
You’ve got to give her credit: Kristen Stewart knows what she is doing. Much maligned for her high-profile infidelity yet still beloved by scores of Twihards, the “Twilight” star was every inch the glamorous movie star at Monday night’s “Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 2” premiere in Los Angeles. Stewart walked the red carpet for her... Read More
In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications” with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.... Read More
Phil Snider of Brentwood Christian Church surprised fellow Christians at a city council meeting when he suggested that Black segregation is like ‘Gay’ discrimination. The pastor was speaking in defense of Gay people’s rights. Since then, the question of whether discrimination against Gay people is the same as racism against Black people is coming back... Read More
Baby bumps never go out of style among the celebrity set. See which stars are expecting … Supermodel Gisele Bundchen and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady are expecting their second child! Sporting a teeny bikini and a growing baby bump, Gisele was spotted on the beaches of Miami. Gisele is also mom to son... Read More
by H. James Williams Dating generally becomes problematic for two people who do not have a shared sense of purpose beyond acquaintanceship and romance. Purpose for living involves discovering personal meaning for your life in order to define and accomplish life goals for yourself. Daily you may find yourself working toward your dreams to fulfill... Read More
by Joy Marie For a while, my life seemed perfect. I had a handsome husband, a brand-new home, we both had stable careers. My husband went to work every day and came home on time every night, which gave me such a sense of security. I fell in love with “Gary” during my junior... Read More
by Ruth Houston DO NOT ask your husband if he’s cheating. CHEATERS ALWAYS LIE. Your husband is cheating. You’re not sure what to do. Before wrestling with that decision, let’s focus first on what you SHOULDN’T do. Most women react blindly when they find out their husbands are having an affair. They let fear, anger,... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu This is the brand new official video for Skales’ new single “Ko Mo Le”. Shot in Washington D.C while the E.M.E. crew was on a US Tour in the summer of 2012, the video was directed by 1st Impressions. The song was produced by Sarz.
by Charli Penn Go find your own little corner of heaven and steal a moment all your own. Sure, you might get caught, but that’s really the fun of it, after all. There are a million different ways to twist the sheets – just check the Kama Sutra – but no one can try them... Read More
The man who voices the puppet of Elmo on Sesame Street has taken leave amid allegations he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Kevin Clash, 52, has taken a leave of absence from the popular children’s show after the programme’s lawyers were contacted by a 23-year-old man who claims he had a sexual... Read More
by Isi Esene The much anticipated finale of the MTN Ultimate Wonder promo has ended with Ebube Essien-Garricks emerging the winner of the grand prize, a brand new Cessna 182 T aeroplane. MTN announced the winner of the promo through their Facebook fan page on Tuesday and Essien-Garricks, a 27-year-old student based in Port Harcourt,... Read More
A five-year-old girl has died after her father – a ‘prominent religious scholar’ – allegedly beat her to death with ‘whips and hot metal’. Lamaa died in the intensive care unit of a Riyadh hospital in Saudi Arabia after months of ‘suffering from broken arms, [a] skull fracture and head bruises’. Al Arabiya news reported... Read More