Hell was let loose recently in Abayawo, Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Southwest Nigeria after a middle aged man’s corpse was recovered from a well at Ile Alowo-Eru in the area. A mob, suspected to be kinsmen of the victim, identified as Kabiru Yellow of Oju Ekun area in Ilorin, went on the rampage in Ile... Read More
The parents of a suicidal boy shot by a sniper say they never would have called the police if they had known authorities would bring in “an army” with a tank and riot shields to take down their 16 year old. Lisa and Nick Messina spoke out for the first time this week on the... Read More
A Florida teenager is facing two charges of first-degree murder after he admitted to cops that he shot his mother and her live-in boyfriend. Benjamin K. Bishop, 18, pawned electronics to buy the shotgun he used to allegedly blow away Imari Shibata and Kelley M. Allen, both 49, Sunday in Oldsmar, WFTS-TV reported. Bishop, who... Read More
Hurricane Sandy churned towards New York City Monday as the first rain hit Battery Park shortly before 7am and winds started to pick up. The streets of lower Manhattan were earily quiet just after 8am with the normally bustling streets empty. New Yorkers hunkered down in their homes, transforming the metropolis into a transit-free ghost... Read More
Michael Costantino’s professional boxing debut ended in bizarre fashion, which shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Born without a right hand, Costantino is probably the only singular-fisted fighter in the sport’s history. In place of his right hand is a narrow, angular nub that protrudes from his arm. It’s where his trainer fastens the hand... Read More
Nigerian sex trafficker from Gravesend who used African witchcraft rituals to silence young girls smuggled into Britain to be sold on as prostitutes has been jailed for 20 years. Osezua Osolase (42) tricked poverty-stricken Nigerian orphans into traveling to the UK with the promise of a better life. But instead the Nigerian treated the victims... Read More
Former pro wrestler Hulk Hoganentered into a legal settlement with a disc jockey over a sex tape involving Hogan and the DJ’s wife. A statement by Hogan’s publicist on Monday morning says the terms of the settlement are confidential. In a lawsuit filed Oct. 15, Hogan said he had consensual sex with his best friend’s... Read More
Black magic and evil spirits have captured the soul of a new-born baby in Colombia who can apparently already walk by himself and produce fire, his own mother has claimed. Ana Feria Santos gave birth to her son last month, but says her joy quickly turned to fear when she noticed that he had ‘several... Read More
by Isi Esene Tom Leppard, whose entire body is covered in leopard-spot tattoos, lived as a recluse on the Scottish island of Skye for 20 years, living with no electricity and no furniture. The Leopard Man, who spent £5,500 on tattoos, used to have to canoe three miles for his weekly shopping. Now, at 73,... Read More
by Glenda Robert You won’t be able to move forward in your relationship unless you free yourself from that moment. Let it go. When a woman finds out her lover is cheating, it’s devastating. It can leave you in a deep depression and could possibly lead to substance abuse. It’s hard to accept because the... Read More
by Ben L., Alex K., and Zach S. But if you’re wearing a sweatshirt and jeans without any makeup and your friends are doing a little something to make themselves appealing, most men’s eyes are going to go for those girls first. It’s a Friday night. Your girlfriends all have date nights with their... Read More
by Isi Esene The families of Governor Danbaba Suntai’s aides who were with him in the Thursday plane crash in Yola, Adamawa State have called on the government to accord the aides the same treatment given their boss. The governor was on Saturday flown to Germany where he is expected to get better medical... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang The drama and controversy from the Merseyside derby spilled over, to the top-of-the-table clash between Chelsea and United at Stamford Bridge. Here are five things that still remain the major talking points, even after the game has long ended: Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to start with two wingers The Manchester... Read More
At 93, Dr Charles Eugster cuts a dapper figure in his navy suit and matching silk handkerchief and tie. But he looks just as good in the Lycra gym suit he has on underneath, ready to spring into action like a nonagenarian superhero. This former dentist took up bodybuilding just six years ago, aged 87,... Read More
by Adedunmade Onibokun The right to share privileged information with a person’s legal Attorney is also protected provided that the information is not in furtherance of a criminal purpose. Terrorism has continued to threaten global peace and prosperity. To address this criminal activity, governments all over the world, including the Nigerian government, have passed into... Read More
You see, Nigerians are rude, obnoxious, often cruel people; they behave ‘politely’ only when there’s something to be gained from the other party… You want to study Nigerians, or understand Nigeria? Go to an airport; one that handles regular inbound flights to Nigeria. I was on one such flight a few days ago. An Arik... Read More
by Martha Dawson Making changes in your life almost always start with making changes in your head. How often have you chastised yourself for ignoring an intuitive message? Maybe you found yourself in a situation that could have been prevented if only you had listened to your intuition. There are many names used to describe... Read More
by Isi Esene A 10-year-old primary school pupil has accused her step-father, Alabi Ibrahim, of raping her. The victim alleged that the her step-father habitually had carnal knowledge of her at their residence at Opara Estate, Aiyetoro Road in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The little girl had innocently shared her ordeal with her sibling who leaked the... Read More
by John Turner It pushes you to do things that others may think is crazy because of your size, your intelligence level, or your background. That is PASSION! When I think about “PASSION” and the NFL, the first person that comes to mind is Ray Lewis. He is playing in his 17th season in the... Read More
by Atiya You’ve got to swallow your pride and do what’s necessary to set things right. Sometimes even the most intelligent of us don’t always make the smartest choices. Sometimes we think when we see others; they don’t have a care in the world. However, everyone has experienced adversity. During that time, we can choose... Read More
by Chinonso Ogbogu Well, unfortunately, it has become fashionable that a person who tries to stand out from the crowd in his field of endeavour would eventually be labeled ‘ITK’ by those around him. When the figures of the last national census conducted in 2006 were released, it dawned on us that we were the... Read More
by Oluwadamilare Awe At this rate that we are going in this country, I fear for the next generation. What will become of them? What will their lives be like? What world will they live in? Everywhere in the world I see violence and injustice rather than fairness and justice. I see innocent people being... Read More
by Isi Esene The All Nigeria Peoples Party has described the People Democratic Party-led government as corrupt while responding to the leaked report of the Petroleum Revenues Task Force chaired by Nuhu Ribadu. The ANPP demanded an apology from the PDP government for the “decade-old daylight robbery of the whole federation.” The party said it... Read More
by Isi Esene Sunday’s Kaduna Catholic Church suicide bombing, like several others before it, killed 10 people and injured even more. A suicide bomber had reportedly approached St. Rita’s Catholic church premises during a mass and rammed his car into the church wall after being prevented from gaining entrance into the compound. The bomber is... Read More
A leader of motorcycle operators’ association in Ondo town, Ebenezer Adedeji, was on Saturday killed by an okada rider. It was learnt that Adedeji was the branch chairman of the Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria, the okada riders’ unit in one of the parks in the town. Witnesses said Adedeji had before the incident,... Read More
The Kaduna State government yesterday pledged to pay the medical bills of the 145 victims of St. Rita’s Catholic Church attack in Kaduna. Deputy Governor Mukhtar Yero spoke when he visited some of the victims on admission in four hospitals. Yero condemned the attack and assured that government was committed to the protection of lives... Read More
by Isi Esene Ebenezer Adedeji, a branch chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, at a park in Ondo State, has been reported killed by an unidentified commercial motorcycle driver in an argument over the daily N100 ticket collected by the association. Adedeji was said to have accosted the commercial motorcycle operator... Read More
The suicide bomber who killed eight Catholic worshippers in Kaduna on Sunday drove into the church as worshippers knelt praying and the priest was serving the Holy Communion, eyewitnesses and survivors said. The bombing, which happened at the St. Ritas Catholic Church, Ungwan Yero, Malali, Kaduna State, also left 100 injured. However, seven persons were... Read More
by Isi Esene Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop salesgirl who was killed by a stray-bullet in the Apo Area of Abuja earlier in the month has being buried. Ukpong was hit in the chest by a bullet allegedly from policemen from the FTC Special Anti-robbery Squad on October 12. The policemen claimed they had... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has admitted that the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) indiscipline was costing the party a great deal. “…there cannot be any meaningful progress and development without culture of discipline,” he said. At the South-West caucus meeting of the party in Ibadan yesterday, a rather disappointed ex-president said until... Read More