by Rachel Ogbu Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State was flown to Germany for further treatment but recent reports claim he might not have made it save for some Fulani herdsmen close to the scene of the Thursday air crash. The governor flying with a few of his aides in Yola when the accident occurred was rescued... Read More
A mother who killed her nine-year-old son by setting him on fire as punishment for smoking has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Noluthando Nomavayi , 37, from Delft in Cape Town drenched her two sons with paraffin and set them alight when she discovered them smoking cigarettes in May 2011. The older son... Read More
A prized goat has been put up for sale in India with a whopping £128,000 price tag. Islam Bhati, 37, from Rajasthan in India, is trying to sell his finest goat for 11 million rupees to a Muslim family celebrating the Eid al-Adha festival. The two-year-old animal is organic and has the word ‘Allah’ in... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, are requiring the intervention of the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission in its bid to retrieve the N132.5bn the Federal High Court granted them against the Federal Government for damages. The concessionaires and operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos, released a letter complaining to the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu ARISE, Africa’s global style and culture magazine, has launched its ARISE 100 series. The THISDAY Magazines Group publication distributed the first edition of the series this month and it ARISE 100: DYNAMIC WOMEN, is published in Issue 17, it celebrates extraordinary and powerful women effecting real change for the continent across a... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu How can one be a prostitute and then be a “a virgin in Christ?” Annie Lobert, an ex prostitute has appeared in a new video in which she shares how she became “a virgin in Christ”. Before turning her life around, Lobert worked on the streets for 16 years. She is now a new... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Carlos Tevez, the Argentine Manchester City player provided the standout moment of an otherwise disappointing game with his thunderous winner over Swansea City. He hit a 25-yard pile driver just after the hour mark in a game that featured 12 minutes and 42 seconds of stoppage time at the end of the... Read More
by Ifeanyi Dike Jr Sean is the best road trip bud. He is melodramatic and does not suffer fools in Lagos traffic; instead, he conjures up hilarious Yoruba insults and gesticulates in a very matter-of-fact manner. Today was going to be a good day. Not only was it my first day as an actor, Sean... Read More
Two prisoners of the Federal Prisons in Ahoada in Nigeria’s Rivers state were killed yesterday in a jail break that happened at about 5.45 pm. Nine others sustained injuries in the daring escape from a jail house, 50 kilometers from the capital of Port Harcourt However, four inmates escaped. And the authorities have launched a... Read More
by Jaipi Sixbear There are many factors in the bedroom of committed partners that can kill the mood for sex. It isn’t necessary to be so crazy that one or both of you should be committed. Just keep the sex lively and fun by using these pointers for having interesting bedroom encounters. Keep the mood... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Meet Pet-Proto, a Boston Dynamics-designed bipedal robot that is capable of analyzing and navigating complex obstacle courses, making decisions autonomously, and with, if not the actual dexterity of a human being, at least the functional semblance of one. Pet-Proto is part of DARPA‘s (Defense Advance Research Projects Agency) work to promote its... Read More
Tiara Stevens and her son are both mother and son as well as brother and sister. Her father did the unthinkable to her when she was still very young and now they have a teenage son together. Said Stevens, “That confuses me a lot. It’s like, ‘Which one are you today? Are you my son,... Read More
by Isi Esene The menace of jungle justice can be attributed mainly to ignorance and lack of awareness. To beam the spotlight on the problem of awareness and the re-orientation of Nigerians on its illegality, the actor and comedian popularly known as Bovi has released a short film in a bid to put the issue... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Over the years, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA has encourage people not to wear animal fur. They are known for their racy and shocking ads that involve celebrities take off their clothes for a good cause – charity. From George Clooney’s ex; Elisabetta Canalis to Kimora Lee Simmons, checkout some... Read More
One man has discovered first hand the old adage that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned – when his girlfriend woke him up in bed after an argument by biting straight through his scrotum. Tearing through the skin with her vicious bite, Linda Mendez, 40, was aggrieved after her 46-year-old unnamed boyfriend went... Read More
A tsunami spawned by an earthquake in Canada sent waves and fear thousands of miles away to Hawaii, where some residents scrambled to higher land and prepared for a fierce impact. While the waves that lashed Hawaii early Sunday may have been smaller than originally feared, the danger has not yet passed, officials said. The... Read More
by Isi Esene The church bombing which occurred earlier today has sparked reprisal attacks by the youth of the area despite the best efforts of elders and officials of the Kaduna State government. A mob mainly consisting of young people were reported to have poured into the streets to attack people believed to be Muslims.... Read More
by Kathy Henry From the time they are five-years-old, many young black boys are asked this question by various male relatives and friends: “Do you have a girlfriend?” Not about their college or career aspirations but about how many girlfriends they have. I cannot speak for other cultures but I do know that in Black... Read More
A man in Southern California man is getting a visit from the Secret Service after hanging a Halloween decoration that some say was just disrespectful. Eddie Million is admitting that it wasn’t such a good idea to hang an effigy of President Obama hanging from a noose in front his house. He thought it was... Read More
Federal agents arrested Paul Ceglia, an upstate New York man who claims he’s owed 50% of Facebook, Friday morning on charges of perpetuating a “multi-billion-dollar scheme” to defraud the company. If convicted, Ceglia faces up to 40 years in prison. The move could end a bizarre legal saga that began in July 2010, when Ceglia... Read More
by Isi Esene The expectations in certain quarters that the Taraba State deputy governor, Garba Umar, will be sworn in as acting governor following the plane crash which involved the governor, Danbaba Suntai, has been dashed. The governor is believed to have sustained serious injuries in the crash which many speculate has put him in... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports coming in indicate that a suicide bomber has hit St. Rita Catholic Church at Ungwar Yero area of Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State. The attack which seriously injured the Reverend Father in the church was reported to have happened earlier this morning during the Catholic mass Eyewitnesses told newsmen that a lone... Read More
Actually, I used to expect so much from our leaders. But I have grown frustrated. After closely observing Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan in the last 13 years, I have come to the painful conclusion that we have a long way to go. I’m very sorry to disappoint you – this... Read More
Ever since her birthday this past weekend, rumors have been flying that Kim Kardashian got engaged to boyfriend Kanye West. It didn’t help that this week the 32-year-old reality starlet was spotted out rocking a diamond ring on her left hand. While Kim’s family has kept quiet about the rumors, Kris Jenner is finally breaking... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Heritage crooner, Jahdiel debuts new music video for her single ‘Oh God’. Jahdiel, one of Nigeria’s best female gospel artiste debuts the video to her 2010 Single ‘Oh God’. It is a song that portrays the prayer of anyone in need of God’s intervention in a particular circumstance. Chukwu okike (God of... Read More
The Roman Catholic faith in many advanced countries risks being “eclipsed” by an increasingly secularized and materialistic world, bishops who discussed strategies on how to woo lapsed faithful back to the fold said on Friday. The alarm was sounded in the final message of a synod of bishops from around the world who met at... Read More
#BBViral: “Why do ghosts look left and right before crossing the road?” – 23 questions for Nollywood
by Isi Esene There’s no doubt that Nollywood is already an established global phenomenon with fans of all races addicted to the faces of movie stars like Genevieve, Mercy Johnson, Tonto Dikeh and many other actors. But you can’t watch a Nollywood flick without having one or two questions to throw at the apparently sloppy... Read More
by Isi Esene An Agege Grade A Customary Court has ordered that Ibikunle Oluwadamilare be remanded for 14 days in Kirikiri prisons for going ahead to beat his wife after being advised to maintain absolute peace in his relationship with his wife pending the final determination of the case between them. Oluwadamilare’s wife, Adesuwa, had... Read More
Ted Haggard has been keeping a low profile since he hit the headlines, back in 2006. In 2006 a huge scandal hit the headlines when it was revealed that Ted Haggard, a married man and evangelical pastor had another secret life which involved drugs and same-gender relationships, sometimes with strange and random men. After the... Read More
On one hand, Proverbs 13:24 reads “Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them,” and on the other hand, more and more child psychologists argue that spanking is not an effective method of correcting children’s behaviour. Some child psychologist have even argued that spanking... Read More