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August 16, 2012

FG withdraws N155bn from excess crude account

by Hauwa Gambo All in day's job? The Federal Government, yesterday withdrew, $1bn (N155bn) from the nation's Excess Crude Account. The money is to be shared among federal, state, and…

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Recalled: The Canon EOS 650D camera causing skin irritations

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August 16, 2012

It wasn’t Boko Haram – Kogi police commissioner speaks on Deeper Life Church attack

by Akan Ido The Kogi State commissioner of Police, Mohammadu Katsina, and the former chairman of DAAR Communications, Mr. Tom Adaba, have absolved the militant group, Boko Haram, from the…

August 16, 2012

EPL Countdown: 5 players that will likely win the Golden Boot

by 'Ifreke Inyang Van Persie We started the YNaija EPL Countdown with our top 5 signings of the summer. We are basically making our predictions, for what already promises to…

August 16, 2012

“Boko Haram are our children” – FG

by Isi Esene The minister of Information, Labara Maku, said yesterday that the Federal Government welcomes the decision of the Boko Haram Islamic group to engage in dialogue. According to…

August 16, 2012

Zaaki Azzay’s wife leaves him, accuses him of battery

by Akan Ido Zaaki Azzay, the torchlight carrying Hausa rap sensation of the nineties (yes, we couldn't resist), has been accused by his wife of incessant battery. His wife Hadiza,…

August 16, 2012

New toilets: Bill Gates leads innovation in human sanitation

by Doyin Jaiyesimi He revolutionised computers, now he wants to revolutionise toilets. Last year, Bill Gates, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation raised a challenge to universities across the…

August 15, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lagos ranked 3rd worst liveable city in the world

by Adeniyi Abdul Nigeria may have come back from the Olympics empty-handed, but Lagos State might just have made up for it with this latest achievement which sees the city…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Joan Rivers: “I am the Rosa Parks of white people”

The almost-always funny, yet incredibly bold Joan Rivers is doing what she does best: Getting attention. Rivers protested outside a Costco store this week because she was angry that the…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Remember Joe the Plumber ? He says troops should stand along the US border with Mexico and “start shooting”

Remember Joe the Plumber? Well, he wasn’t actually a plumber since he wasn’t licensed, more like some random unemployed guy. But he was the guy who asked then candidate Obama…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Study: Depression and stress actually shrink your brain

Black people are perpetually under more stress than other demographics in this country. Don’t believe me? Just look at our unemployment rate, which is double that of whites. But…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Damn! Policeman hits 4-year-old girl with his motorbike, then shoots her father

An off-duty police officer in Chicago killed a man on Saturday night after a fight that ensued after the man’s 4-year old daughter had been injured by the officer’s motorcycle. …

August 15, 2012

TICKER: “Usain Bolt is delusional and misguided” – Kim K’s step father and Olympic champ Bruce Jenner

Olympic champion Bruce Jenner, who won the decathlon 35 years ago says that Usain Bolt is out of his mind. Jenner made the comments after hearing Bolt declare himself as…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: “Count me out” – Missy Elliot says she will not be a part of Drake’s Aaliyah album

According to theybf: Though fans were buzzing about the announcement that Timbaland and Missy would be involved in the upcoming Aaliyah project, based on what the production company said, a rep for…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Teen collapses after playing video games for 4 straight days

He only came out of his bedroom to use the bathroom, to pick up some snacks in the kitchen, and to take a quick shower. Otherwise, 15-year-old Tyler Rigsby was…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Study: Egg yolk almost as dangerous as cigarettes

You’ve finally quit smoking; now get crackin’at losing the eggs. That’s if you put any credence in the conclusions of a Western University study that states yolks “accelerate” atherosclerosis —…

August 15, 2012

South African Special: Mandla, Ndaba, Mbusu or Andile – Who’s the baby daddy?

by Doyin Jaiyesimi DNA tests have revealed that Mandla Mandela is not the father of the child which was born to him by his ex-wife, Anais Grimaud. It is believed…

August 15, 2012

SNAPSHOT: 75-year-old bodybuilding grandma

by Adeniyi Abdul You thought your grandmother was cool? Meet Ernestine Shepherd, a 75-year-old grandma with a passion for crunching iron. What's most interesting about Ms. Shepherd is, she didn't…

August 15, 2012

Heavily armed men abduct ESUT VC

by Isi Esene Heavily armed men, around 11:30 am this morning, kidnapped the vice chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof. Cyprain Onyeji. Three policemen…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Thai Senator fatally wounds secretary with submachine gun while waiting for food at a restaurant

A member of the Thai parliament is accused of accidentally killing his personal secretary with a submachine gun while the two waited for their food to arrive inside a local…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Woman beats her child unconscious because she “looks too much like her father”

A woman is accused of beating her daughter to the point of unconsciousness because she “looked too much like her father.” Angela Carrillo has been arrested for beating her three…

August 15, 2012

Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open

by Hauwa Gambo The U.S. Open says that Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year because of injury, the Huffington Post is reporting.…

August 15, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Report claims Boko Haram has commenced secret talks with FG

by Akan Ido Habu Mohammed, a man who claims to be a deputy to the leader of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has revealed that the group has opened lines…

August 15, 2012

Report: Kristen Stewart axed from Snow White and the Huntsman sequel

by Adeniyi Abdul How do you do a Snow White movie without Snow White? Well that's apparently just what the good people over at Universal studios are planning to show…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Woman falls on Halle Berry’s dinner table, Halle makes for the door

TMZ is reporting that actress Halle Berry was caught in the middle of some dinner time drama during a night out at a restaurant. Halle was eating dinner at a…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Like father, like son: Dennis Rodman reconnects with his father who fathered 29 children with 16 women

Ex-NBA baller Dennis Rodman has finally met his estranged father after 42 years of separation, following an exhibition game in the Philippines. Philander Rodman Jr., (we couldn’t even make that…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Husband solicited men to rape his wife through Craigslist

A woman suffered repeated attempted sexual assaults, after her husband allegedly posted a Craigslist ad pretending to be her and asking to be raped. At least two men powered their…

August 15, 2012

WATCH: Brazil releases official Rio 2016 Olympics theme song

by Adeniyi Abdul Well, well. That was fast. It's only been three days since the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games but we're already onto the next one…

August 15, 2012

“Demonic caricature”: Lady Gaga accused of turning kids gay

by Adeniyi Abdul Pop provocateur Lady Gaga has come under fire from a right wing group which claims she is responsible for turning people gay. The star was slammed earlier…

August 15, 2012

TICKER: Wicked: Woman locked in gangbanger’s bedroom for 10 years, freed during police raid

Police went to the apartment of a gang member to search for drugs and found something that they didn’t expect to see. A 44-year old woman was found, believed to…