The 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded Monday to Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for work that revolutionized the understanding of how cells and organisms develop. The Nobel Assembly’s announcement at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm is the first for what will be a series of prizes announced this week.... Read More
by Akan Ido Popular actress, Bisi Ibidapo-Obe has revealed she is pregnant for former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye. There are, however, indications that Melaye does not want to have anything to do with the pregnancy claiming he is not responsible for it. Ibidapo-Obe, who recently had a baby shower at her Magodo, Lagos... Read More
An aircraft engine packed up shortly before take-off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The early morning Abuja-bound Aero Contractors plane was set for take-off at 6:45am when the flight was aborted because one of the engines had stopped working. There was panic inside the aircraft whose door had been locked in readiness for... Read More
The Federal Government is partnering with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines towards the introduction of flood resistant rice in the country. The Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adeshina, stated this in Ilorin on Sunday after a visit to Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara at the Government House. The minister was in the state to inspect farms... Read More
by Stewart Scott-Curran 50 years later, wearable phones make a comeback in the form of wristbands. The wristphone, as it is commonly known, is customized to fit each user’s arm perfectly. In the past 10 years we’ve seen cell phones transform into electronic Swiss army knives with a wild variety of functions and features. They... Read More
by Reuben Daba The apprehension of two suspected burglars by members of a vigilante squad at the sparsely populated village of Era in Abule, Iyana-Era of Oto-Awori LGA, of Lagos state underlines once again, the importance of residence being very watchful and observant of their immediate surroundings at all times. Luck ran out on two... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola On September 8, 2012, three staff of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), were killed by pipeline vandals at Arepo, Ogun State, after they’d gone to put out a raging fire from a burst NNPC pipeline. Yesterday, their bodies were recovered by... Read More
by Olisa Ezeanya If I can provide my own water, provide my own electricity; if I have to pay for security and ‘ndi nche’; then, I can as well execute justice myself. Thus, jungle justice. Yes, many of you have watched the video and probably seen the pictures of some UNIPORT students burnt alive by... Read More
Contrary to earlier reports that four suspects, belonging to the militant Boko Haram sect in Yobe state, were killed today, the army authorities have revealed a much higher casualty. Eli Lazarus, the army spokesman said 30 suspected members of the sect were killed, including a close associate of the group’s leader during a gun battle... Read More
Sad news emerged from Poland Saturday as a 24- year old Nigerian player, Joshua Tamunobarabonye Pepple, died on the pitch while in action for his Regional League side, Pomorzanin Nowogard, in a League game. Sad trend The death is the second in recent times following the death of Henry Chinonso Ihelewere, another young footballer, in... Read More
We’re going to go out on a limb and say that Mila Kunis is having a pretty good year. The “Ted” star not only has a handful of films in the works for 2013, but she’s also gone public with her romantic relationship with Ashton Kutcher. Now, she’s received the ultimate validation: being named the... Read More
The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and convener of Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that Dr Rahman Olusegun Mimiko, will win the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo state, southwest Nigeria. The election is billed for 20 October and it was not clear if the controversial and political pastor was... Read More
Three Nigerian pilgrims who travelled to perform hajj in Saudi Arabia have died, amidst claims by the Head of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Medina Mission, Bello Tambawwal, that adequate health care facilities are available to Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Tambawwal confirmed the death of the pilgrims in an interview in Medina,... Read More
by Desola Ade-Unuigbe After seeing only two of the pictures that were being circulated about the 4 “innocent” boys murdered by the Aluu community, and hearing bits and pieces of the story surrounding their deaths, I did not even bother to watch the murder video as I again got angry at my country and tweeted... Read More
by Isi Esene When the story first broke, it was reported that five boys were caught stealing cell phones and laptops, and so the members of Aluu community beat them to death before the police arrived. That was the version which went viral. Later that night, some youths took to twitter, tweeting eye witness accounts.... Read More
by Isi Esene There are reports that twelve people have been arrested in the Aluu Community where four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were on Friday killed. The students names were given as Ugonna, Ilyod, Tekana and Chidiaka. The four students were killed by a mob for allegedly stealing a laptop and... Read More
Isi Esene Rihanna is apparently feeling the pressure of rumours going around blaming her for the break-up of her ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown with Karrueche Tran. In a tweeter post on Sunday which appeared very MFMish, the ‘Good Girl Turned Bad‘ singer tweeted: “Every tongue that rises against me shall fall!!!!!!” Her enemies had better watch... Read More
She recently announced she is expecting her first child together with Gerard Pique and now Shakira has done another first. The Hips Don’t Lie singer, who is around six-months pregnant, shared a picture of herself that shows off her baby bump for the very first time. The 35-year-old looks positively radiant in the image that... Read More
by Kate Downs Cheaters cheat… end of story. When your man cheats, it feels like your entire universe crumbles around you. Most women dealing with a cheating husband or boyfriend start thinking of ways to fix the situation. We wonder what we’ve done to drive him to the arms of another woman. We struggle to... Read More
Last month, Rihanna sat down with Oprah for her “Next Chapter” series. Oprah, known to ask probing questions, didn’t hold back from asking the singer if she still loves Chris Brown — her ex-boyfriend who brutally beat her three years ago. A tearful Rihanna admitted that she still loves Chris and was hoping he’d gotten... Read More
by Michelle McQuaid Have you ever wanted to say this to a boss? With three out of every four people reporting their boss is the most stressful part of their job – turns out there’s plenty of reasons to think about saying it! There’s even proven medical benefits to just thinking about the idea of... Read More
This video is a few years old, and we don’t know if the girl is proud of it or embarrassed. But we wanted to show you a video of a little baby dancing to Beyonce while a man who appears to be her daddy cheers her on. The dancing is cute, especially when she climbs... Read More
The richest man in Africa, Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has donated N200 million to victims of flood in Nigeria’s Kogi state. The donation is made of N50 million food items and N150 million cash, a total of $1,250,000. The donation is only a part of the assistance Dangote planned to offer the people of the state. In... Read More
by Isi Esene There are unconfirmed reports that several students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) earlier on Sunday staged a protest to the the Aluu Community to express their displeasure over the killing of four students of the institution on Friday. Reports say the students killed lived in an off-campus hostel located in... Read More
What: Proverbs Creations (Style Pulse) launch. Where: Marina Hall, Radisson Blu, V.I, Lagos. When: October 1, 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Stanley Azuakola The issue is refusing to go away. That the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the predominant party in the South West, was so badly beaten by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the zone during the presidential elections, was one of the wonders of the 2011 elections. Especially because they had a... Read More
by Isi Esene Halle Berry came out stunning as usual on Friday showing off more than her beautiful body, she walked the red carpet with her fiance, Olivier Martinez, at Variety’s Power of Women event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel. She didn’t forget to flaunt her emerald engagement ring along with her man... Read More
by Tom Stevenson Perhaps Africa is the investing destination we have all been waiting for now that Asia and Latin America have become practically mainstream. A colleague gave me an insight into the global village that investors inhabit these days. She told me how she had recently found herself in China to discuss opportunities in... Read More
Updated: A woman earlier declared dead in the fresh bomb blast that hit Jalingo, the Taraba State capital on Friday night has been revived. The spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, Yushau Shuaibu, confirmed in an SMS to PUNCH on Saturday afternoon that the woman did not die afterall, but collapsed after the blast... Read More
by Isi Esene It is no longer news that Charly Boy (says he) will be back as a judge on Nigerian Idol, but what is news (that we don’t care about anyway) is that the weird-dressing artiste will be coming back as his alter-ego, Linda – yes, Linda. For those who don’t know Linda, well,... Read More