October 11, 2012

Soccer war: 125-man Liberian delegation arrive today for Super Eagles clash

by Reuben Daba The Liberian Football Association is approaching with all seriousness, it’s Nations Cup qualifying match against Nigeria. It informed the Nigeria Football Federation that its match delegation will arrive on Thursday although it didn’t state the expected time of arrival. The Liberia Football Association (LFA) delegation will comprise of 125 people. It includes... Read More

125 man delegation, Liberian Football Association, lone star, nations cup qualifiers, Steve Benett, U J Esuene stadium

October 11, 2012

“Infamous Cheat, Defiant Liar”: New York Times tears into Lance Armstrong

by Juliet Macur To start what was deemed a new and better doping strategy, Lance Armstrong and two of his teammates on the United States Postal Service cycling squad flew on a private jet to Valencia, Spain, in June 2000, to have blood extracted. In a hotel room there, two doctors and the team’s manager... Read More

blood, doping, Drugs, lance armstrong, testosterone, tyler hamilton

October 11, 2012

Open Letter to Awoists: It is time to apologise to Ndigbo for that starvation policy

by Adewale Francis But when I went what did I see? I saw the kwashiorkor victims. If you see a kwashiorkor victim you’ll never like war to be waged. Terrible sight, in Enugu, in Port Harcourt, not many in Calabar, but mainly in Enugu and Port Harcourt. Then I enquired what happened to the food... Read More

awoist, awolowo, igbo, kwashiokor, Yoruba

October 11, 2012

“Policemen were there when they lynched my son” – Mother of #Aluu4 victim

by Stanley Azuakola Chinwe Biringa, mother of Chiadika Biringa, one of the four University of Port Harcourt students lynched last week at Aluu community by a mob spoke via telephone on a Channels TV program, and said that policemen were present during the killings. She expressed her disappointment with the approach of the policemen who... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, Jungle justice, lynching, UNIPORT, University of Port Harcourt

October 11, 2012

Saved by the whiskers: Shark attacks woman in Delta

by Reuben Daba Mrs. Torughene-Ere Aboh, a 38-year-old woman in Delta State, was lucky to escape death yesterday, when a shark attacked her at Forcados River in Oboro Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. According to a report: The woman, a mother of five, who was taking her bath in the overflowing river,... Read More

close shave, delta state, rescue, Shark attack, woman

October 10, 2012

TICKER: ‘How my husband dumped me via sms… and re-married 6 days later’

A woman has revealed how she was dumped by her husband of ten years via a text message. When Lisa Arends received a text from the man she had loved for over 16 years, saying: ‘I’m sorry to be such a coward to be leaving you this way, but I’m leaving you and I’m leaving... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: #ToWhomItMayConcern: Wayne Rooney’s wife announces they are expecting a baby

Coleen Rooney has announced she is pregnant with her second child. The TV presenter and husband, Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney revealed on Twitter they are expecting a sibling for their son Kai, who turns three next month. The brunette, 26, is still in her first trimester and is expecting to give birth in May.... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Awful: Disabled boy, 18, allowed to fall to his death

A disabled boy fell to his death because care home workers were too afraid to restrain him over ‘health and safety’ fears. James Dean Brotherhood, 18, had brain damage and was susceptible to blood clots following treatment for a brain tumour, which was removed when he was eight. But despite his medical history and the... Read More

October 10, 2012

Standing tall: M.I Abaga & Joke Silva join UN to fight human trafficking

by Isi Esene The European Union Delegation, UNODC, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and the Nigeria Immigration Service launched a nationwide “I am priceless” campaign on Tuesday. Adopting the UN tradition of the appointment of Goodwill Ambassadors, UNODC announced the appointment of two National Goodwill Ambassadors, Jude Abaga, A.K.A M.I,... Read More

October 10, 2012

#Aluu4: Parents of murdered UNIPORT students cry for justice, petition Senate

by Isi Esene The fathers of two of the murdered UNIPORT students spoke to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) about the killing and what actions they want to be taken to obtain justice after the gruesome murder. In a telephone interview with the BBC, the fathers of two of the victims, Lloyd Michael and Chiadika... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Chris Brown pays off ex-girlfriend?

CHRIS BROWN never married his ex but their split is still costing him some serious cash. The singer has handed a lump sum to KARRUECHE TRAN so she can buy herself a house. The couple broke up last week over his friendship with RIHANNA. The Bajan has been on her best behaviour too since her... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: #TheThingsWeHear: There were no corpses in Maiduguri, they were just sleeping – Deputy governor

The deputy governor of Bono State has denied that 30 civilians were killed in reprisal attacks by officers of the Joint Task Force, JTF. Mr. Mustapha said the bodies seen by eye-witnesses were not those of corpses but people “sleeping.” Men of the JTF, while trying to avenge the death of some of their colleagues... Read More

corpses, maiduguri

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Tony Uranta goes rogue? Rabid GEJ supporter criticises him on #Aluu4

Tony Uranta, a public affairs analyst, today confirmed that two different patrol teams were on hand at the scene where the boys were murdered and the location where the incident took place was within five different outposts of police and JTF. He further said that the Police did not attempt to disperse the crowd before... Read More

#Aluu4, tony uranta

October 10, 2012

Review: Terry G and more beautiful nonsense

by Demola Rewaju The other half of the problem was that his beats always seem to sound so much alike with the heavy reggaeton sequence. It’s hard to imagine that Nigeria’s one time favourite music star, Terry G seems to be struggling to maintain relevance in an industry that has evolved several times in the... Read More

October 10, 2012

Hurricane Fashola: Lagos destroys 3000 ‘okadas’

by Hauwa Gambo Well, it might have been Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who said he doesn’t give a damn, but its Babatunde Raju Fashola (SAN), the executive governor of Lagos State, who lives he maxim everyday. Now, his government has begun the crushing 3, 000 motorcycles, popularly called okada, in pursuance of its new – some... Read More

Fashola, lagos, okada, traffic law

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Oh dear: Groups wants Lagoon State created out of Lagos State

The call for the creation of Lagoon state, has been reaffirmed by its proponents arguing that Lagos has remained the way it was since Nigeria’s independence hence the non-development of its rural part which they claim has remained “rural and backward while the city blossomed and prospered.” Leading the call on Tuesday, was the executive... Read More

lagoon state, lagos

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Achebe hates Awo … and the Yoruba race – Adebanjo

A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has faulted extracts from Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest memoirs on the Nigerian Civil War accusing the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the initiator of the pogrom against the Igbo. The memoirs coming 42 years after the war, Adebanjo said, reinforced “Achebe’s pathological hatred for... Read More

achebe, awolowo, Yoruba

October 10, 2012

Opinion: Why Jonathan is persecuting Henry Okah

by Sabella Abidde Exactly two years after what came to be known as the Independence Day bombing, the trial of the alleged mastermind, Henry Emomotimi Okah, finally began. The trial is taking place, not in Nigeria, but in South Africa where the government said she was prosecuting Okah because of its obligation to the international... Read More

jonathan, Niger Delta, okah, south africa

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Brutality: Police caught on video pepper spraying and setting a dog loose on an injured man (WATCH)

Authorities in Germany are investigating the “violent tactics” used by Berlin police to subdue an allegedly “deranged,” weapon-wielding man over the weekend. The police allegedly shot the man in the leg, before pepper spraying him, kicking him in the neck and setting a dog loose on him, German website The Local reports. According to the... Read More

October 10, 2012

Okechukwu Ofili: What triggered my campaign against Silverbird Bookstore

by Okechukwu Ofili Sadly, I realized that If I publicly expressed how I truly felt about this situation my books might never appear at those bookstores ever again. I am probably going to regret this article I am about to write. But I have to write it because I am sick and tired of getting... Read More

Okechukwu Ofili, silverbird bookstores

October 10, 2012

TICKER: “Gay marriage could turn Britian into Nazi Germany”

Britain risks becoming a totalitarian state as a result of gay marriage and could go the way of Nazi Germany, Tory opponents of the government’s plans have heard. Addressing an anti-gay marriage rally in Birmingham Town Hall on the fringes of the Tory Party conference on Monday, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey said... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Cockroach-eating contest winner dies… after eating too many cockroaches

A 32-year-old man collapsed and died after winning a snake in a cockroach-eating contest. Edward Archbold was taking part in the “Eat Bugs For Balls” competition held at the Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The event promised a female ivory ball python to the winner – which was announced as Archbold, who... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: The bigger the penis size, the better – Study

A medical study has confirmed every unendowed man’s worst nightmare: women really do think bigger is better when it comes down to what’s in your pants. Well, that’s if we’re talking about vaginal orgasms achieved through penetrative sex, and not clitoral orgasms, which “the experts” like to argue are two totally different things, natch. The... Read More

October 10, 2012

Opinion: So, we think we are safe?

by Olu W. Onemola Many of us have guns that we keep constantly cocked, sure and ready. Many of us hide behind gatemen that never seem to sleep at night. Many of us have 199 on speed dial, for the slightest out-of-place crack on the floorboards of our homes when our families are asleep. But,... Read More

#Aluu4, apo, Mubi, plateau, violence

October 10, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: #Aluu4 and the danger of fending for yourself

Often I have quoted the self-reliance and resilience of Nigerians as a positive trait. They fend for themselves. I called this attitude creativity and sold it as a strong suit. After living in Lagos for three months, I am starting to reconsider. A fountain of borehole water cascades down from my neighbour’s rooftop tank at... Read More

#Aluu4, demonstration, femke, funke

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Toyota is recalling 7.4million vehicles – Is yours one of them?

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 7.43 million vehicles in the U.S., Japan, Europe and elsewhere around the world for a faulty power-window switch — the latest, massive quality woes for Japan’s top automaker. The recall, announced Wednesday, affects more than a dozen models produced from 2005 through 2010. The power-window switch on the driver’s side... Read More

October 10, 2012

TICKER: U.S. scientists share Chemistry Nobel for Cell Receptors

Two U.S. scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering how cell receptors involved in about half of all medicines work. Robert J. Lefkowitz, 69, of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and Brian K. Kobilka, 57, of Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, will share the 8 million-krona... Read More

October 10, 2012

Just a few trillions: President Jonathan wants N4.92trn in new budget

by Hauwa Gambo Your President has introduced his budget to the National Assembly, and all he wants are a few trillions to continue the good work he has started. He presented a spending plan of N4.92 trillion for the year 2013 to the National Assembly’s Joint Session today – which is an increase of about... Read More

budget, jonathan, national assembly, trillion

October 10, 2012

TICKER: United Kingdom, Nigeria to swap prison inmates

Plans are underway for Nigeria to begin a prison swap programme with the United Kingdom, Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Umaru Dahiru, has said. He said this yesterday in Kuje Prison, at the flag-off of 2012 prison audit by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Dahiru said funds for... Read More

October 10, 2012

Hot, hot, HOT! Chidinma is making us SWOON (PHOTOS)

by Hauwa Gambo First, we all love Project Fame’s Chidinma – there is nothing to hate. And now, with this new Afrocentric style in her newly released photos, there’s more to love. Go, Chidinma, go!

Chidinma, photos, Project Fame

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