This is the drug user who was dubbed ‘Dracula’ by police for his unsightly buck teeth. Alan Dale Lee first came to the attention of officers in Florida when he was arrested for alleged aggravated battery and selling of marijuana in August 2009. The public was aghast at his strange and crooked teeth, which provoked... Read More
A swimming coach, who was jailed after inadvertently sending sex texts to every number in his phone including those of two underage girls, has been freed from prison. Craig Evans, 24, had composed the highly explicit messages on his new BlackBerry smartphone for an unnamed person. But, due to his lack of expertise with the... Read More
A sperm donor has passed a rare genetic disorder to at least five of the 43 babies he is thought to have fathered, after screening measures at a fertility clinic failed to detect the mutation. The man transmitted the nerve disorder Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1), known as Von Recklinghausen’s disease. The disease, which affects 4,000... Read More
by Isi Esene Adele who kept her pregnancy secret until she was six months gone has recently been seen displaying her huge baby bump with pride. The 24-year-old singer was spotted out in Hove, West Sussex, with her partner Simon Konecki, 36, and dog Louie in tow. Adele announced she’s expecting her first child on... Read More
by Chi Ibe Oh dear. This is enough to make you hate a 20-year-old for life. The singer, whose debut Álbum was launched this year, is reported to have bought this home worth N140million in Lekki Phase I of Lagos State. According to the blogger Linda Ikeji, who is the authoritative source on these kinds... Read More
In a tragic accident fueled by alcohol and Sunday night football, one man was fatally shot by his friend in the eye in an attempt to scare away the hiccups. Police in Killeen, Texas have confirmed that Specialist Patrick Edward Meyers who is stationed at Fort Hood is being held on manslaughter charges after he... Read More
A middle-aged woman was on Wednesday hit and killed by a passenger train at Oshodi in Lagos when she was trying to avoid a puddle of water beside the rail tracks. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the unidentified woman was walking along the tracks when the incident happened at about... Read More
While NFL stars may have to wear ridiculously tight pants, we’re quite thankful they aren’t tackling each other in skimpy lingerie. That said, we don’t think anyone’s complaining about the annual Lingerie Football League’s Lingerie Bowl. Last year’s competitors, the Los Angeles Temptations and the Philadelphia Passion are back for round two. Take a look... Read More
Ke$ha says she has had sex with a ghost. Yes, you read that right — sex with a ghost. And what do you do when you have sex with a ghost? You write a song about the experience, of course. At least that’s what the 25-year-old singer told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM radio... Read More
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, is battling an onset of Parkinson’s disease that has complicated her recovery from a surgical procedure in Germany, several reliable sources have disclosed to SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters broke the news that Mrs. Jonathan was flown to a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany close to a month ago to undergo emergency treatment after... Read More
by Isi Esene There have been major flood disasters in many parts of the country mainly in Lokoja, Kogi and other states like Edo which was attributed the overflowing of the River Niger. The worrisome pictures taken from these places was re-enacted in Lagos this morning after a heavy downpour which disrupted normal business activities... Read More
by Reuben Daba The public campaign against domestic violence especially against women, got another public advocate in Peter Okoye @PeterPsquare. That issue has been on the front burner recently, following a video which showed the wives of celebrities Frank Edoho and Zaaky Adzay talking about the violence they endured. It’s unclear if it was the... Read More
The website of Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines was hacked by a group called @Op_ArikAir on Thursday over several complaints about bad customer service. Update 1: 15:12hrs (GMT+1) – The website has been restored. But the hacker group said on Twitter that it would take it down again. Update 2: 15:35hrs (GMT+1) – The website... Read More
It seems like that alleged adult video starring Kanye West and a reportedly 18-year-old Kim Kardashian lookalike is legit. On Friday, September 21st, news broke that someone was shopping a 20-minute video of Yeezy doing the wild thing on camera with a woman that looked a lot like his current girlfriend. Now AllHipHop.com reports that a... Read More
A 28-year-old woman in Germany killed her five infants shortly after giving birth to them in secret at home and in the woods, and hid their bodies because she worried her husband would leave her if she had any more children, authorities said Thursday. The woman, who has been arrested on five counts of manslaughter,... Read More
But lovers need to learn: A thousand words cannot work the magic of one pot of egusi soup, complete with meat, ‘assorted’ and okporoko. Present it steaming with semovita or if you can, pounded yam. You will not need to say anything. To quote D’Banj, “love is a beautiful thing”. I have not met the... Read More
by Isi Esene Chinua Achebe, one of Africa’s most legendary writer, has published his long-awaited memoir about his experience during the Nigerian Civil War which broke out in 1967. The world renowned writer has been silent about the war for over 40 years during which he acted as a roving cultural ambassador for Biafra when... Read More
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officers on rescue operations and a team of journalists were this morning attacked by a gang of armed robbers along Okene-Auchi road. According to NEMA spokesman, Yushau Shuaib, the team were on their way to “flooded Fuga in Edo State” when the incident happened. The Director-General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi,... Read More
by Jenna Cooley My biggest fear had come true. As a child of divorce, I had been determined to do this right; I was set on having an intact, nuclear family for my future kids. I’ll never forget that moment. I was standing in my cute, little, suburban kitchen holding my sweet, 4-month-old baby girl... Read More
The biggest incentive to crime in Nigeria remains the inability of our security agencies to find and punish criminals; until the situation changes, we will remain in this climate of fear. They say the day monkey is going to die; all the trees in the forest are slippery. The time was 8pm, and I had... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo A reader sent this in this morning: it is located as Lekki Phase II in Lagos, Nigeria. This has not been confirmed, and it fits the profile of our photos from Lokoja. But still, this is terribly scary. Our reporters are monitoring the situation and we will share photos shortly.
by Hauwa Gambo Reports across the blogosphere claim that this happened at a general hospital located in Jahun, Jigawa state. A woman supposedly gave birth to a child with a combination of human head, no neck and goat legs. If it is true, and it is difficult to believe, we certainly hope the woman stays... Read More
WHAT: Indiafrica Business Venture Competition and Awards Ceremony WHEN: 25 September, 2012 WHERE: City Hall, Lagos Island Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Isi Esene There was tragedy in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday as a pregnant woman was said to have been hit by stray bullets when men of the newly commissioned police unit, Operation Doo Akpo, were in pursuit of suspected armed robbers. A policeman attached to the mobile security unit was also reported to have... Read More
Our current state has come to be because, in the mad dash for cash, in the adrenaline rush of the igbotic huzzle, we have forgotten – We have forgotten that the policies of yesterday will pave the roads to our future. Nigeria is a jungle. And we have grown accustomed to thinking like jungle residents – like wild... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa In the Land of many victims, the man who dares the oppressor is seen to be mad. For that, I admit my madness. I left my iPad in an Arik Air flight and that was my fault. I will not excuse that negligence on the fact that flying just days after the... Read More
One of the Libyan rebels who helped capture Muammar Gaddafi in a drain pipe was buried early on Wednesday after his relatives said he had been shot and tortured in a rival town. The death of Omran Shaban on Monday again highlighted the struggle of Libya’s new leaders to rein in armed groups and could... Read More
photos by Hycinth Iyereosa Event: Red Ball for the Children of Bakassi Date: 23 September, 2012 Venue: Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites
A Bosnian man who was banned from running in next month’s local elections for using pornographic images on the Internet as part of his campaign says he will fight to be reinstated and get a chance to turn his town into “Hollywood”. “Seven days after my campaign began, the whole planet is talking about me,”... Read More