The California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation, authorities said. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, has been on probation for a 2010 federal check fraud conviction that brought a 21-month prison sentence. Under terms of his probation, he... Read More
by Reuben Daba His last single – Gidi Lights – was an underground success. Now, talented upcoming rapper, PayBac, has released another single, Nothing in My Way, a very danceable song certain to be a club favourite. The single was produced by Zimbocrix. Enjoy the audio by just clicking on the link below: Paybac –... Read More
My name is Lilian, and I am fifteen years old. I am from the type of family most of you would call “broken” “confused”, or “complicated” What defines a family? What defines me? Who am I? I asked myself these questions as I sat cross-legged on my Oga’s well laid bed, staring at the family... Read More
by Reuben Daba Lagos State, and indeed Nigeria would not be too impressed by the kind of pictures the world has been viewing recently. First, Rick Ross released his very controversial Hold Me Back video set in the slums of Lagos, and now, popular British paper The Daily Mail, has published a piece captioned The floating slum on... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola An ex-police corporal, Ikechukwu Nwabueze was sentenced to death by hanging, by an Ikeja High Court in Lagos, on Thursday for killing a three-year-old girl, Kasufara Muritala. The presiding judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade, found the 35-year-old former policeman guilty of the crime which was brought before the court by the Lagos State... Read More
by Isi Esene The Saudi Arabia government Wednesday disregarded the 24 hour ultimatum given by the Nigerian government through Vice President Namadi Sambo to release the women who were in the holy land for religious pilgrimage. In defiance to the ultimatum, the Saudi Arabia government deported 510 female pilgrims mainly from Sokoto, Jigawa, and Kano... Read More
by Azuka Onwuka In the final analysis, do we then describe Jonathan as a failure or a success? Hardliners hardly change their positions, no matter the strength of evidence before them. The detractors of President Goodluck Jonathan will retort scornfully that he is a total failure, while his ardent supporters will scream that he is... Read More
by Isi Esene Amos Sijo, a 28-year-old man living in Abuja was on Thursday sentenced to three months imprisonment by a Gudu District Upper Area Court for stealing three bottles of Benylin cough syrup. The judge however gave the accused and option of coughing out N3,000 or serve the prison sentence. According to the police... Read More
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter If change feels like walking off a cliff blindfolded, then people will reject it. People will often prefer to remain mired in misery than to head toward an unknown. Leadership is about change, but what is a leader to do when faced with ubiquitous resistance? Resistance to change manifests itself in... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola On Thursday, in the United States of America, at a forum themed – Nigeria-Africa’s Frontier in the Global Economy, the Nigerian government gave what qualifies as its first rebuttal of claims by International Oil Companies (IOCs) that the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) does not give them a fair shake. At the roundtable,... Read More
by Isi Esene David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, the undisputed Omo baba Olowo has hit the big leagues if reports going the rounds is anything to go by. The Dami duro crooner is reported to have acquired a building in Lekki, Lagos, worth a whopping N140m in a deal rumoured to have been finalized in the past... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola On the issue of Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan’s official position at the United Nations General Assembly is that Nigeria’s three-prong strategy of a “robust” approach to neutralizing Boko Haram, holding indirect talks with the group and improving education in the North is working, and Nigeria is winning the war. When one... Read More
An Australian teenage boy is fighting for his life after being bitten by a taipan snake – the venom of which can kill 100 men in a single drop. The 17-year-old took himself to hospital north of Sydney after being bitten on his left hand by the snake, the most dangerous in the world. But... Read More
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