President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be angry about the leakage of information concerning the sickness of his wife, Patience. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday indicated that the President and those closed to him had planned to keep Mrs. Jonathan’s trip “a top secret.” Mrs. Jonathan is presently in German, where she... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Oloruntoba Ibitoye has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment without the option of fine for stealing a sheep. An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court, Kwara State, presided over by Magistrate Mariam Qudus-Salahu handed down the sentence on Monday. The sheep in question belonged to Florence Adebiyi, who reported Ibitoye at the police station in... Read More
by Mackenzie Weinger “And I didn’t think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago — even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.” First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday delivered a powerful, highly personal speech to an adoring crowd at the... Read More
by Vivian Diller It isn’t about abstaining from eating or sex altogether. It’s about learning to engage in these activities in a healthier way. Diet-conscious people — and there are many — are told that they should avoid looking at their scale to help become less obsessed with their weight. Now, mirror fasting is being... Read More
by Ayo Olukotun To be sure, objectivity and absolute impartiality or detachment were always myths; self-serving myths in the opinion of some analysts which journalists employ to divert attention from the important fact that they do not merely report the news but in a sense “make” the news. The national conversation on topical issues, although... Read More
by Isi Esene The Nigerian Upper Legislative House is taking a different position on the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, an agreement which was taken during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Bakassi was, until the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, part of the Cross River State, South-south Nigeria. Reports indicate the... Read More
There’s a curious new trend in couple therapy – sex without orgasms. Matt Cook says his sex life with his wife is better than ever, but he never wants to climax again. He practices karezza, a form of intercourse that doesn’t focus on orgasms as the big prize. In fact, people who practice karezza are... Read More
Imagine being broke, hungry and trying to get into your favorite restaurant. That’s how a man feels when he’s trying to have sex with you. I received some resistance after writing my article about the STD epidemic occurring in black America. Some thought that by referencing the CDC study that found that half of all... Read More
FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH MADE BY THE FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA, ON TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2012 AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. With your help — with your help. (APPLAUSE) Let me — let me start. With your help — with your help. Let... Read More
As we all went back to our different jobs on Monday afternoon, I realized I had spent my weekend with 3 young inspiring youths who have been going against all societal odds to make a mark in their communities, nation and lives. I got to the airport by 8am on Saturday for my flight only... Read More
by Isi Esene Air Nigeria has suspended its operations for the next 12 months and sacked a substantial number of its workforce. The suspension is set to commence from September 10, 2012. The management of the airline which operates national, regional, and international routes revealed this in a statement released yesterday by its chairman, Barrister... Read More
by Dolapo Aina There is a new generation of Nigerians who cannot read anything longer than 140 characters-not words, characters. I paid Fifty Naira for my first guardian newspaper in 1994 or 1995 during school holidays. I remember that I heard the vendor’s horn(a rarity in some parts of Lagos, nowadays) and had to rush... Read More
by Isi Esene The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to the support the Central Bank of Nigeria in the introduction of the contentious N5ooo note. The government’s position was made known today by the minister of Economic Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman at the conclusion of the Economic Management Team meeting in Abuja. According to... Read More
by Isi Esene Following various speculation over the health situation of the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, an online media platform has revealed that she is currently receiving treatment for “ruptured appendicitis”. News broke a few days ago about Dame Patience’s health status and her whereabouts, it was widely speculated that she had been hurriedly... Read More
by Isi Esene There are indications that the alleged killers of Cynthia Osokogu might have recorded their crime while raping the post-graduate student of Nasarawa State University. The bizarre video was reportedly found on the laptop of one of the suspects with the victim’s face clearly visible and the suspect’s faces blurred. Reports say, apart... Read More
Rape is not just a nightmare for military women. Of the estimated 19,000 reported sexual assaults and rapes in the armed forces last year, the majority were actually committed against men. Men are assaulted at a lower rate — 1% of servicemen reported being attacked by a comrade last year versus 4.4% of women —... Read More
Kristen Stewart is one of the most talked about women on the planet and since her recent cheating scandal, where she was caught doing the dirty on her as equally famous boyfriend Robert Pattinson, it seems people more than ever are interested in the actress. But speaking in an interview the 22-year-old admitted that her... Read More
South Korea is seeking to expand chemical castration to include those convicted of sex crimes against minors under 19 and to fully make public the home addresses of sex offenders subject to information disclosure, an official said Tuesday. Justice Minister Kwon Jae-jin reported the measures to President Lee Myung-bak during a Cabinet meeting amid growing... Read More
A Utah hiker lay in agony for four days listening to bikers and other hikers pass by after he fell into a drain tunnel and broke his leg. Daniel Samuelsen, 33, was trying to cut under a highway through a large drain tunnel near Parleys Canyon in east Salt Lake City on Wednesday when he... Read More
A vicious Colombian heavy known as the “Godmother of Cocaine” who funneled millions of pounds of blow into the U.S. in the 70’s and 80’s was gunned down by motorcycle hitmen on Monday, reports said. Griselda Blanco, 69, was shot to death in front of her pregnant daughter-in-law as she walked out of a butcher’s... Read More
A double-murder suspect had to turn himself in – not once – but twice before cops arrested him. The 36-year-old man showed up at a Detroit fire station two hours after he allegedly shot four people at a party early Saturday, killing two and injuring two others, police said. The unidentified suspect told officials that... Read More
Eighty-three-year-old Eva Halpain and her partner John Manassel were in the midst of explaining to a local TV news crew how a falling tree had destroyed their house during a storm when their eyes suddenly widened. ‘What is this out there that we got?’ John asked, peering out to the end of the driveway. The... Read More
A Minnesota casino has cooked up a world-record bacon cheeseburger that’s 10 feet in diameter and weighs more than a ton. The behemoth burger was served up Sunday at the Black Bear Casino Resort near Carlton. It tipped the scales at 2,014 pounds. Guinness Records representative Philip Robertson verified the record for biggest burger. He... Read More
by Akan Ido This would just tell a straight forward story – Nigerian’s leading crooner 2face shoots the video for his song Ihe Neme at location in London. With him is the Kukere star, Iyanya. However, we couldn’t help noticing the wizened look on 2face in the picture below. We sincerely hope all is okay... Read More
by Akan Ido Peter Okoye, one half of African’s leading music duo, Psquare threw a surprise birthday party for Lola Omotayo, his girlfriend and the mother of his son, Cameron at the Westfoster Harbour, Queens Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos. The event was attended by Mr. Omotayo, the celebrant’s father, her cousins and her close fiends. Okoye’s... Read More
A California family says they were kicked off a cross-country American Airlines flight because their 16-year-old son has Down syndrome. Joan and Robert Vanderhorst, of Bakersfield, Calif., were flying from Newark to Los Angeles on Sunday when they were told their son, Bede, posed a “flight risk.” Joan Vanderhost pulled out her cell phone and... Read More
Rapper Nicki Minaj goes political in her latest lyrics, and not the way some would assume for a major celebrity. “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney,” Minaj raps on a new release from Lil’ Wayne. “You lazy b-hes is f-ing up the economy.” Minaj’s latest lyrics were reported last night by outlets including The... Read More
A man who goes by the nickname “Popeye” was high on a combination of PCP and marijuana when he allegedly carried out a horrific attack on two young children in Camden,N.J. Osvaldo Rivera, 31, is accused of slitting the throats of 6-year-old Dominick Andujor and his 12-year-old sister Amber in their home early Sunday, ABC... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The Federal Government once again constituted another committee, this time to review the first National Implementation Plan. The committee is called the National Implementation Committee. The criticism against the multiple committees being set up by the FG is that in other countries, the civil service is utilised for the kind of responsibilities... Read More
A rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law(Intersociety), has released its research statement showing how a total N1.15 trillion is spent annually on Nigeria’s 17,500 public officers and their retinue of over 24,000 aides. The group also reported that Nigeria has the lowest public service productivity index in the world. Intersociety’s... Read More