August 24, 2012

Ugodre talks Figures: How insurance can help reduce the fear of being sacked

I’ve seen a lot of people loose their jobs either due to corporate downsizing as some call it or due to the company having new owners. What typically happens in most organizations is that the staffs get paid severance or simply just gets their one month’s salary in lieu. Not enough money to last you... Read More

income, insurance, Ugodre

August 24, 2012

Update: Empire State Building attack: Two people confirmed dead, several injured

by Isi Esene Two people have been confirmed dead in today’s shooting outside New York’s iconic Empire State Building. The shooter is reported to be among the dead. “It’s just a crazy scene here,” said Rebecca Fox, who works across the street. She said she had been getting coffee with her headphones on when she... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Fuel subsidy fraud: Oil marketers begin refund of money to FG

Some oil marketers who were wrongly paid money as fuel subsidy payment have started refunding the funds they fraudulently collected to the federal government. Anambra State Governor Peter Obi disclosed this yesterday to State House correspondents after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja but refused to disclose the amount recovered... Read More

August 24, 2012

Opinion: Recipes for love – What are you taking for granted?

by Agapi Stassinopoulos My mother used to say, “You can’t be unhappy and grateful at the same time.” Over the years, I have found how right she was, in matters of the heart. Often, we think of love as a big emotional experience and we put conditions on it. We think, if X, Y, and... Read More

Agapi Stassinopoulos, gratitude, Love

August 24, 2012

TICKER: “How I survived suicide bomb attack” by Sheikh Gumi

Renowned Kaduna-based Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi Sheikh Ahmad Gumi yesterday explained how he survived the recent suicide bomb attack along Ali Akilu Road near his house in Kaduna, saying the attack was hatched by elements trying to spark war between Muslims and non Muslims. Speaking at a media chat organized by Desert Herald... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Floods: 200 rendered homeless in Adamawa State

Some 200 families have been rendered homeless at Hayin Gada village in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa, following a downpour. The District Head of Hayin Gada, Mr Bosoro Tambari, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the incident occurred on Wednesday. “The flood has sacked over 200 families from their respective... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Couple fly into their wedding ceremony in first ever jetpack wedding

Grant Engler and Amanda Volf each wore £63,000 Jetlev R200 water-powered jet systems to greet their guests at the ceremony in Newport Beach. The bride’s outfit was appropriately adapted for her flying entrance; she wore white board shorts with a surfing rash vest and a white veil. The groom opted for a black wetsuit with... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: ‘Despicable girl’ sold naked photo of Prince Harry, says his party friend

Arthur Landon, one of Britain’s richest young men, was with Prince Harry during their holiday and said the person who had sold the pictures was “despicable” and had abused the Prince’s hospitality. Mr Landon, who is worth more than £200 million, told The Daily Telegraph that he suspected the culprit was one the bikini-clad girls... Read More

August 24, 2012

Opinion: Are the Yoruba the number one in religious tolerance?

by Azuka Onwuka When it comes to religion, are the Yoruba people of Nigeria the most tolerant race in the whole world? It may not be wise to say yes because of the absence of any endorsement of such a position by a global body like the United Nations. But having travelled to many parts... Read More

Azuka Onwuka, nigeria, Religion, Yoruba people

August 24, 2012

WATCH: See who wins: English bulldog vs. Sleep almighty

by Akan Ido This epic fight will put any Mohammed Ali fight to shame; on one corner is the All-time world champion, Sleep, while in the other corner is its determined challenger; a well built English bulldog. Burly, surly and cute as can be, this handsome bulldog is not one to take things lying down.... Read More

Bulldog, fight, sleep

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Teenager held hostage for 2 years escapes captors

A prosecutor describes as “deplorable” the conditions in a southwestern Illinois home where a teenage girl says she was held captive and sexually assaulted every day for two years. St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said Friday that the girl’s account of her captivity in Washington Park is “horrific.” Kelly has not visited the... Read More

August 24, 2012

Kidnapped ESUT VC released by his abductors

by Akan Ido The vice chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Prof. Cyprian Onyeji, who was kidnapped on August 15, 2012, has been released. According to reports, the professor was released at about 11:30pm, Thursday, around Igbariam in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The professor was kidnapped by gunmen... Read More

Anambra State, Cyprian Onyeji, Ebere Amaraizu, Enugu State University of Technology, ESUT, Igbariam, Ossy Ugwuoti, ransom

August 24, 2012

Breaking: Several people shot at New York’s Empire State Building

by Akan Ido The spate of unexplained shootings in the United States of America sadly continues with the shooting a while ago of five people in front of the Empire State Building in New York. The spokesman of the New York Fire Department says it received a call on the shooting this morning and that... Read More

Empire State Building, new york, New York Fire Department, shooting

August 24, 2012

Opinion: Why have men lost touch with reality over rape?

by Fiona Lloyd-Davies Both sides of the Atlantic, from the furthest spectrum of politics, two men — wannabe Republican Senator Todd Akin and, from the supposed British socialist left, Respect Party MP George Galloway — seem to have lost touch with reality. George Galloway, for those of you who may not have been closely following... Read More

Fiona Lloyd-Davies, rape, Todd Akin

August 24, 2012

TICKER: For the love of fast food: Teenager rams car into police patrol as she reaches for McDonald’s bag

State police say a Massachusetts teenager was reaching into a bag of fast food on her lap when her car collided with a trooper’s cruiser over the weekend. Authorities allege a car driven by 18-year-old Tia Grover, of Westfield, went through a flashing red light at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday just before she was struck... Read More

August 24, 2012

We will stamp out corruption in the police force – Police IG

by Akan Ido The inspector general of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has restated his resolve to stamp out corruption in the police force. He said this yesterday during a stakeholders meeting in Minna, Niger State while speaking with newsmen on the progress he has made as the police helmsman. Abubakar promised to reduce the incidence of... Read More

IG, Inspector General of Police, Minna, Mohammed Abubakar, security, stakeholders, terrorism

August 24, 2012

TICKER: 100-year-old mysterious package set to be opened in Norway

Stocks in oil? Historical documents? A small treasure? Speculation over what might be inside a 100-year-old package that’s set to be unsealed this Friday in a small town in Norway abounds, according to Verdens Gang, a Norwegian newspaper. Verdens Gang explains that the package has been kept in a museum in Gudbrandsdal and dates all... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Meet the porn star who started the syphilis outbreak

Every outbreak has a patient zero. Porn actor Mr. Marcus has come out and identified himself as the performer responsible for the current syphilis outbreak that has shut down production in the San Fernando Valley. He believes he contracted the STD on set but admits that he altered his syphilis-positive test so that he could... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Mummified body of diver found 13 years after he went missing in water

An Iowa man’s mummified body was found in the waters of Lake Michigan on Saturday, his diving gear and empty oxygen tank still attached. But the shocking thing about the discovery of Dirk Kann’s body on the lake floor is that he died 13 years ago, and his body was still intact. Kann disappeared in... Read More

August 24, 2012

Photos: Twin Peaks hosts Omo Akin,Tunde Ednut and Iyanya

by Hycinth Iyerosa What: Twin Peaks hosts Omo Akin, Tunde Ednut and Iyanya Where: Twin Peaks, 4th Roundabout, Lekki-Epe expressway When: Tuesday 21st August 2012 Enjoy photos from the event.

cossy orjiakor, E-Money, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Rugged Man

August 24, 2012

TICKER: It’s enough!: Court protects teenager from rapist father

An Ojo Magistrate Court, on Thursday, ordered a teenage girl allegedly raped by her 53-year-old father to stay in protective custody. The defendant, Donatu Nzewi, was first arraigned on August 22, 2012 on a single count charge of sexual assault, after their neighbours were drawn to the plight of his18-year-old daughter. The prosecuting officer, ASP Friday... Read More

August 24, 2012

“I don’t want to make a promise I cannot keep” – Wenger speaks on the transfer window

by Ifreke Inyang Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger, has assured fans of the club, that although he has completed his major transfer moves this summer, there might still be some activity. The window closes on August 31 and Wenger has already sealed deals for Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski, but he is not ruling... Read More

arsene wenger, ifreke inyang, sports, transfer window

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Woman steals 3-month-old baby from church

A middle-aged woman, Mbatumun Oseh, has lost her three-month-old baby after a stranger offered to help her carry the child during a church service in Benue State. At St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Anyiin, in Logo Local Government Area of the state, Oseh handed over her child to an unknown woman who approached her and offered... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Gunmen kill four, two brothers among them, in Adamawa and Plateau

In two separate attacks, unidentified gunmen killed two brothers in Michika, Adamawa state and two villagers in Plateau state. In the Michika attack, one other person, a brother of the two slain brothers was injured critically. Confirming the Michika attack, on Thursday in Yola, the spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP. Ibrahim Mohammed,... Read More

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Three AAU lecturers charged to court over sex scandal

Principal actors in the sex scandal that rocked Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma in July 2010, involving a lecturer of the institution, Dr. Peter Otubu and a female student, Judith Ivie Okosun have been charged before Magistrate Margaret Iluobe of Ekpoma magistrate court. Those charged before the court, Samson Ogbeide, Igbudu Samuel and... Read More

August 24, 2012

Kathleen Ndongmo: Waving the Defenceless Flag (YNaija FrontPage)

Of course it’s easier to preach non-lethal methods than to enforce them. But isn’t that what separates us from the professionals? Have you seen the video of the Lonmin miners getting shot? Heard outraged comparisons between this massacre and the killing of Andries Tatane, the unarmed SA man who was beaten and shot dead by... Read More

africa, Kathleen Ndongmo, law enforcement, Lonmin miners

August 24, 2012

Chelsea’s shaky backline, not Eden, is their new Hazard

by Ifreke Inyang Maybe because he announced himself as the Lionel Messi of the Premiership, we were put off quite early. In the season’s opener – a feisty tie between Chelsea and Manchester City – Eden Hazard struggled to impress. And a lot of people reached the quick conclusion, that even if he will eventually... Read More

chelsea, eden hazard, ifreke inyang, roberto di matteo

August 24, 2012

Dear Nse: The recipe for happiness

by Tayo Adelekan “Even Angels draw swords when it is time to fight war.” That Nse, is my favorite line uttered by the character you played in Mr & Mrs which was just released on DVD. I saw it when it screened in cinemas and I am a proud owner of a DVD copy. Your... Read More

Dear Nse, happiness, tayo adelekan

August 24, 2012

Cynthia Osokogu’s alleged killers may have been serial offenders, more victims emerge

by Isi Esene The last has not being heard about the case of Cynthia Osokogu, the post-graduate student of Nasarawa State University who was murdered in a hotel at Amuwo Odofin, Festac Town recently. Reports say an unidentified model came forward, yesterday, claiming the suspects held in the murder case are serial offenders who have... Read More

Cynthia Osokogu, Dan Okoro, Echezona Nwabufor, Ezekiel Nnechuwu Olisa Eloka, Festac, Murder, rape, Umar Manko

August 24, 2012

TICKER: Norway killer Anders Breivik declared sane, given 21-year prison term

Anders Behring Breivik, the man who killed 77 people in a bomb attack and gun rampage just over a year ago, was found to be sane Friday by a Norwegian court, as he was sentenced to 21 years in prison. Breivik was charged with voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror over the attacks in... Read More

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