A Nigerian Police Corporal, Anthony Ugwuoke, on Sunday at Edda Village, Ugwuachara in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, shot himself dead after shooting his wife, Nkechi, and two daughters. Ugwuoke’s wife and daughters are in critical condition at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), where neighbours rushed them after the incident, according to... Read More
The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Prisons said that the cause of death of Clifford Orji, an inmate, was being investigated by its medical team, its Public Relations Officer, Mr Chuks Njoku said. Clifford Orji, an alleged ritualist and cannibal, died in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Friday, where he was an inmate for over thirteen years.... Read More
A popping balloon can be startling, but what’s more shocking is that others find that sound sexually arousing. People like Elle, a Denver-based dominatrix who admits to being a “looner,” a term used by balloon fetishists to describe their unusual interest for of latex-influenced love. But not all “looners” are alike, according to Elle, who... Read More
by Don McNay “He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at making anything else.” – Benjamin Franklin I have a young friend who has been looking hard for a job for several months. As time has gone on, he started looking at jobs far beneath his education and experience. He is back... Read More
State-owned newspaper Tuoi Tre reported that VietJetAir was fined just over 20 million dong (£611) following the incident, which was captured by passengers using mobile phones and subsequently uploaded to YouTube. Five women, each of whom were contestants in a recent Vietnamese beauty contest, performed a three-minute dance in the aisle, according to the report.... Read More
by Abraham Ogbodo WHEN the matter was put to vote the ayes had it. When motion was proposed at the Tuesday plenary session of The Guardian on Sunday, it was approached with some trepidation. No single individual was too sure if the entire house would agree that electricity supply has witnessed improvement lately. But the... Read More
The police in Yobe on Monday said that a section of Damagum Primary School in Damagum Local Government Area was gutted by fire from suspected explosions in the area. Mr Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, made the disclosure in an interview in Damagum. He also said policemen on Monday repelled... Read More
Augusta National Golf Club has admitted its first female members, the private club announced Monday. The decision to admit former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and business executive Darla Moore of Lake City, South Carolina, ends a longstanding policy excluding women as members of the exclusive Georgia club, which hosts the Masters. “This is... Read More
David Beckham maybe nearing retirement from football but his image is still as lucrative as ever. The football star took home a staggering £13.3million from sponsorship deals last year, according to his latest accounts. The 37-year-old earned more than £36,000 a day endorsing brands including Armani, adidas, Samsung and Diet Coke during 2011. His involvement... Read More
Denver’s Florence Crittenton High School, which enrolls pregnant teens and teen moms, has opened its doors to the cameras of TLC, the Denver Post reports. The school attracts about 280 students per year. The show titled “High School Moms” will follow a group of expecting teenage students and teen moms while they get a “second... Read More
In 40 years, Nigeria’s population will be approaching 400 million – if you believe the population figures. Before then (29 – 40 years), Nigeria’s oil would have finished. So far, we have earned over $600 billion from oil since 1973 but cannot guarantee any of the basic necessities to the citizens – food, water, good... Read More
Large numbers of Sudanese people are dying in a refugee camp near the South Sudan. As many as four children are dying each day at the Batil camp. Over 170,000 people have left for camps in South Sudan after fighting began north of the border. “What we are seeing here in this camp in nothing... Read More
It seems that Naomi Campbell is pushing to up the ante in her on-going competition with Tyra Banks and other super models who are trying to find life after the runway. Campbell has signed up Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha to work with her to evaluate possible talent on a new Oxygen show called “The... Read More
A man from Nigeria was arrested in the Houston Airport for “possessing” enough heroin to send him to prison for a very long time. Sunday Ogbonu is accused of swallowing two pounds of heroin in order to get it on the market in the United States. The 47-year old was arrested at the George Bush... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Grammy Award winner, Haitian American hip-hop artiste, and UN Humanitarian spokesperson Wyclef Jean and Nigeria’s afro hip-hop star, Sound Sultan have, once again, collaborated on another massive hit called ‘People Bad’ which is exclusively available on Spinlet, Nigeria’s premier digital music distribution service. Speaking about the... Read More
by Chinonso Ogb0gu 1976: Just the same year Lieutenant Colonel B.S Dimka and his accomplices released the bullets that killed former Head of State, General Murtala R. Muhammad, in a coup d’état in Lagos, an English rock band known as Smokie released a song titled, “Living... Read More
by Akan Ido We find it a bit curious, but we know you want those two back, so here you go – a glimmer of hope! According to the number one gossip magazine in Nigeria (no mean feat), there are indications that the American superstar artiste, Kanye West, has waded into the disagreement between former... Read More
by Danny Schechter No event in recent years has so shocked “the new South Africa” as an event eerily reminiscent of the past: the massacre of striking mine workers last week by police who fired in fear when armed workers marched on them. No event has so shaken the African National Congress government as... Read More
I’m still a bit confused – is LASTMA now saying they have new information that points to the fact that Mrs. Johnson didn’t in fact crush the official? What happens to the LASTMA officials who claimed she did? Is the case going to just end like that? I’m devoting this week to a few random... Read More
by Akan Ido Hate him, or love him, this is a man you have got to respect for speaking his mind. President Jonathan’s ardent supporter, Chief Edwin Clark has express his opposition to the clamour by some state governors for state police wondering how the states in question intend to fund the expected exponential increase... Read More
by Isi Esene Mr. Possu Awarawuru, one of the seven white cap chiefs of the Akran of Badagry Kingdom, Wheno Aholu Menu Toyi 1, has blamed Christianity and Islam for the problems presently experienced in the African society. He said this on Saturday at this year’s anniversary celebration of the ancient kingdom tagged ‘Reconnecting with... Read More
Photographer Camila Massu said: ‘My sister in the south of Chile. We are sitting at home next to the fireplace in our southern lake house when it suddenly began to pour uncontrollably. Had to rush into the lake to take this snapshot!’ by Isi Esene The 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest winners have... Read More
A Chinese court on Monday suspended the death sentence of Gu Kailai, the wife of a disgraced Communist Party leader, after finding her guilty of murder in the death of a British businessman, a court official said. Gu’s death penalty has been suspended for two years due to her weakened mental capacity while committing the... Read More
by Isi Esene Shehu Sani, the president of the Civil Right Congress (CRC), has put holes in the claim by the Federal Government that it is in talks with the leaders of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. Sani, who spoke to newsmen over the weekend, said the announcement was meant to deceive Nigerians into believing... Read More
@SOluwatobi U dey expect make I tell U befor U ff back abi? So, I got the above from one of my new followers last week. This is just one out of numerous “follow back” requests I receive. I just don’t get why people treat “follow back” as if it’s a fundamental human right. I... Read More
Finally, right here in Nigeria, we can now check the authenticity of your Vehicle Insurance Policy. Thanks to the efforts of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Database, a project owned by the Nigerian Insurers Association. This is a fascinating development especially in an economy where third... Read More
by Isi Esene Julian Assange made his first public appearance on Sunday after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy about two months ago. He used the opportunity to call on the U.S. authorities to stop what he called a “witch-hunt” of his website, Wikileaks. Assange was recently granted asylum by the Ecuadorian government which expressed... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola It’s a story so hard to believe that even if it was fiction, it would seem like an unrealistic piece. About a month ago, precisely on Saturday, July 14, over 100 army officers stormed the Rumumoi community in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State and forcefully threw out residents of the... Read More
Director Tony Scott, best known for the films “Top Gun” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died in an apparent suicide Sunday when he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California, an official with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office told CNN. “There’s nothing to indicate it is anything else at this time,”... Read More
Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” ”Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge, authorities said. The 68-year-old Scott’s death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale said. Several people called 911 around 12:35 p.m.... Read More