China’s Yu Wenxia was crowned the Miss World 2012 at a gala ceremony today. Wales’ Sophie Moulds was adjudged the first runner-up, while Australia’s Jessica Kahawaty was the second runner-up. India’s Vanya Mishra made it to the top seven spot but failed to progress further. She, however, did bag the titles of Miss Social Media... Read More
A group of cave explorers and scientists have made a rare discovery: an entirely new taxonomic family of spider in the caves of southern Oregon. Only two other spider families (the taxonomic group above both genus and species) have been found since 1990, and this is the first newly discovered, native one uncovered in North... Read More
It’s very easy to get caught up in the Android versus iPhone duel and Google’s recruiting battles with its newly-public Silicon Valley neighbor, Facebook. But neither one of those companies worry Google executives as much as another that is actively taking money out of their pockets. This company is from Washington, but no, it’s not... Read More
“We must all wage an intense, lifelong battle against the constant downward pull. If we relax, the bugs and the weeds of negativity will move into the garden and take away everything of value.” – Jim Rohn Fellow Nigerians, let me start by wishing our Muslim Brothers and Sisters Ramadan Mubarak. May we continue to... Read More
Russell Neff is accused of breaking and entering into a home in Salisbury, Md., but it’s what he allegedly did after he was inside that will likely give homeowner the willies for years to come. Officials said that after Neff, 22, broke into the home on Wednesday and made himself comfortable by stripping down to... Read More
by Isi Esene The allegations against Banky W and the EME crew over the cancellation of the EME concerts in Canada and California have been proven to be wrong. Promoters of the EME North American tour, Royal Entertainment, have issued a statement on their company Facebook page last night apologizing publicly to Banky W and... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Sasha, Djinee, and Styl-Plus recently released new singles and videos which we bring to you here as a triple delight. Enjoy. Sasha – She’s on a bad girl P After falling in love with LOS’s ‘Bad guy P’, Sasha hit the studio to do a version of the song which she dedicates... Read More
When his buddy gave him a 64GB iPad, Kenny the Clown immediately began using it in his act. “I didn’t notice anything special or anything like that. It was silver; it looked normal,” he tells the San Jose Mercury News. He loaded it up with songs he’d clown to, like the Pink Panther theme song,... Read More
The image of cereal bars as a healthy snack is a ”myth”, according to a study that found many contain high levels of fat and sugar. All but one of the 30 bars in the study were high in sugar, with 16 containing more than 30% sugar, the consumer group Which? found. One bar, Nutri-Grain... Read More
When a mother recommends that a judge give her son the death penalty, you know that you’ve got a serious problem. Jennifer Cloninger endured an absolute nightmare when her son, Matthew Safrit, shot his stepfather to death and then turned the knife on her. The entire argument took place because the parents would not allow their... Read More
A Tennessee man made himself look almost as dumb as he appears in this picture when didn’t recognize the man that was on his girlfriend’s Facebook wall. Lowell Turpin, a 40-year old man who obviously rode the little bus as a child, saw a picture of a strange man on his girlfriend’s Facebook page. Turpin... Read More
TICKER: Sir Alex Ferguson condemns Twitter after Rio Ferdinand is fined £45,000 for ‘choc ice’ tweet
Ferdinand, who chose not to appeal against the punishment after attending a personal hearing eight days ago, accepted the insulting nature of the remark. The term “choc ice” was declared to be “offensive and insulting” by Lord Herman Ouseley, chairman of the Kick It Out campaign, in a telephone submission to the FA’s regulatory commission.... Read More
Officials say a light plane carrying Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing. At least one person has been rescued but there is no immediate word on Robredo’s fate. Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II told DZBB radio that the Cessna plane took off from central Cebu city on... Read More
Van Persie, who completed his £22 million transfer from Arsenal on Friday, claimed his inner-child was “screaming for United” and is expected to make his debut for the club against Everton on Monday if he proves his match fitness during training this weekend. Yet having arrived at Old Trafford as last season’s double Footballer of... Read More
by Akan Ido Gorillas, with 97 per cent of our DNA, have always shown close similarity to humans through their expression of intense emotion. For Kesho and Alf, who grew up together at Dublin Zoo and were reunited in Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire (they were separated when Kesho was sent to London Zoo to... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has released a list with 21 firms which were indicted by the Presidential Committee on Fuel Subsidy Payments which was headed by Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede, managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc. On Wednesday, in a meeting... Read More
The recession hasn’t stopped funeral costs from rising, so one New York Mills, Minnesota carpenter is trying to reduce the burden by teaching people to build their own coffins. Patrick Kilby, a woodworker with years of experience, offers classes where people can make their own casket, which can also be used as a book case... Read More
However, none of these strategies and ideas … will matter if people aren’t inspired to take action to demand these things from the government. This is the only way. Ever since the very First Republic, corruption has been the bane of every Nigerian government. One can make the case that corruption indirectly led the country... Read More
When Lee Gardner rushed to hospital after vomiting blood and suffering debilitating stomach cramps he feared the worst. But doctors in Barnsley were left stunned when they discovered a nine-inch fork in the man’s stomach and incredibly it had been there for more than a decade. The baffled medics were even more confused when they... Read More
For those who claim to perpetually be 29, it could be bad news. Researchers have found a ‘developmental clock’ inside our brain that can reveal, to within a year, exactly how old we really are. They say the discovery could have major implications for medicine, and gives new insight into how our brains change over... Read More
A 17-year old girl (name withheld) has narrated before an Ejigbo magistrate’s court in Lagos, how two friends, Ekene Uzor, 24, and Eni Daniel, 21, allegedly gang-raped her after they had forced her to perform oral sex on them. They also took her nude photo with their camera phones. The teenager was giving evidence before... Read More
by Akan Ido The Federal Government has revealed that the fuel scarcity currently being experienced by residents of Abuja, is caused by several companies found to have been involved in the fuel subsidy saga. According to the minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Conoil, which is owned by Mr. Mike Adenuga, and other companies such... Read More
A 70-year-old pastor, Alfred Idonije, has been arraigned before an Egor Magistrate’s Court 4, sitting in Benin, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old orphan, (names withheld). Idonije, who is a pastor of an undisclosed church, is alleged to have forcefully had unlawful canal knowledge of the minor on June 25, 2012 after luring her into his... Read More
by Akan Ido It’s sure tough getting close to Lady Gaga. An autograph-hunter found this out the hard way when he got an unexpected smack-down from her bodyguards. The little scene happened when she was making her way out of a Bucharest hotel in Romania where she had gone to perform. The apparently excited fan... Read More
A 45-year old bricklayer, Elijah Olusesi who has been having sex with his 14-year old daughter (name withheld) since she was seven, has been apprehended by members of O’odua Peoples Congress, OPC. He was caught by the OPC members who had laid ambush for him at Adeosun Street, Adiyan, a remote community in Ifo Local... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Following last month’s success in gathering top class professionals and fashion vendors to provide out-of-the world insight on lifestyle trends to numerous guests, Morsi PR is set to raise the bar again with ‘My Style Factory’. My Style Factory is a one day exhibition and training session for all fashion enthusiasts who... Read More
by Isi Esene You’ve heard kids rap about love, school, sports, money, bullying; but we bet you’ve never heard kids sing this good about snacks… yes, snacks! The Y.N.RichKids have just dropped a rap song about their favourite junk food ‘Hot Cheetos & Takis‘. Well, don’t sweat it, we might soon get some AJ City... Read More
Two severely disabled victims of locked-in syndrome have protested angrily that British judges are leaving them to undignified and increasingly distressing lives after they lost a landmark High Court battle to be allowed to die with medical help. Tony Nicklinson, 58, who had sought to end his ”dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable” life after... Read More
Associates of a former governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, on Friday debunked rumours of his death. There has been anxiety since some blogs posted reports that Nnamani had passed on. But his associates, who spoke to PUNCH, said Nnamani was in Washington DC, United States recuperating after undergoing a “medical procedure.” Dr. Dan... Read More
Associates of a former governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, on Friday debunked rumours of his death. There has been anxiety since some blogs posted reports that Nnamani had passed on. But his associates, who spoke to PUNCH, said Nnamani was in Washington DC, United States recuperating after undergoing a “medical procedure.” Dr. Dan... Read More