by Isi Esene The Emir of Fika in Yobe State, Alhaji Muhammed Abali Ibn Mohammed Idrisa, was on Friday targeted in a suicide bomb attack which killed his police orderly. Sources say the Emir had just finished his Friday prayers when the incident took place. He is reported to be unhurt. “A man who looked... Read More
Zebra Living will be launching it’s capsule collection at a unique fashion and lifestyle event at the Nike Art Gallery on the 12th of August, hosted in conjunction with Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne, Rosalita’s Desserts, and The Life House. The event, tagged “NABILLA: Fashion in the Gallery” is, according to Zebra Living, it’s “presentation of... Read More
by Idoreyin Sampson Well would you look at that; the Queen of Talk shows off her natural locks for the first time ever on the cover of her magazine, O Magazine, this September. Speaking on her hair and her plans to once cut it, the media mogul says “I wanted to wear it close-cropped a... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister of the Economy Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has once again spoken out regarding the ongoing concerns over the implementation of the 2012 budget. Speaking on Wednesday at an interactive session organised by the Senate, she stated that 56 per cent remained the performance level of the 2012 budget... Read More
Psquare, the multi-award winning duo yesterday buried their mother, Mrs. Josephine Okoye. She died on Wednesday 11th July 2012, five hours after a heart surgery in a medical facility in India. Mrs. Okoye was last seen in public at the P-Square Invasion Concert in August 2011. Below are some of the pictures from the funeral... Read More
by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday signed the state traffic bill in to law. The law, which appeared somewhat like the Old Testament Ten Commandments, with accompanying punishments for violation, prohibits many acts hitherto considered ‘normal’ by Lagos road users. At the signing ceremony which took place at the Banquet... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Lagos State isn’t playing; not if you’re a prostitute, that is. The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit on Wednesday night rounded up 52 commercial sex workers on Isaac John and Toyin Streets in Ikeja, after being informed that they were organising a special “ladies night”. Chairman... Read More
by Isi Esene Motorists using the Third Mainland Bridge have been given another temporary reprieve as the second complete diversion on the bridge, which was meant to allow for the completion of the concrete casting of the second and third expansion joints inward Lagos Island, has been postponed from the 5th to the 12th of... Read More
In the light of Nigeria’s loss to the US’s Dream Team at the London Olympics… Googled Ghana’s basketball team… they didn’t make the Olympics because of azonto practice. A reader sent this in.
We already know what happened. Forget the long story, just read, and laugh. @therealGidiBoy: “Nigeria will no longer supply oil to North America”- Goodluck Jonathan @silver_surfette: Lol, Ghanaians are dissing us abi? Come back in the daytime when we can actually see you @Lola_Creme: You Carry all star team come play us. Do you see... Read More
by Wayne Self I see greedy, rapacious, vengeful people who are Christians. And these people are accepted in the Church, and the Church does very little to combat them. Sometimes it seems like being gay is the ONLY thing certain modern Christian movements won’t allow. This post is all I have to say about the... Read More
by Candid Joe I remember that the same Coscharis lent hundreds of cars to the organizers of COJA ’03. They are the most kind-hearted exotic car lenders in the world. I wish to use this medium to appeal to the kind hearted, generous, philanthropic and very patriotic managers of Coscharis Motors to kindly lend to... Read More
Curious, isn’t it? That a festival of strength, speed, and endurance should have such a dearth of African representation at the front end. So, this week, if like me, you have been peppering your workday with frantic browser refreshes to see how Africans are faring in these Olympics, you’ll have noticed a couple of things.... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Jose Mourinho has sensationally claimed that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the best two teams in the world. And any other team in the world, in his opinion, would end in third position in the Spanish League. The Portuguese has managed clubs in England, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, winning at least... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Sir Alex Ferguson has released a statement strongly denying speculations that he is set to receive any payment, as Manchester United prepares to go public. The stories arose, because the Scot has always supported the Glazers who own the English club, and as such will benefit financially from potential payments to ‘senior... Read More
by Jide Taiwo As we settled to the routine of dating, I began to realize that although she was a lovely person, sweet and sexy to boot, we didn’t have that much in common. Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to share with you a story from my past which I rarely do these days... Read More
by Eromo Egbejule Truth be told, the average Nigerian generally accords clerics maximum respect and superhuman status, sometimes elevating them to the level of infallibility. Pastors, imams and babalawos all have an unspoken immunity handed to them by their respective followers. One only needs to visit certain blogs and gossip havens on the Internet to... Read More
by Isi Esene The Rock View Hotel in Abuja was agog with thousands of uniquely talented people who came to vie for spots in the semi-finals of the Nigeria’s Got talent contest. The N10 million grand prize attracted talents from flexible acrobats, razor-blade-eating magicians to fire-eaters all seeking for a world stage to showcase their... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Good news for the teeming unemployed in the country… or embarrasing news, depending on how you want to look at the cup –half-full or half-empty. The Dangote Group is looking for truck drivers. The thing is Dangote being Dangote, the company isn’t looking for just any truck driver to meet its transport... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Now learn these lines if you don’t know them already: “Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause. Guide our leaders right, help our youths the truth to know. In love and honesty to grow and living just and true. Great lofty heights attain. To build a nation where peace and... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul The Nigerian National Basketball team D’Tigers faced off against the US team in a preliminary play in the ongoing Olympics and boy was it one to remember. The eventual scoreline was 156-73, giving the US the highest score for any team in Olympic history, but the entire game consisted mostly of the... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul The second episode of Hennessy Artistry TV 2012 sees the two headliners MI and Naeto C in the studio listening to different beats and goofing off in the studio. Check it out below.
by Adeniyi Abdul Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has decided to step down as the U.N.-Arab League mediator in the 17-month-old Syria conflict at the end of the month. He announced this in a press conference in Geneva where he blamed the increasing militarisation going on in Syria and the “clear lack of unity”... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul The 2012 edition of the Splendid Literature and Culture Foundation Series is open with an official call for entries being announced. The foundation seeks submissions in the genre of children’s literature from young Nigerian writers between the ages of 11 and 21. See more details from the organisers: The aim of the... Read More
by Simon Allison The curse of the African president strikes again. This time, its victim was Ghana’s John Atta Mills, who complained of pains on Monday last week and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. Mills was the latest in a disturbingly long line of African presidents to be unexpectedly and unceremoniously despatched to the Great... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Just when you thought it was over, another case of humans engaging in bizarre acts due to the influence of bath salts happens to have popped up. Thankfully no faces were eaten this time but reports say the parties involved were acting, unsurprisingly, “like wild animals”. Donna Jean and Phillip Walls who... Read More
by Akin Akintayo A birthday celebration I woke up this morning minded that I will escape the need to tweet anything crazily absurd about Nigeria and just have a swimmingly smooth day. No sooner had that thought crossed my mind than I clicked on a link that brought up a picture and that was the... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola This is the kind of news that gets a #Lobatan comment on Twitter. Following Tuesday’s London court ruling, in which Justice Burton ordered the erstwhile CEO of Intercontinental Bank to refund N164 billion, being the proceeds of what the court felt was a shares fraud, the CBN governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has... Read More