by Isi Esene Serena Williams has defeated Poland‘s Agniezska Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win her fifth singles title at Wimbledon. With this feat, she has become first woman over 30 to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova won at 33 in 1990. The experience Williams had gathered over her illustrious career certainly came in handy for her... Read More
by Isi Esene An elementary school teacher in Manatee County, Florida, is in danger of losing her teaching license for comparing one of her students to an orangutan. She said she was fairly convinced that one of her students may be the evolutionary link between orangutans and humans. The comment got seven “likes” and some... Read More
Efemena Tommy Adabamu is presenter and producer with Excite on TV How did you get on TV? I’ve always wanted to do TV. I went for screen test at Spice TV but I wasn’t called back. Much later, I was at home one evening and Denrele Edun asked me to follow him somewhere to... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi We are back again with another throw back hit and today’s pick is from none other than the Big Poppa of rap, Notorious B.I.G.. Released posthumously, this old school tune was the life of any party. Young girls twisted and flexed to this song like their lives depended on it while the... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Mr May D has released a nice video for the hit single; ‘Ile Ijo’. Video was directed by Clarence Peters. Click here to watch:
by Doyin Jaiyesimi One thing is certain about Ijeoma Ndekwu; she’s in love with fashion. Starting from her childhood days, Ijeoma has nurtured her passion and built a successful career around the very thing that she loves. She’s eating her cake and looking ever so stylish while at it. She shares her journey. How would... Read More
by Isi Esene National Youth Corps members posted to Kaduna have been handed something that must feel like a get-out-of-jail-free-card as the Director-General of NYSC, Brig-Gen. Nnamdi Okorie-Affia, has directed officials of the NYSC in Kaduna State to release corps members wishing to relocate from the state. Okorie-Affia’s message was delivered on his behalf yesterday... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Lagos is not the commercial capital for fun, nothing goes past Lagosians without a possibility to cash in.
by Esho Wemimo A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future. Coco Chanel Perfume is an essential on every woman’s make up table; in fact it’s necessary she has more than one type of fragrance. Perfume is a mixture of oils, aroma compounds that reacts when it touches the skin to give out a... Read More
by Isi Esene There was a legal avalanche yesterday with the courts’ sacking of three members of the House of Assembly. The members who got their marching others are Senators John Emeka and Yusuf Musa Nagogo, with the third being the former spokesman of the House of Representatives, Eseme Eyibo. While dismissing the appeal filed... Read More
by Seyi Lawal British Airways says its new “Know Me” program involves a thorough Googling of future fliers, so that check-in staff can “put a face to the name before the customer sets foot in the airport,” The Telegraph reports. “The most recent advancement of the system enables the British Airways team to search Google... Read More
…the vast majority of the people, 98%, will be dishonest and will cheat if they can get away with it There are two concepts I must introduce to explain today’s hypothesis, which is that Nigeria must simplify anti-corruption efforts extensively before we can break the corruption cycle that is directly and indirectly responsible for all... Read More
by Yolanda Gray Divorce is a word often found in the same sentence with celebrity. In popular culture in fact, it’s almost come to be defined solely by celebrity. So our brains have been programmed thus: “Celebrities divorce. Politicians don’t.” “Celebrities divorce. Pastor don’t.” “Celebrities divorce. Regular people don’t.” So, nobody puts Barack and Michelle... Read More
by Chi Ibe A 1998 ban has been amended in China to allow lesbian women donate blood. From July 1, lesbians who were in a risk groups with homosexuals for AIDS in China were allowed to donate blood. CNN reports that the change in regulation signals increased understanding of AIDS by the Chinese government however,... Read More
by Chi Ibe At the end of last year, 6.2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa were taking antiretroviral treatment, an increase of 1.1 million over 2010. This is s record of the number of Africans who now have access to drugs to control the HIV virus. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said despite the encouraging... Read More
by Chi Ibe He’s the world most famous secret agent and his name is Bond… James Bond. For half a century one spy has defeated and outsmarted, every villain thrown his way. To celebrate 50 years of the 007 action, an exhibition in London has opened showcasing the first Bond Girl’s bikini and over 400... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Bobo Omotayo is interviewed and filmed in this new 6-minute documentary based on his successful book; ‘London Life, Lagos Living’. It is directed by LA-based filmmaker, Francesca Tilley-Gyado. Here Omotayo elaborates on slangs, phrases and metaphors used in his book which was released seven months ago. He also talks about his up bringing and the influence... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Islanders’ magazine, a bimonthly society magazine with the pay off -“Soft sell has never felt so good” made its debut in January this year and with its 13th edition currently on the newsstand, the media house will launch officially at the Bespoke events centre Lekki on July 15, 2012. Celebrated for its... Read More
by Kayode Otitoju The managerial problem of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since 2008 is easily traceable to the passage of the ISA 2007, which changed the composition of the board and specified the eligibility criteria for the appointment of the executive commissioners and the director general. Prior the passage of the Investment and... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Singer, Nneka looks fearless on this month’s cover of Mania magazine where she talks about the things on her mind.
The 1st lady of Afro-HipHop and Storm360’s Sasha P graced the factory78tv studios during her short trip to the UK as a member of the Nigerian contingent carrying the Olympic torch through Birmingham. The award winning artiste also blessed the mic with a little freestyle before answering interesting questions about everything from her background in... Read More
by Gabriel Ola’ I wondered if Genevieve Nnaji had to sleep with all the powerful men to be this big… I attended the Obafemi Awolowo University where I studied Dramatic Arts; the art department is obviously the place where you find a lot of celebrity ‘wannabes’. Apologies to all great thespians out there but this... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi A toddler took his play time to another level when he crawled and sat on a balcony ledge on the eighth storey of a tower block located in Coventry. While the young boy’s presence on the balcony ledge horrified passers-by, his mother slept peacefully in her room; oblivious of the impending danger... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Cliched but mostly true: A woman’s hair is her (physical) crown and glory. The desire for ‘good hair’ makes women eagerly crave for extensions; but the truth is your real hair can be ‘good hair’ as long as it is healthy and you take care of it properly. Don’t believe me? Here... Read More
by Isi Esene The time you spend shuttling between Lagos Mainland and the Island might soon get a little much longer and tedious with news that the Minister of State for Works, Bashir Yugudu, is set to kick off the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge today. This bridge repairs is expected to cost the... Read More
by Chi Ibe Lagos came to a standstill on Wednesday night as the Mavins shut down Industry Nite. A jam-packed Oriental Hotel played host to hundreds of fans and celebrities who all came to see the Mavins perform together for the first time. And what a performance it was! Wande Coal, Tiwa Savage, Dr.Sid, D’... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Mohammadu Dahiru Abubakar, Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, wants to be as close to Nigerians as he can get. He has released what is believed to be his personal number to the public; a first for an IG in Nigeria. Nigerians can now have access to the IG whenever they... Read More
by Isi Esene In a pattern which bears close similarity to the Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab case, two men, Olaniyi Lawal, and Luqman Babatunde have been accused by an Abuja Federal High Court of receiving money from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The two were accused of receiving “monies in Saudi riyals and US dollars equivalent... Read More
What: Lagos Photo 2012, 7 Days in the Life Of Lagos. Where: Venue Eko Hotel, When: 04-07-12.