by Chi Ibe So, the comedian Tunde Ednut tried the first time and the response was …. er, not so good. He’s trying again with Dr. Sid. Hit or miss this time?
by Hauwa Gambo The continued bickering between the Presidency and its last major electoral opponent, Muhamadu Buhari, continues. Yesterday, boisterous in the midst of adoring party faithful, the General got a bit loose-lipped, calling the Nigerian president the leader of the “biggest Boko Haram” sect in the country and nodding to a “bloody” revolution in... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan, when he was in Kaduna today to formally declare open the 2012 Nigerian Air Force Expo – which is an opportunity for the Air Force to show Nigeriansv and the world just how equipped they are. The president is in full airforce regalia – and we have to say, it sits well on... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter is following in the footsteps of the POTUS, Barack Obama, and coming out in favour of gay marriage. “I’ve always thought of it as something that is still holding the country back,” he tells CNN in the interview. “What people do in their own homes, it’s their business.” It... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Reuben Abati told us in no uncertain terms that President Goodluck Jonathan is not in any way “colourless” and that he is in fact a “fashion icon”. Well, we went out to do the leg work, and here are some examples of our dapper president rocking his iconic thing. Em, hello GQ... Read More
by Onoshe Nwabuikwu My memory may have been ‘photo shopped’ by nostalgia but it wasn’t just their looks that appeared ‘unfinished’. Two can play on Big Brother Star Game Big Brother Africa Season 7 aka Big Brother Star Games opened on Sunday May 6 in Johannesburg, South Africa with much pizzazz. And those who... Read More
It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up with secondary school occultists who romance potential girlfriends with threats, and soon-to-be-music graduates, making terrorist phone calls to collect on a quick buck. 19 students of All Souls Anglican Grammar School, Ado Ekiti were recently arrested for the alleged... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A new report shows just how Africa is making an entry into the global fashion arena, with quality handwork and artistic creativity. The May edition of Uomo Vogue is an all-Africa magazine with images of beauty and grace. New York Times’ Suzy Menkes says the key word for an overall résumé of... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The Minister of Youth, Bolaji Abdullahi, who arrived the country from an official assignment abroad yesterday has blamed the delay in paying the allowances of corps members on the transition to a better accounting system – however he has promised that payment will be made this week. See full text of his... Read More
by Ugodre Making your wife happy, for many men, usually involves spending a whole lot of money – especially if you love her; and I’m not just talking of the gifts, flowers and dinners on Valentine’s Day. For all you know there is indeed a direct relationship between a how you value your wife... Read More
by Adebowale Adejugbe Can we talk? Yes? About the doctors’ strike? Yes? Thank you, let’s get straight into it. Using the data provided by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) as at January 2012, Nigeria has produced 42,575 doctors since independence and registered to practice in Nigeria currently is 22,000. The implication of this number is... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Have you ever wondered when technology will come of age, allowing us to finally make a phone call using our mobiles on a long distance flight? Well, the time is here thanks to Virgin Atlantic. The airline has announced passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones while flying... Read More
It might actually be a good thing that we are broke. If we will not willingly shed our weight as country, a broke back (or bank) will surely force us to. Government cause it was meant to hold us back – Tupac (Panther Power) We have clearly reached a different level of financial emergency in... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju In a move that will serve to yet again underscore just how great a neighbour Nigeria is, the country is set to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau this month. Speaking on Monday at a meeting of ECOWAS Defence Chiefs, Defence Minister Bello Haliru Mohammed said that the troops would be joining a group of... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Yes, we know – the news magazine format is now out-moded, and sales have decreased astronomically, still is the reputation-for-talkability trade-off strategy of Time and Newsweek really working? For a while, it was just Newsweek as many saw Tina Brown struggling to make a struggling international brand profitable again. Then she... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya It seems that the ex Mr. Demi Moore is putting on his serious acting hat on as he gets into the role of Steve Jobs for the new biopic currently being filmed. Kutcher seems keen to get his Jobs on. The working title is “Jobs:... Read More
This is no toy, dude! And I am not playing! I am up on my business! Chei! This my Blackberry no go kill me o! Like LMFAO dey sing, “Every day I am pinging-ing.” That’s how one day I nearly died. No joke! I dey waka dey ping my thing dey go as usual,... Read More
A reader sent this in. Boko Haram and its aftermath. What’s next now?
by Chi Ibe A new Harvard study has revealed that posting views on Facebook and other social media sites delivers a powerful reward to the brain that is very similar to the pleasure from food and sex. That’s right. The study published this week was led by two neuroscientists and they proved... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Call it Fear Factor: NLC Edition. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has delivered a warning to the Federal Government over proposed increases in fuel prices. In a statement released yesterday, the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Comrade Owei Lakemfa, stated that the government was scared of the power of the NLC, and was thus... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Clearly tired of waiting for the president to take action on the report of the House of Reps fuel subsidy probe, the Save Nigeria Group has filed a lawsuit against him. The lawsuit, filed yesterday at the Federal High Court, Lagos Division states that the withdrawal of over N2.587trillion from the Consolidated Revenue... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) can call him frustrated all they want, but perennial candidate for president General Muhammadu Buhari will not be shutting up anytime soon. Speaking yesterday in Kaduna when members of his party (Congress for Progressive Change) visited, Buhari not only predicted crisis in the next election, but... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Gene has been partying quite a lot recently… and we say, work it girl! The phenomenal actress was recently seen with her family celebrating her mother’s retirement after being a school administrator for decades; and then for good measure she went down and swanky for her 33rd birthday. Joining her were singers Banky W... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Detractors of President Jonathan may need to sit down and re-evaluate their criticisms, it would seem. In a recent interview with Tribune, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity describes critics of Jonathan’s administration as “mischievous” and goes on to share how the notion of the President’s lack of charisma is proven... Read More
by Chi Ibe Popular blogger, Stella Dimoko-Korkus, is reporting that Nollywood actress and producer, Uche Jumbo has had a secret wedding in the United States. It will be recalled that Dimoko-Korkus was also the first to break the news about the secret marriage of singer 2face Idibia. Just a few weeks ago, Jombo had taken to twitter... Read More
by Bayo Omisore Title: Waka Artiste: EFA Category: EP EFA explains that the ‘waka’ in the Waka EP is taken from the northern Nigerian curse. Sonically speaking, Nigerian rap music has not evolved to the point on the road where like Kanye West (on 808s & Heartbreaks) or Lil’ Wayne (The Rebirth), mainstream icons experiment... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The conference on New Media & Governance, held in Abuja culled minds from several fields to discuss the explosive impact of new media like Twitter, Facebook, blogs and others, the impact they have had, and, if needed, how best to manage these tools effectively. It is organised by the Shehu Musa... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Ever the fiercely supportive partner, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan has come out to sound a note of warning to any who believe they can destabilise the government of her husband. “My husband is a man of peace,” she said, speaking in Bayelsa at a thanksgiving organised by the Speaker of... Read More
Senator Bukola Saraki recently granted an interview to Japheth Omojuwa and Finyinfoluwa Elegbede of Omojuwa.com as part of the #OmojuwaMeets series. The senator spoke on issues ranging from his current travails with the police, his tenure as Kwara State Governor, the Senate and its allowances, the competence of President Jonathan, the issues surrounding the N21 billion... Read More
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