by Chi Ibe Who needs an umbrella when you have hair like this.
by Isi Esene We have all swooned at Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s dress to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards yesterday in Lagos but Genevieve Nnaji’s second dress (she also wore a yellow number at the awards) at the event is something out of this world. Isn’t she just gorgeous in this beautifully designed dress? –... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche 1. We saw Genevieve’s bosom. And Funke Akindele’s. And Karen Igho’s. And Rita Dominic’s Remember Seth MacFarlane’s boob song at the Oscars some weeks back? Yes the one where he name checked everyone- from Meryl Streep to Kristen Stewart for showing their boobs on camera. Well at the AMVCA, we mimed a... Read More
You see the picture of a perfect body you have in your mind? You are not going to get it through cardio exercise alone! Yes, you will lose weight with cardio, but you are not going to gain a significant amount of muscle mass. Why should a woman lift weights? Is weight training that important that... Read More
by Isi Esene Actress and singer, Cossy Orjiakor reportedly took the microphone at Shaunz Bar on Friday night and moaned a few songs. We hear she did a good job of it not minding the double distraction threatening take over her performance. See a few photos below: – [Photos: H/T to Meth... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Genevieve Nnaji was there, showing some bosom, Olu Jacobs was present, reliably eloquent while accepting his lifetime achievement award. Tunde Kelani stood defiant, daring anyone to refer to the indigenous languages as local and Sara Blecher was a proud mother, taking home the night’s biggest award for ‘Otelo burning’. Yesterday’s men Zach... Read More
by Isi Esene Jim Iyke’s outfit to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards in Lagos garnered a lot of attention for some reasons but Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s outfit made the news for ‘something’ entirely different. Iyke’s claim to news was described as ‘yam tubers’ while Omotola’s was aptly named ‘Africa Magic’. The beautiful actress... Read More
by Tola Sunmonu We need researchers, I challenge a young person to spend months if not years obsessed with their research on pest resistant high yielding seeds that rival those being churned out of labs in America. While perusing the World Wide Web to uncover the latest news in the Nigerian agricultural space, I came... Read More
by Tomisin Ajiboye …the bigger an idea, the more likely it is that competitors will discover and counter it. If the idea involves a major process change behind the scenes, it is often copied even more rapidly. I was examining a friend’s library one day and it surprisingly struck me how small tips from each... Read More
by Isi Esene Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, son of the late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya and Pastor Taiwo Odukoya of Fountain of Life Church got married to his heartthrob, Oluwakemi Sade Banjoko yesterday in London and it was a lovely affair. In an interview with ThisDay Newspaper before the wedding proper, the couple speak about their love,... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The idea that an American could become Pope was once thought to be so bizarre that it was dismissed out of hand by informed observers of the ‘Holy See’. However, the world has changed now and new reports from alleged Vatican sources say an American Pope might be next. The Lonely Intelligence... Read More
Heed the dead, follow up the past, and the soul of the people will again grow great – Tseng-Tzu Of all the places in the world, your heritage as a Nigerian is an intimidating one. This isn’t motivational or political talk. I speak as someone who knows his history as further than 100 years back.... Read More
by Jill Filipovic Excuse me while I play the cranky feminist for a minute, but I’m disheartened every time I sign into Facebook and see a list of female names I don’t recognize. You got married, congratulations! But why, in 2013, does getting married mean giving up the most basic marker of your identity? And... Read More
by Abram Molelemane and Anton Ressel One of the many questions that usually pop up when entrepreneurship is discussed is whether entrepreneurs are born or made. Like most things in life there is no simple answer, but our experience of working with entrepreneurs has given us a few insights into this debate, incorporating arguments from research... Read More
by Isi Esene ToolzO posted this photos of herself and handsome actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) online with an interesting caption: “Re-united! RMD Rocks.” Cool photo you’d agree with us.
by Rachel Ogbu A woman was taken into custody last week after a loaded gun was found hidden inside her vagina and a bag of drugs concealed between her buttocks, police reports say. Suspect Christie Dawn Harris, 28, was first arrested in Ada, Oklahoma when police uncovered crystal meth, drug paraphernalia, a pistol and some... Read More
by Simon Kolawole Religious extremism is neither a class nor an economic issue. It is a mentality issue. You can be poor and still refuse to be a terrorist. You can be rich and still be a terrorist. You can be well educated and still be a suicide-bomber. Let me scare you a bit... Read More
By Audra Smith Haney The 700 Club Tammie’s suicide attempts stopped when she had her second child at 16. “I knew that as soon as I walked in the door, my life was going to go into a dark place,” Tammie Best said. “I knew that I was going to be abused in some way.”... Read More
by Isi Esene Nollywood actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke reportedly delivered a baby boy in the US yesterday night. The popular actress had left the country a while ago to get ready for the arrival of the bundle of joy. He looks so cute! [Photo: H/T to LLB]
by Rachel Ogbu These are no ordinary white collar workers; they could easily be referred to as super heroes in suits. Holding very unique positions, these young corporate men and women are the backbone of well established companies relying on their clock-work brains for results and they deliver. Juliet Ehimuan is Manager for Google Nigeria.... Read More
by Isi Esene Davido, the Omo Baba Olowo himself pictured chilling in a sitting room fit for a king. You can almost sleep off just gazing at that leather sofa. Well, you can’t knock a winning hustle, can you? [Photo: H/T to LIB]
by Isi Esene The Daily Mail, a UK tabloid newspaper is reporting that the seven hostages kidnapped in Bauchi by members of the radical Islamic sect, Ansaru might have been executed by the group. Among the hostages kidnapped on February 16 by the terrorist group was a Briton who was an employee of a Lebanese... Read More
by Dele Momodu There is neither the will nor the resolve to create positive change. Like all others who love Nigeria, President Jonathan’s friend and confidant must be cringing at the shambles that “Oga” is presiding over. Is this how they hope to spend their nine years in power? Fellow Nigerians, the story you’re about... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Usually, you wed one and then wed the other later, right? Not this man, he’s going in for the two for one offer, who wants to pay for two weddings?
by Zainab Usman African feminists should think about how to properly frame the discussions, to connect with most women while driving home the salient issues, so that we serve as rallying points for other women. In a recent consultative session with a delegation of the Nigerian Parliament, the National Assembly, the issue of women’s participation... Read More
by Isi Esene Former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday paid a visit to the headquarters of the Federal Road Safety Corp in Abuja to process his driving license. Obasanjo arrived the location and promptly went through the biometric capture in no time. “If I have to drive, I must have a valid driver’s license like others,”... Read More
by Emeka Nobis Ours is a nation of blamers. And the bulk of the blame falls on the witches and wizards and their father the Devil. Have you ever seen a home video where a wife catches the husband in bed with another woman in the throes of sexual passion and the man’s instant reply... Read More
by Isi Esene Nollywood actreess, Halima Abubakar is a straight-talking lady who know what she wants in the industry. In this interview with the Punch Newspapers, she speaks about her foray into movie producing, her parents’ support for her movie career and her relationship. Read excerpts below: You released your first movie recently. What prompted... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode The suggestion that a group of people that have slaughtered 4,000 Nigerians in cold blood in the space of 2 years should be granted amnesty is completely untenable and unacceptable. The call on the Federal Government by the Sultan of Sokoto to grant Boko Haram amnesty is misplaced and ill-conceived. I am... Read More
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