O supernatural: Man appears in Abeokuta 37 years after his death

by Stanley Azuakola Last week in the Mawuko area of Odeda local government area, in Ogun State, another astonishing occurrence was recorded, when a man believed to have died thirty seven years ago was sighted. Unsurprisingly. the sighting of the man, late Sheikh Ibraheem Nyaas, at a newly constructed building in Mawuko has turned the... Read More

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September 10, 2012

TICKER: “I was just being sarcastic” – Nicki Minaj clarifies Romney endorsement

Nicki Minaj was being sarcastic when she rapped about voting for Mitt Romney, POLITICO 44 reports. In a song released last week, Minaj says, “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy b——s are f—— up the economy.” After President Obama said he wasn’t sure that Minaj – known for her eccentric lyrics – meant for... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: Child rapist caught when victim’s aunt spots him on a train nearly eight years after the attack

A child rapist was finally caught when his victim’s eagle-eyed aunt spotted him on a train nearly eight years after he attacked her niece. Kifueni Kadiabioko, 41, was recognised by the woman as he chatted to friends on a train at London’s Euston station on February 12 this year. Kadiabioko had been wanted in connection... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: “Moment of madness”: Man kills gay lover by shoving into moving bus after a row about their dog

A wealthy property developer murdered his gay lover when he pushed him in front of a bus after a row over their lap dog in an Indian restaurant, a court heard today. Ian Chaundy, 48, is accused of shoving Paul Carscadden, 40, off a pavement in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, following ‘teasing and banter’ at... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: “We are using all our strength to kill or kidnap him” – Afghan Taliban threatens Prince Harry

The Afghan Taliban said on Monday they were doing everything in their power to try to kidnap or assassinate Britain’s Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last week to fly attack helicopters. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson is in Afghanistan on a four-month tour, based out of Camp Bastion in the volatile Helmand province, where he will... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: Man actually falls from sky in London, police suspect he’s a stowaway

A stowaway appears to have plunged thousands of feet onto a quiet residential street after his frozen body dropped out of an aeroplane’s undercarriage as it came in to land. The body of the man, thought to be in his 30s and from North Africa, was found on a car parked in a road near London... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: PHOTO: Gust of wind re-creates iconic Marilyn Monroe moment for UK presenter

Blue Peter television presenter Helen Skelton suffered a wardrobe malfunction on live television this afternoon when she inadvertently revealed her underwear to the nation. The 28-year-old was presenting the finale to the Olympics parade when the gust of wind blew her dress up in the air. Wearing a sleeveless, short red dress and a gold... Read More

September 10, 2012

“Paralympians should get national honours” – Group pressures President Jonathan

by Isi Esene Coming on the heels of the announcement yesterday of plans by the federal government to confer national awards on several deserving Nigerians including the chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga and Tony O. Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holding Group and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, a pro-democracy group, Conscience Nigeria (CN), says... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Horror in London: Severed human head discovered by the roadside

by Stanley Azuakola The London Metropolitan Police has revealed that a severed human head has been found in Regent’s Canal in east London. The head was found near Kingsland Road, Hackney, by a member of the public on Sunday afternoon, and up till now, it’s still not been identified by police. The head was discovered... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The battered Nigerian naira and ‘project cure’

If the aim of the central bank is to discourage big ticket or high value cash transactions, then there is no compelling need to introduce higher denominations in the economy. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the central bank governor, is a man who elicits a lot of passion, both personally and from the public. A lot... Read More

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September 10, 2012

TICKER: Twitter beats Facebook in mobile ads

Twitter is outpacing Facebook in US mobile advertising revenue this year, according to a survey showing a market dominated by Google. The report by the research firm eMarketer said Facebook, which just rolled out mobile ads for the first time this year, will likely overtake Twitter by 2013 but will not come close to matching... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: 13-year-old steals brother’s car to go meet 12-year-old online boyfriend

Eight hundred miles is a long way to go to meet any man. It’s even further when you’re a 13 year old girl driving your brother’s car — borrowed without permission, of course — to rendezvous with an online boyfriend whom you’ve never met in person before. That’s how far Elizabeth Annette Robinson of Cypress, Texas,... Read More

September 10, 2012

Deadly Sunday: How Lagos robbers terrorised the mega-city, killing 7

by Stanley Azuakola Lagos still has reasons to be thankful that the spate of bombings and terrorist activities which has plagued some other states in the country hasn’t yet occured there. However, last weekend saw its own share of violence and death when armed robbers launched unprecedented multiple robbery attacks on various targets in Lagos.... Read More

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September 10, 2012

TICKER: “I am the father!” – Akon claims paternity of two children born out of wedlock

Akon “smacked that” … and now he’s taking responsibility for it — filing paternity documents in court last month to become the legal father of two children he had out of wedlock. The singer filed a Petition for Legitimation in GA Superior Court, he claims he’s the father of two minor sons born in 2008... Read More

September 10, 2012

TICKER: Man stabs girlfriend to death for lying about her HIV status

A man confessed to stabbing his girlfriend to death because she did not tell him she was HIV positive before they had sex. ‘She killed me, so I killed her’, Larry Dunn Jr, 36, told officers in Dallas, Texas, after the body of Cicely Bolden, 28, was found by her two young children returning home... Read More

September 10, 2012

Revealed: Borno cleric names Boko Haram sponsors, forwards list to Senate

by Akan Ido A Maiduguri-based cleric, Pastor Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has named several individuals who, according to him, are behind the activities of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Reports say the cleric went ahead to forward the names of the alleged sponsors of the militant Islamic sect to the Senate President, David Mark,... Read More

September 10, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: A nation of fools (YNaija FrontPage)

We are in the hands of a government painfully and tragically oblivious to history. This inability to ‘remember’ (without memory there can be no appreciation of irony, no?) may end up being their greatest undoing. My plan today was to write a piece titled: In defence of Goodluck Jonathan. Now that will have to wait... Read More

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September 10, 2012

92,000 Enugu residents infected with HIV – ENSACA

by Isi Esene The Enugu State Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (ENSACA) over the weekend revealed that more than 92,000 persons in Enugu are officially living with the Human Immune-Deficiency Virus (HIV). The ENSACA Private Sector Officer, Patricia Ugwu, gave this figure at a seminar to sensitize members of the Allied Business Community in Nsukka on... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Patience, please: First lady to return before end of September

by Stanley Azuakola In the absence of official statements from her office giving details, Nigerians have been left with picking scraps of information from unofficial sources about the condition of the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The latest news on her likely return is from a source in the Office of the First Lady who said... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Ola Orekunrin: Living in the city of dreams (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I wake up every morning saying NO. I am saying NO to my people continuing to die because of the time it takes them to get to hospital. Not just one NO, but 1000 times, NO. Not in my country, not in my Lagos! As I sit in my office and watch it slowly get darker, I... Read More

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September 10, 2012

TICKER: Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka winning fourth US Open title

Finally tested, even trailing, at the U.S. Open, Serena Williams turned things around just in time. Two points from defeat, Williams suddenly regained her composure and her strokes, coming back to win the last four games and beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Sunday night for her fourth championship at Flushing Meadows and 15th... Read More

September 10, 2012

“We are honoured, very delighted, very pleased,” – Margaret Ekpo’s family changes position on N5000 note?

by Isi Esene The family of late women activist, Margaret Ekpo whose face is to be feature on the proposed N5000 note appears to have had a sudden change of heart as they are now expressing their support for the currency review announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While speaking on behalf of... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Congratulations: Patience Jonathan receives doctorate degree (in absentia)

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s first lady, Patience Jonathan was awarded another doctorate degree during the weekend by the Delta State University, Abraka. The award was received on her behalf by the minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, who showed appreciation for the gesture by the university. She dedicated the award to... Read More

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September 9, 2012

TICKER: Nokia apologizes for misleading consumers with false advertising

Nokia is eating a bit of crow as it’s been forced to apologize for misleading consumers when marketing a new line of phones. The company said this week that it actually didn’t use the “PureView” camera on its new Lumia 920 phone to shoot video that it used in an ad. The company also admitted... Read More

September 9, 2012

TICKER: Couple take their baby on their robbery operations

According to Atlanta police reports, the man and woman who decided to bring a baby while they committed two armed robberies were in custody on Friday. The couple, 21 year old Brandon Nicholas Lawson and 18 year old Joi Monai Jenkins, were arrested on Thursday night. In an e-mail statement, Officer John Chafee with Atlanta... Read More

September 9, 2012

TICKER: T.D. Jakes’ daughter, Sarah Henson ending her 4-year marriage

The youngest daughter of mega pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes has released a statement announcing that she is ending her four year marriage. After just four years, Sarah Henson is divorcing her former NFL player husband, Robert Henson. In her statement, Henson writes: I have built my ministry and identity around being the best wife and... Read More

September 9, 2012

TICKER: Tweeting teens happy that a 16-year-old got shot in the face

In the tweets below, you can see teenagers from Chicago cheering about the death of Jojo, a rapper who served as a rival to the more famous rapper Chief Keef. Jojo made a diss song about Keef, with the video filled with automatic weapons, blunt smoking, hanging on the block and all the other tools... Read More

September 9, 2012

TICKER: Beyonce: There’s no beef with Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian and Beyonce are not “beefing” even though it has been widely reported that they are. It seems that on the contrary, they are actually friends. A lot of reports were circulating, this past week, that Beyonce allegedly had it out with Kim K at her Husband, Jay-Z’s Made in America event in Philadelphia .... Read More

September 9, 2012

TICKER: Obama jokes to 7-year-old from Hawaii: ‘You have a birth certificate?’

It’s that birther thing again. President Barack Obama was at an Orlando sports bar, snapping a University of Florida Gators’ sign, sipping a pint and working a crowd when he walked up to a table with five children. One adult pointed to one of the boys, 7-year-old Andre Wupperman of Orlando, and informed the president that the... Read More

September 9, 2012

TICKER: Infamous glove in OJ Simpson murder trial may have been altered

A district attorney at the center of the famed OJ Simpson murder trial has alleged that Simpson’s defense attorney tampered with the most crucial piece of evidence — the glove. Prosecutors said the glove linked Simpson to the grisly double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. After Simpson struggled to... Read More

O supernatural: Man appears in Abeokuta 37 years after his death

TICKER: “I was just being sarcastic” – Nicki Minaj clarifies Romney endorsement

TICKER: Child rapist caught when victim’s aunt spots him on a train nearly eight years after the attack

TICKER: “Moment of madness”: Man kills gay lover by shoving into moving bus after a row about their dog

TICKER: “We are using all our strength to kill or kidnap him” – Afghan Taliban threatens Prince Harry

TICKER: Man actually falls from sky in London, police suspect he’s a stowaway

TICKER: PHOTO: Gust of wind re-creates iconic Marilyn Monroe moment for UK presenter

“Paralympians should get national honours” – Group pressures President Jonathan

Horror in London: Severed human head discovered by the roadside

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The battered Nigerian naira and ‘project cure’

TICKER: Twitter beats Facebook in mobile ads

TICKER: 13-year-old steals brother’s car to go meet 12-year-old online boyfriend

Deadly Sunday: How Lagos robbers terrorised the mega-city, killing 7

TICKER: “I am the father!” – Akon claims paternity of two children born out of wedlock

TICKER: Man stabs girlfriend to death for lying about her HIV status

Revealed: Borno cleric names Boko Haram sponsors, forwards list to Senate

Tolu Ogunlesi: A nation of fools (YNaija FrontPage)

92,000 Enugu residents infected with HIV – ENSACA

Patience, please: First lady to return before end of September

Ola Orekunrin: Living in the city of dreams (30 Days, 30 Voices)

TICKER: Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka winning fourth US Open title

“We are honoured, very delighted, very pleased,” – Margaret Ekpo’s family changes position on N5000 note?

Congratulations: Patience Jonathan receives doctorate degree (in absentia)

TICKER: Nokia apologizes for misleading consumers with false advertising

TICKER: Couple take their baby on their robbery operations

TICKER: T.D. Jakes’ daughter, Sarah Henson ending her 4-year marriage

TICKER: Tweeting teens happy that a 16-year-old got shot in the face

TICKER: Beyonce: There’s no beef with Kim Kardashian

TICKER: Obama jokes to 7-year-old from Hawaii: ‘You have a birth certificate?’

TICKER: Infamous glove in OJ Simpson murder trial may have been altered

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