Rapes are “horrible,” but sometimes they produce “extraordinary” people, one-time GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told Missouri Rep. Todd Akin during his radio show yesterday. “Ethel Waters, for example, was the result of a forcible rape,” Huckabee said of the late singer. “I used to work for James Robison back in the 1970s. He leads... Read More
by Isi Esene Excuse us for a minute while we roll our eyes. Eight people, including four women were yesterday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly drinking local gin (popularly known as Ogogoro) and smoking in an unacceptable manner in the public. The police prosecutor, Sgt. Uche Kalu said the accused persons gathered... Read More
by Isi Esene Prince Harry made a lot of female admirers happy over the weekend when he decided to put the crown jewels on display in Vegas. He apparently thought the spectacle would only be for a few random hot chicks he picked up in Vegas but the whole world now knows what the wild... Read More
by Reyhan Harmanci After a year spent looking at the dark underside of the Internet — including bestiality, necrophilia and child pornography — this Google contractor wasn’t even hired full-time. Sitting in the sun at a tech company cafeteria, this former Google worker described a year spent immersed in some of the darkest content available... Read More
Do not try to grasp the system behind driving in Lagos. There is none. This has to be done. You may accuse me of blatant plagiarism (an interesting habit in this country, however unfounded) of a certain Nigerian writer’s how to’s, but I’ve always been of the conviction that it is better to steal a good... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards has unveiled the final shortlist of 5 people per category for the Awards. Read their profiles here: The Future Awards Nominee Profile BEST USE OF ADVOCACY: Olumide Femi Makanjuola (25) Makanjuola dedicates his time, energy and resources working for the cause of the Most-At-Risk-Population... Read More
If we want a better tomorrow, we must decide not to wait and rot on the promise of others but to take today, invest it and by ourselves make tomorrow what we desire it to be. For Nigeria, whether or not it stands a chance of being a desirable place to live in the next... Read More
by Isi Esene Lt. Colonel Sagir Musa, the Joint Task Force spokesman told reporters recently in an interview that the members of the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram are presently on the run due to the vigilant crime fighting of the Joint Task Force stationed in strategic locations in the northern part of the country... Read More
by Aisha Ene Ella In the last few days I have seen had my heart torn, stripped and broken in pieces first by the disappearance and death of my dearest friend and secondly by the wickedness exhibited by Nigerians, passing judgement on someone they never knew or met. When Cynthia was officially declared missing we... Read More
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