“Don’t fight a prophet, don’t fight God” – TB Joshua warns newspaper

WATCH: “A Pioneer of Gold” tells the story of the first black man to win an Olympic Gold medal

by Seyi Lawal “Before you can win, before you can compete, you first have to be included,” says the voice of the narrator in the opening scenes of the following video. The video is a special look at the journey of John Baxter Taylor, the first African American to win a Gold Medal in the... Read More

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Spectacular Britian: Photos from the London Olympics opening ceremony

by Seyi Lawal The long awaited London Olympics was declared open yesterday by Queen Elizabeth. Billions of spectators watched the ceremony worldwide and the organizers wasted no time in showcasing what the the city of London has to offer. The opening ceremony was a celebration of royalty, history, culture, tradition, colours, art, pride, honour and... Read More

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Dele Momodu: An epitaph for President Atta Mills

by Dele Momodu Fellow Africans, please permit me to pay this special tribute to our departed hero, a great son of Africa, world scholar, seasoned administrator, experienced politician, humble and transparently honest leader, eloquent and articulate speaker, decent manager of men and resources, respectable and respected statesman, father of the nation and above all a God-fearing soul, Professor John Evans Fifi Atta Mills... Read More

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WATCH: Comedian Dane Cook jokes about #AuroraShooting on stage

by Adeniyi Abdul In a very bad case of putting one’s foot in one’s mouth, Comedian Dane Cook made a joke about the Aurora theater shooting during a recent set. Taking to the stage at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles on Thursday night, exactly one week after the shooting, Cook joked about how the... Read More

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Dame of Peace: Patience Jonathan re-elected as president of AFLPM

by Stanley Azuakola These are sweet times for Nigeria’s first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Still basking in the euphoria of having an Abuja street named after her, as well as her appointment as permanent secretary in Bayelsa State, Dame Jonathan added another feather to her headgear in Abuja on Friday. This time, it was from... Read More

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Schooled in violence: Anti-bomb squad on standby as candidates take UNN post-UTME test

by Isi Esene The University of Nigeria, Nsukka on Friday conducted its post-UTME test under tight security which included an anti-bomb squard. This is taking place after the university authorities cancelled the exercise conducted in June midway due to allegations of leaked questions. The re-scheduled test was conducted under unusually high security with the restriction... Read More

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The story behind the shocking video of 9-year-old boy violently attacking toddlers

by Adeniyi Abdul It is highly unlikely that when authorities at the Kiddie City Childcare Centre in Vicksburg, Mississippi had surveillance cameras installed, they expected to record any footage beyond infants falling while chasing after toys, or perhaps someone breaking in after everyone had left. Unfortunately the footage attached to this post which was recorded... Read More

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Temie Giwa: Information is the light we need (YNaija Frontpage)

An election does not a democracy make… Once you know the truth, everything else follows. Information is a powerful tool. It generally leads to knowledge, and knowledge improves and illuminates our lives. Consider the recent “Arab Spring” that re-arranged the entire political landscape of the Middle East, it was possible due to the unprecedented access... Read More

Finally: Quack doctor arrested for using dodgy buttocks injections causing woman’s death

by Isi Esene Oneal Morris, a quack cosmetic doctor, was on Thursday arrested in Florida for fatally injecting one of her clients, Shatarka Nuby with unknown substances. (S)He had for months being on the run from the law after discovering the result of his action. Oneal, a man who identifies as a woman, was found... Read More

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Funlola Oladele: Life is a lesson, God is my teacher (30 Days, 30 Voices)

When I was much younger (sigh I miss those days) my dad wanted to send my brother and me to learn about the other side of life. No…we were not spoilt kids. In his words, he just wanted us to learn that life is not always a bed of roses. Well that lesson I... Read More

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“Habitual offender” rapes 95-year-old grandmother

by Isi Esene A serial offender in Johannesburg has been accused of raping a 94-year-old grandmother in her home in KwaSwayimane, Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the suspect was one of the prisoners who benefited from the special state pardon recently granted by President Jacob Zuma. There has been a... Read More

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Port-Harcourt: An Outpost city

by Emmanuel Iduma From this standpoint of history we can imagine a coming history, when Port Harcourt is described as the outpost of Nigeria’s literature. I believe it was in Port Hacourt, in the early 90s, that I entered the world of books. My father, at that time a Travelling Secretary with the Scripture Union,... Read More

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Love turned lethal: Nurse baths praying boyfriend with acid (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

by Isi Esene Nursing is perceived the world over as a caring profession, but Dorothy Nkanu wasn’t any close to caring when she poured a bucket of acid on her lover, Edmund Educhukwu. Nkanu had accused Educhukwu of cheating, and planning to dump her for another woman. The victim said he tried to assuage her... Read More

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Post-election: Edo cults clash, claim six lives

by Isi Esene There seems to be a post-election crisis brewing in Edo State as rival cult groups are attacking each other over money allegedly disbursed to them by an unidentified politician in the state to utilize their notoriety in his favour during the elections. At the last count, six people have been reported killed... Read More

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Chinonso Ogbogu: My prayer point – May you learn until you die… Amen (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Few months into my national service year some years back, I did a proposal to NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) to train some corps members on how to successfully express their entrepreneurial spirits and write a salable business plan for their business ideas. Fortunately, after series of meetings, the proposal was gladly approved and... Read More

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Just terrible: Two men arrested with human head in Abuja (Reader Discretion)

by Stanley Azuakola You hear and read these things daily – but to actually see photos to prove them? Just awful. The State Security Services (SSS) has apprehended two suspected ritualists John Yakubu, 25, and Ishaya Dakulung, 30, with a human head following a tip off. They were arrested along A.Y.A junction of Asokoro District,... Read More

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Analysis: Like OBJ, like GEJ – Nothing new in Okupe’s appointment as SA

by Stanley Azuakola The big news this morning on social media sites is the appointment by President Goodluck Jonathan of Dr. Doyin Okupe, as his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs. Mr. Okupe is not new to a role like this, as he served as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.... Read More

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Dear Nse: Life is fragile and other ramblings

by Tayo Adelekan “I was shown how fragile life was. I saw the terror on faces. I saw the victims of a senseless crime. I saw lives change. I was reminded that we don’t know when or where our time on Earth will end. When or where we will breathe our last breath. I say... Read More

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Akintunde Oyebode: Rebranding Nigeria (YNaija Frontpage)

These days, the current minister of Information is more concerned with a clampdown on social media, and the barrage of negative publicity the president receives from an ignorant minority, if the spin doctors are to be believed. It is funny how quickly the slogan “Good people, Great Nation” has gone out of vogue. The... Read More

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Coroner issues warrant for oil companies, Red Cross over Dana Air crash

by Isi Esene A bench warrant has been issued on two oil companies, Conoil and Total Nigeria Limited, and the Red Cross Society of Nigeria. The warrant was issued by the coroner of Alimosho District in Lagos, Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, who is saddled with the responsibility of conducting the inquest into the ill-fated Dana Air... Read More

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Prisoner chooses to stay back in jail unless he is chauffeur-driven

by Isi Esene Many prisoners would have been delighted to be finally free from the clutches of the law, but Rodney Dwayne Valentine, 37, from North Carolina has refused to leave jail unless he is chauffeur-driven out by the authorities. The deputies in the Rockingham County Sheriff’s office refused to give him the needed ride... Read More

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Hoarders Masterclass: 113 kittens found dead inside apartment

In what would probably make for a historic episode of Hoarders, a house in California has been found to contain over 100 kittens. But even more bizarre than the apparent feline obsession is that all of the cats were dead. Police and authorities from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey... Read More

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WATCH: Fan sobs hysterically into camera over Kristen Stewart cheating news

“I said I wasn’t gonna make a video about this, because I didn’t want it to be true, because I thought that it was just photoshopped”. Aw. No, really, aw. Not much need be said about the following video besides “aw”. We could say it brings new meaning to the term “crazy fan” but we’ll... Read More

Poetry: Indices of a loon

by Macaulay Akinbami Gutless muffled monarch wooed millions to the poll, Our feeble lord enforced on us by pathetic speech of poverty (I once had no shoes) On congruent grounds of pain we forced him, though we hated his coterie. Disappointed, now we wail waiting surrogate to lead the mass to unending journey of relief... Read More

Ugodre Talks Figures: Taxation for Nigerian musicians – A simple guide

In this blogpost we are going to get specific and take you through how taxation affects musicians and how best to avoid/reduce taxes. Remember Tax Avoidance is not a crime but tax evasion is. Musicians like every other businesses are designed to make profit. They earn... Read More

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Fuel subsidy trial again stalled

by Isi Esene The trial of 20 individuals and companies who are suspected to have fraudulently received fuel subsidy funds amounting to about $6.8bn has again stalled today due to the absence of the Welter Waggabatsoma of Ontario Oil. Ontario Oil is the first defendant in the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes... Read More

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Mystery fire kills woman in Festac Town

by Isi Esene The commander, Festac Fire Station, Mr. Chinyere Azubuike, has confirmed the death of a 67-year-old woman on 511 Road, Festac Town, Lagos. The fire which started in the early hours of today burnt a wing of the twin-duplex where she resides with her husband and son. CSP Muhammed Muazu, the Divisional Police... Read More

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VIDEO: #JacksonFamilyDrama – Janet Jackson in confrontation with niece Paris

by Adeniyi Abdul The Jackson family is a long way off from the cute faced members of The Jackson 5 we grew up singing along to. Actually, they’ve been far from that for quite a while now, what with all of them actually growing up and all, but could anything really have prepared us for... Read More