‘Photo’ of the Day: Aki and Pawpaw set for the NBA

by Seyi Lawal Well, not exactly a photo, but still we liked. Thanks to our reader. If you had for any ‘unfounded’ reason thought Aki and Pawpaw don’t have a chance playing in the NBA, then think again! It’s game on.

July 20, 2012

Fire razes Lagos Airport boarding gate

by Isi Esene But for the prompt response of the firemen of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), there would have been a major fire disaster. According to the Punch Newspapers, one of the flight boarding gates, Boarding Gate E52, was severely destroyed by fire. A crucial electrical control centre located at the boarding... Read More

Airline, fire service, MMIA, Muritala Mohammed International Airport

July 20, 2012

$492m: Microsoft reports first public loss in history

by Adeniyi Abdul Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has its first loss in its 26 years as a public firm. The company had warned 2 weeks earlier that it was taking a $6.2bn (£3.9bn) charge because its 2007 purchase of an online ad service. The service, aQuantive has apparently not yielded the returns envisioned by management. This... Read More

Business, microsoft, Stock market, technology

July 20, 2012

It was “out of curiosity,” says Mother who hacked into school computer system to change children’s grades

by Adeniyi Abdul Well here’s something new. In a true display of the undying love of a parent, a Pennsylvania mother has hacked into a school computer system to alter the grades of her children. As opposed to taking a more traditional approach and helping her kids prepare for their exams of even punishing them... Read More

July 20, 2012

“The disaster is real” – Food crisis looms due to worst drought in 50 years

by Adeniyi Abdul The world might be on the brink of a food crisis due to rising prices in the US. The current drought, which is the worst in 50 years has pushed prices of agricultural commodities to record highs. The last food crisis in 2007-2008 led to food riots in over 30 countries including... Read More

agriculture, Food, Food Crisis, USA

July 20, 2012

Lekan Olanrewaju: 50 Shades of Passion (30 Days, 30 Voices)

My father passed when I was 3 years old; the many consequences of which are not related in obvious fashion to any of the points I’m going to try to make here, but it’s a fact find makes for a nice enough starting point for the bit of meaningless nonsense I have to get out... Read More

50 shades of passion, interests, lekan olanrewaju

July 20, 2012

BREAKING: 14 dead, 50 injured in shooting at ‘Batman’ movie screening in Colorado

by Isi Esene At least 14 people are dead and over 50 wounded in a shooting this morning at the screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters. The man suspected to have done the shooting have been taken into custody by police authorities. He was... Read More

Batman, Colorado, Dark Knight, shooting

July 20, 2012

Extreme democracy: Even the dead voted in NBA election, says candidate

by Isi Esene Emeka Ngige (SAN), the candidate who was defeated in the race to choose the president of the Nigerian Bar Association has raised a red flag over the process which attended his loss to Okey Wali in Abuja on Wednesday. Ngige claimed the out-going executive manipulated the process in his opponent’s favour. He... Read More

election, Emeka Ngige, NBA, Nigerian Bar Association, Okey Wali, SAN, Senior Advocate of Nigeria

July 20, 2012

“Incompetence, failure, lack of transparency”: House of Reps rejects Oteh’s recall

by Isi Esene Arunma Oteh and her reinstatement as the director-general of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have set the the House of Representatives and the Executive arm of government on a collision course. The House has rejected the re-call of Oteh by the Federal Government, and insists that she be removed... Read More

AMCON, Aminu Tambuwal, Arunma Oteh, House of Representatives, Mustafa Chike-Obi, SEC, Security and Exchange Commission

July 19, 2012

Lamido Sanusi indicted for fraud and forgery

by Adeniyi Abdul It would seem the latest person to be trapped in the ever increasing net of prominent public figures accused of corruption is none other than governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. A House of Reps report on the capital market crisis claims there is evidence of forgery and... Read More

Afribank, Bank PHB, capital market, corruption, Fraud, Lamido Sanusi, Springbank

July 19, 2012

“Aggravated embarassment”: Court awards N60 million against NBC for selling contaminated drinks

by Adeniyi Abdul A High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) to pay N60 million as special and general damages to two individuals, Keregbe Kpa and Nuka Livingstone who filed a suit against the company after consuming contaminated drinks. The suit which was filed through their counsel, Chigozirim Nwaodu... Read More

Justice, law, Lawsuit, NBC, Port Harcourt

July 19, 2012

“I’m lucky I’m still living” says exotic dancer who spent $15,000 on deadly butt injections

by Adeniyi Abdul What’s the difference between butt injections and implants? For some, it’s the difference between life and death. he story of exotic dancer Vanity Wonder is quite the interesting one indeed. The mother of two who spoke to spoke to Eamon Holmes and Ruth Langsford on the This Morning Show on ITV revealed... Read More

Butt injections, Exotic Dancer, implants, ITV, silicone, surgery, Vanity Wonder

July 19, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Oyo State legislators’ wives in UK for husband support training

The above picture is indeed, curious as it sounds, a group of wives of Oyo State legislators at Custom House Hotel, London. The lovely ladies are in the United Kingdom, reportedly, for special training on how best to support their husbands. Best of luck to these wonderful women as they sacrifice themselves to undertake this... Read More

Legislators, London, nigeria, Oyo State, training, uk, wives

July 19, 2012

WATCH: Boy saved from drowning in sewer

by Isi Esene A three year old, Jeampier Silvera Arteta, in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia threw the whole community in a panic when he was reported missing by his family on Tuesday evening after he disappeared while playing on a construction site with his brothers. After Civil Defence officials looked around for him without... Read More

civil defence, Colombia, rescue, toddler

July 19, 2012

“I have slept with women” – Juanita Bynum makes shocking radio confessions

by Isi Esene The last time she was in the news was when she revealed she had been a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her now ex-husband, Bishop Thomas Weeks III, Dr. Juanita Bynum is out with another shocking revelation. While answering question on V-103’s “Frank and Wanda in the morning” show,... Read More

battery, confession, Faith, Juanita Bynum, lesbianism

July 19, 2012

Arunma Oteh is officially back

by Isi Esene It is confirmed that Arunma Oteh has been recalled to resume her position as the director-general of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) through a directive from the Federal Government. According to the Vanguard Newspapers, the re-instatement was communicated to her through a circular, SGF.2/S.9/C.13/454 dated 17/ July, 2012, signed by the secretary... Read More

Arunmah Oteh, Economic Management Team, EMT, Okonjo-Iweala, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commision

July 19, 2012

Police inspectors die while conveying suspects

by Isi Esene Three people, including two police inspectors serving in the Ogun State Police Command, and an unidentified crime suspect, died yesterday when the vehicle conveying them collided with a car in the Itori area of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The two police officers who were identified as Thomas Olorunjuwon and Ojo Johnbull were riding... Read More

criminals, frsc, Inspector, police, suspects

July 19, 2012

Stand-off: Power minister refused entry into PHCN HQ

by Isi Esene The minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji got a rude shock yesterday when he was prevented from entering the PHCN corporate headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, by members of the company’s union who were opposed to the take-over of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by Manitoba Hydro International, a Canadian company. The... Read More

Barth Nnaji, PHCN, Power, TCN, transmission

July 18, 2012

“Everybody who went to see her in the hospital cried” – Psquare opens up on mother’s death

by Adeniyi Abdul Music duo Psquare have opened up on the death of their mother which happened this month. Peter Okoye, one of the duo, in an interview with Encomium magazine revealed new details about the loss which has garnered an immense outpouring of sympathy support for the brothers from the public. He reveals that... Read More

diabetes, Health, P-square, surgery

July 18, 2012

#NoCodeine: FG places restrictions on cough syrup sales

by Adeniyi Abdul The Federal Government has announced an embargo on the sale of codeine based cough syrups to people without doctor’s prescriptions. This is apparently due to concerns over increasing abuse of codeine. NAFDAC Directorate of Narcotics and Control Substances, Mr. Hashim Yusufu had spoken about the issue in 2010, saying it was a... Read More

Codeine, Cough Syrup, Health, nafdac, nigeria

July 18, 2012

Lend-a-Hand: Help save George

At the University of Ibadan, George Chimezirim Egbuchulam was one of the finest brains the Department of English has produced in his recent times. Those who know him can attest to his brilliance. Like everyone else George has hope, dreams, and aspirations, but those ideals is being threatened by a kidney disease which makes it... Read More

dialysis, Fidelity, George Egbuchulam, Kidney, transplant

July 18, 2012

SEC staff protest against Oteh’s planned re-instatement

by Isi Esene Apparently acting to pre-empt a planned re-instatement of Arunmah Oteh, staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wednesday morning, held a protest against the suspended director general. Many of the workers trooped out this morning with placards carrying different inscriptions like; ‘Say No to Oteh’s return’. They marched around the commission’s... Read More

Arunmah Oteh, Economic Management Team, EMT, Okonjo-Iweala, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commision

July 18, 2012

Man raped to death in Benue

by Isi Esene This sounds stranger than fiction but a well known man in Ugbugbu Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local government area of Benue State has been ‘ambushed’ and raped to death by his six wives who demanded he makes love to them all at once. The incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Tuesday when... Read More

jealousy, polygamy, rape, wives

July 18, 2012

Bomb reportedly defused by police in an Ikeja hotel

by Isi Esene There are unconfirmed reports that a bomb was discovered today in a room at Reliance Hotel located on Emina Crescent, off Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos. The hotel shares the same fence with St. Leo Catholic Church and is directly opposite Assemblies of God Church. There is no information on any arrests at... Read More

Bomb, defuse, hotel, ikeja, lagos, police

July 18, 2012

#LagosLife: Scavengers remanded in prison for illegal entry into dumpsite

by Isi Esene According to PM News, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) dragged five scavengers to a Lagos court for allegedly entering a refuse dump site at Igando, Lagos, illegally. They were remanded in prison custody after the arraignment. The men arraigned before the Court are; Sunday Oyedele, 33, Waisu Ayeni, 23, Akinwumi... Read More

Extortion, Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Scavenge

July 18, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Frigging Snow White

How delightful it is to be able to switch on the light without thinking, to drink water straight from the tap and to know if you get ill you will be provided for. ‘Gba oju e.’ She scribbles the Yoruba words down on a piece of paper. Any time I hear them, she tells me,... Read More

July 18, 2012

Police detain journalist for knowing too much about the Lawan bribe

by Isi Esene Lambert Tyem, a crime reporter for an Abuja based newspaper, Peoples Daily, has been detained by the Special Task Force Unit of the Nigeria Police over allegations that he was revealing too much information regarding their investigation into the alleged $3m bribery scandal involving House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, and Zenon... Read More

bribe, lawan, people's daily

July 18, 2012

Nigerians are the most sexually satisfied in the world – Durex

by Lanre Olanrewaju and Isi Esene After ranking Nigerian women the most unfaithful in the world, condom manufacturer Durex has released the results of another study with Nigerians on top. The survey while seeking to find out “what constitutes intimate well-being”, asked more than 26,000 respondents across 26 countries about their sex lives. The result... Read More

Condom, Durex, nigeria, relationship, unfaithful

July 18, 2012

Adaora Mbelu: If you don’t do it, someone else will (30 Days, 30 Voices)

How many times have you had an idea to start something, whether its launching a website, to writing a particular story, to opening an Italian restaurant in the heart of town? You develop the idea further and work on an implementation plan, and then right as you’re ready to launch your project, someone else launches... Read More

adaora mbelu, business ideas, doubt, start-ups

‘Photo’ of the Day: Aki and Pawpaw set for the NBA

Fire razes Lagos Airport boarding gate

$492m: Microsoft reports first public loss in history

It was “out of curiosity,” says Mother who hacked into school computer system to change children’s grades

“The disaster is real” – Food crisis looms due to worst drought in 50 years

Lekan Olanrewaju: 50 Shades of Passion (30 Days, 30 Voices)

BREAKING: 14 dead, 50 injured in shooting at ‘Batman’ movie screening in Colorado

Extreme democracy: Even the dead voted in NBA election, says candidate

“Incompetence, failure, lack of transparency”: House of Reps rejects Oteh’s recall

Lamido Sanusi indicted for fraud and forgery

“Aggravated embarassment”: Court awards N60 million against NBC for selling contaminated drinks

“I’m lucky I’m still living” says exotic dancer who spent $15,000 on deadly butt injections

SNAPSHOT: Oyo State legislators’ wives in UK for husband support training

WATCH: Boy saved from drowning in sewer

“I have slept with women” – Juanita Bynum makes shocking radio confessions

Arunma Oteh is officially back

Police inspectors die while conveying suspects

Stand-off: Power minister refused entry into PHCN HQ

“Everybody who went to see her in the hospital cried” – Psquare opens up on mother’s death

#NoCodeine: FG places restrictions on cough syrup sales

Lend-a-Hand: Help save George

SEC staff protest against Oteh’s planned re-instatement

Man raped to death in Benue

Bomb reportedly defused by police in an Ikeja hotel

#LagosLife: Scavengers remanded in prison for illegal entry into dumpsite

Femke becomes Funke: Frigging Snow White

It wasn’t me: Prophet T.B. Joshua debunks 2go prophesy rumour

Police detain journalist for knowing too much about the Lawan bribe

Nigerians are the most sexually satisfied in the world – Durex

Adaora Mbelu: If you don’t do it, someone else will (30 Days, 30 Voices)

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