Bomber attacks Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri

by Isi Esene A suicide bomber has targeted the Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to SaharaReporters, the blast happened around 2pm. Hundreds of worshippers use the palace of the Shehu of Borno as a praying ground for their Friday prayers. A palace source told SaharaReporters that the explosion occurred as the Shehu... Read More

boko haram, Borno, Juma'at prayers, maiduguri, palace, Shehu of Borno, terrorism

July 13, 2012

Cute or Crazy? – American dogs marry in lavish $150,000 black-tie extravaganza

by Adeniyi Abdul In what will more than likely cause the simultaneous pleasure of several rights groups and fury of activists of a different kind, two dogs in America have gotten married. The canines, Chilly Pasternak and Baby Hope Diamond also happen to be from different states, the former being from New York and the... Read More

American dogs, guiness world record, humane society, pet wedding, wedding

July 13, 2012

Nowhere to hide: Facebook monitors your chats

by Chi Ibe Reports have revealed that Facebook and other social platforms are watching users’ chats. The excuse is that it’s doing so to monitor criminal activity and notifying police if any suspicious behaviour is detected but what ever happened to good old privacy? A number of social networking sites have set up a screening... Read More

criminal activity, facebook, privcy

July 13, 2012

18-year-old tries to rob policeman… in a police station (yeah, it didn’t end well)

by Isi Esene Everyone knows well enough not to play a practical joke on a wrong audience, not to talk of practicing it with a police officer – in a police station! Keithan Manuel is however finding this out the hard way. Manuel, 18, allegedly walked into the Wilmer Police Department, Dallas, with a white... Read More

crime, Dallas, humour, Keithan Manuel, police, Robbery

July 13, 2012

‘He chased her with a gun’: Oprah Winfrey’s parents in messy divorce battle

by Isi Esene According to a report by Black Like Moi, Oprah’s father and her step-mother are in the middle of a messy divorce. It’s a tale of guns, adultery, death threats, a barbershop, and money power. Very few people knew who Vernon Winfrey was until Oprah, his famous daughter offered to buy his struggling... Read More

divorce, foreclosure, infidelity, Oprah Winfrey, Vernon Winfrey

July 13, 2012

Depressing details: AIB releases Dana crash preliminary report

by Isi Esene The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday released a preliminary report of investigation into the Dana Air crash which killed everyone on-board the ill-fated flight. The report looked into the facts surrounding the ill-fated crash and attempted to give the public an idea into what went wrong moments before the unfortunate accident took... Read More

Acciddent Investigation Bureau, AIB, aviation, Dana Air, Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi

July 13, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: This, for Wole Soyinka at 79 (30 Days, 30 voices)

The battles of people like Wole Soyinka must not be relegated to the archives of history; it is our collective responsibility to ensure their sacrifice for Nigeria is the foundation of this country’s greatness. My first hero was a tiny man called Diego Maradona. The 1986 world cup was the first I watched on television.... Read More

African leaders, Akintunde Oyebode`, Diego Armando Maradona, Wole Soyinka

July 13, 2012

The Immortalisation: Caribbean parasite named after Bob Marley

by Seyi Lawal He might have sang ‘Lion, Zion’ but its a small crustacean parasite which feeds on fish in the Caribbean that he will be remembered by, in what the biologist who discovered it calls a tribute to the late reggae icon, Bob Marley. The tiny shellfish, a blood feeder that inhabits the coral... Read More

bob marley, Caribbean parasite

July 13, 2012

WATCH: Former Wall Street trader commits suicide in court (Graphic)

by Isi Esene Some things that make you go ‘Woah’. US authorities suspect that arsonist Michael Marin committed suicide by ingesting poison after he collapsed in court on June 28, moments after a jury found him guilty of burning down his Biltmore Estates mansion in 2009. Michael Marin was facing seven to twenty-one years in... Read More

Arizona, Cyanide, Michael Marin, suicide, Wall Street

July 13, 2012

Thank you, Jesus: Homeless couple returns $10,000 found in a garbage bag

by Chi Ibe A homeless Brazilian couple living rough under the bridges of Sao Paulo hs turned in a stash of cash they found in a garbage bag. The bag was filled with 20,000 reals ($10,000) on a sidewalk. According to police reports, the homeless pair was taking a morning walk when they heard an... Read More

$10, 000, brazil, garbage bag, homeless

July 13, 2012

Be inspired: 2 Nigerians aged 30 and 31 make the Forbes Young Millionaires list

by Isi Esene Two Nigerians, Ladi Delano and Jason Njoku, have made the recently released Forbes Magazine ‘Ten Young African Millionaires To Watch’ list. Ladi, 30, is the founder and CEO of Bakrie Delano Africa, a $1bn investment vehicle; while Jason, 31, is the founder and CEO of Iroko TV. These two Nigerians are among... Read More

Bakrie Delano, China, entrepreneur, forbes, Iroko TV, Jason Njoku, Ladi Delano

July 13, 2012

Telecommuting: First Lady says she will function as permanent secretary from Abuja and she will earn no salary

by Isi Esene Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, says she plans to discharge her duties as permanent secretary from her base in Abuja and not Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Dame Jonathan was on Wednesday appointed as Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Civil Service by the state governor, Seriake Dickson. Many observers however... Read More

bayelsa state, Dame Patience Jonathan, Goodluck Jonathan, Okrika, Rivers State, seriake dickson

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