by Zara Mustapha Derek Bennet, a man from Oklahoma gave a very sarcastic answer when he was caught masturbating in a supermarket in broad daylight. The man who was arrested after a call was made to the police said he was ‘genuinely surprised’ people had seen him. Bennet was spotted by two Walmart customers who... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Err… If you thought the Smith kids, Willow and Jaden are weird then you are not far from the truth. The siblings have snakes as pets and even sleep with them. According to Us Weekly, there are snakes slithering at the Smith household, where Willow and her brother, Jaden allow them into their... Read More
by Zara Mustapha The Lagos State University (LASU) has asked its student to resume by June 23, three weeks after the school was shut down and the student ordered to go on a ‘compulsory recess’. This was as a result of protests embarked upon by the students over increase in school fees. According to a press statement... Read More
by Ariella Coombs If you’re even thinking about making it big one day, the word “quit” can’t be in your vocabulary. In the end, you don’t succeed because you don’t fail; you succeed because you don’t give up. The second you quit, you’ve lost. We’ve all got dreams of making it ‘big’... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo TobaccoCtrl seeks to sign up Cause Champions who will join the group in calling on Nigerian lawmakers to pass the comprehensive National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB) into law. To be part of the TobaccoCtrl campaign Text (TC Name eMail Location) to 39405 or visit bit.ly/tcchampion. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on... Read More
by Akan Ido Upcoming singer, Cynthia Akudo-Jonah popularly known as Cynthomania is dead. According to her publicist, the artiste who was signed to Augsmania Records, reportedly died on June 18 after a brief illness. Reports say the lady who has worked artistes like Timaya and others was about to release her debut album with the lead... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The Presidency has dropped money laundering charges against Mohammed Abacha, son of late dictator, Sani Abacha after a deal was made to recover a sum of $227m (About N35.2bn) from Liechtenstein. Mohammed was charged with laundering N446.3 billion and reports have it that he was given the all-clear so that he could... Read More
by Tunde Leye The two veterans pull up a tab and log on to twitter. New arrival keeps looking on in amazement. He joins them to peer into the screen. They navigate to @DeleMomodu’s timeline. Sure enough, after scrolling down, they saw what they were looking for. Again, the veterans burst out laughing, holding their... Read More
by Akin Osuntokun To the extent that the South-east was degraded and the South-west left relatively unscathed by the civil war, it is logical to infer that the latter remained the more viable power bloc and realistically positioned to contest in the power politics arena against the North. Let me begin with a necessary clarification.... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa That future can be in our hands but first we must take it from those who are destroying it. Taking it is our hands. We are the light that must set the fog of tomorrow aside. That tomorrow started yesterday. The future, our own future as a generation is not in our... Read More
by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi Paul Jobs demonstrated that a good father exceeds the worth of a hundred teachers. Education begins with fathers, not with teachers. In many parts of the world, the third Sunday of June is earmarked for the celebration of the vital contributions of fathers and father figures to human progress. Father’s Day,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers was yesterday barred from entering into Ekiti state by an army blockade. A statement was released stating that Amaechi was arrested but he was later released. The governor was stopped in Ondo as he was making his way to Ekiti to offer his solidarity to Governor Kayode... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi African-American musician, Jhene Aiko is what one would call a cultural cocktail. The star who is Japanese, German Jewish, Spanish, Afro-Dominican, French, and Native American showed her openness to other cultures by tweeting in Yoruba. She said ‘Kuroni’waju mi’ meaning “Get out of my way”. Tweet below: Kuroni’waju mi! — Efuru Chilombo... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A friendship in Lagos has ended in the death of one party at the hands of the other after a teenager killed his friend for allegedly raping his sister. Isaac Usim, whose age wasn’t specified is said to have taken the life of one Kehinde by stabbing him in the neck with... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A demolition which occurred in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday led to protests after 2 lives were lost. A woman whose son was in one of the demolished buildings killed herself when she realized that her son had died. The unidentified woman was said to have stabbed herself with a shard... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Okonjo Iweala explains why charges were dropped against Abacha -Premium Times President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday constituted an inter-ministerial committee to manage the €167 million (about N36 billion) expected to be returned to Nigeria from the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein as part of the looted funds recovered from the Abacha... Read More
by Adeola Balogun President Goodluck Jonathan today appointed a new Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the person of Roli Bode-George. This was disclosed in a statement released by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati. Read full statement below: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed Mrs.... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Former Destiny Child member, Kelly Rowland is pregnant. The star who shared the news via Instagram by posting a photo of a big shoe and a little one has debuted her baby bump. We can’t wait for the little Kelly to arrive!
by Jolene M. Bouchon It may sound too good to be true for those of us who are curvier around the rear, but having thicker thighs (in both men and women) could actually mean that you have a lower risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. You’ve heard that the eyes are... Read More
by Zara Mustapha A 32-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating and threatening to kill his mother. Chukwu, a factory worker who lives with his mother is facing a three-count charge of assault, threatening by violence and causing damage. The prosecutor, Racheal Williams told the court that the... Read More
by Zara Mustapha The tax haven of Liechtenstein has had a change of heart. They will be returning to us, the cash that was carted to them in quite a few wheelbarrows, two decades ago. Vicente del Bosque, yes, that old man, oversaw the most successful period in Spanish football history. He won trophies,... Read More
by Olusola Akinwale The team I saw on Monday was not different from the lethargic Eagles that played against Greece and the USA prior to commencement of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The team lacked orderliness throughout the match. The Super Eagles have once again shown us that they could play for ninety minutes with... Read More
by Michael Griswold When it comes to online dating, both men and women exhibit a fear of the type of people they might meet. But these fears are about as dissimilar as they can be. Women say that their biggest fear is meeting a serial killer; men say their biggest fear is meeting... Read More
by Rosalina Lionetti Listen attentively to what they’re saying. Eye contact is key, as is nodding and smiling. It sounds really obvious but these subtle body language clues will show you’re listening. First dates are super exciting but there are so many things that can go wrong, so it’s sometimes wise to... Read More
by Zara Mustapha A 31-year-old man, Matthew Louis Reese was accused of knowing that he had HIV when he had sex with a 15-year-old girl but didn’t tell her, infecting her with the disease. Louis Reese pleaded guilty in a Dallas court to three charges which included aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon, for repeatedly having sex... Read More
by Zara Mustapha A middle aged woman in Eboyin state, Monica Nwakpuke, narrowly escaped death when husband, Paul Nwakpuke, allegedly hired assassins to murder his wife for giving birth to female children only. The suspect, a patent medicine dealer who hails from Onuojgon Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was reported to have paid the... Read More
by Zara Mustapha A 38-year-old self-acclaimed prophetess, Nnenna James has been arrested and remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri, Lagos state for defrauding a 31-year-old woman, Theresa Johnson. The victim, Theresa Johnson was reported to have paid about N570,000 for spiritual cleansing and deliverance to the Lagos based prophetess. The victim was said to have gone back... Read More
by Jovago 1. Spain – Master Express, Curitiba Last year’s champions, Spain are making the Alfredia Gottardi ‘Caju’ Training Centre in Cutiriba their base in Brazil, with eight private pitches for the team’s preparations. This modern hotel offers all the essentials a world class football team needs; a fitness centre, fine dining, a... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir Yan cirani, the colloquial name for migratory workers in Hausa is a known class in Northern Nigeria. Some have even logged in generations in some communities that their descendants hardly know anywhere else than there resident communities. Obalende in Lagos is tucked away from the Post-card luxury of its other cousins like Victoria... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has been arrested and detained in Ondo. Amaechi is said to have been apprehended and held captive by security officials in the Odudu area of the state as he was on his way to Ekiti for rally organized by the Governor... Read More