by Zara Mustapha A Divisional Police Officer, Adekunle Awe in charge of Onikan Station may have landed himself into trouble as he is being accused of rape, extortion and threat to life by a 31-year-old woman, Idowu Akinwunmi. According to Akinwunmi who worked at an eatery in Obalende as a cook, the incident occurred on April 15... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A Nigerian surgeon resident in the United Kingdom is facing prosecution after a pregnant woman had an ovary removed instead of her appendix. Babatunde Coker was meant to supervise inexperienced trainee doctor, Yahya Al-Abed during the surgery at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, Essex but he didn’t. Dr. Al-Abed admitted to making a... Read More
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani The argument has been that more foreign involvement will trigger more violence by the terrorists, but it is clear that they do not need a trigger. Late last month, a workman on his way to my house rang to explain that he was running late because of the mayhem caused by... Read More
by Tunde Leye Corruption costs us lives. The hospital without drugs where someone died simply because someone “ate” the money allotted for the drugs. The accidents on roads that are not fixed. The fact that CCTV installed in Abuja does not work in spite of the huge costs. Maybe if it was working, the bomber... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir Mami isn’t just a number, in a country already suffering from tragedy fatigue from the statistics of the dead, it has become imperative for us to remind ourselves that she was here and she was human too like the rest of us. Nigerians have come to terms with the multitude that died... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari definitely know how to rock the spotlight right and keep all eyes on them. The duo, who recently surprised fans with a pseudo wedding proposal, showed off some dance moves for Jim’s reality TV show. They look good together, don’t they? See photo below:
by Olusegun Adeniyi However, the bigger tragedy is that at a time the body bags were still being counted on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to play politics with the carnage. There is this story of a cowboy who had a serious accident with his vehicle in which he was carrying a... Read More
by Adeola Balogun An American woman from the state of Utah has been arrested after 7 corpses of newborn babies were found in her former home. 39-year-old Megan Huntsman is said to have hidden the pregnancies from her ex-husband, Darren West and strangled the babies as soon as they were born. The gruesome discovery was... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, or in this case makes Frank Donga dull. This is why the perpetual job seeker decided to take a break from his search for a selfie with On Air Personality, Tolu “Toolz” Oniru. Who knows, maybeToolz will have a job for him... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi A teenage boy and a pre-teen girl have become Britain’s youngest parents after they had a little daughter. News emerged yesterday that a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old boyfriend had been delivered of the baby. The couple were said to have met when the girl was just 10-years-old and she got pregnant... Read More
by Perry Brimah Nigeria’s security department has visibly, deliberately failed to curb terror freely plaguing the nation; not a single sponsor of terror has ever been prosecuted, despite preponderance of evidence including the Abba Moro White report indicting Borno politicians in the establishment of Boko Haram. Corruption and gross, malicious ineptitude of the fourth republic... Read More
by Melaina Juntti What’s the largest, least regulated and most misunderstood drug trade in America? That would be caffeine. In his brand new bookCaffeinated, investigative reporter Murray Carpenter takes a deep dive into this white-powder stimulant. The author says we underestimate nearly everything about caffeine: its prevalence in our daily lives, its health benefits, its... Read More
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by Rebecca Stokes Your wedding day. It’s supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life. You’ve met the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. Most likely, you’ve been planning for a year or more. You have a perfect vision of how the whole thing will go down. But... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze So sad for Nigeria. I wish we can all just unite and be our brother’s keeper. These guys are just few, they can’t be terrorizing us all in the name of whatever they are fighting for which is baseless as far as I am concerned. “To educate a man, is to educate... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi The controversial prophecies of Pastor T.B Joshua have been challenged by a Ghanaian fetish priest who said that they are fake. Nana Kwaku Bonsam told CitiFMonline that he would invite Pope Francis, being the most powerful Christian leader, to intervene in the matter. Bonsam is reportedly leaving Ghana on Friday, 18 April... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Genevieve Nnaji has definitely gotten the winning numbers to the celebrity fashion and glamour lottery. Ms. Nnaji never fails to impress and she worked the spotlight at usual during a recently held private screening for the movie, Half of a Yellow Sun. What do you think of her outfit?
by Akan Ido Ex-Miss World, Agbani Darego shows why she won the prestigious title looking flawless, fabulous and smiling for the cameras. The beautiful actress posted the picture on her Instagram page with a face that appears to be devoid of enhancements – she woke up like a queen. She looks flawless, doesn’t she?
by Anna Breslaw Get off Yahoo Answers. Right now. 1. You can’t get pregnant from giving a blowjob. 2. You can’t get pregnant from receiving oral sex. 3. You can’t get pregnant from sitting on a man’s lap while he is wearing pants. 4. You can’t get pregnant from sexual thoughts. 5. You can’t... Read More
by Kiri Blakeley Financial questions are fine to ask, there’s no reason you shouldn’t know if someone is drowning in debt before you get involved, but hold off a few dates. First dates can be very tricky. On the one hand, you want to find out enough about the other person to decide whether or not... Read More
by Kehinde Ajose Now let’s come back to Timaya…if his music aptitude has been nurtured right from his childhood, let’s say his parents enrolled him in a music school instead of making him ‘Battle’ with Jamb , he will probably be one of the greatest musicians of our time….(not just an artiste) “Everybody is a... Read More
On Monday, April 14, 2014, an explosion was heard in Nyanya, a busy suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The worst fears of Nigerian citizens had resurrected again; the enemy had left the confines of Borno where they had been rampaging, they were in Abuja, the seat of power, they could be anywhere. The... Read More
by Ayokunle Odekunle – After a terrorist attack in 2012, our President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan told a shocked Nation “Calm down. Terrorist attacks happen everywhere”. Look at this scenario. A family of over 50 people akin to a football academy; a man, 6 wives and 26 children live somewhere. Now imagine 4 of his sons... Read More
by Akan Ido Goodness, the miracle baby who was rescued alive among several mangled bodies involved in the Abuja Monday bombing have finally reunited with his mother. The 10-month old baby who sustained only minor injuries in the blast was thought to have lost her mother to deadly bombing which killed over 70 people with... Read More
by Ife Adebayo I believe the problem of insecurity we are seeing is just a case of the chickens coming home to roost, the government at all levels have failed the people, the federal, local and state governments. However, the first point for finding a solution is at the feet of the President Goodluck Jonathan.... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A teenager from Pakistan has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for being in possession of illicit drugs. 19‑year‑old Iftikihar Muhammed Arslan was taken into custody by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after he was found with 25 parcels of heroin said to be worth... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi It doesn’t take a prophet or a psychic to know that Annie Idibia loves her husband, 2face. She makes that clear every chance she gets. The actress who stood by her man for almost a decade is intent on staying by his side for the rest of her life. She gave props... Read More
by Obinna Akukwe With a militarized Muslim population, the nation will likely boil again as it did under during June 12, if INEC chief, Prof Attahiru Jega declares Jonathan the president. Muslim-Muslim ticket in the forthcoming 2015 Nigeria’s presidential polls may be good option for the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) if they intend to... Read More
by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju These are signs you must look for in people as you frequent densely populated public places. Be alert and be aware of your surroundings. Citizen action can help prevent attacks from happening. My Twitter feed went bat shit crazy through the American night. When the notifications became unbearable, I was forced to... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two men in Lagos have been arrested by operatives of the police force after reports that they had raped and killed a teenage prostitute. John-Paul Chukwuebuka, 19 and Ebuka Chimudi, 22 are said to have approached 18-year-old Oluwatosin Ami who subsequently took them into her room at a hotel in the Orile... Read More