Kim Kardashian shops in Los Angeles on Thursday as she shows off her Christmas gift from Yeezy. Kanye West gifted Kim Kardashian a work of art this Christmas. The 33-year-old reality star took to Instagram on Thursday to show off the present given to her by West, 36, with a photo of an extravagant Hermes Birkin handbag that was customized with a nude painting by famous artist... Read More
The Police in Lagos State said it had arrested a 36-year old man who allegedly raped and impregnated his 14-year old daughter. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ngozi Braide, made this known when she briefed journalists in Ikeja on Friday. Ms. Braide said the girl had been pregnant for the past two... Read More
by Akan Ido We hoped it wasn’t true but it appears the marriage between bubbly comedienne, Princess and her hubby, Adeshola has hit the rocks. Blogger, Ladun Liadi, had earlier indicated that the comedienne’s marriage to Adeshola Jeremiah may have hit the rocks after seven months of trying to make it work. [READ: “I had wanted... Read More
Eva Casara, 17, was found in a Chicago suburb with a single bullet to the back of her head on Christmas Day. She died the next morning, but her unborn baby girl survived. A 17-year-old girl, who was between 22 and 25 weeks pregnant, was fatally shot on Christmas Day in a Chicago suburb — but doctors miraculously saved her unborn baby... Read More
Richland County deputies say a 34-year-old woman stabbed her fiancé on Christmas Day after they argued over what colors should be used in their wedding. Investigators say the man was trying to leave a home near Blythewood after the argument when Krysta James attacked him around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies say the man was... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu About N352m worth of methamphetamine has been confiscated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. Segun Adewuyi, Godwin Atebata and Ajayi Akpaida, and Ukpabi Paul, customs licensed agents and a spare parts dealer were arrested as they tried smuggling the drugs into... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man who was sentenced to death by a court in Katsina was restrained by wardens after he tried to take his own life. Aminu Ibrahim was sentenced today by the High Court sitting in the Malumfashi area of the state. Ibrahim was convicted of armed robbery and as such is to... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A native doctor based in Enugu State has been arrested for kidnapping a woman and also for armed robbery. Police Command has arrested a native doctor, Theophilus Attama popularly called`Ejeje’ from Umuopu Umueze in Igboeze North Local Government Area was said to have been responsible for encouraging the kidnapping Madam Adiza Ogbo. He was exposed... Read More
by Akan Ido YNaija recently met with Rodney Emeka Igwedinma, the winner of MTN Young Designer of the Year award and the young ambitious designer spoke about his background, career trajectory, his hope for the Nigerian fashion industry and his dream of working with the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Read the full interview... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Tragedy occurred on the Abeokuta – Sagamu road while people were home celebrating Boxing Day. Three persons, two males and one female were confirmed dead at the scene while eight other persons, made up of six male and two female were seriously injured.. According to reports, the fatal crash was in the evening... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo We are taking a look at the female celebs who have been trending in the thigh high slit dresses because we know how daring it is to pull it off. For one, there can be a wardrobe mal-function in a second. This time the battle is between Nollywood actress Rita Dominic, OAP... Read More
A traumatised woman has told how a thief who burgled her house broke back in two nights later and snarled: “I’m going to rape you.” Flight attendant Daniela Vinci, 40, who has waived her right to anonymity, was asleep when Joseph Innocent Mwaura, 19, and an accomplice raided her home and stole her laptop, mobile phone and... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The Chairman, House Committee on Treaties and Agreements, Dayo Bush Alebiosu will be a guest on Rubbin’ Minds, Channels TV on Sunday, December 29 with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as host. Hon. Alebiosu will speak on a wide range of issues as it relates to the Aviation sector with focus on the Air Passengers... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A 43-year-old nurse, Bridget Osawaru, abducted on December 10, 2013 was said to have been killed by her kidnappers after collecting N1.5 million ransom from her relatives. Reports from Vanguard says she was abducted at her residence along Sapele Road in Benin City and was held by her captors until she was found dead.... Read More
by Akan Ido Olalekan Daniju, a victim of a violent assault inflicted by his wife,Bimbola Ajetumobi Daniju, a staff of Ecobank Plc., Agege Motor Road, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the lady. Daniju who almost had his penis severed after a squabble with his wife has refused to press charges against her... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo About 50 persons are feared dead and many declared missing after a boat carrying an unknown number of passengers yesterday capsized in River Buruku in Buruku local government area of Benue State. River Buruku is a tributary of the River Benue and flows along a beach where youths picnic. The passengers, including men and women were... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi might leave the apex bank before his official tenure expires. Mr. Sanusi was appointed as head of the bank in June 2009 by late former President, Umaru Yar’Adua and is due to leave June 2014. The governor’s tenure... Read More
by Nubi Kay’ This is a compilation of 10 sexiest Nigerian start-ups in 2013, and even though this first phrase is almost the same as the title, there is need to get some ambiguity out of the way. First, not all of the start-up on this list were founded in 2013. In fact only a... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo This is hilarious. We are wondering what was going through the artists mind when he decided to do a portrait of popular veteran actor, Pete Edochie. We guess he was just playing with the paint and brush (nothing serious) and the actor’s face came out as a result or this was his... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi It’s a wrap! The Headies 2013 has come and gone and left in its trail a mass of winners. The event, which reached its most competitive level this year, held yesterday, December 26, at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The show was hosted by MAVIN’s Dr. Sid and Tiwa Savage... Read More
Research led by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes, San Fransisco, United States has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death of most of the immune system’s CD4 T cells as an HIV infection leads to AIDS. Further, they have identified an existing anti-inflammatory drug that in laboratory... Read More
by Kayode Nubi This is a compilation of 10 sexiest Nigerian start-ups in 2013, and even though this first phrase is almost the same as the title, there is need to get some ambiguity out of the way. First, not all of the start-up on this list were founded in 2013. In fact only... Read More
by Akin Osuntokun Equating Yoruba interest with membership of APC is self-serving and abusive. As far as Yoruba identity politics goes, there should be absolutely nothing that qualifies Tinubu as championing Yoruba cause and does not apply equally to Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State. My uncle, Akinjide Osuntokun, Emeritus Professor of History, has the... Read More
by Oke Efagene A 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Agnes, who went to a beach in Lagos with her boyfriend on Christmas Day has drowned. Agnes was said to have left her residence at Ajegunle, Kirikiri Road, to the Bar Beach in Victoria Island, with her lover, Emmanuel, but never returned home. Emmanuel was reportedly... Read More
by Oke Efagene The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina, has denied claims by the media that he authorized a ban on the importation of fish. To this effect, a statement was issued yesterday by his media aide, Oyeleye Olukayode, to clarify the circular issued by the ministry on October 29, 2013. The... Read More
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by Raheem Oluwafunminiyi However, despite these seeming problems, this writer believes secession or threats of disintegration are not the decisive solution we need both as a people and country. The event in South Sudan and elsewhere should serve as a lesson for those who think dividing Nigeria on either religious or ethnic lines would solve... Read More
by Ahmad Kollere The Quran taught that the criterion for salvation promised by Jesus is to believe in the oneness and the omnipotence of God. Jesus also educated his followers, to reject polytheism and embrace “original unitive belief” in God, the Supreme Being, to accept all good deeds on the foundation of this foremost conviction.... Read More
by Oke Efagene A 22-year-old student, identified as Umar Ali Dodo, of Hassan Usman Katsina Polythecnic in Katsina, was shot dead yesterday by military personnel during a routine stop-and-search mission. It was gathered that the deceased and other passengers were in a vehicle, on their way to Minna in Niger State, when he was killed... Read More
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by Abimbola Adelakun Jonathan owes Obasanjo a lot of thanks for allowing him to play a defensive game. If only the letter had been written by someone with credibility! Up till three weeks ago, my shortlist for Man of The Year 2013 was a dead-heat betwixt the irrepressible faux-history academician, Femi Fani-Kayode, and the zero-sum... Read More