A teacher has been jailed for two years after a secret four-year relationship with a 14-year-old female pupil. Rachel Speed, 41, of Hengoed, Caerphilly County, denied indecent assault and sexual activity while in a position of trust but was found guilty. Speed started a relationship after kissing the girl in a stationery cupboard at Fairwater... Read More
by Ochereome Nnanna It is not true that Abia State Government sacked non-indigenes. Categories of staff from other South East states of Imo, Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi were asked to transfer their services to their states of origin. In the Abia State Civil Service, there are Nigerians from almost every state of the federation outside... Read More
by Hannatu Musawa The piece brings in a different perspective to the argument of the age of ‘A’ishah, the wife of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) when she wed The Rasul (SAW). This week I wanted to write on a very interesting and enlightening piece a knowledgeable and enlightened academic and Muslim scholar referred me to. The... Read More
by Obisesan Matthew The Youth contributed a large percentage of the votes which ensured Senator Ajimobi’s victory in 2011. Of these, students played a major role. In fact, the Governor’s party, ACN won in most campuses. In Oyo state, the Youth have always desired greater participation in Government. Thus, when Governor Ajimobi dissolved his... Read More
by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu It was one tragedy too many that we lost him in an accident involving those convoys-from-hell that the members of the Nigerian ruling class have continued to terrorize our roads with since the days of military dictatorship. Many different thoughts came to my mind last week, when news of Festus Iyayi’s... Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected Friday’s announcement by INEC to hold supplementary election in Anambra State on Nov. 30th. “We will not be a party to what is obviously a travesty of election by a self-discredited and conniving electoral umpire,” the party said in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its... Read More
by Isi Esene The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced November 30 as the date for the supplementary election to hold in Anambra State after last Saturday’s election was declared inconclusive. According to the commission’s chairman the November 16 election “was not the best by the commission.” He reportedly regrets irregularities encountered during... Read More
Gunmen Friday stormed the Opume Community in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, abducting the wife and son of the state treasurer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Gbalipre Turner. Gbalipre Turner, is the younger brother of a close associate of President Goodluck Jonathan and paramount ruler of Opume Kingdom, HRH King Amalate... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Poize Magazine, Nigeria’s first magazine for and about women entrepreneurs under the leadership of Comfort Avunze Sakoma is proud to announce the WEConnect International initiative in Nigeria. WEConnect International will launch on Thursday the November 28, 2013 in a high-profile ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria. Based in Washington, D.C., WEConnect International is a global... Read More
by Muyiwa Daropale The Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, has today, the 22nd of November, ordered the re-deployment of 5 assistant Inspector Generals (AIG) and 2 commissioner of Police (CP). The Senior Police Officers redeployed include the former CP, Anambra State, AIG Ballah M. Nasarawa who was recently promoted Assistant Inspector-General of Police and... Read More
by Clara Ezeudoh The sun disappears, the cloud gets darker. It seems to stop, but then it comes. Large drops! Perceive thou the sweet smell of dust. Unique indeed. Falling from the sky, a magnificent view. The raindrops beckon, come feel me! Let me wash your pain; let me wash your sorrow;... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Popular singer, Timaya the self acclaimed Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa in a recent interview with The Punch talked about his past, career and his secret ambition. While talking about the issues concerning his life, his absence from the entertainment scene for a while, The ‘Ukwu’ singer seemed to be nursing a secret... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The long wait for a Nigerian national carrier might soon be over as reports have it that prominent airline Aero Contractors is set to fill the slot. The airline is said to be making plans to change its name to Nigerian Eagle to reflect its new status as the nation’s official airline.... Read More
A Massachusetts teenager charged with the murder of a popular high school math teacher sexually assaulted the woman in what a prosecutor said today was a series of “unspeakable acts” in a brutal assault, according to an indictment released today. Phillip Chism, 14, was arrested last month and charged with the murder of Colleen Ritzer,... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Not exactly what you would be expecting from the controversial gospel singer who keeps people glued to her Instagram page with with those racy photos. Well, it’s her birthday and she posted her birthday cake with the caption “I like my both day cake, well cos it’s delicious”. We like the simplicity... Read More
by Muyiwa Daropale The wife and brother of Nazeef Yunus, a lecturer at the Kogi State University who was paraded Wednesday as a Boko Haram member, said the Islamic scholar must have been set up. The wife, Sa’adatu Sani said people know him as a peaceful person and that he has always preached against the ideology... Read More
by Debo Adejugbe The case of disenfranchisement of voters was brought to the fore by the PDP candidate’s failure to cast his vote because his name was not found in the voters register, along with that of several family members and associates. The political terrain in Nigeria presents a very unique case for political scientists, willing to learn... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A Sokoto-based businessman, Alhaji Abu Dankure, who was kidnapped by four gunmen along Kupper road and released 11 days ago,died today at the Uthmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto at about 3 a.m. Dankure was aged 68. The deceased was taken to the hospital at about 2 a.m after complaining of a heartache and... Read More
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by Tutu Akinlabi D’banj is heading home, and in style too! This photo he shared via Instagram tells it all. The star chose to go with comfy attire as he chose soft socks and velvet slacks along with his comfortable Papi Hugo Espadrilles. These are the one of a kind Christian Louboutin shoes that “iambangalee”... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Jenifa is back! Funke Akindele will always give us something to laugh about, dressing like a school girl or trying to be like a local champion in movies and now she is back, dressed as a ghetto girl on a movie set. The actress posted a photo of herself and another Nollywood... Read More
What: Davido becomes Teen Y! Editor-at-Large. Where: RED corporate headquarters, Lagos. When: November 21, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa – Davido heads to the Hearts of Gold Children Hospice, Surulere, Lagos
by Oke Efagene Yesterday, Thursday 21 November, 2013, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, was said to have taken ill while presiding over the Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors meeting in London, United Kingdom. This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati. Abati,... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Its Kay Switch, D’banj and a love song! For guys about to propose or getting married soon you cannot go wrong with this new love song ‘Obimo’ by Kay Switch featuring his superstar brother D’banj who totally nailed the song with his signature harmonica. Directed by Patrick Ellis, there was never a... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Tonto Dikeh is now a household name among Nollywood fans in Nigeria, but it wasn’t always like that. The screen diva, like musician Drake, started from the bottom and now she’s famous. Tonto decided to take a walk down memory lane as she shared this “then and now” photo via Instagram. Which... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The Oral-B Winning Mouth App test competition currently running on Facebook has produced a lucky winner. Amongst all who took the test, Akintunde Oladipupo emerged as top scorer on the Winning Mouth App designed to help Nigerians assess their oral care and develop healthy oral hygiene habits. 25 year old Oladipupo who works as an... Read More
by Oke Efagene The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed plans to create a new generation of naira notes before the second quarter of next year, 2014. This development was made known by the Deputy Governor, Operations, CBN, Tunde Lemo. Lemo, however, said that the apex bank had previously made it known... Read More
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