by Erin J. Shea Putting up pictures that represent what you look like means you don’t have to worry later 1. The Profile The key to successful dating online is a well-written user profile. A profile is the unique, customizable area on an online dating site that contains biographical information about yourself, as well as photographs... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Singer 2face and his wife Annie Idibia are adding another little one to the family soon. This was revealed when Annie was spotted with a baby bump at the 2face Peace awards which held on Saturday, September 21 at the Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja. They are expecting their second child months from now as... Read More
We assume it wasn’t part of her pre-planned skit on the night. No sooner had Tina Fey, 43, picked up an Emmy for 30 Rock, when Twitter became abuzz that the star had accidentally suffered a wardrobe malfunction. The ‘slip’ quickly became a trending topic online causing much embarrassment for the star. Was this the... Read More
by Golden Onyeacholem …Jonathan is better placed to appreciate the crucial need for Nigerians from every part of the country to sit down, talk and reach a decision on how to move on as a people of one country. But more specifically, he can use the window to negotiate terms and relationships that will ultimately... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Luck ran out on a man alleged to be a pastor of a new generation pentecostal church in Lagos State when he was caught red-handed trying to bury the corpse of a two-year-old girl. According to police sources, the pastor, Dare Adewole, reportedly of the Christ Gospel Apostolic Church at 32/34 Karimu... Read More
by Akin Adesokan Knowing the Nigeria state and its way with nebulous categories and phrases, might the now-standard phrase “suspected Boko Haram members” used by the JTF and parroted by the media just be the rhetoric of a negligent system at lazy ease with the brutal killing of defenseless citizens? [NOTE: This column was written... Read More
by Adeola Balogun An unusual downpour has been witnessed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital as the rain has been pouring since Sunday evening with little respite. Activities in the ancient city were paralyzed all through Monday and at least 7 people are feared dead. According to reports, the areas worst hit were the Oluyole,... Read More
by Chibuike Wogu I once went to a certain commercial bank to deposit coins but I was told by the bank’s teller that they do not accept deposit of coins in the bank. When I insisted, other bank staff confirmed this to me. I probed further to find out why this was so and I... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two more casualties have been recorded following the recent shooting of squatters taking shelter at the uncompleted home of a yet-to-be named army general. The two victims succumbed to their injuries overnight and passed on at the Aso General hospital, Abuja, thereby raising the death toll from the attack on the squatters... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man taken before a Lagos court by his wife with the aim of divorcing him has shocked the court with his own side of the story. Olatunde Ogundimu, told a Grade A Customary Court in Agege that after he risked his life to save his wife’s, she proceeded to have an... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo An event meant to be commemorated joyfully turned tragic as unidentified gunmen interrupted birthday merriment and shot the celebrant, identified as Sunday Ozioko, 30, after raping his girlfriend. The event occurred over the weekend in Nsukka, Enugu State when the couple, as part of birthday celebrations, took a trip in the young... Read More
by Bayo Oluwasanmi For your information, the history of oppressed people all over the world was written in the streets whereby their blood fertilized the fields of liberty and freedom before triumph glisters in the eyes of the parents and resounds in the laughter of their children. I feel helpless not to mock or inveigh... Read More
Terrible: How I use human body parts to boost my business – Suspected ritualist confesses (PICTURED)
by ‘Jola Sotubo A gory sight met residents of Masfala area of Ibadan, Oyo State who were unfortunate enough to witness the discovery of severed human parts in a plastic bag by policemen. They also found out that their neighbour was responsible for the dastardly act. Abideen Raheem, a 35 year old herbalist, has been... Read More
by Emma Okah While Jonathan has shown maturity in resolving the issues raised by the rebels, he must bear in mind that the only thing that will pacify them is if he declines to contest in 2015. Should he refuse to throw in the towel, he must be ready for a showdown and he has... Read More
by Okey Ndibe Chinua Achebe wrote in The Trouble with Nigeria, his most polemical work, “There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian character… The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership.” There’s this apocryphal... Read More
by Femi Aribisala President Jonathan is at the height of his powers. He is not a lame-duck. He can run for a second term. That gives him enough time to deal with his opponents. It also tells them that they better make peace with him now, or they will be in the wilderness possibly for... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan Monday in New York called for a stronger global consensus and determination to end the scourge of terrorism as quickly as possible. Speaking at talks with President Barrack Obama of the United States ahead of the opening of the 68th session of the United Nations tomorrow, President Jonathan said... Read More
Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to have sealed his split from estranged wife Maria Shriver with a kiss … for his new chick. Arnold was photographed planting a big wet one on Heather Milligan Friday night after a romantic dinner in Santa Monica. (FYI, they ate at Fig in the Fairmont Hotel. Nice choice.) They arrived and left separately, but that didn’t... Read More
by Akan Ido Superstar Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji recently posted a picture of herself on her Instagram page relaxing and enjoying a drink. The sexy diva was wearing a wine-coloured top on a blue short skirt with a matching footwear. [READ: Pregnant? Naaa!: Nollywood sweetheart, Genevieve Nnaji sparks debate with (interesting) picture (LOOK)] She posted... Read More
by Ezinne Onyeka “Just our hopes, our fears, our regrets, our joys.” We each have a throne on which we rule; the extraordinary things that make us superior, the next man, the mule. We are kings, crowned by every addendum in life that makes us better, more suitable than the former, doubtlessly wary of the latter.... Read More
An eight-year-old boy has been diagnosed with an incredibly rare genetic disorder which makes him look ‘pregnant’. Aadam Asif is one of only 17 people in the UK to suffer from Niemann-Pick, Type B, which causes an enlarged liver and spleen. He was born with the condition, which caused his stomach to protrude, but doctors only discovered... Read More
An Afghani minicab driver who tied his pregnant mistress up then forced poisonous pills into her womb in order to abort his unwanted child has been jailed for six years. Ahmed Raofi, 29, became enraged when lover Irene Santos refused to terminate their unborn child, so he hatched a plan to kill the foetus without her... Read More
Animal lover Annel Snyman and her pet cat Timba exemplify the incredible bond that can grow between man and beast. But Timba is no ordinary house cat. He’s a hulking house lion that can polish of 9lbs of raw meat a day and could bite off her head any time he liked. But Timba is really a... Read More
Just like any other newlywed she has been subject to speculation that she is expecting a child. But for Kerry Washington, the rumours hit fever pitch on Sunday night as she attended the Emmy Award Ceremony in Los Angeles in a flowing dress. The star of political thriller Scandal was nominated for Outstanding Actress in... Read More
How Libyan dictator, Colonel Gaddafi raped hundreds of women and kept sex slaves – Ex-security chief
Dead Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi raped hundreds of women during his years in power, and even kept a harem of sex slaves locked in the basement of his home, his former security chief has revealed. Mansour Daw, who stayed loyal to the tyrant until his downfall and subsequent death in 2011, said Gadaffi’s sexual... Read More
The Gombe State Police Command says it has arrested two persons suspected of homosexuality and another for rape. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Fwaje Atajiri, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Gombe. Atajiri said a 25-year-old suspected homosexual, of Dubai by-pass, Gombe, had, penultimate Sunday,... Read More
A drunk has been busted urinating on fruit in a Swedish supermarket, police said. The man allegedly staggered into the Hemköp store in Gothenburg and sprayed his amber nectar all over the fresh produce aisle. Apples and oranges were particularly soaked as he ruined $110 worth of groceries in the gross stunt. Police were... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo National Director for Nigeria to the Miss Earth pageant and president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima, was certainly a show-stopper in this stunning outfit she wore yesterday at the competition. The former beauty queen donned a body fitting low-cut cream coloured gown with sequins, dropping silver earrings and a... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo In a recent interview with Encomium Weekly, 29-year-old Glo X-Factor winner, Obianuju Catherine Udeh popularly known as DJ Switch revealed that she has an eight-year-old child, whom she gave birth to three years prior to winning the Star Quest music show as part of the group Da Pulse. She, however, chose to keep the identity of her... Read More