by Auwal Anwar I sat down to remember how my childhood was so different. My parents were too busy eking a living to bother about my wants or if any teacher had smacked me at school. As long as they had provided the basics, I was on my own. No Disney Junior, no Cartoon Network,... Read More
by Renita Tisha Pinto If you want to get rid of your belly, then drink sufficient amount of water every day. Drinking water, after regular intervals will help to boost your metabolism and remove toxins from your body. Belly fat is a return gift that our haphazard lifestyle and wrong eating habits give us. Belly fat has always... Read More
by TNN When a person is fat, there is accumulation of fat everywhere on the body and hence, as a result occurs a double chin. “Spot reduction is a myth. You can’t get rid of double chin with certain neck and chin exercises alone. One has to reduce fat percentage overall. Double chin exercises will... Read More
by Michael Orodare A good number of these younger generation of leaders are good specimen to test the validity of the OBJ’s ‘theory of integrity,’ which says; when you give a younger person the opportunity to hold political office, they mess up the opportunity and leave the seat in scandals. I am not a fan of... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir This year, Nigerians have watched with despair, what appears to be, a stall in the marked improvements in power delivery witnessed in 2012. Major fluctuations in the availability of electricity to the end consumer remain at odds….. The power reforms are on again, this time around the word “unbundling” is the buzz word,... Read More
A woman, her three children and a neighbor were at the early hours of Wednesday, burnt to death at Shagari Estate, Musan, in Musan-Okunola Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State. The fire, as gathered, started at about 1.15 am in a three-bedroom flat located on 9, CH street. Eye witnesses said one of... Read More
Lack of upscale technology at the nation’s airport caused the furore between Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in 2012, NDLEA Director General, Mr. Olufemi Ajayi, has said. Ajayi said this in Lagos on Wednesday during a lecture on the role of the agency in national security and sustainable... Read More
Two sickening cases of animal cruelty have emerged in which friends entrusted to look after puppies have instead horrifically killed them. One case, in Marietta, Georgia, involves a man who allegedly beheaded two pit bull puppies for fun after the owners asked him to take care of them for a few days. The second case... Read More
by Levi Obijiofor The press and the people have consistently accused Mrs. Jonathan of lack of discretion, relating to inappropriate conduct, improper utterances and involvement in excesses that belittle the high office of president occupied by her husband. True or false, the charges levelled against Mrs. Jonathan constitute the basis of no fewer than three... Read More
by Ose Oyamendan Whatever happens, the war drums are out now, 2015 is going to be the political war of all wars. Get your cameras ready and buy some earplugs because the airwaves are about to be bombarded. I can see the cards now – in one corner, Goodluck Jonathan. In the other corner, an... Read More
by Akan Ido Ayo Jay is about to change the rules of the game. He has been in the studio recording with J-Sleek, E Kelly, Sarz, Tee Y Mix and many more producers. The music sensation who dropped his brand new single,”Your Number” few weeks back is receiving amazing reviews already and has gone ahead to... Read More
by Isi Esene Samsung Electronics West Africa, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company Limited, a global leader in digital home appliances, today announced the introduction of its new Bottom Mounted Freezer refrigerator featuring several category firsts. The new refrigerator, which automatically adjusts cooling speed in response to temperature fluctuations for more energy efficiency and to... Read More
by Isi Esene There seems to be no end in sight in the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party as peace parleys among warring governors appear to be yielding no fruit. Reports say following former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s meeting with pro-Amaechi governors who met him in Abuja recently, the overwhelming expectation was for the Rivers... Read More
by Isi Esene Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has been in the eye of the storm following his mention of certain individuals who he purportedly had “long-standing intimate relationship” with. Those mentioned include the widow of the late Biafran warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu; Chioma Anasoh and Adaobi Uchegbu. [READ: Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth... Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday faulted the statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, that the union demanded for N92bn, describing the claim as false. ASUU said it never demanded such amount as earned allowances in the 2009 agreement it reached with the Federal Government. Okonjo-Iweala had on... Read More
by Ben Okezie He may have tread the “political soil” where Governor Amaechi holds sway , but Mbu should not seen as one picked from Mars to be in charge of the Rivers State Police command. The world over, they are regarded as special species of homo sapiens and sequel to their sophisticated training, they... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The 40-year-old Eguhuo Bridge in Agba, Ishiellu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, eastern Nigeria, on Wednesday, collapsed after a heavy downpour. The rainfall prevented vehicles from gaining access into communities, thus paralysing economic activities in areas such as Ogboji, Eguhuo, Eguotu, Eguogiji and Onunweke, as the bridge was a link to Amagunze in Enugu... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A 15-year-old boy, Umaru Abu, was brought before the Zamfara Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for killing a five-year-old boy. According to what the Prosecutor, Daniel Longwal told the court, Umaru who hails from Dutsi village, Anka Local Government Area, of Zamfara state, deceived the deceased, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, into a farm to go and catch birds,... Read More
An HIV-positive Cincinnati woman who pleaded to four counts of unlawful sexual contact with two minors will only serve one year in prison, the Cincinnati Inquirer reports.Candance Morris (pictured), 32, faced more than 30 years behind bars, when she stood before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Melba Marsh Monday. The actions that lead up to... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi While the Malabu controversy remains a business deal gone sour in a sector that is lacking in transparency, the circumstances surrounding a tri-partite transaction involving the Federal Government, Shell/Agip and Malabu Oil and Gas Limited in respect of OPL 245 is what has generated the current furore. Based on a subsisting motion... Read More
Tragedy: Grant Weston A young footballer has been killed after falling more than 50ft from a balcony on holiday in Ibiza. Grant Weston, 24, played for his home village team – and went with a large group of mates to the party island. But he was killed in a fall from a balcony after a night out with his... Read More
The Emirati royal family now rule the waves after it was revealed they own the world’s biggest mega-yacht, knocking Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s off the top spot. The Chelsea owner’s vessel Eclipse had been the world’s biggest yacht for the past three years, but it has now been usurped by Azzam which is 54ft (16.5m)... Read More
This is the horrifying moment an armoured police vehicle was pushed off a bridge by protestors in Cairo today. The van plunged off the 6th October Bridge before demonstrators attacked the wreckage. It is not known how many people were on board and how many people survived the fall, but bloodied men were seen lying... Read More
by Isi Esene Yes, you can be forgiven if you don’t remember the beautiful face but the hot body is simply unforgettable; South African Babalwa Mneno, also known as Barbs contested in the 2012 Big Brother Africa All Stars and she sure knows how to keep fresh in our memories. The beautiful model recently posted her... Read More
Arrested: Kerrianne Johnson, 26, was charged with child molestation in Thomasville, Georgia A 26-year-old woman accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy was arrested on Friday after posting a message on Facebook saying how much she missed her young lover. Kerrianne Johnson, of Thomasville, Georgia, wrote: ‘I miss holding you at night’. The parents... Read More
by Taye Gaskia If the reason for demand for new states is genuinely about development and improving the lives of citizens; and not about creating a treasury pool that can be more easily accessed and looted by the elites; why are these demands being made without a concurrent demand for altering the revenue allocation formula?... Read More
Arrested: Ryan Tannenholz has been accused of having sex with a cat A man who enjoys dressing up as a dog has been arrested for having sex with a cat in Idaho. Ryan Havens Tannenholz, 28, is accused of sexually abusing the pet several times over the course of a year. Police arrested the man... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The northern Nigerian town of Konduga, Bornu state, is slowly becoming a ghost town as residents fled the area on Tuesday after suspected Islamists disguised as soldiers killing dozens of people in a mosque just after morning prayers. According to sources, residents were seen with various sizes of suitcases, leaving the village in... Read More