Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is the igbo people more than any other that have complained about marginalisation in Nigeria, forgetting that there is no other country in the world in which there was a major civil war and yet only 10 years after that war ended the losing side produced the Vice President… Permit me... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: The APC and remoulding the Nigerian party system

by Jibrin Ibrahim The Professor Jega led INEC has always shown concern for a party system that expressed scant regard to democratic rules in their internal affairs. INEC, I believe, has also been concerned about the high number of non-functional parties that only serve to clog the ballot during elections, which explain their eagerness to... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Simply incredible: This scorpion stays black in daylight but glows blue under UV light (PHOTOS)

These images show the incredible transformation of a scorpion, simply by switching from daylight to UV light. The scorpion is better known as the Laos Black Forest Scorpion and is a particularly aggressive species when threatened. Scientists are not sure why the predatory arthropod glows blue, but there are various theories as to why it... Read More

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August 8, 2013

‘What the f___ would Jesus do?’: Female VICAR under fire for using offensive car sticker (PHOTOS)

A female vicar yesterday insisted she has not sinned against God by putting an obscene bumper sticker reading ‘WTFWJD’ on the back of her car. The Reverend Alice Goodman stuck the sticker, standing for ‘What The F*** Would Jesus Do?’, on the back of her red Subaru Legacy – sparking outrage from members of her parish. But the... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Messages from the dead? Couple develop app to communicate with ghosts

An Indiana couple have developed an app that they say lets the spirit world communicate with the living one and gives the dead a voice – through the medium of iPhone. Ghost hunters Roger Pingleton and Jill Beitz, of Greenwood, created Spirit Story Box which claims to translate supernatural electricity into English words. Pingleton said his... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Pastor fired for attending Rick Ross concert, months after Lil’ Wayne’s

26-year-old Pastor Rodney Wills was fired from his position at a North Carolina church after he was spotted at a Rick Ross concert. Wills was a pastor at Mt. Salem Baptist Church in North Carolina for almost four years when he was unexpectedly fired. The deacon board voted 11 to 3 when they met to vote whether Wills should... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Bribery: We often set our officers up – Police IG speaks on policeman’s dismissal

by Akan Ido Mohammed Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police has stated that he would not run a corrupt police system. The IGP was reacting to criticisms from several quarters considering the dismissal of a police officer who was caught receiving a bribe in Lagos as too harsh. Abubakar said this today at the State... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: I shed hot tears for Nigeria’s future

by Akan Imoh Our students are at home, our poor lecturers are hungry, yet it is the least of worries for those in power. How can the education of our future leaders be important when there are other important issues like the Rivers State Crisis, PDP, APC and the others, a permanent secretary on sabbatical... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Good grades: 70 per cent of WAEC candidates pass

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) yesterday released the full results of 1,543,683 candidates who sat for its May/June 2013 Secondary Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Dr Charles Eguridu, announced the results yesterday when he addressed a news conference in Lagos The number represents 91.38 per cent... Read More

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August 8, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Luis Suarez, the rebel without a clause

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Luis Suarez’s interview with the UK Telegraph was brutal, revealing and emphatic. He went in hard. He showed that he can bark and bite. Compared to the early noises he made this summer, this was thunder. The former Ajax man accused Liverpool of broken promises and demanded loyalty. Arsenal fans were sent... Read More

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August 8, 2013

I will never go back to my former job – ‘World’s hottest pornstar’, Brittni Ruiz finds Jesus

This Monday on the ABC talk show “The View” Brittni Ruiz, a former p0rn star, appeared with Pastor Craig Gross of XXXchuch.com and said that she could never go back to her old lifestyle now that she had found God in her life and had encountered His love for her. One of the hosts of the show,... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: Lessons learnt from the Igbo deportation saga

by Ochereome Nnanna If the Governors’ Forum focused on the right things, Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State would answer the phone when Fashola calls him. Obi would not only come to Lagos and join with Fashola when he wants a grand national burial for Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and shut his phone on Fashola... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: Islamic terrorists and presidential committee on security challenges

by Rotimi Fasan It must be realised that patience is wearing thin among those most affected by the activities of these terrorists and their bottled anger might boil over in a manner that might be fateful for Nigeria’s existence. The era of using religion to foment trouble or excuse abominable acts against innocents should no... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Smart move: Girl, 18, kept as sex slave escapes after ‘cutting ties with nail file’

A migrant worker in China kidnapped and repeatedly raped teenage woman over 11 days in a cellar he dug under his rented home. Chen Xiaolong, 36, faces kidnap and multiple rape charges after holding the 18-year-old captive in the cramped basement beneath his single-room house in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. Chen confessed to imprisoning the woman... Read More

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August 8, 2013

It’s official: MAVIN artiste, Dr. Sid gets engaged to girlfriend (LOOK)

by Akan Ido Dr. Sid yesterday proposed to his beautiful girlfriend, Simi Osomo in Venice, Italy. Both of them have been having swell time out of the country culminating into this romantic proposal. We say congratulations to the couple.

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August 8, 2013

Abimbola Adelakun: Between Mugabe, Obasanjo and Orwellian pigs

by Abimbola Adelakun But then, given Obasanjo’s antecedents and his role in engendering the culture of do-or-die elections in Nigeria, precisely what qualifies him to be a lead election monitor to Zimbabwe? Is the choice of Obasanjo the AU’s way of preempting their politics to us? There are two positions Africans usually take in discourses:... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Woman pleads guilty to pushing her daughter, 11, into having sex with 24-year-old

Pauline Hosein, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape and child endangerment and was promised six years in prison, plus five years of supervised release. A Queens mom copped to an unthinkable crime Tuesday, admitting she pushed her 11-year-old daughter to have sex with a 24-year-old man, officials said. Pauline Hosein, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree... Read More

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August 8, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: JTF relaxes curfew in Yobe

by Oge Okonkwo The Military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe state has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Potiskum town. This was announced in a press release issued by the Spokesman of the Task Force in the state, Captain Eli Lazarus, saying that the relaxation of curfew is due to the completion of the of... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Your mane or your life? Thieves armed with scissors now steal women’s hair in Venezuela

Oh, snip! Hair thieves known as “piranhas” are causing mass hysteria among long-haired beauties in parts of Venezuela, where men armed with scissors are attacking women for their tresses. The thieves sell the lopped-off hair to beauty salons for a pretty penny. It’s a terrifying threat to women in a country where long, shiny hair... Read More

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August 8, 2013

AWFUL: Landlord sets 6 youth ablaze for smoking Indian hemp (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by Chisom Ukaegbu Six young men got more than they bargained for when they were set ablaze by a neighbor for incessant gambling and smoking of Indian Hemp. The incident occurred in Ago-Oko area, Abeokuta, Ogun State late on Tuesday night when the man identified as Agba got fed up with their habit after warning... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: The judicial derobing of INEC’s Jega

by Emmanuel Onwubiko INEC should leave the smaller political parties alone; resist attempt to stifle growth of democracy but instead should introduce policies to restore credibility to this badly dented commission so as to meet the overwhelming wishes of Nigerians to see reforms… Prior to the appointment of Professor Attahiru Jega as chairman of the... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: Nigerian legislators are cats with nine lives

by Josef Omorotionmwan When it comes to playing to the gallery, the House of Representatives is certainly smarter than the Senate. This is what the much-touted idea of autonomy for the local governments has shown. People asking for Sovereign National Conference for the purpose of giving this country a Constitution certainly know what they are... Read More

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August 8, 2013

SHOCKING: 13-year-old boy shoots his family, spent day in school then killed himself

A 13-year-old boy killed his police officer parents, his grandmother and his great-aunt then spent a full day at school before returning home to take his own life. Marcelo Pesseghini was found dead with the bodies of his relatives at the family’s home in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His father, police sergeant Luiz Pesseghini, 40, was... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics

by Corlenius Segun-Ojo Culturally, it is indisputable that our society does not condone assault of any kind on womanhood. When a family brawls and the elders wade in, the man always take the bashings for being so ‘poor and disgraceful’ to engage the wife in a public ‘show of shame’. As a school boy, I... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Desperado: Man arrested for attempting to burn petrol station in Lagos (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo A young man, identified as Dada Ajibo from Niger Republic, has been arrested by the police for attempted arson on Tuesday. Dada was caught under a golf car parked at a filling station in Akowonjo while trying set a car ablaze with a lighter to cause an explosion. On witnessing the incident, the residents... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Living the life: Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus and husband holiday in Malta (PHOTOS)

by Chisom Ukaegbu MAVIN music act, Dr. Sid and girlfriend, Simi Osomo are not the only Nigerian celebrity couple holidaying in another country. Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus is also having a ‘helluva’ fun as she holidays with her husband in Malta. The beautiful actress was pictured sun-bathing in the rays dressed in white blouse, jeans... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Hoodlums invade college in Ondo, rape 3 students

by Oge Okonkwo Three female students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State were raped when hoodlums invaded their campus in the early hours of Tuesday. The act sparked protests among the students. Coming out in scores, they blocked the ever-busy Fiwasaye/Owo Road, causing a blockage that lasted many hours. Leadership reports: Scores of students... Read More

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August 8, 2013

7 tips on how to get in the best shape of your life

by Tara Zimliki There are many sure fire ways on how to get in the best shape of your life through my tips as your trusted trainer. I have helped countless clients lose weight to transform their bodies and lives, and now I am here with tips to help you. By eating nutrient dense, low... Read More

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August 8, 2013

10 (amazing) health benefits of sex

by Ms Amor Most of you’d agree that sex is a wonderful stress buster and can free you from the shackles of a busy life! While having sex regularly increases your immunity, it also acts as a great form of exercise. But did you know that an active sex life is also the key to... Read More

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August 7, 2013

Miss Global Nigeria queen begins her reign, leaves for Dubai

by Chisom Ukaegbu The current Miss Global Nigeria, Michelle Udoka begins her queenly duties as she embarks on a trip to Dubai for classes on etiquette. The Dubai trip was sponsored by SpringHill Hotels & Resort. The beauty pageant was held last month in which she emerged first. Nigerianfilms reports Michelle Udoka, who won the just... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo

Opinion: The APC and remoulding the Nigerian party system

Simply incredible: This scorpion stays black in daylight but glows blue under UV light (PHOTOS)

‘What the f___ would Jesus do?’: Female VICAR under fire for using offensive car sticker (PHOTOS)

Messages from the dead? Couple develop app to communicate with ghosts

Pastor fired for attending Rick Ross concert, months after Lil’ Wayne’s

Bribery: We often set our officers up – Police IG speaks on policeman’s dismissal

Opinion: I shed hot tears for Nigeria’s future

Good grades: 70 per cent of WAEC candidates pass

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Luis Suarez, the rebel without a clause

I will never go back to my former job – ‘World’s hottest pornstar’, Brittni Ruiz finds Jesus

Opinion: Lessons learnt from the Igbo deportation saga

Opinion: Islamic terrorists and presidential committee on security challenges

Smart move: Girl, 18, kept as sex slave escapes after ‘cutting ties with nail file’

It’s official: MAVIN artiste, Dr. Sid gets engaged to girlfriend (LOOK)

Abimbola Adelakun: Between Mugabe, Obasanjo and Orwellian pigs

Woman pleads guilty to pushing her daughter, 11, into having sex with 24-year-old

#InCaseYouMissedIt: JTF relaxes curfew in Yobe

Your mane or your life? Thieves armed with scissors now steal women’s hair in Venezuela

AWFUL: Landlord sets 6 youth ablaze for smoking Indian hemp (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Opinion: The judicial derobing of INEC’s Jega

Opinion: Nigerian legislators are cats with nine lives

SHOCKING: 13-year-old boy shoots his family, spent day in school then killed himself

Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics

Desperado: Man arrested for attempting to burn petrol station in Lagos (PICTURED)

Living the life: Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus and husband holiday in Malta (PHOTOS)

Hoodlums invade college in Ondo, rape 3 students

7 tips on how to get in the best shape of your life

10 (amazing) health benefits of sex

Miss Global Nigeria queen begins her reign, leaves for Dubai

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