by Oge Okonkwo The 15 persons who were killed in Saturday’s automobile accident in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state are to be laid to rest in a mass burial ceremony which will take place on Tuesday. A commercial vehicle ran into a group of youths who were on their routine early morning excersise claiming... Read More
A rookie police officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy in the Bronx early Sunday morning after the officer and his partner told the teenager to drop his gun and he did not, the Police Department said. The police said the two officers, both recent Police Academy graduates, were patrolling near East 151st Street and... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo An unhappy man, 64-year-old Femi Eboda, begged for the dissolution of his 21-year-old marriage to his wife, Bolanle Eboda, on grounds of stealing and humiliating him publicly. Mr. Femi who lives at No, 14 Amusan, Oko-Oba, Abule Egba, made this plea at the Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court sitting in Lagos claiming that his wife failed to take... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode The Igbo had little to do with the extraordinary development of Lagos between 1880 right up until today. That is a fact. Other than Ajegunle, Computer Village, Alaba and buying up numerous market stalls in Isale Eko, where is their input? “The claim that the Igbo helped to develop Lagos is hogwash.... Read More
A Davenport, Iowa man being held on kidnapping and rape charges recently sent a threatening letter to his victim with some help from his father. The Quad City Times reported that Nathan Ronnau, 29, now faces a charge of first-degree harassment along with charges of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual abuse. On July 1, Ronnau allegedly choked his... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo There was notable tension in Nyanya/Karu Abuja, after some soldiers allegedly tortured a commercial motorcyclist commonly known as Okada leading to protest by some of the riders. According to sources, the trouble started after the Okada man conveyed a lady to St. Mary’s Catholic Church which some soldiers were stationed at the front of the... Read More
by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has crossed to the blonde side looking all different in her recent pictures. The controversial actress who used to spot a dark mane is sure having fun with her exotic appearance flaunting the long mane on her Instagram page. In one of the pictures, Tonto can be seen... Read More
Authorities say Travis Cook, 21, was found in possession of 28 images of child pornography and fathered a child with a 16-year-old live-in girlfriend. A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on child pornography charges three months after authorities say he fathered a child with a 16-year-old in her grandparent’s home. Travis Cook, 21, of Harrisburg... Read More
A killer facing execution Wednesday was found hanged in his cell Sunday on Ohio’s death row, prison officials said. Prison spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said Billy Slagle, 44, was found hanging in his cell about 5 a.m. at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution south of Columbus. He was declared dead within the hour. No other details were... Read More
Two girls came up with an evil plan to be able to use the internet after their strict parents wouldn’t allow them to use the computer to surf the internet, according to police reports in California. Police said that the two teenagers from California used a prescription sleeping medication to poison the milkshakes of their... Read More
A priest in Los Angeles confessed to a horrific string of atrocities, including molesting over 100 young boys and visiting male prostitutes while serving for years in a California parish, recently released documents reveal. Ruben Martinez’s confession is part of nearly 2,000 pages of documents highlighting years of sexual abuse by priests, brothers and nuns... Read More
Seven people died in shootouts between gunmen and the security forces in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango, officials said. Army troops and police engaged a group of gunmen in a shootout in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa, state prosecutors said. Four gunmen were killed and seven others wounded in the gunfight, while five... Read More
An American diplomat who police say was speeding, crossed the center line in his SUV and rammed into a full mini-bus, killing a father of three whose widow is six months pregnant, officials said Friday. U.S. Embassy officials in Nairobi rushed Joshua Walde and his family out of Kenya the next day, leaving the crash... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Kafayat Odunsi, one of the three journalists who lost their lives in a car crash in Ilesha, Osun state, south-west Nigeria has been laid to rest. The remains of Kafayat, who was untill her death, a staff of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA 10, was brought by an ambulance with registration number OS 67 A30... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has described his suspension by the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) as “irrelevant’’ in a statement made by his Media Assistant, Chinedu Offor, in Owerri, eastern Nigeria. Rochas, however, urged the people of Imo state to remain calm and be law abiding. “The governor is currently in the U.S.... Read More
by Tunde Ayeleru As we all know, ACN is giving a serious opposition and criticism to the PDP-led federal government, how come the same party in Oyo State is too intolerant to criticisms and divergent opinions from the people. As a scholar of Literary Criticism, I know the importance of criticism and critiquing. I read... Read More
by Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin My sincere advice is this: rather than be a from-company-to-company job seeker, you should learn and strive to engage in business ventures to secure financial autonomy, and the best time to start is while in school. Ever dreamt of graduating from the University and living a financially secured life ever after?... Read More
A Chinese immigrant charged with killing her baby by eating rat poison while she was pregnant pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor count of criminal recklessness as part of a deal with prosecutors. Bei Bei Shuai, 36, pleaded guilty to criminal recklessness and was sentenced to time served, which was 178 days, Marion County Prosecutor... Read More
by Akan Ido The Arewa Youth Forum were at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations to present Prophet T.B. Joshua with an Ambassador for Peace award. National Director of Public Affairs, Arewa Youth Forum, Benue, Nigeria, Bello Abdulhamid, said Joshua deserves the award because of love he has always demonstrated irrespective of barriers of race,... Read More
A graduate was shamed into losing a whopping 12 stone in just nine months after a mortifying flight home after her travels. Holly Hatfield, 23, had been looking forward to travelling home from Berlin to East Midlands Airport last July after completing her studies for her masters degree in the German city. But she was... Read More
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party Fact-finding Committee on the Taraba State Political Situation paid solidarity visit to Governor Danbaba Suntai in New York, United States, on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the committee, led by its Chairman, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, visited the governor at a rehabilitation centre, where he is receiving... Read More
by Akan Ido Three members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday died while returning from a meeting in Abuja. Reports say the accident was caused by a burst tyre which exploded as the Toyota Hiace bus moved in top speed. It somersaulted about nine times and veered off the road into the... Read More
by Dele Sobowale From the gang-up at the book launch, it would appear that Baba Iyabo is on his own. For once, OBJ has my sympathies and if there is going to be a duel, I wish him good luck. No soldier wants to be called a “coward” for God’s sake. “There is such... Read More
by Akan Ido Actress, Sharon Stone may be over 40 but she’s certainly looking stunning in white bikini. Stone is here seen on the boat named, ‘La Lucia’ in Italy while shooting her forthcoming film ‘Un Ragazzo D’Oro’, which translates to ‘The Golden Boy.’ She’s still got it, right?
by Kati Blake Make your boss and your department look great by preparing for big meetings together. Help out with research, if you can, or suggest talking points. When was the last time you went out of your way to impress your boss? In today’s world, your management can be the difference between exceeding your... Read More
by Julia Austin Being a bridesmaid went beyond fighting off evil spirits: the bridesmaids dresses used to look almost identical to the bride’s dress to confuse any jealous ex-lovers who may try to swoop in and capture the bride mid-vows! Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the traditions you’ll be seeing at... Read More
by Allison Bryant If you’re bad at managing money, then having more money won’t help. Think of someone who spends all their pay check and then can’t pay their bills. There are some problems money cannot solve, even though we tend to think that money is the answer to everything. ‘If only I could win the lottery!’... Read More