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August 1, 2013

Tragic: 7 people die as fuel tanker loses control in Lagos

by Isi Esene Seven people were yesterday killed at Ogolonto bus stop near Ikorodu, Lagos, when a fuel laden tanker lost control and careened into container shop. The victims were reportedly removed from the scene of the unfortunate incident around 7:10pm according to the Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe. Fadipe said the truck, which... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Female doctors arrested for allegedly selling a baby in Imo

by Isi Esene Two female medical doctors, Sandra Odimega and Azuka Odike have been arrested in Imo state for their alleged involvement in child trafficking. The two medical practitioners were arrested with a couple, Prince Sunday and Sarah Okorie in the process of selling the baby. Reports say Odimega was arrested in her hospital, Favour... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Opinion: Osun, Ekiti and the PDP comeback bid

by Oluwatosin Fatoyinbo Aregbesola has also been alleged to be putting the state on a financial precipice with his continual borrowing which is said to now be close to 300 billion naira… Talleyrand, it was that said “in war, you die only once, in politics, you die to rise again”. This applies perfectly to the... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Michael Orodare: Enough of the politics of every man for himself (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The truth is that we have been infected with the age-long ‘virus’ – lack of trust, which our leaders battled with after gaining independence. Every time we gather at symposiums to discuss the way forward for Nigeria, the social media has become a second home, where we derive ‘pleasure’ in lashing out on public office holders,... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Atiku Abubakar: Nigerians in the diaspora must be allowed to vote

by Atiku Abubakar Nigeria requires a committed, visionary leadership that works in concert with a mobilized citizenry – with this we can change the way issues are handled and turn Nigeria around! Democracy is not bestowed on a society over night. It is a process by which the citizens and their government perpetually negotiate over the tenants upon which that society operates. By 2015, Nigeria will have been on its democratic journey for 16 years, and despite progress... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Opinion: Umaru Dikko, nostalgia and PDP’s politics

by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu But for now, it will be interesting to see how much discipline Alhaji Umaru Dikko can knock into the undisciplined political mob that constitutes the PDP. A week can be a very long time in politics. This is even truer within the pressure cooker ambiance of Nigerian politics. Two events this... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Opinion: Of randy pastors and rape in the sanctuary

by Josef Omorotionmwan Bishop Chibuike Nwabueze personally stated his own case… While he was resting, a girl came for deliverance. While he was yet pleading the blood of Jesus on the girl, she had undressed. Before he could restrain the girl, he was already reading her ‘New Testament’. The Church has since become a cracked... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Oil theft and criminal cartels

by Olusegun Adeniyi And in another country where leaders are actually accountable to the people, several public officials would have lost their jobs by now, assuming they are not already in jail. But because this is Nigeria, we have a situation in which arrested vessels carrying stolen oil just ‘disappear’ into thin… At the public... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Right in your face: Model, Huntington-Whiteley strips off for TOPLESS photoshoot (LOOK)

She has previously been a poster girl for  Marks and Spencer underwear. But Rosie Huntington-Whiteley modelled for a  far racier campaign when she stripped off at Hayman Island near Australia’s  Great Barrier Reef earlier this month. The 26-year-old English beauty is currently  the face of Australian cosmetics company ModelCo and modelled for a topless  shoot.... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Gov. Fashola nominates Gbeleyi as new finance commissioner

by Oge Okonkwo Ayo Gbeleyi The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has nominated Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the new commissioner for finance. Mr. Gbeleyi, is the Director-General of the State’s Office of Public – Private Partnerships (PPP) and currently the special adviser to Fashola on PPP. Mr. Ayodeji is a  Fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Nigeria... Read More
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July 31, 2013

How man killed his friend in Ogun after argument over phone charger

by Chisom Ukaegbu Tragedy occurred at Isapodo area of Ijebu-Ife, in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State as a young man was killed during a petty argument over the ownership of a mobile phone charger with a friend. The victim, Dele Oje was slit in the throat while having breakfast shortly after the... Read More
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July 31, 2013

The thigh’s the limit: Pregnant Halle Berry looks stunning on dinner date with husband (PHOTOS)

She is due to give birth any day now. But Halle Berry showed no signs of slowing  down as she stepped out in style for dinner with husband Olivier Martinez on  Tuesday night. The 46-year-old actress was helped out of the  couple’s car by the French  actor as they arrived at a restaurant in Beverly ... Read More
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July 31, 2013

“I find Davido HOT… I would do it again” – Kenyan vixen gives explicit details of sex romp with artiste

by Chisom Ukaegbu HKN artiste, Davido is embroiled in another scandal, this time its a Kenyan model/video vixen simply known as Pendo making unverifed claims about how the Gobe crooner gave her his ‘ALL’ after performing at Kenyan 2013 Boombaataa Festival alongside Ice Prince Zamani . According to media reports from Standard Media Kenya, the popular... Read More
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July 31, 2013

So true, so false: Femi Kuti’s ex-wife, Funke Kuti will be on the Real Housewives of Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu The first scoop coming from speculations that the Real Housewives franchise is coming to Lagos is that Femi Kuti’s ex-wife, the beautiful, Funke Kuti is going to be on the show. The entertainment industry has been excited about the rumours since it began circulating that the franchise is was going to make Lagos... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Medical miracle: Woman, 61, gives birth for the first time to twins

Antonia Leticia Rovati Asti A woman, 61, gave birth for the first time to twins, according to hospital records. A Brazilian woman, Antonia Leticia Rovati Asti, gave birth for the first time, a week after turning 61-years-old. The late in life pregnancy was made possible in part by Dr. Orlando de Castro Neto, a specialist in assisted... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Awful: Court remands teenager for allegedly killing his mother

by Oge Okonkwo An 18-year-old teenager, Ezekiel Adenipekun, has been sent back to prison, awaiting trial at the  Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing his mother, Fumilayo, with a machete. The accused who resides at Irojo area of Ilesha, Osun committed the offence at about 3pm, July 21, inflicting serious  machete cuts on his mother concentrating on her neck, while she... Read More
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July 31, 2013

APC registration: “Nigeria’s democratic journey has just begun” – Tinubu speaks, pats INEC on the back

by Isi Esene Bola Tinubu, the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the merging opposition parties, has reacted to the registration of the newly formed party, the Alliance for Progressive Change (APC) by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) today. Tinubu who was the former governor of Lagos State said the registration... Read More
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July 31, 2013

“This is the beginning of the end of misrule” – Nuhu Ribadu reacts to APC’s registration

A chieftain of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has joined other Nigerians in expressing happiness over the emergence of the mega opposition party, even as he charged members of the party to strive harder for the ultimate goal of dislodging the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ribadu, in a statement in... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Doctored or not? Magazine publishes ‘the photo that puts Lionel Messi’s marriage at risk’ (PHOTO)

Lionel Messi, arguably the world’s best soccer player, may have to work on his off-the-field defense – at home – after two Argentine publications published photos showing the married soccer superstar gallivanting with an alleged stripper. The Barcelona striker was allegedly pictured on the cover of Argentina’s Pronto magazine with a blonde dancer in a Las Vegas... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Busted: Fake herbalist arrested in Lagos for duping 10 people (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo Gbenga Ogunmefun, the fake herbalist A suspected fraudster has been caught by his victims at the Ijagemo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. The man, Gbenga Ogunmefun, posed as a herbalist, an estate agent and phone repairer to defraud at least ten people of various amounts of money. According to sources, Gbenga Ogunmefun, posed... Read More
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July 31, 2013

“We will march naked”: Imo women threaten gov’t over bad roads

Residents of Nekede, Eziobodo and Ihiagwa communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State have threatened to go naked in protest over the terrible condition of roads in the area. The aggrieved villagers, who were mostly women, said they would take to the street to protest what they called government’s indifference to the plight of... Read More
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July 31, 2013

She’s killin’ it! Actress, Yvonne Nelson is blonde and dangerous in new picture (LOOK)

by Rachel Ogbu It’s hard to keep up with Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson’s hair colour these days, it’s like 80s cartoon Terrahawks’ Kate Kestrel who changed her hair colour to match her outfit. But Nelson is no space ranger, the down to earth beauty recently posted photos of her new look online via Instagram and captioned... Read More
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July 31, 2013

ASUU strike: FG appeals to students, parents to be patient

The Federal Government has appealed to university students and their parents to be patient as negotiations are ongoing with striking university lecturers. Briefing journalists after the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, the Information Minister, Labaran Maku, said government was worried because the disruption of the university calendar comes at a... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Spotlight on the kings of Africa: How Nigerian monarchs live in royal splendour (PHOTOS)

With their brightly coloured robes, ornate thrones and legions of flunkeys attending every whim, they seem every bit the archetypal African kings. Nigeria’s traditional Monarchs may have been stripped of their powers half a century ago, but they appear to have lost little of their regal pomp and splendour as this fascinating series of portraits... Read More
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July 31, 2013

7 reasons NOT to have cosmetic surgery on your face

by Allison Byrant Having cosmetic surgery on your face may be much more affordable than it used to be, relatively speaking, but it’s still going to cost you a few thousand dollars minimum. Just think what else you could do with that money! There are so many reasons not to have cosmetic surgery on your... Read More
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July 31, 2013

Do we smell a scandal? Media mogul, Simon Cowell impregnates married socialite

Simon Cowell is expecting a baby with New York socialite Lauren Silverman. A close friend of Cowell told  MailOnline  that Lauren, who is technically still married to real estate mogul Andrew Silverman, a close friend of Cowell’s, had revealed that she wants to marry the star just a few weeks ago. The friend said: ‘Lauren... Read More
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