Gay Rights: The US can’t tell us how to live our lives – FG

by Rachel Ogbu The Federal Government has accused the international community of hypocrisy saying it has been under pressure from them to sign the Gay Rights Bill into law in Nigeria. In Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, spoke at an interactive session with the diplomatic corps, insisting that Nigeria... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: A nation of depraved perverts and paedophiles

by Femi Fani-Kayode …Every single member of the Nigerian Senate that voted with Yerima on that day and that supported his filthy agenda should bow their heads in utter shame and they should be compelled to offer their own infant and under age daughters to strangers for marriage. The Nigerian Senate includes some of the brightest minds in... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria – The death of objectivity and the rise of sentiments (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Why can’t one have his views without those that are opposed to it lambasting him with derogatory insults? Why can’t we agree to disagree amicably? Why must you impose your devil on me, and make him my saint? Last Saturday, I was in Lagos for a meeting. And upon arriving at... Read More

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July 20, 2013

“Allow me to ‘land'”: Artiste, Timaya lays it on Blaze FM OAP on air

by Chi Ibe Nigerian musician, Timaya, was said to have lost his cool on air recently during an interview with Blaze FM‘s JJ in Nnewi. [READ: Let’s have fun: Limpopo crooner, Kcee set to drop new single with Timaya ] The Punch reports: The Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa may like his music fast-paced and energetic,... Read More

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July 20, 2013

“We are not negotiating with Boko Haram” – Jonathan backtracks

by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has given a three months deadline to solve the problem of Boko Haram insurgency saying by the end of the year, the problem would have been significantly eradicated. “We are not negotiating with Boko Haram. It is done all over the world. It is not negotiation. We are not... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Opinion: My encounter with Prophet T.B Joshua

by Ekerete Udoh I was taken in by the ease and facility with which the rich and the powerful all mingle in a symphony of spiritual curiosity and the sense of order and organization that defines the church. Let me start by apologizing for the unavoidable absence of this column last week. It was due... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Harsh sentence? Woman who reported being brutally raped is jailed in Dubai for ‘extramarital sex’

The identity of the Norwegian woman who was sentenced to 16 months in prison for extramarital sex after she reported being raped in Dubai has been revealed for the first time today. Smiling happily into the camera, Marte Deborah Dalelv looks like she doesn’t have a care in the world. But the 24-year-old was brutally raped while on... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Photo of the Day: Nollywood actress, Ufuoma Ejenobor, flaunts her bikini body… away from the beach

by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Ufuoma Ejenobor apparently could not resist the urge of flaunting her sexy bikini taking a pose in what appears to be a rest room. Ejenobor wore a monochrome bikini with a shade of blue string halter-neck and blue earrings. Before you give your verdict we implore you to check out how wonderful... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Abati’s mother’s funeral: Gov. Amosun, Gbenga Daniel take political rivalry to church

by Akan Ido The governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and the forrmer governor, Gbenga Daniel renewed their political hostilities on Friday in Abeokuta during the church service for the late mother of the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Amosun accused the former governor, who was also in... Read More

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July 20, 2013

River crisis: Panel interrogates Rotimi Amaechi

by Akan Ido An investigative panel headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Operations, Philemon Leha, has questioned the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi over the political impasse currently plaguing the state. Leha reportedly met with Amaechi last week giving the governor an opportunity to state his case on the crisis in the south... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Chris Okotie: Counting the cost of insecurity

by Chris Okotie The state of emergency in the North-East and the accompanying military operations in that axis have the potential to adversely affect economic activities generally, including agricultural production and food prices as well as consumer demand. Mali has made a peace deal with the Tuareg separatist rebels which hopefully will pave the way for lasting... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Heartbreaking: How my wife died on her birthday with our last child – Collapsed building victim

Thursday, July 12, 2013 was Kafila Oyeniyi’s birthday. She did not celebrate much, just an intimate period with her husband, Atanda, who had promised her a surprise package later that week. As they slept in their apartment at 29, Oloto Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos that night, Atanda told his wife of seven years that by... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Patience Akpan-Obong: The miracle of losing my phone and getting it back

by Patience Akpan-Obong Some 30 minutes after we left, we returned to the bank. I didn’t think the phone would still be there. I just wanted the satisfaction of knowing that I looked for it. Loss or theft of cell phones is common place in Nigeria. A whine about it elicits a major yawn. I... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Opinion: Child marriage – Stealing their right to inocence

by Hannatu Musawa Every child should, at the very least have the right to grow up and every child should, in its most basic form, have the freedom of innocence. “Elham Mahdi al Assi was a young girl with great plans for her future. Those plans came to a cruel end when she married a... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Dele Momodu: Democracy in search of democrats

By Dele Momodu Until the day something major happens, by whatever miracle or stroke of all, we shall continue this circus show of musical chairs. Fellow Nigerians, there is no place where democracy is desperately seeking and pleading for attention than our dear country. I will explain and demonstrate what I mean in a jiffy.... Read More

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