by Kiri Blakeley If you come from a dysfunctional background, where your parents couldn’t meet your emotional needs for whatever reason, it may be common that you are drawn to men who also can’t meet them. Some women have terrible taste in men. It’s not necessarily their fault — there are subconscious forces at work in how... Read More
by Akan Ido Music producer, OJB Jezreel, who was recently diagnosed with a Kidney condition is now a shadow of his bubbly-self going by recent photos. The popular producer has solicited for funds to enable him travel to India for a transplant surgery and reports say colleagues like super-producer and MAVIN boss, Don Jazzy and... Read More
by Akan Ido Some students of the Creative Arts Department of the University of Lagos protested what they described as sexual harassment by their lecturers. The students, mostly females, displayed placards including one which said, “Must I sleep with you before I pass?” They later moved to the Social Science department to register their grievances. The... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu People are calling her the “Lady Gaga of Nigeria” but singer, Donna Diva says she is the biblical Eve. https://twitter.com/iamdonnadivaful/status/348940728510083073 The Tarzan princess looked pretty comfortable in her bizarre novelty outfit but she was getting weird stares when she turned up at Eko Hotels and Suites on Sunday. [READ: Show me the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu 400-level student, Oyinlola Rotimi has reportedly spoken put for the first time since she delivered her baby boy in the student residence toilet of Moremi Hall at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Already OAU authorities have explained that it was not an attempted murder as earlier speculated and both mother and... Read More
by Jenna Birch Shedding stress, eating right, exercising, quitting smoking and even pampering yourself may sound like treats for you, but they’re also ways to show you love him. Actions Speak Louder You’ve heard it before: Men are visual; women are verbal. Men are impulsive; women like to analyze things. Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. So since... Read More
by Julia Austin Men just don’t tell us like we tell them, but they’re perusing our feed. They’re checking out all our photos, just as we do to them, reading our statuses and noticing our check-in’s. They just won’t admit it. Simply because we share more, women are victims for teasing. Men pretty much know everything we... Read More
by David Udom The Federal Government says it is using its Foreign Policy to attract foreign direct investment that will create job opportunities for Nigerians. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru stated this in Abuja when he presented his mid-term scorecard at the ongoing Ministerial Platform. He said consequent upon the dynamic economic diplomacy... Read More
by Harshada Rege Anything that’s once posted online can never be deleted completely. So make sure that you don’t post something that you may not want your colleagues, boss, siblings or parents to see. You may love being online, but that doesn’t mean you can reveal all. Here are somethings that should be kept under wraps: Intimate photos or videos: Something... Read More
by Sam Omatseye I refer to the children of the very rich among us. They are disconnected from the soul of the society. Or shall I say they are engrafting a new soul on our society. Nothing explains the primitive profile of our capitalist system more than the chasm between the rich and poor. This... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze But then, and to be honest, there will always be, in a country like Nigeria, the disquieting feeling of two justice systems, one for the rich, and one for all others… Yesterday, some men were hanged. While the death of a man, no matter what he has done, is tragic, the truth... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has ordered its members nationwide to embark on a three-day warning strike from Wednesday after the Federal Government failed to meet its 21-day ultimatum. According to NARD, the strike scheduled to begin tomorrow was to protest against the poor funding for training of its members by... Read More
What: D’banj’s DKM Concert. Where: Eko Hotel & Suites, V.I, Lagos. When: June 23, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Rachel Ogbu At his birthday/ DKM concert on Sunday June 23, international star, D’banj reportedly wore a ‘Suit of Money’ acquired for $25, 000. The suit was said to have been designed by Okunoren Twins, sewn in by hand and is made of real One Hundred Dollar bills. Linda Ikeji’s blog gives details saying it was... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Where is the ‘country of Africa’ because super star rapper, Rick Ross tweeted that he arrived there yesterday. https://twitter.com/rickyrozay/status/349237034231144448 Trust tweeps not to let this slide, many of his followers have called the rapper out on this gaff making him aware of this mistake but he is yet to address the geographically... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his personal assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, have appeared before a Lagos Federal High Court again for suspected money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ikuforiji and Atoyebi had re-arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Buba on an amended 54-count charge. The accused however,... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Four convicted criminals have been executed in Edo State, government officials confirmed on Monday. The criminals had been on death row for years but were recently executed by hanging, a move that has elicited condemnation from Amnesty International. According to reports, the international human rights group, in a statement, had called for... Read More
by Olatunji Dare If government programmes and projects have significant impact on the lives of the people, that impact will be their best advertisement. Propaganda, however skillful, cannot be a substitute for impact. Controversy has been its constant companion since the “National Good Governance Tour” was launched last September by the Minister of Information, Labaran... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Leadership newspaper and two of its journalists, Tony Ameokodo and Chibuzor Ukaibe have found themselves facing the Federal Government again after new forgery charges were filed against the Leadership Group Limited recently. The FG had previously withdrawn the forgery charges before but reports claim it recently changed its mind, dragging the newspaper... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A kidnapping gang were located at their hideout on Monday after kidnapping an Indian, Vivex Changrani, now the police believe they were the same gang suspected to have kidnapped the Chairman, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Kehinde Bamigbetan. According to reports, the Commissioner of Police for the command, Umar Manko, said the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A security guard at the First Bank Nigeria Plc, in Jibowu- Lagos has appeared before a magistrate’s court in Ebute Meta for breaking the company’s automated teller machine (ATM) and N12, 533,900. Seyi Jaiyeola was arraigned on a five counts of fraud and stealing after the bank’s investigation of the missing cash... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, to withdraw his decision to force his daughter, Shade Tinubu-Ojo into becoming the new leader of market women in the state. In a statement on Monday by its Lagos Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, the PDP urged Tinubu to... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A new bride was left devastated on Monday after her husband-to-be and three of his relatives died in an auto crash along the Benin-Auchi highway. On their way to the wedding introduction, the groom, his grandmother, uncle and the uncle’s wife who were riding in a Toyota Siena bus had a head-on collision with... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Here is the first trailer of Hollywood actor, Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs in the movie, Jobs. According to reports, Jobs premiered at Sundance Festival in January, to mixed reviews. Telegraph reviewer Sebastian Doggart called it “an almighty mess“. The movie highlights the late Apple CEO over three decades from 1971 to 2000.... Read More
A Pakistani teenage actress is in a critical condition in hospital after a man threw acid in her face while she was asleep at her family home. Bushra Waiz, 18, was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning, her brother said. Her family said a man had proposed to Ms Waiz and hurled acid... Read More
When Hayley Waddell’s 18-month-old daughter Lily refused to wear pink frilly knickers, instead insisting upon Bob The Builder pants, she put it down to her being a bit of a tomboy, simply less girly than her three sisters. But as Lily grew older and continued squirming in dresses, playing only with cars and actually insisting... Read More
A woman has accused Chris Brown of assaulting her. Deanna Gines alleges that the incident, which Brown’s camp have denied, was so bad she now may need to undergo surgery. The alleged assault occurred on Saturday night in the Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim, California, after the singer had earlier performed at the nearby Honda... Read More
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was today sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from public office for life after being found guilty of paying a teenager for sex at one of his infamous ‘bunga bunga’ parties. Berlusconi, 76, paid underage Moroccan teenager Karima El Mahroug, nicknamed Ruby the heart-stealer, for sex and then ... Read More
People looking for an extra hour in bed can often be left frustrated by noisy early-morning risers. Loud postmen or binmen are often blamed for ruining a lazy lie-in. But when fed-up residents on a Barnsley housing estate decided to complain about noise recently, it was for something altogether different. The South Yorkshire community has been... Read More
A teacher had sex with a 16-year-old boy pupil in her car – and told him he would be ‘a legend’ among his friends, a disciplinary hearing was told today. Emma Ager, 34, picked the teenager up after classes to have sex in her car, according to evidence from a professional conduct hearing in Cardiff. The hearing... Read More