by Idoreyin Sampson It’s not everyday we get to see Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe like this. So, simple, so sweet. Looking so girl-next-door. We like! [Photos: H/T to LLB]
A 42-year old man, Alao Shobowale has been charged before the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria for allegedly raping a 12-year old girl through her anus. Shobowale, also known as Alasco, allegedly rubbed his penis and the victim’s anus with ointment and raped her. The incident occurred at Togodo Street, Temu in Epe,... Read More
by Charles Novie Obaifeiye Shem, the Lagos Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Defence Corps, would never have imagined in his life that he would start off a viral and new-Naija lexicon with his famous phrase, ‘my Oga at the top‘. I caught the bug just a day back when I started receiving blackberry broadcasts with... Read More
Coming out may not always be easy. One father, who overheard his son on the phone discussing his intentions to reveal his sexuality, eased his child’s worries by writing him the best note ever. FCKH8.com, an equal rights organization, first posted the touching letter to Facebookon Friday morning. In the note, the father explains he overheard his... Read More
Lil Wayne is recovering after being hospitalized for seizures. TMZ initially reported that Wayne was in critical condition. The 30-year-old rapper was rushed to Cedars Sinai Tuesday. He was released the next day but was taken to the hospital again after being found unconscious in his room, TMZ reported. According to TMZ, Wayne had been placed in... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Forbes has released its 10 most influential celebrities of 2013 with familiar names like Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg topping the list. To create the list Forbes used E-Poll Market Research which ranks more than 7,500 celebrities on 46 different personality attributes based on their polling data of Americans. “To break ties,... Read More
by Chi Ibe Emeka Aseme, a business tycoon and a hotelier who is also Charly Boy’s cousin was kidnapped during a visit to his 5-Star hotel in Oguta, Imo state on February 24. According to reports, Aseme’s family was in touch with the kidnappers who asked for a N8m ransom and its said the family paid it. However,... Read More
by Matthew ‘Femi Adedoyin Young men or women who engage in premarital sex end up having extramarital relationships and this is a problem for our society. Our definition of moral concepts in recent times has indubitably resulted to high level of licentiousness, sexual anarchy, disruption of family life and a life bereft of hope and... Read More
David J. Renz, the 29-year-old Cicero man charged with stabbing a school librarian to death and raping a 10-year-old girl, knew his way around technology. He outsmarted the ankle bracelet that was supposed to keep the community safe while he was waiting to be tried on child pornography charges. And when federal agents took his... Read More
McDonald’s Corp has been sued by a woman who said her 2-year-old son ate a used condom he found in the play area of one of its restaurants in Chicago. Anishi Spencer filed the complaint against the fast-food restaurant chain on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of herself and her sons, Jonathan... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The race for this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) began last night in Malawi ahead of the ceremony scheduled for April 25, 2013 in Bayelsa which promises to reward hard-working filmmakers who have excelled within the last year. The AMAA screening committees and jury had worked assiduously behind the scenes to see... Read More
Jessie J after she had her hair shaved off for Comic Relief Singer Jessie J lost her trademark locks when she had her head shaved during tonight’s Red Nose Day fundraising extravaganza. The Price Tag star was shown backstage with only her thick black fringe still in place before it too was shaved off. She... Read More
He shocked viewers last month when he cheekily referred to Oprah Winfrey’s chest as ‘tig ol’s bitties’ in an interview about the pair’s sex scene in their forthcoming movie, The Butler. And now the chatshow queen responds to his comments as she sits down in an upcoming Q&A with talk show host Steve Harvey. The... Read More
…it is a warning to those who might yet choose to stand with the people, that their government will not stand for them… Nigeria must learn to treat her whistle blowers with more respect and they must be protected at all cost. The man works at a bar and when he heard a presidential candidate... Read More
by Isi Esene The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has come out strongly to defend the presidential pardon granted to the former governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and other ex-convicts. The presidential aide who appeared in a Channels Television morning programme on Saturday justified the presidential pardon... Read More
From when he cried into the world about 28 years ago, till he took his final breath just two weeks ago, Seyi Fasere lived a hard life full of struggles and unfulfilled aspirations. He was born into the poor family of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fasere of Ilupeju Ekiti, Ekiti State but he determined to... Read More
by Isi Esene A church prophetess, Titilayo Oluokun hads dragged her husband, Prophet Adewale Oluokun before an Agege Customary Court pleading that their marriage be dissolved due to his habits which are unbecoming of a prophet. According to her, Oluokun is a womaniser who also gambles and beat her. “He doesn’t care for me and... Read More
From being told to stay home because we had been beaten so much that beyond repair and no one should see the effect of his hands on us. To the sound of ripped clothing as he lay hands on her. Her shouts of pain and anguish. Pain. It has been a constant companion my whole life. From... Read More
by Isi Esene Nollywood’s Iyabo Ojo, is an actress of many parts, in this interview with the Punch Newspapers, the talented lady speaks about her career, family, her ex-husband, and life being a single mother. Read excerpts from the interview below: Why I love tattoos I don’t really have as many tattoos as people think... Read More
by Dele Momodu This memo is not an attempt to bemoan our inglorious past but to inspire you on the way forward. After the unacceptable rate of unemployment in Nigeria, the biggest problem confronting us is the total breakdown of law and order. Our dear Generals, let me apologise for my lateness in sending this... Read More
by Isi Esene Grace Wende, the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Agency for the Control of Aids (BENSACA), has announced the discovery of an homosexual group in the state known as the Men Sleeping with Men (MSM). She disclosed that the 400-member association has its members drawn from various higher institutions in the state.... Read More
by Isi Esene The Imo State branch of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria has dragged the state governor, Rochas Okorocha and other government functionaries to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly misappropriating public funds. ALGON, through its lawyer, C.O.C Akaolisa is accusing Okorocha of “criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, stealing,... Read More
A man suspended from a Detroit-area university after writing about his attraction to teachers in a class journal sued the school Friday for $2.2 million and four lost credits, claiming his free-speech rights were violated. Joseph Corlett, 57, a home builder who enrolled in college because of the weak economy, said he was an A-student... Read More
Metro Nashville Police say a man handling a pistol in a motel room has fatally shot one of his sons. Police said they do not believe the shooting was intentional. A gunshot to the chest of 10-month-old Adam Bass resulted in the baby’s death Thursday night. Police said the boy’s father, 30-year-old Larry Bass, was... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Kuluya, a game development outfit based in Lagos has created a game based on the #MyOgaAtTheTop phenomenon. Just tried playing it but got a score #MyOgaAtTheTop will not approve of. With over a hundred games already, Kuluya intends to change the gaming landscape in Africa and we think this one will do... Read More
by Chi Ibe Here is Dj Kaywise’s remix of Davido’s Gobe music video and NSCDC commandant’s #myogaatthetop Channels TV interview. [READ: This is just unbelievable: See how the Civil Defence commandant embarrassed himself on live TV (WATCH, TRANSCRIPT)] [READ: “My oga, who art at the top, hallowed be thy name”: SEE Top 10 tweets on Civil Defence commandant’s... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu New music video by Mo’Eazy for his single ‘Smile’ is brought to you by Soul Muzik and Trademark Pictures. It shows Mo’Eazy rapping in the studio to a pretty girl at home with a lot of cable wires between them, she even takes a naked picture nd sends to his phone. Watch the video here:
by Idoreyin Sampson The race to the top of the Smartphone leader-board just got more competitive with the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S4. For end-uses who have always used the Samsung S III, this is an needed improvement, but for first time users it can only be described as magic – the Samsung... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Five suspected Internet fraudsters were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu following an intelligence report. The Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren released a statement recently that revealed the suspects were arrested from their hide out at No. 26 and 42, Chimaobi Uba Street, GRA, Enugu. The statement reads: “The suspects,... Read More