by Idoreyin Sampson This advert by French toilet paper brand, Le Trefle is just about the best thing we’ve watched in a long time. It warns that technology is not everything and can’t replace everything we do. As you know, Emma gets the last laugh on this one, and we are rooting for her. Enjoy!
A Manhattan lawyer died Wednesday after she jumped from an eighth-floor apartment window cradling her baby in her arms, but the child survived, police sources and witnesses said. Cynthia Wachenheim, 45, was holding her 10-month-old son Keston as she plunged from her window at The Sutton, 102 Bradhurst Ave., at West 147th Street, about 3:25... Read More
From HealthyBlackWoman If you have true intimacy with a partner, and are truly committed to a long term relationship, you will find a way to compromise and come together without having the angry make-up session. Some couples don’t mind an intense fight. Why? Because they get to have the intense make up sex after. While... Read More
by Ebere Agina The Federal Government will start the construction of five new international terminals in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Enugu and Port-Harcourt in July This is contained in a statement by Yakubu Dati, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in Lagos. George Uriesi, FAAN’s Managing Director, said the construction of... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Directed by Clarence Peters, this is the new video of P.R.E‘s single, “Take It Up.” It features Tu Baba himself, 2Face Idibia and was produced by Leriq (of Burna Boy fame). Watch the video here:
by Idoreyin Sampson Samsung plans to host a large number of school children at the expo centre in Cape Town during its annual Samsung Africa Forum. Learners from private, public, and underprivileged schools will take part in a tour that includes the Samsung Solar Powered Internet School and Smart School zones. These programs support Samsung’s... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Twins Louise and Martine Fokkens are believed to be the oldest prostitutes in Amsterdam at age 70 and they have slept with an estimated 355,000 men since they started prostitution when they were 20 years old as a way to pay their bills. But not for long now as they have announced... Read More
by Denny Watkins The most attractive women prefer deep-voiced men, according to a recent study by Scottish researchers. It suggests high testosterone levels, a sign of strength and reproductive prowess. Many things run through a woman’s mind when you meet. Here’s how to go from “hello” to “oh my.” Your Approach Her brain quickly vets... Read More
Nigerian airline Aero Contractors Co. said all flights have been grounded until further notice due to staff strikes over cost-cutting measures. Aero management is in talks with unions “to find a quick and amicable resolution,” company spokesman Simon Tumba said by phone today from Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. The airline, which has been operating in... Read More
If you see a bee coming near you, your first instinct is to duck and cover, or flail your arms about in a desperate attempt to scare it off before you get stung. Now a new study shows the venom in their stingers may actually help kill the HIV virus. Researchers at Washington University... Read More
MORE PHOTOS AFTER STORY Cassidy Hooper, 16, from Charlotte, North Carolina, was born without a nose or eyes. But her physical disabilities don’t stop her from wanting a career in radio broadcasting. She goes to school at The Governor Morehead School in Raleigh, N.C., a residential K-12 school for the blind and she runs on... Read More
Michelle Obama’s Vogue cover is finally here! After weeks of speculating (and speculating), the first lady’s second cover for the fashion glossy has arrived — and it’s absolutely stunning. As expected, photographer Annie Leibovitz shot Michelle, who wore a blue and purple Reed Krakoff sheath plucked straight from her very own closet. The green background, the cool color palette and the... Read More
by Dave Agboola While I agree that housemaids are being discriminated against here in Nigeria, this does not determine who is somebody or nobody as there is a discrimination of such everywhere, even worse than that of Nigeria. No doubt, the recent article published by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani titled In Nigeria, You’re Either Somebody or... Read More
by Idoreyin Sampson At the on-going Samsung Africa Forum holding in Cape Town, Samsung announced that it has joined forces with global music giant, Universal Music Group to bring music to mobile users on the continent. “Samsung recognizes that the African market is very different to that of its European, Asian and American counterparts,” said... Read More
At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because “sugar daddies” are exploiting them, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said. He said 94,000 schoolgirls also fell pregnant in 2011, and 77,000 had abortions at state facilities, The Sowetan newspaper reports. About 10% of South Africans are living with... Read More
We were psyched to check out The Hollywood Reporter’s annual “Most Powerful Stylists” issue, where the mag takes us behind-the-scenes with the men and women who dress our favorite celebs. We were skimming the four different covers, which each feature a star and her stylist team, when suddenly… we got an eyeful of Jennifer Lopez sideboob. (Yeah, we’re... Read More
by Dr. Val Farmer Placing one’s desires consistently ahead of a partner’s emotional needs and responding only when it is a matter of convenience, demand or negotiations leaves a spouse feeling unloved. Drawing from my experience as a marriage counselor, here are 10 common problems that destroy marriages. 1. Poor boundaries. Engaging in intimate conversations with... Read More
by Katie Douthwaite If you’re in desperation mode—i.e., totally miserable in your current gig or job hunting for the fourth unemployed month in a row—it’s temping to apply for any link your mouse lands on. But if you’re set on finding a career that you actually love (which you should be!), stop applying willy-nilly to every job... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze If you are new to this morning tonic, you can view previous pieces here. Truth is that while on the one hand the Prez exercised the powers accorded him by law as ably pointed out by #DoyinOkupe, this particular decision gives the purported fight against corruption in our dear vaterland, one huge black eye. Every man... Read More
by Kayode Komolafe The issue is not who goes to Maiduguri first; the important thing is that timely steps should be taken in showing leadership in a crisis situation. That is the point Okupe is missing. And sadly so. As President Goodluck Jonathan himself said, it was reassuring that he visited the trouble spots of... Read More
by Abimbola Adelakun When Pope Benedict XVI resigned recently, the Italian media did not allow him to ride off on a horse into the sunset like a cowboy hero in western films; his last days were marred by various scandalous reports — one of which says that there is a network of homosexuals within the... Read More
Eva Longoria in Rio De Janeiro Eva Longoria is getting a head start on her tan! Relaxing in a teeny tiny orange and white printed string bikini, the “Desperate Housewives” actress wasn’t shy about flaunting her curvier than usual figure during a well-deserved vacation to the sunny beaches of Rio De Janeiro on March 10,... Read More
Does Elin Nordegren have a new man in her life? According to Page Six, Tiger Woods’ 33-year-old ex-wife has been dating 53-year-old billionaire Chris Cline since the holidays. Both Nordegren and Cline — a coal magnate worth a reported $1.2 billion dollars —own homes in a North Palm Beach, Fla. oceanfront community called Seminole Landing. The reports of... Read More
A couple in Draper, Utah, may get a taste of jail after being arrested for allegedly sticking broken razor blades in doughnuts in hopes of getting a settlement from a grocery store. Carol Lee Leazer-Hardman, 39, and Michael Condor, 35, were arrested for filing a false police report after allegedly sticking the razor bits into doughnuts they... Read More
World, this is the Piqué Mebarak Family! Shakira’s boyfriend Spanish FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué published a new photo on Tuesday celebrating his team’s victory with his family: the famous Colombian pop star and new baby Milan. Barca beat Milan 4-0 on Tuesday and passed to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. “After the game, with an... Read More
by Frank Niles, PH.D. If the environment at work becomes so toxic that it negatively affects your health and kills your resolve to wake up in the morning, giving your two weeks’ notice may be the way to go. Do you love your job? Ok, maybe not love, but at least like? If you don’t, you’re... Read More
If you enjoyed watching Nicki Minaj bouncing her Trini cakes in French Montana’s “Freaks” video, then you’ll love these pictures of her sporting a highlighter yellow swimsuit on the set of her new video “High School.” Ms. Minaj shared a few pics of her getting wet as Lil Wayne looked on from behind the scenes. “High School” is Nicki... Read More
by Michael Orodare I have come to understand that in Nigeria, we tend to vest a lot of effort into celebrating process rather than the result, if not we won’t be making a mountain out of a molehill from the visit of the governors to a part of the country. The media was recently awash... Read More
I don’t counsel under the shield of religion. I don’t tell you not to do it until you are married because I know you are already doing it, so I speak more about how to be safe doing it and how to be honest with who you are doing it with, and because of this... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi What is even more unfortunate is that the multinational oil companies who together officially account for 88 percent of Nigeria’s current production figure of 2.4 million barrels of oil per day […] will be laughing at us. Because we are literally fighting among ourselves over what Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has appropriately... Read More