Vatican reveals the secret composition of the ‘papal’ smoke (DETAILS)

If white smoke emanates from the special chimney placed atop the Sistine Chapel, it means that a new pontiff has been chosen. If the smoke is black, it means the cardinals have been unable to reach a consensus. Previous conclaves were famed for the inconclusiveness of their smoke signals, leading to considerable consternation amongst the pilgrims... Read More

Nollywood wedding of the decade: ‘Jenifa’ weds ‘Osuofia’ (LOOK)

by Idoreyin Sampson Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele shared some snaps on her Instagram page of still photos from a movie in which she stars with Osuofia actor, Nkem Owo. This promises to be quite an hilarious movie. Check out the photos below:

9th patient dies from coronavirus, worldwide infection tally at 15 for SARS-like disease (DETAILS)

A Saudi man infected with a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS has died, becoming the ninth patient in the world to be killed the disease which has so far infected 15, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The 39-year-old developed symptoms of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) on February 24 and... Read More

Journey of Wonders: Opening event at the Samsung Africa Forum in Cape Town (PHOTOS)

by Idoreyin Sampson Samsung Africa Forum, an annual gathering where Samsung shares its products, philosophy and processes with its stakeholders is currently holding in Cape Town, South Africa. About 200 journalists from across Africa are attending the forum to experience Samsung electronics which the company will be making available to the continent in the coming... Read More

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Soldier, 27, stoned to death for ‘affair’ with 19-year-old woman, woman to also be killed

A Pakistani soldier was publicly stoned to death on the order of a tribal court in the country’s north-western Kurram region for having an affair with a local woman, government officials and tribesmen have said. Such tribal justice is a stark reminder of the difficulty in establishing a credible civilian administration in Pakistan‘s semi-autonomous region bordering... Read More

#AboutTime: Next year’s cars will tell you when someone bashes your parked car [DETAILS]

General Motors and AT&T are teaming up to bring 4G connections to most of their vehicles by next year in an announcement made on Monday. According to GM, this will include: video streaming, Wi-Fi hot spots and more sophisticated navigational systems. Vice president specializing in automotive technology for Gartner, Thilo Koslowski, said “It shows that... Read More

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Editor detained following publication of ‘critical’ letter, another journalist stabbed in Mali

Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the arrest by the state security service of Le Républicain editor Boukary Ndaou, who is being held in an unknown location. No charge has so far been announced but his arrest came just hours after his newspaper published an open letter by a soldier criticising president Dioncounda Traoré for the “benefits granted” to Capt.... Read More

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#ThisShouldInterestYou: Special invitation to #JamTheVote

by Ayo Olaniyi Your vote, my vote are the only reasonable tools at hand to pave way for the people who respect Nigeria, Nigerians, our ‘non-renewable energy’ and national treasures. Success is not rare in Nigeria. It happens every hour. What and who are the political offices’ holders that have no affiliation, relationship, direct support,... Read More

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Blind rules: 73-year-old woman saves a Walmart customer from a fall, gets fired for ‘touching’ a customer (PICTURED)

Jan Sullivan Walmart fired a 73 year old woman, after violating the store’s no touching policy.It all happened during a stampede, when the 73 year old employee tried to get out of the way of the crowd, she tripped and in order to avoid falling to the ground grabbed on to a customer.She was fired... Read More

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Tough: Man has child from extra-marital affair and the law doesn’t allow him be the father

A new state law in Michigan designed to “look out for the interest of children” born as a result of an extramarital affair allows the mother to cut the biological father out of the equation if she so chooses. And that’s just what Shawnita VanHook-Williams did. The Revocation of Paternity Act has impacted Aaron Grimes... Read More

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Rapper Kel’s new single – Show The Way [DOWNLOAD]

by Rachel Ogbu Kel is back with a new single; “Show The Way.” The insiprational track features the songstress, Saeon and is produced by Tin Tin. Click here to listen: Kel Feat. Saeon – Show The Way Download

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Opinion: Bringing back growth to the Nigerian economy (1)

by Tunji Andrews With the main Nigerian production forte being without doubt, agriculture, I believe we should use the agricultural sector as our case study; and its success model could be used as a benchmark for implementation in other sectors. For a few weeks now, in the articles I have written and the interviews I... Read More

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Bizarre 2.0: Man gets dildo stuck his butt and tweets about it (SNAPSHOT, TWEETS)

by Rachel Ogbu On Friday morning reports that a Twitter user @Grawly had posted an X-ray photo of a dildo stuck in his butt went viral. Milking his new-found bizarre fame, the user according to reports has continued to entertain his followers with details of the sex toy in his body, livetweeting an unusual trip to... Read More

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La-♫-la-♫-la: Toolz covers TW Magazine (JUST LOOK)

by Akan Ido Beat FM On air personality and media ‘It girl’ Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru is yummy on the cover of tw’s March issue. She seems to have a lot to say in the accompanying interview but we are perfectly content just staring at that body. We LIKE!

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Ife Adebayo: Nigeria – The urgent need for fiscal federalism (Y! Politico)

Ife Adebayo State Governors can sit, fold their arms and wait for the next bottle of milk from the federal government to pay salaries and fix roads. If these states are being made to fend for themselves they will have to pick up their thinking caps and find ways to employ their youth and develop... Read More

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Nigerian Idol contestants perform songs by Lagbaja, Wande Coal, Iyanya and Flavour at Taruwa (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu Last week Nigerian Idol contestants visited Taruwa, a popular monthly open mic event that has seen the likes of Bez, poet Chiedu Ifeozo, and producer Cobhams Asuquo grace its stage. The event took place in Lagos with BB Olurin and Aderonke Adebanjo of Smooth FM as hosts. At the event, the male and female contestants were... Read More

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Opinion: Boko Haram, Jonathan, and the ghosts of terror

by Ahmadu Hussaini ‘An event has happened upon which it is difficult to speak and impossible to be silent’. Edmund Burke. President Jonathan’s visit to Maiduguri affords every keen observer of the present insurgency the rare opportunity to decipher the administration’s largely incoherent counter-terrorism strategy. Ever since the beginning of the war on Boko Haram, we... Read More

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Analysis: Alamieyeseigha’s pardon – President Jonathan’s race to the bottom

by Joachim MacEbong The internet, like the elephant, never forgets. So, given the events at the Council of State meeting yesterday, a trip down memory lane is in order: ‘Alamiyeseigha, a man who until now was known and addressed as His Excellency, has shown himself to be a dishonourable fellow, unfit to rule, unfit to... Read More

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Do you trust me honey? – A short story by Femi Debonaire

by Femi Debonaire Banke flipped through the fashion magazine nonchalantly, she had read it over a thousand times in the past, but being a boring Sunday afternoon with no power supply, she had picked it up among other editions to while away the time, and perhaps see if any fashion style could interest her. Suddenly,... Read More

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Sabella Abidde: Henry Okah – Judicial and political blunders by the trial judge

by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde The trial of Mr. Okah leads us to the second anomaly: why was he tried in South Africa, and not in Nigeria where the alleged crimes occurred? Or is the Nigerian Judiciary incapable and ill-equipped to handle such a high-profile trial? On January 21, 2013 the South Gauteng High Court in... Read More

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Nadia Buari takes clothes off to show new tattoo (LOOK)

by Chi Ibe Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari has got a new tattoo. She recently posed topless to show off the angel-like image on her back. (Photo:H/T to LIB)

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Enugu governor’s son, Nnamdi Chime & Nneoma Atueyi set wedding date (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe The son of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime, Nnamdi will marry the love of his life, Nneoma Atueyi in April 2013. The traditional wedding is scheduled for Friday April 12 at the bride’s hometown in Nnewi, in Anambra State and a white wedding to following the next day on Saturday April 13th in Enugu. See... Read More

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“What is wrong with giving pardon to a remorseful sinner?” – Okupe confirms Alamieyeseigha pardon

President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed the granting of presidential pardon to a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and a few other ex-convicts. PREMIUM TIMES had broken the strory of the pardon while the meeting was underway Tuesday morning. We also reported details of the proceedings minutes after the meeting ended. Presidential spokespersons had... Read More

6-month-old baby shot and killed in Chicago – See (the angel’s) Photo

Six-month-old Jonylah Watkins was shot five times Monday. She died of her wounds in the hospital Tuesday and no arrests have been made in her shooting death. The 6-month-old infant girl shot five times on Chicago’s South Side Monday died in the hospital Tuesday morning. Jonylah Watkins was rushed to Comer Children’s Hospital Monday afternoon... Read More

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Failed parenting 101: Mothers turn in teen boys for stealing

by Maria Lloyd If you have unruly children, your best option is not to turn them over to police. You are to keep them busy. Have you ever heard the adage “Idle time is the Devil’s time“? Well, giving your kids too much free time will surely set them up for engagement in risky activities. Today I... Read More

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Opinion: Run, Jonathan… run for 2015!

by Theophilus Ilevbare For incumbent President Jonathan to renege on a gentleman arrangement, written or verbal, he entered with his PDP cohort from the north raises integrity and credibility questions. The fact that Dr Jonathan has not denied the existence of an agreement, speaks volumes. The pesky ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to seek a... Read More

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Zubair Abubakar: Live, love, give back and stay happy (30 Days, 30 Voices)

It’s interesting how as humans we hardly think of death which apparently is the only really inevitable thing after birth. Rather, we seem so sure that we would live to see the next day, week, month, year, decade, or even century. If you’re reading this, there’s a high probability that you have the popular mobile... Read More

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LOOK: Is this the most epic Instagram photo ever?

This is probably the most exciting feet photo you’ve ever seen on Instagram. It was taken by National Geographic photographer Joe McNally from the top of the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai. McNally uploaded the photo to his Instagram account on Monday. McNally, who told The Huffington Post he was standing on the railing of a support structure for the... Read More

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Nuns with swag: Reverend sisters rocking the dance floor to Psquare’s ‘Chop my money’ (WATCH)

by Idoreyin Sampson This is reportedly a YouTube video showing Reverend Sisters rocking the dance floor to Psquare’s “Chop my money” at a wake keeping event to celebrate the life of late Rev. Sr. Vincentia Aribe in New Jersey, USA recently. Jesus, do the sisters have moves. Enjoy!

Both men and women don’t want a female boss – New study

Women have certainly come a long way in terms of getting rights in the work place and in society, in general. Even though women have come a long way, we can not forget that just a few years ago, when Mrs. Clinton ran for President, there were men who protested and held up picket signs... Read More

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