by Chi Ibe Designer Niyi Makun has unveiled his 2013 collection for his label Yomi Casual. The new line features A-List celebs including Ebube Nwagbo, Desmond Elliot, Chinedu Ikedieze, Susan Peters, Uti Nwachukwu, Iyanya, Zack Orji, Okey Bakassi, Don Jazzy, Efe Tommy, Jimmy Jatt and Elenu. The award-winning designer is comedian AY’s younger brother who... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Peoples Democratic Party has faulted leaders of the yet-to-be-registered All Progressives Congress that it was “being run like a cult.” In Abuja, National Chairman of the PDP, Bamangar Tukur on Wednesday said: “Most of the people in APC now are original members of the PDP and I can assure you that we... Read More
by Chi Ibe The death of six pupils in a road accident on Eket-Ibeno road, Akwa Ibom State caused people to go into the streets on Wednesday staging an anger protest against the government for not fixing the roads. It was claimed that the school driver lost control of the vehicle as he tried in vain to dodge... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Principal of Kadara Junior Grammar School, Ebute Meta, Lagos has received more roasting from some members of the public after news that she had flogged a 16-year-old student because she wore hijab, a head scarf worn by female Muslims, on the school premises. The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit,... Read More
by Nuhu Ribadu Ngo is an extremely loyal and trusted friend. She stood by me through thick and thin, in spite of high-level pressures to disown some of us. Ngo does not betray her friends. I am sceptical about awards in our country. From the national honours given by the federal government, to the honorary... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu It was nothing like the inaugural dance she had with President Barack Obama but recently First Lady, Michelle Obama put her best foot forward when she appeared on the TV ‘Evolution of Mom Dancing’ skit. It was to promote Let’s Move, her anti-childhood obesity campaign. Let’s Move marked its third anniversary this... Read More
by Isi Esene Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative is a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa’s economic development to improve its global competitiveness.This is a multi-year initiative that represents Microsoft’s increased commitment to Africa. To do this, it is focusing on three critical areas – world-class skills, access and innovation. The... Read More
A Massachusetts man defending himself against possible charges of child abuse and neglect as a result of his nine-year-old son’s appearance in sexually suggestive videos where he’s rapping about designer clothes, money and ‘hoes.’ Luis Rivera says his son, Luie Rivera Jr., has not done anything wrong and is merely acting in the videos, where... Read More
An Iranian news agency has digitally altered an image of Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar for Best Picture last night, in order to make her dress appear more modest. The State-controlled Fars News Agency added a high neckline and cap sleeves to the silver Naeem Khan gown worn by the U.S. First Lady, who from... Read More
For internet addicts, it could be the ultimate way to stay in touch – an entire apartment turned into a giant, online screen. The walls show Facebook updates, and life-sized friends during video chats. It can also be controlled from anywhere – even bed – using gestures or speech. The Openarch system uses projectors to... Read More
It was previously a place from which people desperately wanted to leave. As one of the Netherlands’ most feared prisons for almost 150 years, Het Arresthuis was not a place you would want to stay. But following its closure and something of a makeover, people are now paying good money to spend a night at... Read More
When it comes to stocking up on material for nightmares, it’s hard to beat this photo of what appears to be a monstrous sea lamprey. Reddit user jlitch uploaded the picture in mid-February with the deceptively innocent tagline, “Friend… caught this fishing in NJ.” According to a set Facebook photos, this eellike creature was caught... Read More
The boy toy convict who allegedly had sex with a top Indiana judge in a locked prison visiting room is a violent, serial offender, according to reports. Scott Wampler, who at 26 is half the age of former judge Lisa Traylor-Wolff, was jailed for 40 years in 2011 for breaking into a Logansport house, tying... Read More
by Anonymous for African Arguments, part of the Guardian Africa Network We are not anti-poverty fighters who are going back to help translate the new growth into meaningful redistribution. In the New Rising Africa, no one is apparently hungry. Hunger is a road stop on the journey to infinite riches. The girl on the rubbish... Read More
from Segment So you’re back on the scene after a long committed relationship. The last thing you want is to get serious right away. Dating more than one person is something you’re considering, or already started and you want to make sure no one gets hurt. These 6 Dos and Don’ts won’t guarantee interactions free... Read More
An Iranian news agency has digitally altered an image of Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar for Best Picture last night, in order to make her dress appear more modest. The State-controlled Fars News Agency added a high neckline and cap sleeves to the silver Naeem Khan gown worn by the U.S. First Lady, who from... Read More
The boy toy convict who allegedly had sex with a top Indiana judge in a locked prison visiting room is a violent, serial offender, according to reports. Scott Wampler, who at 26 is half the age of former judge Lisa Traylor-Wolff, was jailed for 40 years in 2011 for breaking into a Logansport house, tying... Read More
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s glamorous blond dinner date is a mystery no longer. She’s a shapely southern California physical therapist who’s 27 years his junior and boasts a string of hunky NFL players as clients. Heather Milligan, 38, dined with the grab-happy governator over the weekend but was covering her tracks Tuesday, avoiding multiple messages left by... Read More
A schizophrenic South Bronx man confessed Tuesday to dismembering his mom and scattering her body parts in garbage bags across the South Bronx, police sources said. Deranged suspect Bashid McLean, 23, implicated himself in the gruesome death after investigators recovered a saw inside the apartment where he lived with victim Tanya Byrd and his 7-year-old... Read More
Sometimes it pays to play detective. A California high school student who hid in a gym locker to catch a thief ended up filming a teacher stealing cash from kids’ backpacks. Justine Betti staged the undercover sting at Linden High School to bust the light-fingered lawbreaker who’d been making off with money stashed in... Read More
When it comes to stocking up on material for nightmares, it’s hard to beat this photo of what appears to be a monstrous sea lamprey. Reddit user jlitch uploaded the picture in mid-February with the deceptively innocent tagline, “Friend… caught this fishing in NJ.” According to a set Facebook photos, this eellike creature was caught... Read More
For internet addicts, it could be the ultimate way to stay in touch – an entire apartment turned into a giant, online screen. The walls show Facebook updates, and life-sized friends during video chats. It can also be controlled from anywhere – even bed – using gestures or speech. The Openarch system uses projectors to... Read More
by Ashley Murrell …every visit home becomes less fulfilling because I don’t understand what they are going through. Culture shock, a phenomenon that occurs when one moves to a foreign country or rather, ‘host country’. This can be from travelling, studying abroad for higher education, family or careers circumstances. Everyone goes through it in their... Read More
This wide-eyed fish appears to have gotten muddled as it attempts to swim in the opposite direction to the rest of its huge shoal. The comical photograph captures the bigeye trevally fish facing the opposite way to its many companions in the ocean at Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico. Photographer and conservationist Octavio Aburto has... Read More
It was previously a place from which people desperately wanted to leave. As one of the Netherlands’ most feared prisons for almost 150 years, Het Arresthuis was not a place you would want to stay. But following its closure and something of a makeover, people are now paying good money to spend a night at... Read More
by Isi Esene @GobePassword, a Twitter handle owned by a yet to be identified individual yesterday posted a comment online claiming that the music superstar and the self-acclaimed ‘Omo baba olowo‘ himself, Davido recorded and released his song, ‘Gobe’, without getting his approval. I am the real owner of the Gobe track http://t.co/X3JuutKK54 — Password... Read More
by Jacquelyn Smith “Being a little nervous or needing a moment to get your thoughts straight are common reactions to the stress of a job interview. However, employers are usually less forgiving of mistakes that have nothing to do with nerves and everything to do with a lack of preparation or professionalism.” Placing your hand... Read More
by Barrakam Facebook offers me nothing that I cannot get in a phone call, a video call, a postal letter, a paper greeting card, an email, a chat or a web page with photos on it. It seems to me it is a lazy person’s way to “keep in touch.” There are a number of... Read More