by Kathy Caprino No matter who you are and what your life experiences and history have been, you have something important to offer that others need and will pay you well for. In honor of the exciting new year upon us, I’ve been thinking of my many clients this year — my wonderful, reluctant, often... Read More
by Chi Ibe Mavin Records boss, Michael ‘Don Jazzy’ Collins was definitely reminiscing when he posted this picture of his secondary school days on Instagram. Seated in the chair is actor, O C Ukeje (we never would have put the two together). Don Jazzy who went to Federal Government College Ijanikin, Lagos, captioned the photo... Read More
An air hostess who posted a picture of herself giving her passengers the finger has been sacked by Aeroflot airline bosses in Russia after it ended up on Twitter. Flight attendant Tatiana Kozlenko put the snap up on her personal page on Vkontakte, one of Russia’s most popular Facebook-style social networks. Within hours the snap... Read More
When Stephen and Terri Weaver set out for a day-long fishing trip, they had no idea they would come back millionaires. On their way to a fishing spot near Pangburn, Arkansas, the couple stopped at a T-Ricks convenience store, about 60 miles northeast of Little Rock. They picked up a lottery ticket and headed out... Read More
We saw Ogenyi Onazi shout “.B. Joshua I love you” after Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast, and most Nigerians assumed this was a message of gratitude for special prayers. On the 2nd of March 1990, two men named Rabah Madjer and Djamel Menad caused me nightmares. It was the opening game of the African Cup of... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi The public service is the engine for any government and that explains why in most countries, it is peopled by the brightest and the best. But for many years in Nigeria, there have been serious concerns about the quality and integrity of our public service. The Adamu Fika-led Presidential Committee on... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Chris Brown was in court yesterday February 6 following allegations by L.A. prosecutors that he might have dodged completing his community service sentence for beating Rihanna in 2009. 24-year-old Rihanna was there to support him and reports claim she even blew him a kiss in court. The prosecutors also cited several other incidents that believe are connected... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu It’s come a little late, two administrations after to be precise but former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, has gone on to list four mistakes which he said the former President Olusegun Obasanjo made while in office. In his new book, titled, “The Accidental Public Servant,” El-Rufai who served as a... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Annie Idibia recently posted details of her wedding on Facebook siting March 23rd as a wedding date. It immediately erases speculations that the A-list couple were planning a Valentine’s wedding this month. According to reports online, his wife, Annie had been to Dubai recently to check out destinations for her dream day and... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Lagos State policemen have re-arrested the 40-year-old who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl and got her pregnant. Police from Meiran Police Division in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government, Lagos State took Taju Adejumo into custody on Wednesday February 6 and charged to an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court after new evidence emerged. Yesterday, YNaija reported in detail how Adejumo, a... Read More
by Chi Ibe We couldn’t pass up this opportunity to showcase this very telling photo of our successful Super Eagles player after their victory over Mali yesterday. [PHOTO: H/T to Kayode Ogundamisi]
by Chi Ibe Governor Chime Sullivan is reported to have arrived in Abuja on a BA flight this morning, flight 0545. He will be going to Enugu today.
As soon as the final whistle went off after the Nigeria vs Cote D’Ivoire game, both players and officials ran onto the pitch in sheer delight, screaming and hugging each other with big smiles. Against every expectation, the Super Eagles had triumphed over the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and were heading to face Mali i... Read More
by Saidat Akanbi For those that present at the general hospitals, the diagnosis of cancer may be missed, as many of these secondary health centres remain ill-equipped in terms of both infrastructure and manpower. February 4 marked the world cancer day, a day set aside for uniting in the fight against the global cancer epidemic... Read More
by Wale Bakare Oil became the new Agriculture of my generation. Owning an oil block was more worthy than tilling the land. As far back as the early 80s – Nigerias post colonial Agricultural revolution recorded some remarkable feat in the global world. Farming became the imported old bride for the previously stone-aged dwellers having... Read More
Rumors are swirling that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez may be reconciling once again, but the question of why they broke up in the first place has never been answered — until now. Life & Style would like you to believe that Gomez, 20, called off her two year relationship with the 18-year-old pop star... Read More
by Femke van Zeijl …he more or less admitted the amount I owed was based on the vivid imagination of a power company employee, since not a single person had come over to check my meter. I thought I had outsmarted them. When my first light bill came, I asked my friend Sola to go... Read More
by Bayo Olopohunda Frankly speaking, it is not in Obasanjo’s place to assess or criticise this government. It is possible that Nigerians have forgotten so soon. If anybody would criticise Jonathan, it should not be Obasanjo. This is because the former president engineered this present conundrum from its inception. I do not know about other... Read More
Silvio Berlusconi and his brother Paolo are getting heat over maverick Italy striker Mario Balotelli, with one accused of racism and the other of signing him for their club AC Milan only to win votes in this month’s national election. Paolo Berlusconi, AC Milan’s vice president, was lambasted in social media after calling former Manchester... Read More
by Akan Ido The plan to form a mega party with the strength and capability to give the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a run for its money in upcoming elections is well underway as four political parties; the Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance and the Congress for Progressive... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Hakeem Belo-Osagie covers the February edition of Forbes Africa looking as dandy as ever in a dark grey suit. The Harvard-trained petroleum economist who is reportedly worth $400 million as of November 2012 speaks in the magazine about the road to success. Although his rating dropped from earning $450 in 2011, Belo-Osagie... Read More
by Chinonso Ogbogu Mr. Timothy is a senior citizen, pensioner and a grandfather, but he runs his own business right inside his room. He produces locally made, good quality, long-lasting candles and gladly sells them to his growing clients. I speak every week on radio. And whenever I do, I usually receive calls from beautiful people.... Read More
by Chi Ibe The lack the facilities for early and easy diagnosis of Lassa fever has claimed about 5, 000 lives in Jos, Chief Medical Director of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Ishaya Pam has said. On Wednesday, February 6 at the sensitisation workshop on Lassa fever for health care workers/professionals and staff of the ministry,... Read More
by Akan Ido The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has begun clampdown on distributors and sellers of pornographic materials across Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Four distributors of pornographic materials were arrested at Cele Bus Stop on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway on Tuesday by the taskforce after the police raided the area. Those arrested... Read More
by Chi Ibe Nuraini Suleiman, counsel on behalf of the suspected Boko Haram members told a Federal High Court in Abuja that there were no evidence to link the accused persons to the alleged offences. On Wednesday, February 6, Suleiman held that the evidence presented by the prosecution against the accused was a gossip. Six suspected Boko Haram members, Shuaibu Abubakar, Salisu Ahmed,... Read More
by Akan Ido An Ibadan Magistrate’s Court yesterday sentenced a man, Olaniyi Sarafa to 5 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to forcing three teenagers to masturbate while he watched. Olaide Amzat, the Senior Magistrate, reportedly sentenced Sarafa to jail without an option of fine. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Inspector Aliu Samad said the convict assaulted... Read More
by Mark Amaza I have a confession to make: My name is Mark Amaza and I used to be a rabid voltron for Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). I would vigorously endorse all his statements and actions; in my eyes, Papa Ayo could do no wrong. Before you... Read More
by Akan Ido Many stories have been heard about Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) but rarely does one get to hear from his wife, Evelyn Joshua. The prophet’s wife of 23 years reportedly granted this interview speaking about how her relationship with the prophet started and hoe... Read More
by Isi Esene It was a night of redemption and a fierce battle over the weekend as the continent’s most entertaining music reality show, Nigerian Idol, held the wild card round show to determine the last set of three finalists that will make it to the finals. Eight contestants were handpicked by the judges from... Read More
by Abdulnasir Imam Basically, this is a one-sided story told from the CIA’s perspective (so you know they’re the good guys) and unfortunately (or fortunately) it’s not the two-dimensional Pakistani/Afghan/Muslim/Arabs that suffer from the one-sidedness of the story; it’s the Americans. I didn’t expect to watch Zero Dark Thirty anytime soon, it just so happened I got... Read More