by May Akabogu-Collins That’s where Nigeria is today. It will not change until we, the people, join in a mass outrage against corruption, demand transparent accounting of our oil revenues and economic justice. I was a visiting professor in Paris last fall and it was the first day of class. I was making copies for... Read More
By Hauwa Gambo The duty of a newspaper is to present society – through news, features, and opinion – in its full form; sometimes unpalatable, sometimes unsavory, sometimes deeply troubling – but always fairly and truly; and in service of its goal to advance society through the ventilation of knowledge. There are a few things... Read More
by Keith Brown You don’t have to pretend to be dumb or weak, nor do you have to behave like the weaker sex just to attract a man. The science of attraction between the sexes, as complicated as it may seem, is pretty simple to explain in a few lines. Girls are more easily attracted... Read More
Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter has found her voice. The Crazy In Love singer – who is performing the half-time show at the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday – has revealed her one-year-old daughter is starting to talk and that motherhood is her most fulfilling role to date. The 31-year-old star told the... Read More
We make a lot of noise, disagree on everything and fail to focus on one issue long enough to resolve it before jumping to the next one. I always insist that some of the best conversations I encounter on Nigerian issues happen at newspaper stands, beer parlors and anywhere artisans are gathered. I’m always surprised... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Minami Minegishi, 20, of Japanese all-girl group AKB48 has appeared in a video crying after shaving her head in repentance for being caught leaving her boyfriend’s house breaking her band’s strict no dating rule . Minegishi who is one of the original members of world’s largest girl pop group with 48 members (Guinness Book... Read More
by Isi Esene The Presidency is surely not amused by the spate of verbal attacks from former President Olusegun Obasanjo directed at the President Goodluck Jonathan. Obasanjo recently made a statement saying President Jonathan has only himself to blame with the improper handling of the Boko Haram terrorism menace. In his response, the Special Adviser... Read More
Nemesis has caught up with a youth leader of the Living Faith Church in Okene, Kogi State, who professed to be a born-again Christian but was the leader of a 10-man robbery gang. The suspect (name withheld) who was described as very popular in the area, allegedly led his gang to break into the office... Read More
by Kunle Oluwunmi If a man is a beast who rapes whatever woman is nearest when he’s horny, then rape is no crime; it would merely be an unfortunate event. Rapists are normal, he says. However, Kenechi is sure rape is a crime, and a crime that should be punished. How can he survive this... Read More
Awards season is well underway so the stars have been pulling out all the stops to out do each other on the various red carpets. And one person who is certainly scoring high on the fashion hit list is Halle Berry. The actress turned out to the NAACP Image Awards on Friday evening, standing out... Read More
Awards season is well underway so the stars have been pulling out all the stops to out do each other on the various red carpets. It was the NAACP Image Awards on Friday evening, and Halle Berry wasn’t the only star that caused waves at the bash. Django Unchained star Kerry Washington showed why she... Read More
by Akan Ido Ben Onwuka was an unknown name until November 5, 2012, when his group, the Biafra Zionist Movement were arrested in Enugu during a rally calling for the independence of Biafra from Nigeria. Onwuka, who had stayed in the United Kingdom for the better part of his adult life, believes in the internationalisation... Read More
by Akan Ido It is no longer news that the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party are opposed to the decision of the Gov. Babatunde Fashola government to restrict government officials from divulging information to the press without official authorisation. This and much more was talked about in this Punch Newspapers interview with... Read More
by Ahmad Salkida And so, the whole design about a ceasefire declared by one Abdulazees is the same bubble game. There’s nothing there. The only thing one sees there is danger. Nigerians are being given a false sense of rapprochement. Sometime within the week, some shadowy character by the name Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazees, who... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A victim of the Boko Haram attacks in the Northern recently demanded that the sect members must be made to account for their actions, which had caused economic hardship felt by many Nigerians. Hauwa Tokwede, who is from the North but her husband is from Warri in Delta State, said its members... Read More
by Simon Kolawole No wonder you sleep at ease in your London home, where there is no fence, than in your fortified Nigerian house where soldiers and police are on guard. It is quite easy to understand why: our elites have created and are sustaining a society filled with outrageous inequalities. This story fascinates but... Read More
by Chi Ibe Abdulrasheed Maina, the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team who is currently being hunted by the police said, on Saturday February 2, that he was not afraid of arrest because he was innocent. Since December 13, 2012 when the Senate issued a warrant of arrest, mandating the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed... Read More
by Dele Momodu The yearly allocation to your Ministry is enough to build our own Scotland Yard or Federal Bureau of Investigation but the greed of a few leaders and their collaborators will never allow such to happen. Nothing has ever changed in practical terms about the Nigerian Police Force. Dear Sir, let me start... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu House of Rep member, Farouk Lawan, and the Secretary of the Ad Hoc Committee on Monitoring of Fuel Subsidy Regime, Boniface Emenalo are given special treatment in prison, new reports claim. According to the reports, the pair who are detained at Kuje Prison, Abuja, on a court order are enjoying special treatment... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Living as a Christian is all about relationship and not about religion. The bible says it’s not by might nor by power but by the Spirit says the Lord (Zechariah 4:6). All you need to do is to break out of tradition and break into his vision. These are the inspirational words of Tre... Read More
by Reuben Abati As part of our governance evolution, most people become public servants by accident, but they soon get so used to the glamour of office that they lose sight of their own ordinariness. They use the system to climb: to become media celebrities, to gain international attention and to morph into self-appointed guardians... Read More
by Isi Esene Many marriages are weak at its joints. Its becoming more like a business not a relationship as it is meant to be. The features below mirrors the lives of upwardly mobile professionals whose careers are paramount to them; who find it difficult creating that quality time needed to nurture a lasting relationship.... Read More
Kelly and Stuart Scott decided to get married in rompers as their favourite part of the day is curling up on the sofa in them Pair could not afford expensive wedding, so opted for an intimate Gretna Green service Guests also sported the adult romper suits and the bride wore comfy splits While many brides... Read More
When a wedding reception organiser decided to help out two hard-up friends by laying on a half price champagne buffet, the least she could have expected was a thank you. Instead, the bridegroom decided to repay the kindness by vandalising and stealing from the venue – leaving the owner with a £60,000 bill. Catherine Murphy,... Read More
The men were formally indicted in a special court on 13 charges today Lawyer said they signed statements saying they were innocent The girl was repeatedly raped and brutalised on a bus in December Case caused outrage in India and led to mass protests Five men accused of brutally raping and killing a woman on... Read More
from Huffington Post Sex may not actually burn calories, but that’s no reason to give up on it. A report published on Jan. 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine debunked the notion that sex is a good way to burn calories. According to the Associated Press, researchers found that the only evidence... Read More
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State yesterday gave an assurance to Nigerians that ailing Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, who has been hospitalised in London since September 2012, would return to the country in the next two weeks. This is coming at a time Akpabio has promised to make public any activity of... Read More