by Rachel Ogbu WizKid is in good company. He was photographed backstage with the main attraction, Kendrick Lamar at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo (London) on January 20. These two have somethings in common and we hope they stay friends because Wizkid who is new in the game will pick up some great career tips from... Read More
by Sylvester Awenlimobor With Nigeria currently facing a seemingly unending war against Islamic militants in the North, there is a fear that with its military personnel a bit decimated… the Malian militant groups on Nigerian soil are a big threat. Mali is at war, and as it is with most wars on West African soil,... Read More
Since you are going to prison for a long time you might as well study the entire Old Testament a judge ordered a woman. A South Carolina woman has received an unusual sentence for drunk driving which included jail time and reading the Bible. Cassandra Belle Tolley, will spend eight years in prison and has been ordered to... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze What I will like to hear, will be the defence that will be presented by the person who will defend the three idiots who raped a pregnant woman because of an offence allegedly committed by her husband in Kebbi state. Depending on which twisted philosophy you subscribe to, punishing a woman is... Read More
A South African court has found Henry Okah guilty of terrorism charges leveled against him by the federal government of Nigeria. The sentence includes a life jail term. The sentence will be carried out on January 31st or February 1st. The judge however gave Okah room for mitigation. Okah is accused of masterminding two car... Read More
by Akan Ido The Niger state deputy governor, Hon. Ahmed Musa Ibeto on Saturday escaped death in a vehicle accident which claimed two lives. The accident reportedly happened along Minna-Kagara road around 10:30am The deputy governor was said to have been on his way to attend the closing ceremony of the state Qur’anic recitation competition.... Read More
by Akan Ido Javon Trotter, the daughter of popular Chicago preacher, Bishop Larry Trotter, has come out to tell whoever cares to listen that there is nothing inappropriate about the widely circulated picture of her father having a bubble-bath with her daughter. She said the high-profiled senior pastor of the Sweet Holy Spirit Church, an... Read More
Cooking is an activity that requires all five senses. You need your sense of touch to appreciate the different textures in your sauces and the pies; the sense of smell to determine if the waft seeping out from the hot oven is coriander or cumin. At the beginning of each year, I sort my wardrobe... Read More
by Olabode Emmanuel Olawumi The twitter personality’s duty is to post obscene tweets, The aspiring journalist is not well-informed, The future leader is ignorant of the laws and value of sacrifice. We have stated the problem! We have highlighted the challenges, We know corruption has eaten deep into our society, It is stale news that... Read More
by Isi Esene A woman simply identified as Blessing in Obuno Umuochefu, Igbo-Ukwu, in Aguata LGA of Anambra state, has been held by the police for allegedly killing four children on January 15. Reports say the four children, Chukwuebuka (13), Chukwumelum (6), Obumneme (3) and 15-month-old Chinenyenwa, were strangled by the suspect. In an odd... Read More
It’s a New Yair! The year may not be so new on account of 2013 is all of thirteen days old already. But as this is the first AIRTIME of the year, do permit me to observe one of this column’s few traditions-perhaps the only one that’s still around anyway. At the beginning of each... Read More
A former Catholic priest busted on charges of selling crystal meth would appear at his Connecticut church dressed as a woman and was fond of sex in the rectory, according to a published report. Msg. Kevin Wallin, 61, resigned as spiritual leader of St. Augustine’s Parish in Bridgeport in 2011, but he continued to receive... Read More
by Sam Omatseye If it was by grace and by competence, Orubebe should not be minister. That is why he is taking on Amaechi. He has nothing concrete to go on as minister but the politics of sycophancy. He is not a performing minister. He is a grovelling cheerleader and a Rottweiler on an errand.... Read More
by Okey Ndibe I told the SSS director that I hoped the day would come – soon – when the SSS and other law enforcement agencies would start going after Nigeria’s real enemies, the criminals who rig elections, plunder and embezzle public funds… As I approached an immigration officer at the Murtala Muhammed Airport on... Read More
A 30-year-old mother, Yidiat Bakare, has been sentenced to five years in prison by an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for throwing her three-month-old baby into a river in Ifon-Osun community, Osun State. Yidiat was said to have thrown the baby into the river to express her grievance following a disagreement with her husband, Amodu Bakare. According... Read More
by Akan Ido There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan might be considering a major shake-up in the Nigeria Police Force and the ministry of police affairs after his unscheduled visit to the Police College in Lagos last week. Sources say the president is worried that funds have been budgeted for some police colleges around... Read More
by Isi Esene A new group believed to be a break-away faction of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack on a military convoy conveying soldiers on their way to Mali as part of the peacekeeping mission to that country. The group known as the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan... Read More
by Charles Chukwuma Soludo The president cut in, and pointing in my direction remarked: “We shall pray as you have requested but the problem with you people from Anambra is that those of you who have something to offer shy away from politics and hooligans have taken over your state” A central issue in the... Read More
Also, an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the parents of a 12-year-old boy, David Ajibade, be remanded in prison custody for allegedly pouring hot charcoal on the boy. David’s 49-year-old father, Elkannah Ajibade, and his wife, Elizabeth, were arraigned for allegedly tying David up and pouring hot charcoal on him as a deterrent for... Read More
by Isi Esene Shehu Sani, the President of the Civil Rights Congress, a human rights group based in Kaduna, has attributed the rift between President Goodluck Jo9mnathan and former president Olusegun Obasabjo to the handling of the Boko Haram terrorist crisis. He said Obasanjo is not particularly happy that the president has refused to heed... Read More
These pictures are enough to make the most undaunted of animal lovers wince. They show three-year-old Charlie Parker confidently swimming with a North American alligator called Gump, lifting him up, and then wrestling with his squirming body before cradling him to the bank. The plucky youngster, who claims to be Australia’s youngest wildlife ranger, is... Read More
KelseySnuffaluffagus/Imgur Penny Smith holding her own heart. The photo became an Internet sensation when it was posted on the site Imgur with the caption: “This is my friend Penny. She is holding her own heart. She has survived cancer and crippling heart failure but never lost hope.” She held her own heart in her hands,... Read More
Teacher who was fired for having sex with 15-year-old student avoids jail by marrying him (PICTURED)
A teacher who had sex with her 15-year-old student has avoided going to prison by marrying the boy. Leah Gayle Shipman, 42, married Johnnie Ray Ison two years after she was arrested for having sex with him aged just 15 at Wilmington High School in North Carolina. That means the authorities can’t make Ison, who... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu It’s hard to really say what’s going on in Justin Bieber’s head but the fame might be a struggle some believe after all he is still just a teenager. Recently pictures of the pop star smoking marijuana did not go down well with fans, then his very published break up with singer, Selena Gomez and... Read More
A 15-year-old New Mexico boy has been arrested last night and charged with gunning down two adults and three children with an assault rifle.rr The five victims – a man, woman, two girls and a boy – were found dead at a home located in South Valley, New Mexico. KOB.com reported that several weapons were found... Read More
President Barack Obama was officially sworn into a second term at a private event at the White House Sunday just before noon, with Chief Justice John Roberts administering the oath of office. The ceremonial inauguration will take place Monday. His right hand held high, Obama recited the 35-word oath and officially launched the second four... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Ziggy’s corner, a YouTube video tackled how much oil Nigerian use in their food on a daily basis. “Do I really need this much oil? Nine times out of ten the answer is; no,” she says. And when we are not indulging in oil soaked meals we are ‘bingeing’ on carbohydrates with... Read More
…maybe I have taken the first step, the step to self-realization, that person that resides in me is the one that needs to be loved. Oh! That crack, could that be the sound of my heart breaking, love’s punches have become too much for my body to take, and my heart has become feeble, gosh!... Read More
A British paedophile who paid impoverished parents in Bulgaria £60,000 to sexually abuse their young sons has been jailed for four years. Paul Renouf’s victims were just 11-years-old and were handed over to him for weekends and holidays, a Bulgarian court heard. The parents had increasingly relied on the divorced dad-of-three’s money for food and... Read More