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by Yemi Olowu It’s the close of another eventful season and memorable is what we will theme a year filled with plenty of lights, tons of cameras and a truck load of action, with the many rise and rise of events that were all about being fabulous. These kinds of lists will always be controversial... Read More
Bharti Airtel is now the third biggest mobile network operator in the world As Airtel grows from strength to strength in its African operations, with numerous national Airtel branches dominating the continent’s markets and the company raking in acknowledgements for excellent practices and contribution to development, the company quickly comes to mind as one of... Read More
by Akan Ido Abdulrasheed Maina, the chairman of the pension reform task force has announced the discovery of another N20billion stolen pension funds stashed in secret accounts. Maina told journalists that the money was stashed in dormant accounts but reports have not been made because investigations are still ongoing. According to the chairman:  “Recently, we... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Ghanaian music act, D-Black launched his new album, The Revelation at the Movenpick Hotel, Accra, Ghana yesterday, Sunday December 16 2012. Ghanaian superstars including Yvonne Nelson, Majid Michel, Juliet Ibrahim, Sandra Ankobiah, Sarkodie and Yvonne Okoro attended to celebrate the album launch and they were looking very glam. Yvonne Okoro wore an animal print Topshop dress... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze “I believe he has ideas about becoming a scientist; on his present showing this is quite ridiculous.” — school report about John B Gurdon during his time at Eton College. He would later go on to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Depending on who you listen to, the helicopter that was... Read More
by Chi Ibe Multiple award winning singer, Djinee sat down with 10 women recently, and answered 10 relationship questions. Quite insightful!   Susan: what was the lesson you learnt from your last relationship? Djinee: To be less protective. With my last relationship I was too protective. Worried about her safety. Probably I was too obsessed.... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu If you are still reading this and it’s past December 21, it means the predictions were wrong… again and the world didn’t end. So to celebrate making it, let’s look into the New Year, 2013. Forget resolutions, here are things to do and have in 2013 from getting the new indestructible phone... Read More
 by Abimbola Agboluaje Corruption is a product of a deep architecture of politics. The pillars of this architecture include the use of identity codes and money by a network of regional Godfathers Nigeria generates about the same quantity of electricity that is consumed around Tokyo Airport. The problem is not the extreme sophistication of the technology or... Read More
A 70 year old man, Saidi Materi of Tunga-Goro, Minna, Niger State has been remanded in prison custody for raping a 12 year old girl in his bedroom. Police prosecutor, Inspector Abdullahi Aliyu had told the Magistrate Court presided over by Hassan Mohammed, that the octogenarian had on the sometime in November this had carnal... Read More
The richest Nigerian businesswoman, Bola Shagaya has retained links with important figures in various administrations up to the present day and now enjoys a status as a queen of luxury. More and more, African women are moving away from their traditional homemaking role and making a real mark on the continent’s business scene. As an... Read More
by Isi Esene The Imo State government has confirmed that the kidnappers of Nkiru Sylvanus, the special assistant to the governor on public affairs, have made contact with it but refused to divulge further details of their communication. This bit was disclosed yesterday by the state commissioner for information and strategy, Chinedu Offor who also... Read More
by Isi Esene A visitation panel to the University of Abuja has lamented the lack of academic culture in the institution since it was established. The special presidential visitation panel accused the university of graduating students with multiple carry-overs in its 2003/04 session. The panel, led by Dr. T. C Osanakpo, said it took into... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Ufua Memorial Group of Schools, Uromi, has emerged winner of the inaugural SEPLAT PEARLs Quiz competition earing them a new school bus and N1.3 million cash. Three female students; Chinyere Abbattam, Khafayat Ogundeko and Rahmat Usidebhofo represented their school to take the price in Sapele on Friday December 14, 2012. Ogundeko said... Read More
by Isi Esene Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, were yesterday arraigned before the Mararaba Upper Area Court for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl. The teenagers were said to gave raped the victim in an uncompleted building which served as their hide-out. Police prosecutor, Nasir Shuaibu said the alleged crime was committed by the two... Read More
by Isi Esene The ex-chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, Lateef Akinsola, has given an insight into how the victory of the incumbent governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, was achieved during the 2011 elections. Akinsola, popularly known as Tokyo, said Ajimobi’s victory was only possible because of the... Read More
by Isi Esene There are indications that the Augusta 109 Naval Helicopter which crashed in Bayelsa State on Saturday killing six people was on its fifteenth trip of the day. According to sources, the helicopter had been shuttling between Okoroba and Port Harcourt, Rivers State, carrying guests to and fro the venue of the burial... Read More
Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector are Austin-based photographers with a passion for two things: 19th-century masterpieces and body painting. In a project titled “Museum Anatomy,” the artists combined these unusual interests into one of the most eye-catching homages to classical artwork we’ve ever seen.   To produce this striking series of body art masterpieces, the duo... Read More
A Philadelphia traffic court judge was removed from office by a judicial ethics panel for showing a female court clerk cellphone photos of his genitals. The Court of Judicial Discipline issued the one-sentence order Thursday in the case of Willie Singletary, who had been deemed to have engaged in judicial misconduct. Singletary’s lawyer, John Summers,... Read More
[Hat tip to Huffington Post] Adults tend to find the holidays stressful. Between the merry-making and card-making, the card-sending and gift-buying, the tree-decorating and elf-moving … there never seems to be time to get every festive thing (not to mention your usual responsibilities) done. Our dear children, however, have figured out the secret to dealing with Christmas chaos. All... Read More
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