Jaime Vigil The suspect was covered in blood when they found him, cops said, and that’s not the shocking part. Sources told KRQE that Jaime Vigil, 21, ate part of the face of his unidentified murder victim early Tuesday morning at a motel in Albuquerque, N.M. KRQE previously reported that police were called to the... Read More
from DFTM Romantic relationships can be wonderful with the right person; however, a relationship with the wrong individual can lead to years of heartache, emotional damage and even physical damage. If you’re wondering if your girlfriend is really the one you should be with, here are 10 signs that will definitely help you decipher if... Read More
Kristen Stewart played a game of adult peek-a-boo when she arrived at a press event in a see-through top and black bra. Stewart hit the Variety Awards Studio in Los Angeles on Wednesday wearing a see-through white A.L.C. T-shirt worn over a black bra, Us Weekly reported. She paired the sheer top with Juicy Couture... Read More
by Jenn Clark Sometimes I wish there was a pocket manual for relationships. When in a confusing situation, we could just whip it out and refer to it at a moment’s notice. The truth is, most relationship issues are unique. They differ vastly based on the people involved and their individual experiences and behaviors. However,... Read More
by Naomi Piercey Regularity is sleep’s best friend. Try and adhere to a strict bedtime and wake time every day, even on the weekends. Have trouble dozing off at night? Put away your Sleepytime tea—a new technology might help you catch more ZZZs. A study published online in the journal Brain and Behavior suggests that... Read More
A spokeswoman for Michael Jackson’s father says the musical family’s patriarch has suffered a mild stroke. Angel Howansky says Joe Jackson went to a Las Vegas hospital late Wednesday night when he had trouble standing up and walking. She says the 83-year old Jackson was having pains in his head but reports he is feeling... Read More
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reached a preliminary agreement with the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault last year to settle a civil lawsuit she brought against him, sources familiar with the case said. While a source in New York cautioned that the agreement could still fall apart, influential French daily Le... Read More
by Tony Iribor Christians are the masters in the art of dealing with enemies. I am tempted to believe that they know this more than any set of people. In Nigeria we are very familiar with the word “enemies”. We hear it every day, everywhere and every time. It has become a part of our... Read More
Filling up on grapefruit might help you drop a few pounds, but proceed with caution: It could be hazardous to your health. Turns out, eating grapefruit can cause serious—even life-threatening—side effects if you mix it with any of 43 drugs, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Many... Read More
by Selene Yeager These are foods that start winnowing your waistline the moment they leave your fork and enter your mouth. They build muscle, promote fat burning, or simply use energy (i.e., burn calories) just to digest them! Stock up today. Almonds and other nuts (with skins intact) Build muscle, reduce cravings Dairy products (fat-free... Read More
from Real Buzz Want to kick your bad habit but can’t quite work up the motivation? Check out these 10 surprising benefits of kicking your bad habits. 1: Quitting smoking will improve your memory There are many advantages to quitting smoking, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer and younger looking skin, however a... Read More
At least Kim Kardashian has a sweet treat to distract herself from the unravelling divorce drama between herself and estranged husband Kris Humphries. The 31-year-old reality star – clad in a white dress with see-through mesh panels – was seen slurping away on a calorie-laden milkshake at the Millions Of Milkshakes store opening at the... Read More
by Richard Chilee True happiness brings you immense joy and satisfaction and, in the process, does same to others. I want to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? They don’t want me to be happy. I just want to be happy. We must have come across those lines sometimes in life. We may even... Read More
by Kanife, Ejike Alphonsus While buying the much I could, I joked some with the attendant concerning the prices of petroleum products and asked him if they have removed the subsidy from PMS too. His reply was apt and quite punchy: “Subsidy oshi ewo ni yen?” A litre of black market fuel in my area... Read More
by Meghan Alexander Sexual abuse was taboo when I was a child, but children no longer have to suffer in silence, I tell myself. They’re told the difference between good touching and bad. They speak up. The gentle stroking on my back was pleasant and a bit ticklish, but something about the intimacy of it... Read More
by Akan Ido The House of Representatives has accused the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, of making utterances capable of heating up the polity. Victor Ogene, the deputy chairman of the House on media and public affairs briefed journalists saying Sanusi has a penchant for making “frequent controversial utterances.” “Is... Read More
Trauma. That’s a word you rarely hear in Nigeria. Some parents do not understand it; some do not even acknowledge it as a REAL issue. Parents tend to believe that children will “get over it” or “grow out of it” or just generally “deal”. We are not big talkers in Nigeria are we? We believe... Read More
Love heals and when you do fall in love, there is the tendency that you begin to forget any pains you may have in the past, either from childhood or any failed relationships. This is very deep, and a question I have to consider for my characters in each romance novel I write. On one... Read More
by Folabi Williams Because he knew I had other toasters, he’ll encourage me to ask them for money, like a pimp. That didn’t work, as I refused to do it! We Don’t get the wrong impression of the how, when and why this piece was written. It all started with a friendly conversation. The subject... Read More
If there was any shred of doubt as to whether or not she is back with Chris Brown, Rihanna seems to have put it to bed once and for all. The singer posted an intimate picture to her Twitter and Instagram pages on Thursday which shows her planting a kiss on her former flame’s cheek.... Read More
by Folabi Williams And my response was and is still that people change! Guess by good friends he meant the communication style has changed. The things that brought us together were NYSC and job search. We share and shared nothing else in common. Don’t get the wrong impression of the how, when and why this... Read More
by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola continued to spread his new traffic law crusade yesterday with his ‘arrest’ of a police officer riding a 100CC engine motorcycle popularly called ‘Okada’ on the ever-busy Agege Motor Road in Ikeja without an helmet. The police officer, identified as Ebahan Johnson, was reported to have initially resisted arrest... Read More
Being a Review Presented at the Launch of ‘Nollywood till November’ – the Charles Novia Autobiography – on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Terra Kulture, Lagos, Nigeria. There is an old debate, one that I find necessary: should a man who has hardly finished the first half of his life – let’s put that at... Read More
by Ozia Nneamaka I can write all I want. You can read all you want. In the end, it takes more than a pen and a clean sheet. It takes guts! It takes conscience! It takes plan! Borders are demarcations separating two countries. Even continents have borders, but they are not visible, largely due to... Read More
by Isi Esene Eyewitnesses have continued to narrate their experience during the invasion on Monday of the polytechnic town of Auchi, Edo State, by armed robbers. The robbers were said to have stormed the town with sophisticated weapons succeeding in robbing four banks. The attack which reportedly lasted three hours left about 15 people... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Bestman Games prepares to launch the first African city edition of the game Monopoly. Bestman Games said come December 11, 2012, the City of Lagos Edition of Monopoly will portray the strength of the city through one of the most famous board games in the world. With the support of the Lagos State Government, First Bank... Read More
by Temitope Shittu-Alamu Like a typical Nigerian, I also imagined that she had been “jazzed” from the village, by a second wife maybe. In the past few days, I have been looking at my shoes and really pitying them. Like seriously, Harmattan hasn’t even started full force but the poor shoes are beginning to see... Read More
by Akan Ido Reports say youth in five communities in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State have shutdown an Indomie factory located in Kaduna South. The community youth are said to be demanding employment opportunities in the factory said to be largest of its kind in Africa. They maintain that the company has... Read More