Smoking is known to be highly damaging to physical health, being a major factor in cancer and heart disease. Now, however, its alarming effects on the mental well-being of millions of smokers have been outlined by British scientists. Lighting up regularly has been associated with a sharp decline in the performance of the brain, according... Read More
Florida is ground central for suspicious shootings of young black men. Just a few months after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a teenager in central Florida has also been shot under suspicious circumstances. Michael David Dunn shot and killed Jordan Russell Davis, a student at Samuel W. Wolfson High School. The 17-year old was sitting... Read More
Don’t let anyone convince you that some are born to be thin while some are born to be fat, that my friend is a big lie. A while ago I was invited to a live television show to discuss weight loss. At the end of the show came the moment (I have never really paid... Read More
by Isi Esene A gun battle between men of the Joint Military Task Force and insurgent elements in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital resulted in the death of three men suspected to be affiliated to Boko Haram and a soldier. One other soldier was also wounded in the gun battle which occurred around 12:30pm today.... Read More
Was it the timing? Were we too eager? Somehow, our attempt at love again was headed for a big crash even before it took off. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If wishes were horses you and I will be together in perfect love. If wishes were horses you will be the perfect man... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell are reunited on the cover of a magazine once again. Campbell left nothing to the imagination nipple glaring as she joined Moss on the December 2012 issue of Interview Magazine in both the German and Russian edition. Inside, the supermodels posed together once more for a fashion... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Exquisite Ladies of the Year award, ELOY awards took place on Sunday, November 24, 2012 at Porsche Center, Akin Adesola, Victoria Island, Lagos with about 300 guests in attendance. The annual event which focuses on women, rewarded high achieving women like Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Emem Isong. This year’s edition created awareness for Cervical... Read More
• Video apparently shows implant protruding after botched plastic surgery • She moves it back into place, saying: ‘Don’t think it’s meant to do that’ A shocking video emerged today showing a grotesque bulge in a woman’s buttock apparently caused when her botched silicone implant ‘flipped inside out’. Instead giving her a smooth, plump appearance, the implant... Read More
Many skilled Nigerians are torn between their determination to remain in the country and the lure of endless possibilities around the globe. Despite the best intentions of the government, the emigration figures presented earlier will only get worse. Arturo Sandoval is one of my favourite jazz trumpeters, but I might never have heard of him... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Ugochukwu Monye, 29 and Topsy Ojo, 27, two international rugby stars will be flaunting their torsos in next year’s Rugby For Heroes calendar and they look hot. Mike Tindall MBE, patron of the charity and husband of Zara Philips, launched the 2013 Rugby For Heroes calendar, which comes with Blippar technology that... Read More
Behold, Paschal the ultimate man Exactly eight days ago, Paschal Eronmose Ojezele was unveiled as the 2012 Gulder Ultimate Man at a grand reveal party at the Le Meridien Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Paschal who is from Edo State is a 24 year-old Applied Mathematics undergraduate of University of Benin. The previous day,... Read More
by Isi Esene Some members of the House of Assembly have expressed their worry at the spate of violent crimes in the country and the seeming incapacity of the government’s security forces to curb it. In a session yesterday presided over by speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, members warned that the violence might end up berthing at their... Read More
by Akan Ido Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, has reportedly been involved in another car accident after surviving a car crash earlier this year. Reports say a passer-by called the police emergency number after seeing Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Chevy Camaro smashed in an embankment. The accident occurred on Wednesday in Alpharetta, Georgia.... Read More
What: Nokia’s Gobal Unveiling of Asha 205 and 206. Where: Timesquare, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos. When: November 26, 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Isi Esene The subject of poverty is one that has refused to go away from time immemorial, but the menace has been all the more incongruous and paradoxical with the astronomical rise in the number of the rich in the world. In this interview anchored by BBC’s Zeinab Badawi, a distinguished panel of discussants... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Peter Petrauske, 72 and Jack Kemp, 69, belonging to a ‘witches’ coven’ wore ceremonial robes and used daggers as part of ritualistic sex abuse on girls aged between three and 15, a court held. The two men from Falmouth are in a Truro Crown Court facing charges of indecent assault and one... Read More
by Akan Ido After the unfortunate incident on Monday in which 10 people were killed at a drinking joint in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, another 3 people have been reportedly murdered by unknown assailants. Three of them were reported to be on the way to their respective farms when they were... Read More
by Akan Ido The police have been advised to look beyond the current notion that Toyin Hamzat, who was murdered in Sagamu, Ogun State penultimate Sunday, was killed over issues concerning a certain female companion. This advice was given by the chairman of Aiyepe Muslim Community, Musibau Oyefeso, at the eighth-day fidau prayers for the... Read More
by Akan Ido There are indications that the Christian Association of Nigeria is planning to drag the dreaded Islamic group, Boko Haram, before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to answer to its alleged crimes. This was disclosed by the president of the Christian umbrella group, Ayo Oritsejafor, at the opening ceremony of the National Executive... Read More
by Isi Esene A N2.2bn contract was yesterday approved by the Federal Executive Council for the construction of a banquet hall in Aso Rock presidential villa. The new hall is planned to accommodate 150 seats. The approval is part of the final set of N19.4bn contracts for this year covering road construction, rail transportation and... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Mohammed Ludovic Lütfi Zahed, an Algerian Muslim living in Paris is planning to open a ‘mosque for gays’ in France and hopes to eventually conduct same-sex Muslim marriages. According to reports, Zahed, a homosexual man is married to his gay partner and hopes to open the doors by the end of the month. He... Read More
If your daughter heads off to college, you’re already a nervous wreck. You worry that something could go wrong or that your child could be harmed or even killed. What’s worse is when the university that you trusted to protect your child doesn’t do their job. The family of Valdosta State University freshman Jasmine Benjamin... Read More
by Chi Ibe It’s a confirmed fashion trend, the red carpet nude dress. From Kristen Stewart, Kristen Stewart, again to Rihanna, now Anne Harthaway takes the nude road with this dress that shows her back. The actress wore this black sheer dress at the Premier of the movie, Les Miserable which also stars Huge Jackman.today... Read More
by Chi Ibe Actress Demi Moore, 50, whom we are in love with, has been single since her heartbreaking split from husband AShton Kutcher in November 2011 over reports of his infidelity. Now, it seems, Moore has finally moved on and with American art dealer Vito Schnabel, 26, after meeting him earlier this month, with... Read More
A Romanian who used a cash machine skimming device to obtain 9,000 PINs worth £3.25 million was facing jail yesterday after admitting fraud. Leonid Rotaru, 32, was caught red-handed as he returned to collect a sophisticated card reader from an ATM in Minehead, Somerset Police raided his home and found the details of 9,000 bank... Read More
By Nisandeh Neta HABIT #1 – GIVE EACH OTHER PLEASURE Your goal in the relationship is to give each other pleasure, not to cause pain. Simple, isn’t it? However… for just a single day, become consciously aware of everything you do, by asking yourself the question, “Is what I’m about to do or say going... Read More
Four gay men say a Jersey City organization provided them with phony counseling sessions — including nudity and trash-talking one of their mothers — to “cure” their homosexuality when they were teenagers. In a lawsuit filed in New Jersey Superior Court, the men, and two of their mothers, contend the sales pitch and methods used... Read More
by Chi Ibe 26-year-old Lady Gaga, international pop star was spotted at Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa dressed in a Versace dress that was full of straps, metal and PVC. And for a long time, perhaps the first time, we liked her outfit. Just cool and classy and befitting of a pop queen. More,... Read More
A survey of attitudes in the community toward domestic violence in Nigeria, attests that the most frequent victims of violence usually turn out to be unmarried women in the southern states, with figures as high as 70 percent in some places. Data from the study, published recently in a British Council, Nigeria report entitled “Gender... Read More