by Rachel Ogbu The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to shut down all federal and state universities for one week in December as a warning signal to the Federal Government. After a meeting at the weekend in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the National Executive Council (NEC) of SSANU warned government not to accept any... Read More
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Thus far, he has treated his black skin to be a burden, as if not mentioning his blackness will make the Republicans overlook his “disability.” About eight years ago, I wrote a book called “What if George Bush were a Black Man?” The book was designed to analyze the vast impact... Read More
by Anusha Deshpande Next time there’s a crisis at work, channel your inner calm and your outer elegance. Because, let’s face it, looking great makes a memorable impression. It’s been 50 years since James Bond was introduced to the world with the 1962 film Dr. No. Since then, we’ve all come to know James Bond... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Usain Bolt, Olympic gold medallist won the male Athlete of the year awards at a ceremony in Barcelona Saturday November 24. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) honoured Bolt from Jamaica, who retained his 100m and 200m titles in London, and he became the first man to win the award four... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s chief of staff, Patrick Obahiagbon joined the list of Nigerians currently condemning preachers who own private jets. The famous grammarian from Edo state posted a comment on Facebook Sunday morning saying that it was morally wrong for pastors to acquire private jets in a country where ‘millions of... Read More
This was economy at its best textbook – no pollution, no waste, no expense. A door sprang open, swung to the wall and began a slow return journey. Underneath the revealed curtain, two small feet searched for slippers. A little girl emerged and side stepped for the door to close. Dark, shiny, 3 maybe 4... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu David Suleiman was taken into police custody for allegedly pouring acid on his fiancée, Chika Egbo and a yet to be identified commercial bike rider at Ikotun area of Lagos State. Suleiman who is now held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, reportedly attacked his girlfriend, a 300 level student at Enugu State... Read More
by Femke van Zeijl Most striking are the parts of There Was a Country where history meets Achebe’s personal experience. The restraint with which he describes the death of poet-warrior Christopher Okigbo, a personal friend, makes it all the more moving… I am not Nigerian. I am not Igbo. I am not Yoruba. When the... Read More
A Phoenix, Arizona man may be going to jail for 60 days and from where he is standing, his only crime is loving God and gathering together with others who also love god. Michael Salman does not only have to worry about spending two months in jail, but he also has to worry about more... Read More
by Isi Esene Two passengers were arrested over the weekend in possession of $2,073,160 and 20,300 Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) at the ‘E’ wing departure area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). The suspects, identified as Talal Hammoud with passport number, A03599105 and Hassan Rmaiti, a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) staff with... Read More
Jesse Jackson is heartbroken over his son’s troubles because there is ‘nothing worse than when you can’t fix something for your kid’, friends have revealed. The civil rights campaigner is said to be finding it ‘incredibly hard’ to watch Jesse Jackson Jr’s political career implode amid claims of marital infidelity. This week his his son... Read More
Millions once bought sex in the narrow alleys of Kamathipura, a vast red-light district here. But prostitutes with inexpensive mobile phones are luring customers elsewhere, and that is endangering the astonishing progress India has made against AIDS. Indeed, the recent closings of hundreds of ancient brothels, while something of an economic victory for prostitutes, may... Read More
Nigeria’s Ogun state police command said that it foiled a robbery attempt on a commercial bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Sagamu on Sunday. The Police public Relations Officer, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, said that some armed men attempted to steal a huge amount from the ATM but were confronted by police acting on a tip-off.... Read More
by Akan Ido A 10-month-old baby was recently run over by a reckless driver along Airport Road, Abuja. The baby was carried by his mother who was waiting for a cab to convey them to their destination when the incident happened. The baby’s father, Biyi Bolaji, narrated the incident saying his wife was standing by... Read More
by Akan Ido Five armed men yesterday morning abducted the former Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and a two-time Attorney-General of the old Anambra State, Prof. Ilochi Okafor, SAN. Okafor was abducted by the unidentified men around 8am on Sunday while he was preparing to go to church. The incident was confirmed by the... Read More
The most premature triplets to ever survive in the UK have defied the odds to celebrate their first birthday. Max, Lucas and Harvey Udell spent three months battling for their lives after they were born 15 weeks premature. The tiny brothers, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, weighed less than 2lb each when they arrived at 24 weeks... Read More
A man from Maine has been in the hospital for over a week now after being admitted for hiccups. The 39-year-old father of four was delivering packages for UPS when he began hiccuping. According to the man’s wife, Keri Cheney, her husband just assumed that the hiccups would go away but these proved not to... Read More
A baby has died at the scandal hit Bristol Children’s Hospital after being fed a day’s food in one hour. Seven day old Maisie Bennett was being fed intravenously because she was born with a congential heart defect. But the baby’s feeding machine was wrongly programmed, leading to her suffering cardiac arrest hours later. Maisie,... Read More
by Chi Ibe Okay, they are still just friends, but Rihanna shared on Instagram this somewhat intimate photo of Chris Brown in bed, two days after they were sighted leaving a night club together. See them leaving the night club here. Even as this photo tells us nothing about their relationship status, per say, it... Read More
She showed off a plate of rich food from her Thanksgiving meal on Thursday while fellow Victoria’s Secret former Angel Heidi Klum stuck to a healthy diet plan. So despite her nice and down-to-earth image in comparison to other supermodels, we know Tyra Banks is the naughtiest when it comes to indulgent moments. The fact,... Read More
He is best known for wrapping the Reichstag in fabric and lining California highways with yellow umbrellas – but Christo’s latest, almost inconceivable project will dwarf them both.The artist will spend £212m building the ‘Mastaba’, the world’s largest permanent sculpture, from over 400,000 multi-coloured oil barrels in the middle of the desert near Abu Dhabi.... Read More
Janet Boynes is the author of “Called Out: A Former Lesbian’s Discovery of Freedom” and she describes herself as “a person who lived a homosexual life for many years before being freed by the power of Christ.” In an article written for Charisma News, a Christian publication, she speaks out and says that pastors need... Read More
Many successful shots have at a time confessed having someone or some people they respect or owe loyalty to in the profession. Before now, controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has not hidden her respect for Rita Dominic, who has been in the system well before her. While she was reported to have insulted Rita Dominic... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Miss Czech Republic, Tereza Fajksová emerged winner of the Miss Earth 2012 held Saturday November 24, at the Versailles Palace. Out of 80 international candidates, she was crowned winner in Alabang, Muntinlupa City at the 12th annual Miss Earth pageant. Miss Air (1st runner-up) went to Philippines’ Stephany Stefanowitz; Venezuela’s Osmariel Villalobos, Miss Water (2nd runner-up);... Read More
Doctors told Bill Gavigan his daughter Emily’s sudden paranoia was likely schizophrenia, but after seeing Susannah Cahalan on TODAY describing the same symptoms, he demanded Emily be tested for the her rare disease. Bill, Emily, and Susannah talk about the frightening illness outlined in Susannah’s new book, “Brain on Fire.’ Watch video below: –... Read More
A Chinese construction company is planning to build the world’s largest skyscraper – and it’ll race against the clock to do it. Broad Sustainable Building wants to construct a 2,749 feet-tall building, dubbed “Sky City,” over a period of just 90 days in Changsha in Hunan province, China. It took Dubai over five years to... Read More
by Chi Ibe Kristen Steward is continuing to push the boundaries in fashion with in her appearances at the premiere of her movie, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”. In London, she appeared in a sensational nude dress. In Los Angeles, this month, she emerged with an almost completely see-through nude gown by... Read More
A postcard mailed nearly seven decades ago finally arrived at its destination last week, landing in the mailbox of an upstate New York home. “It was delivered in mint condition. We were so shocked,” the home’s current resident Laura Rundell told the Star-Gazette, calling the note “a treasure.” The card, dated July 4, 1943, was... Read More