With today’s high speed computing machines like supercomputers and calculators etc, few people rely on their own skills to do the computing. But one man who not only uses these skills excessively but also superbly is Daniel Paul Tammet. Daniel Tammet is just 33 years old, but his brain has the gift of working with... Read More
by Stephen Wagner The world is filled with astonishing occurrences of coincidence and synchronicity that defy explanation. Are these incredible true stories of mere chance… or the hand of fate? Finnish twin brothers, aged 71, were killed in identical bicycle accidents along the same road two hours apart, police said. “This is simply a historic... Read More
The WHO website states that an estimated 1.4 million cases of hepatitis A occur annually, an estimated two billion people worldwide have been infected with the hepatitis B virus and 150 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. Staggering! On 16 July, health officials in the US state of Colorado warned 8,000... Read More
by Patricia McCormick It was the purple Big G that I fell for. After an awkward first time, we spent some lovely evenings together. And some lovely afternoons. If we had a quickie in the morning, my friends would ask about the glow in my cheeks. Had I had a facial, they’d ask. When... Read More
by Diane Kelly Who doesn’t want a flat belly, stat? Yet hours of crunches, cardio, and superstrict dieting aren’t realistic—or a whole lot of fun—for many of us. Luckily, it is possible to flatten your belly and look slimmer almost immediately. “Your stomach is the one part of your body that reacts quickly to dietary... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Shocking images released today show children in Gaza celebrating the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas with guns. Thousands of people took to the streets following its announcement in Gaza last night. According to reports, there was a wild street celebration after the Egyptian-brokered truce ended the worst cross-border fighting in four years.... Read More
by Isi Esene Gunmen yesterday attacked the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre at Sanubi Town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, taking away three inmates. The gunmen were reported to have gained entrance into the premises ordering everyone to lie face down. They then abducted three inmates of the facility and took-off to... Read More
by Chi Ibe Chinese Yao Defen was born July 15, 1972) and is the tallest living woman, as recognized by Guinness World Records. She stands 7 ft 8 in tall (2.33 m), weighs 200 kilograms (440 lb), and has size 26 (UK) / 78 (EU) feet. Her gigantism is due to a tumor in her pituitary... Read More
by Chi Ibe The leading Nollywood star was snapped beside a very loaded Nigerianish thanksgiving table, yesterday. Where she is, we don’t know, all we know is she is looking beautiful as always. Happy thanksgiving! Photo Source: LIB
by Rachel Ogbu What country will be the best for a baby born in 2013? A new finding suggests it’s definitely not Nigeria. In fact Nigeria will be the worst place to be born in 2013. Singapore is ranked among the top ten places to enter the world. The city-state comes in at sixth place in the Economist... Read More
by Oluwadamilare Awe All she heard was a loud noise. What just happened? She thought She was on the ground Flash lights are all around. She looked up from the ground and stretched out her hand to be pulled up This is strange, why are they not helping me? It was hard for her to... Read More
by Akan Ido International superstar artiste, Akon, apparently sharing a joke with May D, Naeto C and Banky W at Ice-prince’s birthday last October at Deuces Nite Club. With all the fun and drinks, there’s definitely no party like the Lagos party, and even Akon knows that.
by Ian Fortey As anyone who’s ever had sex on the beach probably already knows, if you’re not extremely careful you’re going to discover what it feels like to exfoliate areas of your body that don’t need to be exfoliated. Every month magazines like Cosmo, Playboy and Boob Fancy write up some titillating article about... Read More
by DFTM A good marriage offers a man the kind of stability and support that allows him to succeed in all other aspects of life. Getting married is often the biggest event of a person’s life. It means being committed to one person for the rest of your life, and while there are plenty of... Read More
Eight nominees have been announced for the Bad Sex awards, a competition created by the Literary Review “to draw attention to the crude, tasteless, often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description in the modern novel.” The competition is reserved for books that would not be categorized as erotic, so novels such as Fifty... Read More
by Akan Ido Students at the City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts in Cape Town, South Africa wowed the audience at the Bodyspectra 2012 Bodypainting Festival. From the beautiful and colourful to the downright scary,it was all on show. Please check out all the designs.
It may come as a surprise to the houseproud and ‘clean freaks’ among us but the kitchen sponge is one of the dirtiest places in the home – 200,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. And it is not just harmless bacteria lurking on your cleaning cloths and utensils. Experts have linked germs found on... Read More
Two people died and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the wreckage. The collision occurred in extremely foggy conditions at about 8:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Day on... Read More
A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower. The church’s property manager says the layer of droppings was 30 centimeters (12 inches) deep when it was discovered during a May inspection of the Heliga Trefaldighets Kyrka in Gavle,... Read More
Russian authorities say a woman with five children kept her husband’s body in their apartment for almost three years after his death. Prosecutors in the central Yaroslavl region said the unidentified woman, described as a devout Pentecostal Christian with a psychiatric record, was so distraught when her husband died of natural causes in 2009 that... Read More
A group of 28 women were driven to set a new world’s record and didn’t let anything stop them, least of all the size of the car they chose for their record attempt. Guinness World Records Day was Nov. 15, and in honor of the day, 28 gymnasts in Sussex, England, attempted to set a... Read More
by Norine Dworkin-McDaniel If one or both his parents were routinely unfaithful, your man may be more inclined to cheat – especially if his father was the skirt-chaser. Of course you trust your guy! He’d never cheat. Or would he? Men give off signals that they’ll be unfaithful, relationship experts say. Find out the top... Read More
I am not saying my life is perfect yet. I just know it is near perfect now. I have not written a poem in about 8 years now. I’m not even sure why I stopped writing them. To make it worse, I just recently tore my old hand written collection of poems. It’s the only... Read More
Sarah Palin wants you to get fit — the Wasilla way. Palin, former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate, is penning an exercise book, reports People magazine. Palin, 48, said that she wants to share her family’s way of combining delicious food with hard physical activity. “Our family is writing a book on fitness... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Governor Rochas Okorocha is having the time of his life. The Owelle of Education, as we have dubbed him, was recently photographed in a publicity campaign, promoting education in his home state of Imo. In school uniform, complete with a short tie and his Owelle cap to match, there’s no beating the governor.... Read More
…if all men are busy making their women so happy, why are there so many women in relationships who are so unhappy about their sex life? Men can be just plain dumb! No apologies. They are dumber when it comes to issues that has to do with their manhood [read sex and allied affairs]. I’m... Read More
A new iPhone photo app which allows users to send a photo which self destructs after a few seconds could be used to promote ‘sexting’ behaviour among teenagers. Unlike Instagram or Flickr pictures, Snapchat images are time specific – perfect for users who don’t want recipients to hang onto embarrassing evidence indefinitely. In fact company CEO Evan... Read More
Because change doesn’t happen because one set of people is replaced by the next. Change only happens because one set of philosophies is replaced by another. When democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999, a generation was just finding itself. Its evolution stunted because of the endless military occupations of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, it... Read More
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