We can assure you at least one girl in the world will have the Christmas of a lifetime after helping her mom claim a “forgotten” $23 million lottery ticket. A woman in Palmdale, California, purchased a lottery ticket in May of this year and never checked it. The city’s local newspaper published a photograph of... Read More
James Washington almost got away with murder. The Nashville man, in prison on an unrelated sentence, made what he thought was a death bed confession when he suffered a heart attack, admitting to the murder of Joyce Goodener on July 5, 1995, according to WSMV. Washington believed he wouldn’t live to face the consequences. Turns... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Police in Malawi have been ordered not to arrest or prosecute same sex couples pending a decision on whether to repeal the legislation, the justice minister has said. For now, Malawi has suspended laws against same-sex relationships until parliament has debated the issue. At present, homosexual acts carry a maximum sentence of... Read More
When Alfonso Manzo wore a Red Cross jacket around Staten Island last week, people may have assumed he was helping others. The police say he was actually helping himself, and merely wore the jacket to make it easier to burglarize homes evacuated because of Hurricane Sandy, according to the New York Daily News. Manzo, 49,... Read More
by Isi Esene Vice President Namadi Sambo’s visit to Buanchor, in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, brought nothing but grief to Bessie Obi on Friday as sand and wind propelled by his helicopter caused the collapse of her mud-house. The 78-year-old woman quickly ran out of her house wailing over the misfortune... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The clash between law enforcement agents and commercial bike riders in Lagos state seems to be on going. Yesterday horrified passersby watched as a man called Sunday Udoh, 38, stripped himself naked to evade arrest by law enforcement agents for violating the new Lagos State Traffic Law. Udoh who is a commercial... Read More
by Isi Esene While the federal government is busy tweaking its terrorism engagement strategy, the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have reportedly attacked the Yobe town of Gashua, Tuesday morning. There were reports of loud noises of explosions and gunfire earlier today which necessitated a heavy deployment of military personnel to the area. This deployment has... Read More
by Isi Esene Owa of Ogbagi, Oba Victor Adetona, was on Friday chased away from his palace by the youth of the area for failing to approve the yearly celebration of the Ogun festival. The youth armed with dangerous weapons went on rampage destroying property in the palace and vandalizing cars. The monarch was accused... Read More
The Federal Government has amended its borrowing plan for infrastructural development, reviewing its proposed debt profile up from $7.9bn to $9.3bn between 2012 and 2014. The government will source a total external loan of $9.3bn from this year to 2014 to develop infrastructure, particularly in the agricultural, housing, education, health and transport sectors. Minister of... Read More
by Isi Esene The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital put the figure of people killed by the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect at 3,000. Ihejirika, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2 Mechanised Division of the Army, Maj. Gen.... Read More
by Isi Esene For a man who has been both praised and condemned for his “luck”, you have to spot the irony: President Goodluck Jonathan is calling on the youth to depend on education and not luck as an insurance for their future success. The president said this at the inauguration of the Jigawa State... Read More
by Isi Esene Governor Abiola Ajimobi yesterday sacked three commissioners from his cabinet for their “ineffectiveness”. The dropped commissioners are Yunus Akintunde (Works and Transport); Bosun Oladele (Information and Orientation) and Kazeem Adedeji (Trade, Investment and Cooperatives). The sack was announced by the secretary to the state government, Waheed Olajide, after the state executive council... Read More
by Isi Esene These public figures never cease to surprise us, yesterday, it was Jumobi Mofe-Damijo unleashing a butterfly tattoo on her right bossom; today it’s Governor Babatunde Fashola showing a very public display of affection (vPDA) to his wife, Abimbola at the closing ceremony of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials meeting. Who... Read More
Someone once said that there are two groups of women in this world. One group is full of the women that feel sexual attraction in different ways at different stages in life, and the other group is full of the liars that pretend not to feel any form of sexual attraction. Have you ever wondered... Read More
Chieftain of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Alhaji Umaru Duhu, has said that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is the hardest hit by the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the country as he is the sect’s primary target of attack. Duhu, who is the Adamawa State chairman of the party, while speaking with LEADERSHIP,... Read More
by Isi Esene The Kogi Emergency Management Agency is complaining over the difficulty it is facing in trying to identify genuine victims of the flood disasters which affected many homes and communities in the state. The secretary of the Agency, Alice Ogedengbe, said m,any people who are not victims of the flood have stormed the... Read More
by Isi Esene Anyone who is interested in contesting the 2015 presidential elections does not have to fear locking horns with Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, because the governor has declared he is not interested in it. The governor said this yesterday at an interactive session with reporters. He said his only interest is in... Read More
In the same vein, Facebook has been broadened to include not just folks in college. I had a mini heart attack when my dad sent me a Facebook friend request. A couple of years back, before your mama and aunty ‘gbeboruns’ got on Facebook, it was where you identified your relationship. It wasn’t official until... Read More
Residents of two tiny villages in northern New Hampshire headed to the polls at midnight, casting the first Election Day votes in the nation. After 43 seconds of voting, President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each had 5 votes in Dixville Notch. In Hart’s Location, Mr. Obama won with 23 votes, Romney received 9 and... Read More
by Onoshe Nwabuikwu I know some people have been drawing attention to how the US government has tackled Hurricane Sandy. I wouldn’t go that far. Some Nigerians live ‘inside’ DStv by imagining they’re part of a civilised world. Whether we know it or not, Nigeria is still a third world country and a very badly... Read More
by Isi Esene The neck-to-neck struggle for supremacy in the US presidential election continues with both Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney getting five votes each in the tiny New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch. This was the time in history that the first in the nation votes are resulting in a tie... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu For many that thought the death of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu will mean the end of the Biafran dream might be in for a little shock after policemen in Enugu on Monday arrested over 500 people for allegedly being part of the re-declaration of Biafra as a sovereign state. Called the Biafra Zionist Movement,... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Trouble brewed in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos yesterday after a clash between ‘okada’ riders and a combined team of policemen and members of the Lagos State Traffic and Management Authority (LASTMA), following a raid. After a raid by the patrol teams, ‘okada’ riders went on a rampage, promising to attack any... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu “I doesn’t knew,” that was Funke Akindele’s answer to Lolo who approached her on the yellow carpet at the Headies to get a definition for the word, haphazard. Alariwo was pretty convinced the word had to do with fear. It was the Flytime TV’s word of the day that has become somewhat popular with... Read More
Authorities say a nun faces grand larceny charges after more than $100,000 was stolen from two western New York churches where she worked. The newspaper reports that the money was stolen from Catholic churches in Holley and Kendall, rural parishes between Buffalo and Rochester. No other details have been released. The nun’s attorney, James Harrington,... Read More
Ole Schou was 27 years old when he had a dream. It was 1981 and he was a graduate student at a business school in the Danish city of Aarhus. His dream today helps families around the world to have kids, and for donors to make over N13,000 per donation…some donate thrice a week. In... Read More
by Joe Scarborough We can fret, flail around with our theories, over-analyze and pontificate as to why our side will win. But in the end, it’s still in the hands of Americans. And for that, I remain eternally grateful. People want to be told that everything is going to be ok. My Democratic friends have... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu 2face Idibia teams up with Kennis Music’s B. Howard on this remix to his socially conscious single, “Fly.” The music dwells on different crises plaguing society – from the natural disasters to the jungle justice. Click here to listen: FLY [audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2face-idibia-ft-b-howard-fly-remix_YNaija.com_.mp3|titles=2face-idibia-ft-b-howard-fly-remix_YNaija.com_]
by Chi Ibe Exercise could help sperm to swim faster, a new study suggests. Researchers discovered that men who exercised more had faster swimming sperm that was better formed, compared to the those who didnt. They suggest that exercise promotes healthy hormone levels that create a better environment in the testes for sperm production.... Read More
by Isi Esene Airtel Nigeria has announced plans to host select influential personalities at a high profile event that will feature Fareed Zakaria, renowned journalist, internationally acclaimed author and host of popular Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on CNN. The event tagged, Airtel’s Night of Influence, is a distinct platform that will provide a networking opportunity to... Read More