by Isi Esene The recent plane crash involving the governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, and his subsequent evacuation out of the country for a more comprehensive medical attention has again brought to the fore the phenomenon of medical tourism being practiced by more and more public servants. Today on Rubbin’ Minds, our discussion panel... Read More
A 19-year-old American student has regained consciousness on Friday after allegedly being stabbed by his best friend, who says he has no recollection of the events after a drug-fueled night of Halloween partying in Italy’s capital. The victim, New Jersey-born Fabio Malpeso, was in intensive care and listed in critical condition after his roommate allegedly... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu This will definitely take any heavy weight champion down. Linda Hogan has spoken out on her thought about ex-husband Hulk Hogan’s sex tape calling it ‘sickening’and criticized his prowess in the bedroom, saying: ‘He didn’t appear to be a stud muffin in the sack did he?’ The 53-year-old blonde, who split from... Read More
by Future Scopes Gone are the days when men could be baited into marriage on the lure of sex. The dissociation of sex and marriage as well as sexual freedom for women has also made it easier for men to keep sleeping around unless they wish to marry for other reasons. One of the biggest... Read More
by Henrik Edberg What is stopping you from getting what you want in life? Your friends? Your family? A sense that failure – or success – might change your life and that feeling uncomfortable? A sense that the people around you might disapprove of you aiming for what you want, of you succeeding or failing.... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Babatunde Fashola, the governor of Lagos, should gear up for the fight of his life. Lagosians have sworn to stage an Occupy Lagos protest over an announcement by the government that in seven days, the state would experience ripple effects from the deadly Hurricane Sandy which hit the United States last... Read More
Tragedy struck weekend in Akwa Ibom State as a man, his wife and all their children, along with more than 20 others, all members of the Jehovah’s Witness Church, perished in a fatal road accident which occurred, Friday, along the Utu Etim Ekpo Road in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state. Forty other... Read More
by Isi Esene D’banj last night won the 2012 MOBO Award for Best African Act with his song, Oliver Twist. This is after losing the MTV Europe Music Award Best Worldwide Act category to a Moroccan artiste, Ahmed Soultan. The Kokomaster beat other established acts like Psquare, Fally Ipupa, Sarkodie, Cabo Snoop, Camp Mulla, to... Read More
Former National Vice Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, (South), Chief Olabode George, saturday called on the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, to review current policies in the state with a view to ameliorating the suffering of the people. He spoke yesterday at a rally in Obalende, organised by the Lagos State chapter of... Read More
Simply put, the Minister needs to see that scarce funds are being wasted on this pointless tour of states, which will not change any Nigerian’s perception of government performance. As I watched the NTA network news on Thursday, November 1st 2012, I was caught between disgust at the unnecessary display of emptiness I was witnessing... Read More
An Illinois mom confessed to stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl a combined 150 times, police said. Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, told authorities she killed her son Justin, 7, to get attention from her husband, a long-haul trucker who is often away from their home in Naperville, Ill., 28 miles west of Chicago. “She... Read More
by Isi Esene As the style industry mourns the loss of the iconic Remi Osholake (Remi Lagos), TV host and writer, Funmi Iyanda this morning captured her dear friend’s loss in a way only she can. You get a powerful sense of the woman that Iyanda fondly refers to as just ‘Remikable’. –... Read More
God’s imagination is fascinating. He is an intriguing person. He cannot be put in a box. As far as we know, God has not told us, “I am the LORD God, I speak like this or I reveal myself like this.” So, it is not possible for any person to make a conclusive statement on... Read More
R&B singer didn’t wait for major media outlets to report her illness… She took her publicity into her own hands and tweeted it. The singer was in China last week and was onboard a flight to the USA when she became ill. She took to her Twitter page to reveal that her lack of sleep... Read More
by Isi Esene Several prominent Nigerians have called on former military president of the country, Muhammad Buhari, not to ignore the call of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to act as a mediator in proposed talks between it and the Federal Government. The group had on Thursday reportedly named “trusted Nigerians” who it believes... Read More
by Randy Gage for Inspiyr I was 15 years old and sitting in a jail cell charged with armed robbery. Even at this young age, my life seemed destined for a quick and ugly end. Then a visit from a complete stranger started a chain of events that would transform my life forever… ... Read More
by Isi Esene The altercation between former Head of Federal Service, Steve Oronsaye and Nuhu Ribadu during the formal presentation of the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force to President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday has continued to elicit reactions. Some observers describe the open disagreement as not only “shameful and irresponsible” but also... Read More
What is Obama’s relationship with the elemental forces? What is his relationship with God or some lesser deity? What is his source of power and what is his spiritual foundation? The American Presidential election will take place in a few days time and frankly some questions still need to be answered. I wish that Governor... Read More
The most important thing is that you have a restful time with your spouse, distractions free. Most couples hardly realize how much energy and resources, both mental and physical they have put into planning their wedding until after the wedding is done. It is therefore important to “heave a sigh of relief” by getting away... Read More
Irrespective of whether Africans are coming home or not, one constant is that Africa is in dire need of development, and we need to do something to change the status quo. I have a few suggestions. I have spent the past few weeks mulling on what my voice on Y!Naija should be about. I juggled ideas... Read More
by Ken Perlman Superman is arguably the most powerful person on the planet, but how long can he sit at his desk with someone breathing down his neck and treating him like the least important person in the world? Clark Kent is leaving the Daily Planet. Stop. This is important. Read that again. Think about... Read More
Gowon and Awolowo could have done much more to help the dying and diseased civilians. And, clearly, Ojukwu fatally erred by refusing to accept the conditions for the delivery of relief materials. There has been some mayhem over Professor Chinua Achebe’s civil war memoir, There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra. Achebe accused... Read More
by Isi Esene Akwa Ibom state yesterday got its first female deputy governor as the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Idongesit Ntem-Isua, swore-in Valerie Ebe after getting nominated by the governor, Godswill Akpabio. Her choice became necessary after the deputy governor, Nsima Ekere, resigned from office on October 31. Ekere reportedly resigned from... Read More
by Isi Esene Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, yesterday escaped an attack from hoodlums who traced his car to Ilupeju-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of the state. Fayose was not in the car, but his driver, Nathaniel Saliu, was attacked and “beaten mercilessly”. His car was trailed from Ilupeju to Ire-Ekiti were... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports say four men who allegedly went for a robbery operation around Vono street in the Mushin area of Lagos were earlier on Saturday burnt to death by residents of the area. It is not clear if the burnt bodies are really thieves or innocent citizens who were at the wrong place... Read More
by Aninoritse Odeli-Serrano Bond has been out of the cinemas for four years, clearly a very long time for a legend to be off the screens and out of our minds. Gone are the glory days of Sir Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore; and Quantum of Solace didn’t exactly excite us, still I believe,... Read More
States with unfavorable telocom industry tax policies will have their residents pay more telecommunication services, service providers plan. Telecommunications operators and service providers in Nigeria say they are planning to introduce discriminatory tariffs based on tax regimes and operating environments in different states. The Chairman of Association of licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, announced the... Read More
by Isi Esene After edging out stiff opposition from artiste in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, D’banj has lost out in the race to win the 2012 MTV Music Awards. D’banj had earlier gathered more votes than Wizkid, Camp Mulla and Sarkodie as he led the challenge for the Awards in sub-Saharan Africa but did... Read More
A 38-year-old nurse, Mrs. Eunice Odidi, told a Lagos customary court sitting in Ajegunle that her husband, Mesheck, was not the biological father of her son. She said she knew her husband was just having sex with her for the fun of it, because, according to her, he had low sperm count. “When l noticed... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo So while homegirl Goldie keeps denying she and Kenya’s Prezzo – her boo from this year’s Big Brother – are still dating, we find them together today, looking everything like an item. This is reportedly the official ‘aso-ebi’ for the traditional engagement of Pastor Bimbo Odukoya’s daughter, Tolu… But seeing Goldie and... Read More