What: Fifth Annual National Art Competition Where: Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos When: October 25, 2012 Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Eddie Iroh Before I say another word in this article, let me quickly state that I have already put my neck on the chopping block for the guillotine, slipped a hangman’s noose round my neck, and tied myself to the stake ready for the firing squad. I say this in acknowledgement of the fact... Read More
by Isi Esene The fuel scarcity currently being experienced in many parts of the country might persist longer than expected as relevant government agencies responsible for making the product available seem not to be able to put the scarcity under control. Reports say the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the agency saddled with the responsibility... Read More
by Isi Esene Tunji Shomade, a 35-year-old teacher who was dragged before an Oshodi Magistrate’s Court on a battery charge has pleaded not guilty. The suit against him was filed by Ann Samuel, his mother’s tenant, who said she did not do anything to them to warrant the beating she received. Samuel said, “I didn’t... Read More
by Isi Esene Ice-prince recently celebrated his birthday with celebrities like Wizkid, Naeto C, Sound Sultan, Bez and many others joining him to literally bring the roof down. Check out the party photos below:
by Kenechi Uzochukwu This generation is largely confused. From the biased accounts, many of the generation believe the war was fought between Awolowo and some hapless Igbo women and children who he allegedly starved to death. A sceptre has been looming over our heads, a sceptre called Biafra. For 42 years it has defied gravity... Read More
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to reveal my favourite segment on CNN. It is called Future Cities. If you have access to satellite television and stable electricity at home, you must endeavour to search for this exciting program. You will be awe-struck by the spectacular advances of man in a world where... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo It’s impossible for us to have seen President Olusegun Obasanjo – the same one who is butt of jokes about his looks – with the most beautiful girl in the universe and not say something! The former head of state and then president was found in New York at the South-South Awards... Read More
There may be a recording that Cee Lo Green wishes his voice was not on. The woman accusing Green of sexual battery secretly taped a conversation with the “Forget You” singer in which he allegedly admits slipping her a drug – possibly Ecstasy – and having sex with her, sources told TMZ.com. The accuser claims the 38-year-old... Read More
by Henry Umahi Living in Aba is, indeed, a nightmare. To be condemned to reside there is living in bondage, it is living in a state of perpetual suffering. It presents a pathetic picture that can melt even a stony heart. It is a portrait of a city criminally neglected. The commercial city of Aba... Read More
Nigerian soldiers shot dead dozens of young men in an embattled northeastern city during raids in four areas considered strongholds of a radical Islamist group, residents and a morgue attendant told AFP on Friday. Residents of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists, said the troops who swarmed late Thursday ordered males in their... Read More
Nuhu Ribadu, former Presidential Candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) in the last Presidential election, on Friday wept openly at the Presidential Villa. Ribadu who was speaking with state House Correspondents after the presentation of the Presidential Task Force on revenue in the petroleum industry report , said the committee was subjected to... Read More
by Ezekiel Solesi Deliberate change brings progress. Most importantly, deliberate change is reproducible, hence transferable from one generation to the other. We live in a world of constant change. If you simply look around you, chances are that you’ll notice things around you have changed over the last few years, months or even weeks. Yet,... Read More
True love needs no lights. Or heat. Or music. Two little LED candles on a podium was all it took Friday for a Plan B wedding in lower Manhattan. That – and the city clerk. Among the seven couples who showed up to tie the knot were Jason Allegrante and Caroline Pommert, both 28 and... Read More
by Isi Esene A 3-year-old girl pupil of Kingdom Heritage Model School, Sapele Road, Benin City was found dead in the school toilet after falling into a bucket half-filled with water. The pupil, identified as Imiefan Omokaro, was discovered by a teacher who raised an alarm and the little girl was quickly rushed to a... Read More
In fact, I believe that a public budget is the most important tool that citizens can use to gauge the seriousness of purpose of their government because it shows it cares about, its philosophies and its weaknesses. I have always believed in a government’s unique opportunity to change a critical mass of lives. One can... Read More
by Isi Esene Lionel Messi, the Barcelona FC forward, and partner, Antonella Roccuzzo yesterday announced the birth of their first child named, Thiago. Messi announced the good news on his Facebook page saying, “Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift! Thanks to... Read More
You are nothing beyond your thoughts, so before you let that darkness, sweet, silent and peaceful as it seems to be, close in; ask yourself this – is this the death of a maybe, only-slightly-possible future or is it a suicide because you lost the dream just before it came true? “The second time death... Read More
A man who murdered his girlfriend’s 18-month-old son because he was crying has been jailed for life. Scott Hepburn, 33, told partner Samantha Knox that her baby boy was asleep to try to cover up his crime. But little Ashley Johnson had been attacked by Hepburn as he babysat for Miss Knox for one hour... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, leaders of the radical Boko Haram sect indicated their readiness for dialogue and, strangely, named presidential candidate, Muhammad Buhari, as their preferred mediator. Not surprisingly, the General doesn’t appreciate the association and in a statement today, his party, the Congress for Political Change, issued a releease through Rotimi Fashakin, its National... Read More
by Isi Esene Nicole Scherzinger wows fans as she modeled the UK’s first ever Twitter dress. She was asked to model the dress at the launch of EE – a new 4G mobile network. The event held on Thursday night at Battersea Power Station. The dress is a French silk chiffon, laden with over 500 Swarovski... Read More
by Isi Esene It’s just as Achebe said: because the hunter has learnt to shoot without missing, the bird has learnt to fly without perching. With the restriction of movement placed on commercial motorcycle operators in Lagos State a number of owners have devised means to bend the law by going back to the future... Read More
One person has been confirmed dead after a container slipped off a trailer and landed on a car on Oworonsoki Expressway in Lagos on Friday evening. The container fell off the truck as it was descending a bridge connecting the Gbagada section of Oworonsoki Expressway to the inward Ojota section, crushing the driver of the car to death... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, Zac Vawter, a 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test a trailblazing prosthetic leg that’s controlled by his thoughts. Vawter says he considers himself a test pilot. He will put this groundbreaking bionic leg to the ultimate... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Dangote Group resently disclosed that PhD and MBA Holders were among over 13,000 applicants who applied for the recent Graduate Executive Truck Driver vacancy. Aliko Dangote who just made the top 20 on Bloomberg 200 World’s richest list revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a World Bank Youth Forum. He... Read More
by Isi Esene The long awaited report of the Special Task Force on the petroleum sector was submitted today amidst controversy. Some members of the committee made it clear that they were not in support of the report calling for the president to reject its in its entirety. While receiving the report, President Goodluck Jonathan,... Read More
by Isi Esene Four gunmen earlier today attacked the home of Retired General Mohammed Shuwa killing him. The men were reported to have killed the ex-army general in his residence at the Gwange 1 area of Maiduguri metropolis. He was killed alongside a guest who was with him during the unfortunate incident. Shuwa was a... Read More
by Nnadozie Egeonu Even if your business is novel, before you came into the scene, customers you are targeting, how were they addressing that need? Branding is a creative exercise; it involves lots of analytical thinking and creativity. You have to play the part of the consumer or ‘would be clients’ to perfectly understand... Read More
by Purvaja Sawant You’ve been missing your routine at the gym very often thanks to your busy schedule (or plain laziness) and suddenly you realize that in one week you have to attend a wedding… You want to wear your favourite saree or figure-hugging dress but are worried about your flabby stomach bulging out. Well,... Read More
When you’re in bed with your lover, the last thing you want to do is turn them off. That said, here are a few common blunders that you should not commit. 1. Not kissing Believe it or not, many people (and this includes women) don’t kiss their partner when they’re having sex. Why? Perhaps because... Read More