by Reuben Daba The flooding situation in Kogi State has assumed critical dimensions. Boats were deployed on Sunday by the Nigeria Red Cross Society to Ibaji Local Government Council of Kogi state to rescue trapped flood victims who took refuge on treetops. Even the Abuja-Lokoja highway was blocked by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)...
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by Stanley Azuakola The presidency has responded to the National Assembly’s threat to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over his failure to implement the 2012 budget and resolutions of the legislature. The advise from Aso Rock to the legislators is — calm down. The presidency believes that all those threats only add to the current tension...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger tells how wife Maria Shriver confronted him about his son in new explosive tell-all “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.” Cover of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new book, ‘Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.’ In an explosive tell-all book, Arnold Schwarzenegger offers “Total Recall” of the infidelity that ruined his marriage —...
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She’s caused controversy with her outfits ever since catapulting to fame, and no one thought she could out-do herself following her infamous meat dress get-up. But it seems that even Lady Gaga has outdone herself with her latest outlandish ensemble. Only the Poker Face hitmaker would consider walking through the streets of Paris in what...
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An Oregon flight attendant has been arrested for stealing a passenger’s iPad. This past Wednesday a Reno Nevada resident contacted the Oregon City Police Department to report that on Sept. 11 he flew on a Horizon Airlines Flight from Reno Nevada to San Jose California., and when he arrived at his destination he realized his...
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May the shortest man win. The 2-foot-2.41-inch Khagendra Thapa Magar may have a short reign as the world’s shortest man. After attaining the title late last year, the 18-year-old Nepalese man may soon lose it. Guinness World Records told AOL Weird News that a new contender is ready to challenge the diminutive title holder. Junrey...
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders has died after he was shot during an armed robbery in his native South Africa. The 46-year-old was enjoying his nephew’s birthday celebrations in the town of Brits last night when the gunmen entered the restaurant. Mr Sanders, who stunned the boxing world in 2003 by taking the WBO...
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A Pakistani minister offered $100,000 on Saturday to anyone who kills the maker of an online video which insults Islam, as sporadic protests rumbled on across parts of the Muslim world. “I announce today that this blasphemer, this sinner who has spoken nonsense about the holy Prophet, anyone who murders him, I will reward him...
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Colonel Gaddafi beat and raped kidnapped schoolgirls he used as sex slaves in between checking his emails, according to a new book. French reporter Annick Cojean gathered horrific accounts from the girls forced into the former Libyan dictator’s harem for the account published last week. One victim, named as Soraya, was 15 when she was...
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by Michael John Cusick While working in church ministry in my mid-twenties, my addiction was nearly exposed in a newspaper story about a raid on an escort service. But even that didn’t lead to change. I might stop for a time, vow to mend my ways, tear up my porn magazines, but eventually the...
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Conservative televangelist Joel Osteen went on national television this morning and admitted that his own sexual orientation is not a choice — despite maintaining consistently in previous interviews that being gay is a sin, albeit one that “God gives us the grace to change.” The bestselling author and Texas megachurch leader went on CNN’s “Starting...
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We assume that modeling in a bikini is anxiety-inducing even to those that are in perfect shape, but the idea of strutting your stuff in a swimsuit while six months pregnant seems utterly horrifying to us. So we have to give major props to Raffaella Fico for doing just that during Milan Fashion Week. The...
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by Somini Sengupta COMPANIES are usually accountable to no one but their shareholders. Internet companies are a different breed. Because they traffic in speech — rather than, say, corn syrup or warplanes — they make decisions every day about what kind of expression is allowed where. And occasionally they come under pressure to explain how they...
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by Isi Esene These are the pictures of some of the victims of the St. John’s Catholic Cathedral in the Batyan Gari Area of Bauchi, Bauchi State. Six people were reported dead in the suicide attack but many victims sustained varying levels of injury. “When the suicide bomber targeted the church, he was prevented by...
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by Isi Esene We are sure if you see a lot of Yoruba movies with subtitles you must have come across many outrageous English interpretations that never fails to baffle making you wonder why they bothered to subtitle the movie at all. A reader sent this in from one of the numerous movie subtitles harassing...
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by Isi Esene There are reports that the bomb which exploded earlier today at the St. John’s Catholic Cathedral in the Batyan Gari area of Bauchi was caused by a lone suicide bomber who reportedly rammed an Opel Vectra into the gates of the church when he was refused entry into the church premises. The...
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by Stanley Azuakola If there is an unforgivable offence, this is it: An American man allegedly killed his 15-week-old daughter while orally raping her. A court has found him guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault, and the man, Steven Deuman, 26, now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. according...
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he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Saturday gave the assurance of adequate supply of petroleum products nationwide within the next two days. Dr Omar Farouk, the NNPC General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, gave the assurance in an interview in Lagos. He said that the corporation had taken prompt measures to eradicate queues in...
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by Hauwa Gambo We all can’t be watching whatever blighted football match is on this afternoon, and, you know, it’s a Sunday afternoon! So, how about we see what George Clooney couldn’t resist – and you tell us if it’s hot or not? The 34-year-old Elisabetta Cannalis, who’s been on America’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’...
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Two men from suburban Chicago have been charged in the theft of $50,000 in checks taken from President Obama’s national campaign headquarters. According to the Chicago Tribune, Jessie Adams, 36, of Joliet, has been charged with organizing a financial criminal enterprise, while WIllard Elam, 48, of Dolton, was charged with continuing a financial criminal enterprise....
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by Isi Esene British conservation activist and gorilla expert Damian Aspinall recently sparked controversy after uploading a video of his (then) 18-month-old daughter playing with a gorilla. In the video, the little girl can be seen playing with a gorilla inside a cage. Despite the wide criticisms of Aspinall’s action, his daughter, Tansy, now 22,...
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by Stanley Azuakola On Thursday at the Suleimanti ward of Maiduguri, Borno State, tragedy struck as gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, stormed the clinic of the chief medical director (CMD) of Umaru Shehu Ultramodern Hospital, Dr. Samuel Ville. Ville, who was the reported target of the attack managed to escape...
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by Isi Esene Unconfirmed reports say that the bomb which exploded in Bauchi State at St. John’s Catholic Cathedral directly across from the Bauchi Township stadium killed several christian worshippers earlier this morning. The explosion reportedly occurred a few minutes after 9am this morning during Sunday church service on Murtala Mohammed way in the Bayan...
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by Isi Esene 2Face Idibia is back to wow his fans with the release of the video of his new hit single titled ‘Ihe Neme’. Ihe Ne me comes with a captivating melody which showcases his versatility and underscores the essence of his long stay at the very top of the pecking order of the...
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The calls and text messages of support began on Sunday, as friends and family members reached out to Patricia Quintana, offering condolences on the death of her 7-year-old son, Javier. There was only one problem, however: Javier Ramirez, a cheerful second grader, was very much alive. “Too many people say, ‘I’m sorry he pass away.’...
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by Isi Esene Davido is set to release a new video from a track taken from his debut album ‘Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis’ album and we are bringing you behind-the-scenes video clip of what went down on set. The ‘Gbon Gbon’ video directed by ace video director, Clarence Peters, has all the elements of...
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Superbike … Emily Finch with four kids in the front, one on a seat and another on the attached cycle Emily Finch, 34, covers around 20 miles a day transporting her brood — aged two to 11. A full load, complete with shopping, weighs 40st. And sporty Emily has been biking Nathan, 11, Mary, nine,...
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Reports reaching us say a fresh round of explosion has rocked Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital. A source said a loud explosion was heard around a church in the Bayan Gari area of the city. The Bauchi Police Command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Hassan, confirmed he had also received report of the explosion but that he was...
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by Stanley Azuakola A bomb blast has been reported in Bauchi at the St. John’s Catholic Church. The church is located in the Bayan Gari area of the Bauchi, the Bauchi state capital. There is no report on whether there are casualties or the number if there are. However, members of the Bauchi State police command has cordoned off...
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“The biggest reason why social media has become such a big deal in Africa, is because the mainstream media has been hounded and gagged for so long, that people finally found a way to express themselves without government influence.” The session was called ‘Africa’s Future Economy’ and the panel had quite a good mix...
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