Report: GEJ to attend the UN General Assembly without First Lady

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that doctors attending to the First Lady, Patience Jonathan have refused to allow her accompany President Goodluck Jonathan on a planned trip to New York based on their assessment of her present health condition. An online media platform recently quoted unidentified sources claiming President Goodluck Jonathan planned on... Read More

appendicitis, food poisoning, Germany, Health, Patience Jonathan, Preesident Goodluck Jonathan, Presidency, surgery, Wiesbaden

September 19, 2012

TICKER: European airline, Ryanair is ‘courting disaster’ by flying planes with near-empty fuel tanks to cut costs

Ryanair is to be investigated by Irish and Spanish aviation authorities following accusations from pilots’ leaders that the budget airline is ‘courting disaster’ by flying planes with near-empty fuel tanks to cut costs. Spanish pilot union leaders accused Ryanair of ‘operating on the very limits of legality’ in the way it fuels its planes. Ryanair... Read More

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Police raid office of French magazine which published Kate Middleton topless photos

Police today raided the headquarters of the French magazine which published topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge. Officers arrived at the Closer building in Paris at 10am, with detectives confirming they were looking for information ‘which might lead to the identity’ of the paparazzi responsible. The investigation was launched by prosecutors in the French... Read More

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Dumb, dumber: Man steals his own truck, and messes up the heist

Police in Delaware have arrested a man they say stole his own truck out of a repair shop lot using a front-end loader. Delaware police say they were called early Friday to the Stop-N-Go in New Castle after a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado pickup went missing. Surveillance tapes showed a front-end loader with fork lifts attached... Read More

September 19, 2012

Can’t have enough! Stephanie Okereke & Linus Idahosa’s fairytale wedding in Paris (Official Photos)

by Isi Esene Nollywood superstar, Stephanie Okereke and Idahosa Linus’s wedding which took place on April 21 2012 at the Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay was every step a fairytale – hat-tip to BellaNaija for the photos!. The location, setting, wedding dress and the love shared between both lovebirds is every lady’s dream. Stephanie and... Read More

France, Linus Idahosa, Love, paris, Stephanie Okereke, Video, wedding

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Man kills wife after his deathrow conviction was overturned

Joseph Green Brown was given a second chance when his conviction was overturned shortly before he was to be executed. Brown was convicted of rape and murder and was on death row in Florida. After being freed from serving time on death row, Brown is now being charged with murdering his wife in North Carolina.... Read More

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Good samaritan? Woman who made up kidnapping story gets arrested by police

Police in Lilburn, Georgia have reasons to believe that a woman who claims to have saved a 3-year-old boy from an attempted kidnapping made up the story. After speaking to the little boy’s father, Josh Evans, local news outlets are reporting that the little boy was not far from his father while his father was... Read More

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Terrorists hack into Defence Headquarters and Navy websites

Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, raised alarm, Tuesday, that the Defence Headquarters’ website and that of the Nigerian Navy had been hacked into by terrorists, adding that the threat posed by the Boko Haram sect, through online reports of their activities needed to be effectively checked. Petinrin raised the alarm just... Read More

September 19, 2012

Flooding displaces 13,000 in Taraba

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria has a serious flooding problem on its hands. In the last three weeks, heavy flooding has been reported in Plateau, Benue, Kano and Jigawa. Now, Taraba has joined the list of states battling with the force of nature. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed on Tuesday that floods in Taraba... Read More

Abubakar Danbawo, benue, floods, Jigawa, kano, NEMA, Taraba, Yushau Shuaib

September 19, 2012

TICKER: France to close embassies over publication of ‘Prophet’ cartoons

France will close its embassies and schools in around 20 countries on Friday because of fears of a hostile reaction to a magazine’s publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, its foreign ministry said today. Laurent Fabius, the foreign minister, earlier announced that he had ordered special security measures “in all the countries where this... Read More

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Was Jesus Christ married? New early Christian text claims so

A discovery by a Harvard researcher may shed light on a controversial aspect of the life of Jesus Christ. Harvard Divinity School professor Karen L. King says she has found an ancient papyrus fragment from the fourth century that, when translated, appears to indicate that Jesus was married. The text is being dubbed “The Gospel... Read More

September 19, 2012

Peju Adeniran: A collection of my habits (30 Days, 30 Voices)

While I am very grateful to Life for family, friends, love and local pepper soup, I have always known that moving to another place, any place would be a total breeze for me. Like the rail track dweller, my sense of home is established very quickly the instant I am able to re-create those persona- defining... Read More

Dark Days, Documentary, emigrant, habits, home, new york, Peju Adeniran

September 19, 2012

Opinion: The wishful thinking that is Nigeria

by Matilda Orhewere It is of paramount importance that Nigerians start to make conscious effort to aspire to higher heights on the ‘hierarchy of needs’ table. Wishful thinking is indicative of the love for things one has neither worked for nor earned. Until some price is paid for something, desiring such benefits will remain an... Read More

colonialism, giant of Africa, Matilda Orhewere, nigeria, wishful thinking

President Jonathan presenting a national honours to Aliko Dangote in 2011

September 19, 2012

Opinion: Wanted: An alternative national honours system

by Ayo Olukotun A few years back for example, a Ghanaian economist disgusted with his own country’s political abuse of the national honours award inaugurated a civil society version of the exercise which he called the “Heroes and Heroines Award of Ghana.” A vigorous debate has trailed the recent award of national honours in different... Read More

‘Heroes’, alternative award system, National Honours Awards

September 19, 2012

Review: What exactly makes Omawumi different?

by Demola Rewaju The only challenge I have now though is a worthy name to describe the true first lady of Nigerian music… maybe we’ll just stick with the ‘Mama K’ she’s chosen for herself. 2face has several kids (how many is it now?) from different mothers but is still at the top of his... Read More

September 19, 2012

‘If he loves V-necks, he’s gay’ – Malaysia has new guidelines for spotting gay and lesbian kids

by Reuben Daba In Nigeria on Monday, an actor Chukwuemeka Bestwood was sentenced to three months in jail for homosexual acts. But in Malaysia, they are determined not to even let it get to that point. According to a Malaysian news website Malaysiakini Reports, that country’s Education Ministry has “endorsed guidelines” to help parents identify gay... Read More

gay, lesbian, malaysia, VNeck

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Kate Middleton topless photos: Another magazine defies legal threats and publishes more photos

Lawyers for Prince William and wife Kate asked a French court on Monday to block further publication of topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, saying the two were sharing a deeply intimate moment caught by the snap of an intruding photographer – images that ended up last week in a popular French gossip magazine,... Read More

September 19, 2012

Human tattoo billboards gone horribly wrong (See Photos)

by Jack Stuef Wherever Joe Tamargo goes, people stare at his forearms. He likes it that way. Years ago, Tamargo, a resident of Rochester, New York, auctioned off space on his arms, transforming himself into a human billboard. “I just thought that would be the most visible place possible for people,” he told me. Today,... Read More

2000s, dotcom, fail, golden palace, Internet, tattoos, viral, wtf

September 19, 2012

Opinion: Rebuilding Nigeria through intellectual development

by Mustapha Taofeeq Ajibola Leaders will need to be master of the liberal arts to deal with future employment scenarios a clear cut determinant of responding to the universal need to pursue creative work. Nigeria, the country with the largest population in Africa, is well endowed with natural resources and a bulky wealth of human... Read More

Human Capital Development, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Development Programme

September 19, 2012

Ona Ofunne: The Beginning of a New Habit (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I remember the first time I felt regret. My ex-boyfriend came to visit me in College and he wanted to eat jollof rice. I remember the thoughts running through my head. “Jollof Rice? Hmm, why can’t he just order a pizza or Chinese take-out like everyone else? ‘’ Growing up, I always crotched hats, sweaters and... Read More

catering, culinary school, Food, habit, jollof rice, kitchen, Ona Ofunne, recipes

September 19, 2012

UNILAG or MAULAG? Bill seeking name-change passes second reading

by Isi Esene Students and Alumni of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) continue to wallow in suspense as the bill seeking the institution’s name change to the Moshood Abiola University of Lagos (MAUL) passes second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. President Goodluck Jonathan had in a nationwide broadcast announced the name... Read More

Alumni, democracy, Goodluck Jonathan, House of Representatives, maul, Moshood Abiola, senate, students, UNILAG, University

September 19, 2012

Opinion: In defence of President Jonathan?

by Chido Onumah Sometime last year, I had predicted that considering the bumbling character of his Presidency, President Jonathan may well be Nigeria’s last president. First, a caveat: I agree with Reuben Abati. President Goodluck Jonathan “is a grossly misunderstood President”. It is understandable though if the shoeless and homeless mass of our people who... Read More

Chido Onumah, critics, President Goodluck Jonathan

September 19, 2012

Hello, hunk: The search is on for Africa’s hottest male model – Click for details

by Reuben Daba The second edition of Model of Africa will hold on October 14, in Nigeria, at the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The competition will bring 20 outstanding male models from across Africa who will compete among themselves for the title of Model of Africa 2012. The event will be hosted by the duo of Big... Read More

Federal PAlace Hotel, LAgos accessories fair, male, model of africa, Uti Nwachukwu

September 19, 2012

Opinion: Another National Honours? Oh, please

by Henry Olamiju I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work — a life’s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which... Read More

Awards 2012, Gushingflow, Henry Olamiju, Nigerian National Awards

September 19, 2012

JTF raids Boko Haram command centre in Kano

by Isi Esene Following the killing and arrest of certain key members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect a few days ago in Kano, the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has gone further to raid the sect’s heavily equipped command and control centre. In the said incident, a top Boko Haram member widely believed to... Read More

Abu Qaqa, ammunition, boko haram, communication centre, IED, Improvised Explosive Device, Joint Task Force, JTF, Kano State, laptops, Rifle, terrorism

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Romney sticks by ‘victims’ comments, but calls them ‘off the cuff’

Mitt Romney is sticking by his comments captured in a video at a fundraiser earlier this year in which he told donors that President Obama’s base supporters are “reliant on government,” don’t pay taxes and “believe they are victims.” The Republican presidential nominee assembled a brief and to-the-point press conference Monday night to address the... Read More

September 19, 2012

TICKER: Police arraign Nollywood actor over alleged robbery

A Nollywood actor, Rasaki Olaniyi, 45, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing, Abayomi Arinde, of N2.6 million. Olaniyi of No. 7, Aduke Salako St., Agbado, Lagos, was arraigned on four-count charges of robbery, stealing, conspiracy and impersonation. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutor Sunday Aggoi... Read More

September 19, 2012

Opinion: My neighbours are serial murderers

by Obinna Jasper Ezeokeke My neighbors; they are MAFIA! They even ‘waste’ their human enemies, I hear all about it from next door. My neighbours; serial murderers they are. Skillfully trained in the art of assassination and the rhythmical disintegration of human flesh with ‘fire’. . . It is no secret anymore, because around 2am... Read More

neighbours, Religious, serial murders

September 19, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Who’s got our 20 quid at the Nigerian High Commission in London? (YNaija Frontpage)

They claim the sum is for postal order but nothing gets posted to you because you then have to join a queue, take a train or whatever works for you and still visit the Nigerian House for what was supposed to have been covered by your 20 bucks. £20 is not a lot of money.... Read More

20 quid, corruption, graft, Nigerian High Commission

September 19, 2012

A shared future: Chude Jideonwo & Toyosi Akerele to speak at finals of INDIAFRICA Business Venture Competition

by Stanley Azuakola On Tuesday, September 25, INDIAFRICA: A Shared Future, holds the finals of its first INDIAFRICA Business Venture Competition and Awards Ceremony at City Hall, Lagos Island. IndiAfrica is an innovative and unique youth outreach and people-to-people contact programme olding At the finals 9 teams will make presentations before a 9 member Grand Jury... Read More

Business Venture COmpetition, Chude Jideonwo, INDIAFRICA, Jahman Anikulapo, Lagos Business School, toyosi akerele

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