A child rapist was finally caught when his victim’s eagle-eyed aunt spotted him on a train nearly eight years after he attacked her niece. Kifueni Kadiabioko, 41, was recognised by the woman as he chatted to friends on a train at London’s Euston station on February 12 this year. Kadiabioko had been wanted in connection... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Jimoh Ibrahim is all the rage in Nigerian social media circles these days. And why not? Arguably, the most controversial businessman in the land, Ibrahim recently suspended the operations of both the Newswatch magazine and Air Nigeria. Apart from his legendary business closing abilities, perhaps the most distinctive thing about Ibrahim is... Read More
A wealthy property developer murdered his gay lover when he pushed him in front of a bus after a row over their lap dog in an Indian restaurant, a court heard today. Ian Chaundy, 48, is accused of shoving Paul Carscadden, 40, off a pavement in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, following ‘teasing and banter’ at... Read More
by Isi Esene After almost twenty years away, spoken word artiste, Bassey Ikpi who has cultivated a successful career in America, has returned home to Nigeria, making her longtime dream of performing her poetry in her homeland a reality. With a YouTube video in May announcing her intended trip, while asking for entries from poets... Read More
The Afghan Taliban said on Monday they were doing everything in their power to try to kidnap or assassinate Britain’s Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last week to fly attack helicopters. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson is in Afghanistan on a four-month tour, based out of Camp Bastion in the volatile Helmand province, where he will... Read More
A stowaway appears to have plunged thousands of feet onto a quiet residential street after his frozen body dropped out of an aeroplane’s undercarriage as it came in to land. The body of the man, thought to be in his 30s and from North Africa, was found on a car parked in a road near London... Read More
Blue Peter television presenter Helen Skelton suffered a wardrobe malfunction on live television this afternoon when she inadvertently revealed her underwear to the nation. The 28-year-old was presenting the finale to the Olympics parade when the gust of wind blew her dress up in the air. Wearing a sleeveless, short red dress and a gold... Read More
by Isi Esene Coming on the heels of the announcement yesterday of plans by the federal government to confer national awards on several deserving Nigerians including the chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga and Tony O. Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holding Group and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, a pro-democracy group, Conscience Nigeria (CN), says... Read More
by Isi Esene Jackie Chan took his stunt skills to the red carpet at the Toronto Film Festival helping Chinese star actress, Yao Xingtong, save her modesty by handing her a panda to cover the spectacle under her see-through sheer dress. The dress, which also had puffy sleeves left her chest on show for all to... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The London Metropolitan Police has revealed that a severed human head has been found in Regent’s Canal in east London. The head was found near Kingsland Road, Hackney, by a member of the public on Sunday afternoon, and up till now, it’s still not been identified by police. The head was discovered... Read More
If the aim of the central bank is to discourage big ticket or high value cash transactions, then there is no compelling need to introduce higher denominations in the economy. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the central bank governor, is a man who elicits a lot of passion, both personally and from the public. A lot... Read More
We seem to think that people suddenly become corrupt when they join government. No. We are groomed for corruption. Exactly what is corruption? If you are a typical Nigerian, you would define it as government officials looting our treasury. In our view, everything starts and ends in government offices. Should we then be surprised that... Read More
Twitter is outpacing Facebook in US mobile advertising revenue this year, according to a survey showing a market dominated by Google. The report by the research firm eMarketer said Facebook, which just rolled out mobile ads for the first time this year, will likely overtake Twitter by 2013 but will not come close to matching... Read More
by Marcelle Pick I’m certainly not saying that work isn’t good. I simply think that some of us are taking it too far. I’m in the process of writing a book about hormones. With intense writing deadlines, a medical practice, three children, a house, and my own hobbies and pleasures, I often feel totally strapped... Read More
by Chido Nwakanma One of the reasons the article fails woefully is the high level of “channel noise” Abati himself introduces into the discourse. You cannot seek to win over people by first insulting them! You lose that audience immediately. Presidential spokesperson Dr. Reuben Abati wrote on Sunday August 26 an article syndicated in at... Read More
Eight hundred miles is a long way to go to meet any man. It’s even further when you’re a 13 year old girl driving your brother’s car — borrowed without permission, of course — to rendezvous with an online boyfriend whom you’ve never met in person before. That’s how far Elizabeth Annette Robinson of Cypress, Texas,... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Lagos still has reasons to be thankful that the spate of bombings and terrorist activities which has plagued some other states in the country hasn’t yet occured there. However, last weekend saw its own share of violence and death when armed robbers launched unprecedented multiple robbery attacks on various targets in Lagos.... Read More
by Laura Palmer Kim Kardashian is already hearing wedding bells for her and current beau Kanye West. But is it really a good idea for her to get married again so soon? The reality star sat down with the women of The View earlier this week, and, according to Us Weekly, Barbara Walters directly asked... Read More
Akon “smacked that” … and now he’s taking responsibility for it — filing paternity documents in court last month to become the legal father of two children he had out of wedlock. The singer filed a Petition for Legitimation in GA Superior Court, he claims he’s the father of two minor sons born in 2008... Read More
A man confessed to stabbing his girlfriend to death because she did not tell him she was HIV positive before they had sex. ‘She killed me, so I killed her’, Larry Dunn Jr, 36, told officers in Dallas, Texas, after the body of Cicely Bolden, 28, was found by her two young children returning home... Read More
by Akan Ido A Maiduguri-based cleric, Pastor Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has named several individuals who, according to him, are behind the activities of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Reports say the cleric went ahead to forward the names of the alleged sponsors of the militant Islamic sect to the Senate President, David Mark,... Read More
by Isi Esene Doyin Okupe, the senior special assistant to the president on Public Affairs over the weekend announced that Nigerians would begin to experience uninterrupted power supply by December, 2012. He said the Federal Government has concluded plans to generate 5,400 mega watts from the current 4,400 mega watts. He maintained that there has... Read More
by Akan Ido Well, as they often say, there’s nothing more sexy than a half-naked woman on a beach… with a machine gun. This photo was sent in by a reader and was taken in Israel. The lady with the bikini and machine gun remains unidentified but she’s confirmed… sexy!
We are in the hands of a government painfully and tragically oblivious to history. This inability to ‘remember’ (without memory there can be no appreciation of irony, no?) may end up being their greatest undoing. My plan today was to write a piece titled: In defence of Goodluck Jonathan. Now that will have to wait... Read More
by Isi Esene The Enugu State Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (ENSACA) over the weekend revealed that more than 92,000 persons in Enugu are officially living with the Human Immune-Deficiency Virus (HIV). The ENSACA Private Sector Officer, Patricia Ugwu, gave this figure at a seminar to sensitize members of the Allied Business Community in Nsukka on... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In the absence of official statements from her office giving details, Nigerians have been left with picking scraps of information from unofficial sources about the condition of the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The latest news on her likely return is from a source in the Office of the First Lady who said... Read More
I wake up every morning saying NO. I am saying NO to my people continuing to die because of the time it takes them to get to hospital. Not just one NO, but 1000 times, NO. Not in my country, not in my Lagos! As I sit in my office and watch it slowly get darker, I... Read More
Finally tested, even trailing, at the U.S. Open, Serena Williams turned things around just in time. Two points from defeat, Williams suddenly regained her composure and her strokes, coming back to win the last four games and beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Sunday night for her fourth championship at Flushing Meadows and 15th... Read More
by Isi Esene The family of late women activist, Margaret Ekpo whose face is to be feature on the proposed N5000 note appears to have had a sudden change of heart as they are now expressing their support for the currency review announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While speaking on behalf of... Read More
by Isi Esene Multi-billionaire tycoon, Mike Adenuga leads the pack of 149 Nigerians that made the list of the 2012 National Honours Awards. The Globacom chairman is to be honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), the second highest national honour in the country. He is the only one listed in... Read More