Daniel Craig is to play James Bond in two more movies – and make £20 million. Craig, 44, who makes his third outing as 007 in Skyfall later this year, signed a deal last week which is expected to see him earn £10 million per picture. The blond actor has been determined to stay in shape for... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola There has been a marked improvement in power supply all across the country recently. That’s good news for all Nigerians, right? Wrong! One man’s meat is another man’s poison — it is true. Black marketers of petrol, that is those who sell petroleum products outside designated and approved outlets, have been having a hrad... Read More
She has not spoken about her personal or professional relationship with estranged boyfriend Robert Pattinson since she was photographed cheating on him with married director Rupert Sanders. But Kristen Stewart alluded to her one-time Twilight beau at a press conference for the first time today since the scandal broke six weeks ago. ‘We’re going to... Read More
Kim Kardashian is so busy being smitten with Kanye West, she’s apparently stopped looking in the mirror before leaving the house. The reality TV star, in New York this week, hit the town with her rapper beau on Monday night in an unflattering green dress that hugged her curves in all the wrong places. The... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In the early hours of Thursday (Nigerian time), the few Nigerians awake were mostly watching US Vice President Joe Biden deliver his speech at the Democratic National Convention and patiently waiting for President Obama himself to come on stage to deliver his. At about that same time, the American Video Music... Read More
by Akan Ido The death toll following the September 2 flood which submerged several villages in some local government areas of Adamawa State have risen to 43. Many more people are still missing while bodies are being recovered in trickles from the river. The number of deaths may rise from the deluge that spread to... Read More
by Malita Wamala We need to get out of the box more often. God wants to link us to amazing men and women of God, for we indeed never know whom He wants to use in our lives at what point. I am so grateful for this time in my life, when the Lord has... Read More
The suspect in a deadly shooting at a rally following the election of Quebec’s new separatist premier has been arraigned on 16 charges, including murder, attempted murder and possession of explosives. Richard Henry Bain, 62, of La Conception, Quebec, made his first appearance in court behind protective glass Thursday after being accused of opening fire... Read More
There won’t be any prosecution of a Washington DC police officer who threatened the life of first lady Michelle Obama. The officer, who has not yet been identified, had his case dismissed by a judge this week and won’t be facing charges. The officer was accused of making remarks toward the first lady that were... Read More
by Dr Boyce Watkins While we sit back and fantasize, people are dying. While we comment on how fabulous Michelle Obama looked as she gave her speech, there is some little girl out there crying because her daddy got 10 life sentences for selling drugs. This morning, I had to ask myself some hard questions,which... Read More
The one thing I’ve never understood with business owners, especially those ones like Jimoh Ibrahim who brag constantly about how they own business upon business, is the audacity to not pay staff that run these businesses. It’s tough to describe Sir Richard Branson as anything but a fighter; someone who dares to go where no... Read More
Right now, there doesn’t appear to be anything that can stop her, hold her back or slow her down. Serena Williams took down the Italian Sara Errani today to make the finals of the US Open. Williams was simply phenomenal, winning over her opponent 6-1, 6-2 on her way to what many experts expect to... Read More
A woman in Summerville, S.C., is thanking a police officer for giving her a seat belt violation ticket during a traffic stop. Why? Because it inspired her to lose weight. Janette Colantonio remembers the drive home from school that triggered a state trooper to pull her over. ”I saw the blue lights behind me and I... Read More
A public wake and private funeral will be held for film actor Michael Clarke Duncan in Los Angeles next week, his family said. The star of “The Green Mile” and “Armageddon” died Monday, nearly two months after suffering a heart attack. He was 54. The Los Angeles Times said a public viewing of his casket... Read More
by Isi Esene James Ibori, former Delta State governor will return to the Southwark Crown Court at 10am on Monday morning for the confiscation of assets hearing involving his defense team and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Sources at the Crown Court confirmed to the press on Friday that the former governor would be present... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Remember this tweet: “Someone need to assassinate Obama… like ASAP. #DieYouPieceOFSh*t.” It was tweeted by a 16-year-old girl called Alyssa Douglas on Friday morning while President Obama was delivering his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. We reported about it here, together with some other vicious tweets at... Read More
Isaac Komolafe and wife, Olasunkanmi, have been remanded in prison for inability to produce their friend’s two children in their custody since September 2010. Trouble started when Mr. Salimon Ogunyemi dragged them before an Agege Grade A Customary Court for unauthorised transfer of the children to an unknown person. According to Pastor (Mrs) Olasunkanmi Komolafe,... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly do not have it in them to stay away from controversy. Since 2011, no other assembly has made the news more often than Bayelsa’s, and it’s hardly ever for the right reasons. (See examples here, here and here) The latest news from that assembly... Read More
by Akan Ido As the 52nd Independence Anniversary of Nigeria draws closer, the ‘We Believe’ redefinition campaign and FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY brings you an event to give you a memorable independence celebration. The event is set to hold at the Muson Centre on the 30th of September. The ‘We Believe’ campaign is however... Read More
I was only eighteen when a cousin introduced the Christians to me, the Pentecostals. They were (are) a lively bunch. They stomped on the ground till dust filled the atmosphere and the women’s wrappers dropped. I was only sixteen years old when an uncle of mine introduced me to the documents of the Ancient and... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola N5000 Note Gets New Faces FIRST lady, Dame Patience Jonathan made news last week with her reported rest or admission in a hospital in Germany or Dubai where she went to treat either stomach upset or appendicitis. However, A Pinch can authoritatively reveal that most of what Nigerians heard is false. The... Read More
by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday politely declined receiving a chieftancy title from the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. He, however, accepted an award of excellence presented to him by the monarch who was celebrating his 75th birthday and 18th coronation anniversary. He explained that the... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi But as for me, I will enter Your house through the abundance of Your steadfast love and mercy; I will worship toward and at Your holy temple in reverent fear and awe of You.Psalm 5: 7 One of the things God requires from us is worship. Worship is hard to define because... Read More
by Isi Esene A police source privy to investigations into the alleged rape and murder of Cynthia Osokogu, the post-graduate student who was killed in a Festac hotel, have confirmed that the autopsy being carried out on her body has been concluded yesterday. According to the source, her body was not released to the family... Read More
A young Christian girl accused of burning pages of Islam’s holy book was freed Saturday from a jail near the capital where she had been held for three weeks, a Pakistani jail official said. The release a day after a judge granted her bail is another step closer to ending an episode that has focused... Read More
A federal court judge has ordered state officials to provide a sex-reassignment surgery for a transsexual prison inmate, convicted of murdering his wife, after finding that the treatment is the only adequate care for his serious mental illness, gender identity disorder. US District Court Chief Judge Mark Wolf also noted that the treatment for Michelle... Read More
Authorities are blaming a love triangle for a midair explosives scare that led to an aborted flight and a man being taken into custody twice in two states within about 12 hours. The curious case of Christopher Shell began Thursday in Philadelphia, apparently triggered by a Facebook photo he posted of his ex-girlfriend and fueled... Read More
“Twilight’s” newest vampire re-emerged in public at the Toronto Film Festival. Kristen Stewart made her first public appearance in nearly two months Thursday night to promote her latest movie. The 22-year star went into lockdown mode after she publicly apologized for having a tryst with the married director of her last film, “Snow White and... Read More
French and British police searched the U.K. home of a British-Iraqi couple slain while vacationing in the French Alps, as it emerged Saturday that all four people killed in the attack took two gunshots to the head. Meanwhile, relatives arrived in France to help care for the couple’s two surviving daughters, one of whom was... Read More
A 21-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested by the Secret Service for allegedly posting threats to kill President Barack Obamaon Twitter. Authorities said Donte Jamar Sims was detained Wednesday. The Secret Service says Sims posted messages including one that said, “Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!” on Monday morning, two days before Obama arrived in... Read More