I’ve come to mistrust landlords who ask for only a year’s rent. There is usually something very, very wrong with their property. 1. Not to count my chickens before they are hatched. I learnt this the hard way when I was getting to an agent’s office two weeks ago to pay for a two bedroom...
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Never got love from a government man Heading downstream till the levee gives in What can I do to get the money We ain’t got the money, we ain’t getting out – Major Lazer ft Amber (Get free) Last week, as news of former power minister Barth Nnaji’s “resignation” hit the inter-webs, some interesting, seemingly...
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Seal and Heidi Klum may be headed for divorce, but they’re still sharing things … for example, the bodyguard she’s shagging. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ … Seal hired the bodyguard — Martin Kristen — several years ago, and since then he has worked for both Seal and Heidi. In fact, we’re told...
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Director, Centre for Applied Economics, Lagos Business School WHY DID you decide to contest in the presidential elections? All of my life, I have struggled to walk my talk. I have tried very hard to do what I preach. In Nigeria, it is too easy for people to complain and hope that other people solve...
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by Kate Kellaway Muhtar Bakare believes in the quietest of revolutions. He thinks what we read can change us. He has lived and worked in Nigeria all his life and passionately believes everyone has the right to tell their own story. His own is remarkable. He gave up his position as a bank executive to...
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by Stanley Azuakola Ten authors have made the initial shortlist for this year’s Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature. They will now contest to win the $100,000 in prize money. The shortlisted authors include Ngozi Achebe (Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter), Ifeanyi Ajaegbo (Sarah House), Jude Dibia (Blackbird), Vincent Egbuson (Zhero), Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (I do not...
Read MoreAdaobi Tricia Nwaubani,
Blackbird,
Chika Unigwe,
E. E. Sule,
Francis Abiola Irele,
I do not come to you by chance,
Ifeanyi Ajaegbo,
Jude Dibia,
Lola Shoneyin (The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives,
Ngozi Achebe,
NLNG Prize for Literature,
Olusola Olugbesan (Only a Canvas),
On Black Sister’s Street,
Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter,
Onuora Nzekwu,
Sarah House,
Sterile Sky,
Troubled Dust,
Vincent Egbuson,
Zhero
by Isi Esene The number of Niger Delta Amnesty beneficiaries is set to swell to 30,000 with the admittance of 3,642 more ex-agitators to the 26,368 who were part of the first and second phases of the programme initiated by former president, Umar Musa Yar’Adua. This new development was revealed by the secial adviser to...
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by Dylan Byers The convergence of skeptical pieces, all of which suggest Obama has failed to live up to the mythic expectations he set for himself in 2008, signal that Obama may be facing unprecedented media headwinds just as the nation’s voters are really tuning in to the 2012 campaign. For over a year now, the...
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The point of emphasis is that Igbos have the greatest need to keep Nigeria or even Africa as one united and prosperous market. In my 2005 National Democracy Day Lecture, I strongly argued that “for sustainable democracy, fundamental changes are required in the constitution, the electoral system, the fiscal federalism, as well as a gamut of...
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by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday launched the second phase of the YOUWIN programme at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja. The YOUWIN! 2 is a variation of the first phase of the programme exclusively targeted at women entrepreneurs. The first phase of the competition produced 1,200 winners who will be assisted...
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by Isi Esene We are not sure the exact sort of training the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA ) officials receive before being “unleashed” on Lagos road users, but we doubt this is one of the best practices for maintaining order on major roads. Do you have a LASTMA experience? We’d love to hear...
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by Sam Hart Prof. Bart Nnaji made his name outside the shores of this country as an academic and highly sought after Professor of a rare and highly technical field of study. When President Goodluck Jonathan unveiled names of his Ministerial nominees at the outset of his substantive tenure last year, I wrote an article...
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I don’t believe in coincidences, I’m of the school of thought that agrees that every action is pre-destined. On October 25th 2011, while working late at a vehicle tracking company in Allen, Ikeja Lagos and trying to avoid traffic on my way home I was involved in a bike accident that changed my life. A huge piece...
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by Isi Esene Just like us, you might have heard there’s no short cut to achieving a chiseled physique with six-pack and all; ignore the naysayers as we bring you an instant short-cut to the elusive six-pack just like Peter of Psquare above. Here you have it, impossible is nothing. We got you right there,...
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by Dr Peggy Drexler As parents, of course we want to protect our children — from danger, from upset, from things not turning out how they hoped. But we also need to realize that it’s not just okay, but essential, to let our children make mistakes. At the end of a long, fun day at...
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by Omoade Adelani While Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in the northern part of the country, our lower legislative chamber is clawing its way out of a mire of bribery scandal. Let’s face it, corruption is presently the most popular culture in our nation today. It has been entrenched so deeply in our national consciousness that it now...
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This is the trick: Jonathan should not fall into the mistake of grouping all his critics together. He will be missing the point if he regards anyone who raises any issue with his administration as an enemy. When a presidential spokesman begins to react to beer-parlour gossips about his principal with a full-page newspaper article, then...
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by Isi Esene The new traffic law passed by the Lagos State Government has drawn the ire of commercial motorcycle operators in the state and they have decided to drag the government to court calling for a reversal of the law. The defendants in the suit are the Lagos State Government, the Lagos State House...
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by Isi Esene The Obodoukwu Imoka community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State was thrown into chaos over the weekend when a young man allegedly attacked his father with a machete inflicting severe injuries which the latter died from. Reports say the young man, Chinedu Umahi was said to have gone berserk...
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In the case of a man charged with prostitution for engaging in phone sex, Italian judges ruled that a lower court made a bad call. Phone sex is not, in and of itself, prostitution, Italy’s Supreme Court found on Friday, according to ANSA. “Verbally servicing an interlocutor for the purpose of sexual excitement does not...
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A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving a Ferrari that struck a police officer and dragged his dead body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run, police said Monday. Police took Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 27, for questioning after tracing oil streaks for several blocks to his...
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What a difference a year makes. Erica DePalo, 33, won the Essex County, N.J. Teacher of the Year award in 2011. Last Friday, she was arrested and accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her 15-year-old honors English students, according to CBS New York. Many of the students that the station spoke with...
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The hunt for a fugitive monk who faces pedophile allegations is being stepped up by Scotland Yard during the weekend with the release of the first clear photograph of him since his arrest and subsequent disappearance 18 months ago. The image of 68-year-old Laurence Soper, wearing a traditional habit, was taken about ten years ago...
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A petrol tanker explosion in Maje, Suleja local government area of Niger State, yesterday, killed four persons and injured scores of others. LEADERSHIP gathered that the tanker killed one of the conductors who was identified as Ibrahim and a woman Halima Sadiya. The explosion occurred at about 8.30am when the tanker, in an attempt to...
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On the third day of an explosive Texas student-teacher sex trial, a former high-school student said the oral sex he got from Brittni Colleps made him “happy” to be at her family’s home. Colleps is accused of having group sex with four students while a fifth videotaped the scene. “Richard,” a pseudonym, testified that he...
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A Muslim cleric is behind bars in Pakistan after he allegedly planted evidence to frame a young Christian girl who faces a life sentence for burning pages of the Koran. Pakistani police arrested Khalid Chishti Sunday after witnesses claimed that he tore pages of the Islamic holy book and stashed them next to burned papers...
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by Isi Esene A senior intelligence official with the State Security Service (SSS) has confirmed that two employees of the spy agency have been arrested over the leak of personal details of some current and former staff of the intelligence outfit. The names, addresses, and next of kin of sixty past and present SSS operatives...
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At age 82, Doris Thompson is one of Southern California’s oldest career criminals — and cops claim she’s not done adding to her 20-page rap sheet. Thompson was nabbed Thursday at a motel for allegedly stealing $17,000 in a string of robberies in Torrance, The Daily Breeze reported. Police allege the octogenarian had been stealing...
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The media has been abuzz about Chris Lighty’s (who was the founder of Violator Management company, Brand Asset CEO, and longtime manager of the well-known stars in hip-hop) decision to take his own life. His brother, Dave Lighty is urging NYPD to conduct a full investigation before concluding his brother’s death is in fact a...
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When Seal said he wished Heidi Klum “at least waited until we separated first before deciding to fornicate with the help” … he didn’t mean to say he thought she cheated on him while they were together … this according to Seal’s rep. You confused? Keep reading, but you may not buy it. TMZ posted...
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