A 28-year old man in China has become an internet sensation after building his very own Lamborghini replica. Wang Jian, who hails from a rural area of China’s eastern Jiangsu province spent 60,000 yuan (£6,000) building his replica of Lamborghini’s 2007 Reventon, The famous Italian manufacturer is reported to have made only 21 Reventon models... Read More
By Stanley Azuakola If we didn’t follow the Edo gubernatorial elections as closely as we did, we might have thought that the election season in that state is still on. The war of words currently ongoing between the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole and the PDP candidate in that election, Charles Airhiavbare, is reminiscent of... Read More
by Seyi Lawal So the guys over at The Future Awards think we’ll go easy on them because we’re their media partner? Well, they have something huge coming on. Some things were amazing, and others not so much. Here’s our run down! High points Performances If inspiration was what they were reaching for, then we... Read More
by Sunny Elem If I would be given a chance to start all over again, I would choose network marketing,” Bill Gates once said. Now think for a while: why would one of the world’s richest men recommend network marketing? It is very simple: he knows that network marketing is one such business model which... Read More
A woman turned herself into the authorities after a surveillance tape showing her allegedly taking $13 from a 10-year-old girl went viral. On Aug. 11, the young girl went into a beauty supply store in Shreveport, La., to shop for her grandmother, who was sitting in the car, KETK-TV reported. As she placed her money... Read More
Mathew Knowles is having some serious trouble with his Music World record label, according to several sources, including EURWeb and the AlwaysAList blog. After having his music banned from Radio One just a few months ago, some are saying that Mathew is having trouble replicating the success that he saw with his daughter, Beyonce. Knowles... Read More
Most of you haveread the story about Craig Lamar Davis, the ordained minister who is being accused of having unprotected sex with multiple partners while being HIV-positive. A blog published a letter from a woman by the name of Ronita McAfee, who gives a well-documented take on Pastor Davis’ behavior and warns the community... Read More
NewsOne is reporting that African Americans are at the highest risk of all ethnic groups of catching the new, untreatable form of Gonorrhea. The disease is resistant to drugs and spreading rapidly, leading to warnings from the World Health Organization. Health officials are warning that since the disease affects African Americans more than other groups,... Read More
Eleven thousand, eight hundred and eighty-six (11,886) abandoned projects that will cost an estimated N7.78 trillion to complete! These alarming figures are from the report of the Presidential Projects Assessment Committee (PPAC) set up in March 2011, by President Goodluck Jonathan to look into cases of abandoned Federal Government projects. If the government does not... Read More
Anti-war protesters were in full affect during the RNC convention, and a few of them caught up with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice while she was giving a speech. “You cannot be compassionate and kill people in the war of choice, the war on Iraq,” Retired Colonel Ann Wright shouted while Rice was speaking at... Read More
A new manual for sales that was leaked this week to Gizmodo.com shows just how far Apple is willing to go when it comes to playing with your head to get you to buy its products. The manual describes everything a sales rep should do in order to get you to part with your dollars,... Read More
The new iPhone 5 is expected to be released by Apple in the near future, and it’s creating a frenzy of sell-off activity for the old iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. This might be for good reason. Some are saying that once the iPhone 5 is released and announced, there won’t be much of a... Read More
I wasn’t always a Mummy’s Girl- that’s a lie! Kind of… My mummy was my best friend right from nursery school when we would walk from her office to my school chatting all the way. The first person who I can remember teasing me about my huge pre-adolescent tummy was my mother. She said I... Read More
In the global economy, skills are everything. Whether or not you get a job, or create a job, depends on your level of skills, and communicating is always important. How well you perform isn’t just about your resume’, it’s also about how well you can communicate your story, or your product, and that relates to... Read More
Scientists were thrilled to find evidence of sugar molecules in the gas around a young star, which suggests that the system contains the building blocks of life. The star, called IRAS 16293-2422, is similar in mass to the sun and about 400 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. The sugar molecules are called glycolaldehyde... Read More
You think you’re at work hanging out on Facebook without anyone noticing, but the truth is that you’re probably wrong. A recent survey found that half of all employers monitor their workers and how they use their computers. This means that they know what websites you’re visiting, the games you’re playing, who you’re emailing, all... Read More
Bobby Brown’s entry into rehab appeared to be a serious move on behalf of the singer to straighten out his confusing and sometimes troubled life. But just three weeks after going in, Bobby has checked himself out. According to Radar Online, Bobby’s relatives aren’t happy with the move either, begging him to stick it out... Read More
Some years ago, then American Idol Judge, Simon Cowell, threw lemons at American Idol finalist, Mandisa, and she took those lemons and made lemonade in the form of an amazing weight-loss story. On Monday, Mandisa appeared appeared on Good Morning America looking much slimmer than her American Idol days. Mandisa was a season five contestant... Read More
In spite of a reputation as one of the most dangerous cities in America, Camden, N.J. is reportedly starting a process that will eventually dissolve the existing police department. The dissolution of the department will rob close to 270 police officers of their jobs. Although there are rumors of budget cuts, critics are accusing the... Read More
Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputies in Long Island, NY raided the home of Sandra Russell, 26, and Steve McDaniel, 29, earlier this month and arrested them for running a prostitution and drug ring. Instead of paying the prostitutes in cash, the duo paid them in heroin. McDaniel, the mastermind behind the prostitution ring, prepared Russell a... Read More
Michaela DePrince would be amazing if she were just a professional ballet dancer at the age of 17. The grace, skill, guts and discipline it takes to perform at the highest levels is a lifetime achievement indeed. But what makes this woman even more amazing is that she was orphaned by war in her home... Read More
by Akan Ido Two officers of Los Angeles , Foot Hill Division, last week pulled over Michelle Jordan, a 34-year-old registered nurse for talking on her phone while driving and she got what she never bargained for. They brought her out her car, held her arms behind her back, before slamming her twice on the... Read More
A fifth grade teacher is in hot water for helping students cheat on their exams. Even worse is the reason she gave for helping them. Shayla Smith says that she had no choice but to help the students cheat because they are (in her words) “dumb as hell.” The teacher had to appear before a... Read More
Chris Lighty, a major figure in the hip hop music industry, is dead after shooting himself. During an argument with his ex-wife in the Bronx, sources say that Lighty suddenly decided to take his own life. Lighty had managed major artists like 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey. He and his wife Veronica... Read More
by Isi Esene The Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday explained the reasons behind his government’s construction of a N6bn Government House. He said the new Government House will ensure effective and more co-ordinated running of the affairs of the state from the same location and it would be one of his administration’s legacy... Read More
No one knows exactly where talent comes from, some people say it comes from God, some say it comes from our Parents and in some extreme scientific cases…genetic mutations. Whatever the case, we know talent is a special gift, but sadly we manage to scare talent out of our children daily. Just several weeks... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola One of Nigeria’s finest entertainment writers is dead. Ogbonnaya Amadi, who until his death was the Group Entertainment Editor for Vanguard, passed away on Wednesday following an asthma attack. He was pronounced dead in a nearby hospital less than 30 minutes after he took ill. The news came as a shock to... Read More
by Early Jackson On any given day, we expose our personal brand to people we may never have an actual conversation with. Whether you are a business owner, in a management position or a stay-home mother, you have a brand. Often we leave the task of ‘brand management’ to the large companies or professional athletes,... Read More
Squatting in a residential building in England and Wales becomes a criminal offence on Saturday, meaning squatters would face jail or a fine. Ministers said it would offer better protection for homeowners and “slam shut the door on squatters once and for all”. The maximum penalty will be six months in jail, a £5,000 fine,... Read More
by Alex Macpherson His between-song patter has a tendency to ramble, but the show’s culmination in Oliver Twist is stellar proof that an international hit can be engineered with ease if based around a resonant, inarguable statement such as “I like Beyoncé”. As he’s the figurehead of Nigerian Afrobeats, it feels appropriate that D’Banj‘s debut UK headline show takes place... Read More