A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo’s director, police said. The tiger slipped through a passage between the enclosure and an adjacent storage building, where it fatally attacked the 43-year-old keeper, said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner. “It... Read More
Empire State Building killer Jeffrey Johnson was a man of strict routine who drew fantasy pictures of fast cars and sexy women as he stewed silently about losing his job about two years ago at Hazan Import Corp. Every morning, he put on a tan suit with brown shoes and stepped out of the apartment... Read More
by Akan Ido Christiana Milian, the hit-making singer who almost had a nervous breakdown two years ago when her former husband, Terius Nash, cheated on her with his assistant is obviously enjoying a new lease of life with the launching of her bikini line. The bikini line is inspired by vintage Forties Cuban style and features... Read More
A 19-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a three-day-old infant after she bought $16 scrubs across the street from a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hospital then posted as a nurse took the child from his mother’s arms as she sat in her hospital room. Breona Moore smiled broadly for TV cameras and blamed her mother, father... Read More
It seems Madonna does have a sense of humour, after all. The singer announced she was ready to bury the hatchet with arch enemy Elton John, publicly ‘forgiving’ him for his rude words. But the only place she was burying it was in her rival’s back, as she then sang Masterpiece, the Golden Globe winning... Read More
Prince Charles has summoned his youngest son for a heart-to-heart talk this weekend over his naked Las Vegas romp. Royal sources stressed that 27-year-old Prince Harry would not be getting a ‘dressing down’ but Charles was keen to discuss his concerns ‘father to son’. Although they have already spoken over the phone, Harry will be... Read More
Now, Ashley and Nathan are happily married – while Cheryl is regarded as a close family friend. The three, who appeared on the This Morning sofa to discuss their unusual relationship, say that they are now one big happy family. Cheryl, who many would have forgiven for presuming her five year marriage to Ashley had... Read More
But rather than force her to consume enough calories for her health to improve, an NHS Trust has been given permission to let her starve because they believe forcing her to gain weight would go against her wishes. The woman, referred to in court as ‘L’, will now almost certainly die in the next few... Read More
by Isi Esene New York Police Department has released the pictures of the Empire State Building shooter. The shooter, Jeffrey Johnson, was reported to have shot his former boss, Steven Ercolino, three times in the head outside their former workplace on Friday. Police preliminary findings indicate that Johnson was recently fired by Ercolino which might... Read More
Ladies, this may make you smile. Gents, you may want to look away now. Scientists have found a gene that makes people happy – but it only works in women. The findings could help explain why women are often happier than men, said the predominantly female team of US researchers. The study focused on a... Read More
It was a mystery 100 years in the making. On Friday, the contents of a mysterious package from Otta, Norway were finally revealed. The package, which dates back to 1912, appeared to hold a collection of historical documents, letters, newspapers and national decorations. The unveiling was part of a celebration that included musical performances and... Read More
Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Raymond suffered fresh heartache today – after losing the custody battle over their two sons. The 33-year-old singer was awarded primary care of four-year-old Usher Raymond V and Naviyd, three, after a ruling by Georgia judge, TMZ reports. It comes just weeks after Tameka’s 11-year-old son Kile – from a previous relationship... Read More
Three dead bodies were discovered yesterday in a room adjacent to the Emir palace in Ringim, Ringim local council area in Jigawa state. An eye witness, Magaji Tambura reported that he stumbled on the corpses in the morning at about 9.00 am in the house of the son of the Emir of Ringim, Mohmud Sayyadi... Read More
Major Gen. Frank Osokogu, father of Cynthia, the young lady who was murdered in Lagos by her Facebook friends, has admonished all youths to beware of trusting total strangers they meet only on Facebook and other social media. If other youths are saved through this warning, he said, it would lighten his deep sorrow over... Read More
We have glued ourselves to a culture of shock, a mystical understanding of a failed government that parades itself as power. However, I will not condemn them. I can’t crucify them for failing to understand anything. In Africa, we say a prophet has no honour in his land. Our understanding of ourselves is palpably funny... Read More
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi Things are getting more exciting as The Future Awards fast approaches. Timi Dakolo has revealed that he will release the video of his single, ‘Great Nation’ at the prestigious Awards ceremony scheduled to take place in Port-Harcourt on 26th August 2012. The single which has become the unofficial national anthem for Nigeria,... Read More
by Bunmi Adeleye RETURNING FROM a recent trip, my colleague and I discussed the declining appreciation of our culture and traditional food. We found ourselves talking about issues ranging from how the increasing number of television shows now present cooking programmes showcasing foreign chefs, cuisines, restaurants and ever-changing food norms to how the average Nigerian... Read More
By doing so we might find simple solutions, we might not be able to fix the roads, re-build the libraries or even print more books, but by using mobile devices and an easy SMS payment system, maybe we could be on to something. As an author especially one residing in Nigeria, one of the many... Read More
It is the job of the central government to guarantee that an Aisha in Jigawa, a Chinwe in Enugu and a Tola in Ibadan all have similar access to public goods. Nigeria was very different before oil was discovered in the South-South region. Back then, the economic makeup of the three regions could not have... Read More
By Chi Ibe A jury of nine sitting in a California court, yesterday, awarded damages to the world’s most valuable company Apple Inc in a high-stakes court battle against Samsung Electronics, a South Korean firm to the tune of $1.05 billion. This judgement comes just as a South Korean court, yesterday, found the two companies... Read More
by Chi Ibe A South Korean court, yesterday, ruled that both Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics have infringed each other’s patents on mobile devices. Judges in Seoul said U.S.’s Apple had infringed two patents held by Samsung, while the Korean technology giant had violated one of Apple’s patents. The ruling comes as the two technology... Read More
by Chi Ibe The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday in Abuja paraded 13 Chinese nationals who were arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution in the country. A distress call from one of the victims prompted the immigration service to carry out a raid on some operational locations of some of the syndicates. According... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Won’t be able to attend The Future Awards on Sunday? Don’t worry you won’t miss much of the action. The Awards which will hold in Port Harcourt will be aired live on Sunday, August 26 from 2pm. All you need to do is log on to www.ynaija.com/thefutureawards and you will be part... Read More
Police officers in St. Louis, MO, have identified a “serial hugger” who has been terrorizing women throughout the city for several months. Officers are currently pondering whether or not the “cuddle monster” should receive punishment for his actions. According to a local news station, at least 36 women claim they were tricked into hugging a... Read More
If parents are putting breast and butt pads on five year old kids, should they lose custody? After all, putting a woman’s body and face on a little girl only brings trouble from dirty old men. That’s what’s being decided in a lawsuit in California this week. The custody case of Madysin “Maddy” Verst has... Read More
Accepting a sentence that could keep him imprisoned for life, Anders Behring Breivik regretted not killing more people in a bomb and gun massacre that left 77 people dead. Breivik’s gruesome and defiant statement Friday marked the end of a legal process that has haunted Norway for 13 months. Prosecutors said they, too, would not... Read More
School sex education has made little impact on teenage pregnancy rates, according to new research. Professor David Paton, chair of industrial economics at Nottingham University, said pregnancies among under-16s in England and Wales have proved ‘resilient’ over the last 40 years. This is despite the fact that different Governments have implemented policy initiatives, which often... Read More
Autopsy results released Thursday show that a 2-year-old boy was alive before he was decapitated, and his mother, who authorities said killed him, died from a self-inflicted knife wound to the neck. Police found the body of 2-year-old Zahree Thomas in the family’s Camden rowhouse early Wednesday. His head was in the freezer. His mother,... Read More
A teenage assassin who murdered a 15-year-old girl for just £16 over an argument on Facebook could face just one year behind bars. Joyce Winsie Hau was stabbed to death at her home in Rotterdam, Holland by the 15-year-old boy, identified only as ‘Jinhua K’, who was sent to kill her by her best friend... Read More