Details about Tom Cruise’s settlement with Katie Holmes have emerged. TMZ reports that divorce documents filed in court show that Holmes will get child support, but no spousal support, and close to nil of her estranged husband’s $250 million fortune, as per their prenuptial agreement. According to the papers, Cruise, 50, will pay Holmes, 33,... Read More
Bihar has witnessed a slew of incidents of crime against women in recent times but this was the worst case ever. A middle-aged Dalit woman was assaulted and stripped by her own sons and relatives, who paraded her through the streets of Lalganj village in Gaya district of Bihar on Wednesday. The victim, a widow,... Read More
Following a tiff on a night out in early 2009 Taylor Kenney’s boyfriend Dean stormed out of the pub they were drinking in leaving her to make her own way home. The couple made up in a phone call soon after and Taylor left the pub to meet Dean halfway as he turned back to... Read More
China’s economy is continuing to grow at breakneck speed but – as these pictures show – the giant nation’s infrastructure is quite literally buckling under the strain. At least three people were killed and five injured when this motorway bridge in Heilongjiang province in north east China collapsed today sending four huge trucks crashing 100ft... Read More
By Akan Ido Kim Kardashian goes for the Diana Ross afro hair in her latest photo which she posted today on Twitter. Still, taking to the micro-blogging website, the curvy star seemed ecstatic with the results, writing: “Love this hair!!!” Well, if she loves the hair… and Kanye does, who are we to complain? Check... Read More
Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV. The patients’ immune systems become damaged, leaving them unable to fend off germs as healthy people do. What triggers this isn’t known, but... Read More
I’ve seen a lot of people loose their jobs either due to corporate downsizing as some call it or due to the company having new owners. What typically happens in most organizations is that the staffs get paid severance or simply just gets their one month’s salary in lieu. Not enough money to last you... Read More
by Isi Esene Two people have been confirmed dead in today’s shooting outside New York’s iconic Empire State Building. The shooter is reported to be among the dead. “It’s just a crazy scene here,” said Rebecca Fox, who works across the street. She said she had been getting coffee with her headphones on when she... Read More
Some oil marketers who were wrongly paid money as fuel subsidy payment have started refunding the funds they fraudulently collected to the federal government. Anambra State Governor Peter Obi disclosed this yesterday to State House correspondents after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja but refused to disclose the amount recovered... Read More
by Agapi Stassinopoulos My mother used to say, “You can’t be unhappy and grateful at the same time.” Over the years, I have found how right she was, in matters of the heart. Often, we think of love as a big emotional experience and we put conditions on it. We think, if X, Y, and... Read More
Renowned Kaduna-based Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi Sheikh Ahmad Gumi yesterday explained how he survived the recent suicide bomb attack along Ali Akilu Road near his house in Kaduna, saying the attack was hatched by elements trying to spark war between Muslims and non Muslims. Speaking at a media chat organized by Desert Herald... Read More
Some 200 families have been rendered homeless at Hayin Gada village in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa, following a downpour. The District Head of Hayin Gada, Mr Bosoro Tambari, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the incident occurred on Wednesday. “The flood has sacked over 200 families from their respective... Read More
Grant Engler and Amanda Volf each wore £63,000 Jetlev R200 water-powered jet systems to greet their guests at the ceremony in Newport Beach. The bride’s outfit was appropriately adapted for her flying entrance; she wore white board shorts with a surfing rash vest and a white veil. The groom opted for a black wetsuit with... Read More
Arthur Landon, one of Britain’s richest young men, was with Prince Harry during their holiday and said the person who had sold the pictures was “despicable” and had abused the Prince’s hospitality. Mr Landon, who is worth more than £200 million, told The Daily Telegraph that he suspected the culprit was one the bikini-clad girls... Read More
by Azuka Onwuka When it comes to religion, are the Yoruba people of Nigeria the most tolerant race in the whole world? It may not be wise to say yes because of the absence of any endorsement of such a position by a global body like the United Nations. But having travelled to many parts... Read More
by Akan Ido This epic fight will put any Mohammed Ali fight to shame; on one corner is the All-time world champion, Sleep, while in the other corner is its determined challenger; a well built English bulldog. Burly, surly and cute as can be, this handsome bulldog is not one to take things lying down.... Read More
A prosecutor describes as “deplorable” the conditions in a southwestern Illinois home where a teenage girl says she was held captive and sexually assaulted every day for two years. St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said Friday that the girl’s account of her captivity in Washington Park is “horrific.” Kelly has not visited the... Read More
by Akan Ido The vice chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Prof. Cyprian Onyeji, who was kidnapped on August 15, 2012, has been released. According to reports, the professor was released at about 11:30pm, Thursday, around Igbariam in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The professor was kidnapped by gunmen... Read More
by Akan Ido The spate of unexplained shootings in the United States of America sadly continues with the shooting a while ago of five people in front of the Empire State Building in New York. The spokesman of the New York Fire Department says it received a call on the shooting this morning and that... Read More
by Fiona Lloyd-Davies Both sides of the Atlantic, from the furthest spectrum of politics, two men — wannabe Republican Senator Todd Akin and, from the supposed British socialist left, Respect Party MP George Galloway — seem to have lost touch with reality. George Galloway, for those of you who may not have been closely following... Read More
State police say a Massachusetts teenager was reaching into a bag of fast food on her lap when her car collided with a trooper’s cruiser over the weekend. Authorities allege a car driven by 18-year-old Tia Grover, of Westfield, went through a flashing red light at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday just before she was struck... Read More
by Akan Ido The inspector general of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has restated his resolve to stamp out corruption in the police force. He said this yesterday during a stakeholders meeting in Minna, Niger State while speaking with newsmen on the progress he has made as the police helmsman. Abubakar promised to reduce the incidence of... Read More
Stocks in oil? Historical documents? A small treasure? Speculation over what might be inside a 100-year-old package that’s set to be unsealed this Friday in a small town in Norway abounds, according to Verdens Gang, a Norwegian newspaper. Verdens Gang explains that the package has been kept in a museum in Gudbrandsdal and dates all... Read More
Every outbreak has a patient zero. Porn actor Mr. Marcus has come out and identified himself as the performer responsible for the current syphilis outbreak that has shut down production in the San Fernando Valley. He believes he contracted the STD on set but admits that he altered his syphilis-positive test so that he could... Read More
An Iowa man’s mummified body was found in the waters of Lake Michigan on Saturday, his diving gear and empty oxygen tank still attached. But the shocking thing about the discovery of Dirk Kann’s body on the lake floor is that he died 13 years ago, and his body was still intact. Kann disappeared in... Read More
by Hycinth Iyerosa What: Twin Peaks hosts Omo Akin, Tunde Ednut and Iyanya Where: Twin Peaks, 4th Roundabout, Lekki-Epe expressway When: Tuesday 21st August 2012 Enjoy photos from the event.
An Ojo Magistrate Court, on Thursday, ordered a teenage girl allegedly raped by her 53-year-old father to stay in protective custody. The defendant, Donatu Nzewi, was first arraigned on August 22, 2012 on a single count charge of sexual assault, after their neighbours were drawn to the plight of his18-year-old daughter. The prosecuting officer, ASP Friday... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger, has assured fans of the club, that although he has completed his major transfer moves this summer, there might still be some activity. The window closes on August 31 and Wenger has already sealed deals for Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski, but he is not ruling... Read More
A middle-aged woman, Mbatumun Oseh, has lost her three-month-old baby after a stranger offered to help her carry the child during a church service in Benue State. At St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Anyiin, in Logo Local Government Area of the state, Oseh handed over her child to an unknown woman who approached her and offered... Read More
In two separate attacks, unidentified gunmen killed two brothers in Michika, Adamawa state and two villagers in Plateau state. In the Michika attack, one other person, a brother of the two slain brothers was injured critically. Confirming the Michika attack, on Thursday in Yola, the spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP. Ibrahim Mohammed,... Read More