by Doyin Jaiyesimi DNA tests have revealed that Mandla Mandela is not the father of the child which was born to him by his ex-wife, Anais Grimaud. It is believed that the baby was born to one of Mandla’s brothers, although it is not yet known which of the brothers is responsible. Mandla and Anais... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul You thought your grandmother was cool? Meet Ernestine Shepherd, a 75-year-old grandma with a passion for crunching iron. What’s most interesting about Ms. Shepherd is, she didn’t particularly pay much attention to fitness in her youth. She only started working out in her fifties, after which she dropped it and then decided... Read More
by Isi Esene Heavily armed men, around 11:30 am this morning, kidnapped the vice chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof. Cyprain Onyeji. Three policemen guarding the entrance of the university were said to have been seriously injured in the incident. Witnesses say the four-man gang of heavily armed abductors... Read More
A member of the Thai parliament is accused of accidentally killing his personal secretary with a submachine gun while the two waited for their food to arrive inside a local restaurant. Senator Boonsong Kowawisarat reportedly had in his possession a loaded 9mm Uzi submachine gun, though it is unclear why. According to police, the shooting... Read More
A woman is accused of beating her daughter to the point of unconsciousness because she “looked too much like her father.” Angela Carrillo has been arrested for beating her three year old daughter nearly to death. She was growing weary of taking care of the child and chose to abuse her instead. After one beating... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The U.S. Open says that Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year because of injury, the Huffington Post is reporting. “Citing left knee tendinitis, the third-ranked Nadal hasn’t played a match since June 28, when he was upset in the second round of Wimbledon by... Read More
by Akan Ido Habu Mohammed, a man who claims to be a deputy to the leader of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has revealed that the group has opened lines of dialogue between itself and the government due to the appeals for peace by several meaning Nigerians. The statement was released by the group to... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul How do you do a Snow White movie without Snow White? Well that’s apparently just what the good people over at Universal studios are planning to show us. The studio is reportedly set to shelf current plans for the sequel and instead focus more on Chris Hemsworth’s Huntsman character, according to sources... Read More
TMZ is reporting that actress Halle Berry was caught in the middle of some dinner time drama during a night out at a restaurant. Halle was eating dinner at a restaurant in Malibu, when an old woman slipped and fell right next to her. The woman collapsed right on top of Halle’s table and couldn’t... Read More
Ex-NBA baller Dennis Rodman has finally met his estranged father after 42 years of separation, following an exhibition game in the Philippines. Philander Rodman Jr., (we couldn’t even make that name up) who acknowledged fathering 29 children by 16 mothers, says he was happy and surprised that his son agreed to meet… He tried to... Read More
A woman suffered repeated attempted sexual assaults, after her husband allegedly posted a Craigslist ad pretending to be her and asking to be raped. At least two men powered their way into the woman’s Twin Cities, Idaho home on separate occasions with the intention of forcing her to have sex with them. The first incident... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Well, well. That was fast. It’s only been three days since the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games but we’re already onto the next one as the official song for the Rio 2016 Olympics has been released. Titled “Os Deuses do Olimpo Visitam o Rio de Janeiro” which means “The... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Pop provocateur Lady Gaga has come under fire from a right wing group which claims she is responsible for turning people gay. The star was slammed earlier this year by a group called the Florida Family Association which claimed she was encouraging teens to turn to homosexuality and demanded Office Depot rescind a... Read More
Police went to the apartment of a gang member to search for drugs and found something that they didn’t expect to see. A 44-year old woman was found, believed to have been kept in a locked room for as long as 10 years. Police found the woman when the gang unit searched the Patterson, New... Read More
Disgruntled customers at Match.com decided to set a date with the matchmaking website in the courtroom. The lawsuit, which contended the company duped consumers into believing it has millions of subscribers despite more than half of those being inactive, fake, and/or spam accounts, was largely dismissed in a Dallas courtroom on Friday. The lawsuit, which had... Read More
First Lady Michele Obama appeared at the home of supporter Gwen Stefani this week in a fundraiser for her husband. Mrs. Obama, being one of the most popular figures in America today, has shown up in full force to help her husband in his bid for re-election. Speaking to the crowd, the first lady used... Read More
by Akan Ido A suicide bomber this morning in Maiduguri, Borno State, was said to have targeted and narrowly missed a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol car. According to SaharaReporters, after missing the patrol car, the suicide bomber, who was driving a tricycle around the Custom area of Maiduguri, reportedly rammed into a Mercedes Benz... Read More
The family of retired Assistant Comptroller of Fire Service, Mr. George Moses, a victim of the June 3 Dana air crash, yesterday, raised the alarm over the whereabouts of his corpse, just as the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, condemned the assault on Mr Benedict Uwalaka, a photo-journalist with Leadership newspapers. Describing the alleged disappearance... Read More
Tyler Perry is working now to overcome the stigma of being Mr. Madea year round. He’s made a few hundred million by putting on a dress and he’s now working to create a more respectable acting career. In a message to his fans, Perry says that he is going to take some time away from... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi With bright eyes, lashes primed to perfection and face glowing with radiant hues…the only indication that Talia Castellano may be suffering from cancer is her lack of hair. Currently battling two forms of cancer at once, Talia has chosen to use makeup to brighten her world. She posts videos her Youtube age,... Read More
by Marc Ensign To be honest with you, this article is literally filled with rocket science. But that’s just my two cents. Listening to most business people makes me cringe. They purposely sprinkle their language with fancy schmancy catchphrases and five dollar words in what I can only assume is an effort to make up... Read More
by John Perry You may ask: Why should I want to know how to be a better procrastinator? Being a procrastinator isn’t as bad as being, say, a serial killer. But isn’t it on the same level as being a shirker, a lazy slug, a worthless idler? Procrastinators are unproductive. No one should want to... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The 114-year-old Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary has picked about 100 new additions in its annual update. And you would not believe the words that got in this time. The entry expected to attract by far the most comments is the term “F-bomb.” F-bomb first appeared in a 1988 Newsday story about a now-dead... Read More
by ‘ Ifreke Inyang Onome Ovwori, more popular with his stage name, Mr. O, is one of the few artistes, that have a burning passion for a better Nigeria. And his new single, which features Ope and Big T, is titled ‘Naija go better’. “Nigeria is a blessed country and like other countries, we are... Read More
by Christian Ken Aniche On Wednesday, 15th August, India’s Independence from Britain will be celebrated all over the world. By lovers of India, by Indians in India and Indians in Diaspora. For this, I would love to pay tribute to Bharat, a country that I spent few days in. But to get there, I was... Read More
by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo With Le Petit Marche, Soko Stingo and L’Espace, the fashion industry is pushing the envelope IT WAS only three years ago, during an interview with the stellar name of Nigeria fashion Deola Sagoe, upon her observation, it hit me that, despite the rise of fashion as a viable industry garnering global attention,... Read More
by Isi Esene It’s no longer news that several African athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games have chosen to bail out from their country’s Olympic teams. The London Olympics organisers have been inundated with reports of several absconding African athletes but the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has expressed its inability to take punitive... Read More
Based on what I now understand “expectations” to mean with respect to really working out possible areas of strength to win medals and dedicating time and resources for same, yes, our expectations were rewarded accordingly, because we had no expectations. Question: I’d need KK to answer for... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Hoodini, Don Jazzy’s Enigma competition Top 5 finalist, has released his second single featuring Ayo Jay. Titled ‘Show Dem’, the song is catchy and the instrumentals are excellent. A little less auto-tune would have made the song even better. Listen to the song here.
by Akan Ido There are indications that the bomb which exploded in transit yesterday afternoon in Kaduna might have been targeted at the prominent Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi. The Sheikh has actively campaigned against the violent strategies employed by the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, calling them the real enemies of Islam. During... Read More