by Stanley Azuakola For all of Nigeria’s shortcomings at the Olympic Games where our athletes failed to clinch a single medal, at least every single athlete and official from Nigeria is accounted for. Not so for Congo. A judo competitor from Congo, Cedric Mandembo, and three other members of Congo’s Olympic delegation suddenly went missing...
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by Adeniyi Abdul The U.S. Marshals Service has released Lauryn Hill’s mug shot which was taken in June. The singer pled guilty two months ago to three counts of failure to file tax returns (for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007) and faces up to 3 years in prison as well as $75,000 in fines...
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by Wilfred Okiche It is difficult to get the forceful, compelling characters that Funke Akindele has brought to life with her craft, but step away from all of that just for this moment; this is a woman with many incredible layers FUNKE AKINDELE has it. That innate ability to walk into a place and brighten...
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by Olatoye Akinbode History is replete with examples of majorities who have imposed their honestly and dearly held cultural or religious beliefs on an unwilling minority, very often with terrible consequences. On Tuesday, 29th November 2011, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, took an unprecedented step in the Federal Government’s quest to protect...
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi Open Mic Theatre is back with its 7th edition which marks the beginning of ‘The Celebration Series’. Following the success of previous editions of Open Mic Theatre, this edition will focus on celebrating actors and their works. Works from the following actors will be featured in this edition: Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio,...
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by Isi Esene The Lagos State Government yesterday warned organisations who persistently paste posters in inappropriate areas of the state to desist from the practice or be punished. The government’s position was announced by the chief executive officer of the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), Mr. George Noah, who warned erring organisations or...
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by Isi Esene This weeks Rubbin’ Minds on ChannelsTV was titled Media for Change. It featured an array of discussants who spoke passionately about the subject. The discussants who came to do justice to the subject were Adebola Williams; Ukwori Onuma, Coordinator, LEAP Africa; Ada Umeofia of We Built Nigeria 2.0, and Kathleen Ndongmo, Ideation...
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A dime made in 1873 has cost someone a pretty penny: It sold for nearly $2 million at an auction in Philadelphia. The unique coin was minted in Carson City, Nev., during a one-day run of dimes. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/QkKDtO ) the anonymous winning bidder paid $1.6 million for the pristine coin, plus...
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After dating for just over a year, the pair plan to walk down the aisle, Theroux’s rep confirmed to People: “Justin Theroux had an amazing birthday on Friday, receiving an extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Jennifer Aniston, accepted his proposal of marriage.” Aniston’s rep also confirmed to The Huffington Post that she is, in fact,...
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When cops approached this priest’s car last weekend, he may have been too busy gathering his clothes to come up with a good excuse for his nudity. Rev. Peter Petroske, former pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, was arrested last week in Dearborn, Mich. after allegedly driving a vehicle while intoxicated and naked, and now faces...
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A bride-to-be is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing her fiance just hours before the couple’s wedding was to start near Whitehall, Pa. Na Cola Darcel Franklin, 31, and her fiance Billy Rafael Brewster, 36, were planning to tie the knot at 10 a.m. on Saturday, but at some point during the night, Franklin and...
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi Best-selling singer Omawumi Megbele and rap artist Jude ‘M.I’ Abaga have been announced as the hosts for the 7th edition of The Headies. The pair have been selected in line with the awards’ tradition of picking talented and inspiring entertainers to host an awards ceremony that parades some of the continent’s biggest...
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Eighteen-year-old Tony Putman is currently being held in custody for allegedly assaulting a 93-year-old man and robbing and raping his 84-year-old wife in Kanas City, MO. The teen allegedly broke into the elderly couple’s home Monday afternoon through the basement window. When Putman saw the husband, he attacked the 93-year-old man. He hit him in...
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Singer John Legend has admitted himself to the emergency room after falling ill during a long and grueling travel schedule. The singer got back to New York City on August 12 after a trip to South Africa, where he caught what appeared to be the flu. “He’s been traveling a lot and must have picked...
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by Isi Esene The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the 2012 alumni class of its African Markets Internship Programme (AMIP). AMIP is the Foundation’s flagship leadership development programme, designed to give MBA students with a passion for African economic development the opportunity to obtain first-hand experience with high-growth businesses in emerging markets, develop essential...
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If you’re an ex-pimp and turn yourself into a Christian rapper, this apparently gives you the moral authority to judge and confront other people. That’s what the Rapper Bizzle is communicating to The Christian Post. The rapper, who was once a pimp in real life, has turned his life over to God and is now...
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Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate.com, argues that Google completely blew its opportunity to compete directly with Facebook in the lucrative social media space. He says that when corporations raced to join Google +, they were met with nothing short of shear rejection from the network, that seemed surprisingly unprepared for prime time. A product manager...
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According to recent research, shared parenting can reduce the harmful effects of high conflict between parents for children. A warm relationship with each parent is a protective factor for children. In 2002, Robert Bauserman, Research Analyst at Maryland Medical Research Institute, concluded from his meta analysis of 33 studies that compared child outcomes in sole custody...
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by Melissa Hogenboom A research charity has launched an animated film hoping it will encourage debate about the surge of women seeking “designer vaginas”. The film called Centrefold, funded by the Wellcome Trust, features three women discussing how labiaplasty – the surgical reduction of the inner labia – has affected them. Last year more than...
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by Stanley Azuakola Long before militants and Boko Haram, there was a time in this country when internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as ‘yahoo boys’) ranked among the most prominent causes for concern for authorities in Nigeria. Generally, people (Nigerians and foreigners alike) have become wiser and also agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes...
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Isi Esene This photo was sent to us by a reader with this caption (unedited): “Transparent Celestial Flesh seen by two children. A huge transparent arm of our Lord Jesus Christ, revealed during the ministration of Pastor Dr. Timmy Larry on 28th July 2012, 9:22pm, at the program Operation Breaking of Curses and Evil Covenants,...
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I have been a fan of Fareed for a long time, and his GPS show is one of the few I try not to miss, because of it’s informed view of global events and emphasis on balance and fact. In the last two weeks, there have been two big examples of what can happen when...
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by Eric Zuesse When Fareed Zakaria was suspended on Friday from Time and CNN, for plagiarism, this wasn’t merely justice, it was poetic justice: it rhymed. What it rhymed with was his own lifelong devotion to the global economic star system that he, as a born aristocrat in India, who has always been loyal to...
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by Stanley Azuakola Be not afraid, Lagosians, your state is not broke. That was the assurance given by the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, in an interview he granted to BusinessDay newspaper. Governor Fashola however, did admit the following: His administration has floated two bonds (the N50 billion, 5-year, 13 percent series 1 and the...
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by Isi Esene A 27-year-old man in Delta State has reported himself to the police for taking part in the kidnapping and killing of a woman last December. He said he is being tormented by the woman’s spirit who he revealed they buried alive in his compound when she became too weak. Mr. Charles Muka,...
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by Luke McGee For me, the Olympics are over. As I sat on my train home having left the Olympic Park on Friday for the last time, panicking that I had yet to iron a shirt for the wedding I was supposed to be attending in the morning, a sense of irrevocable sadness enveloped me....
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi Things are looking bright in the power sector as the sector is attracting more high net worth investors. Honeywell Group is the latest company to signify interest in investing in the power sector. It has been announced that the group will be investing $1billion in power generation and transmission projects across Nigeria....
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Now how does one blame Nigerians for being unruly in an environment in which the administrators have themselves refused to create any incentive for order? Now the Olympics are over. The Ghana-Must-Go bags we shipped to London for the purpose of ferrying medals back home will...
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The point being made is that before the Lagos State Government goes gaga over its new Traffic Law, it needs to do some soul searching as to if it has provided a conducive environment for motorists to commute. About a month ago, I spent a few minutes staring at a photograph on the front page...
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The Nigerian contingent to the London Olympics will return back to the country this week without a single medal. Not once did the crowd in London or the billions watching all over the world hear the Nigerian anthem sung for a medal. The last time that happened was 24 years ago in Seoul, South Korea....
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