Two Pennsylvania pizzeria workers who were held up early Sunday told police their assailants recorded the incident on a cell phone and claimed they were taping for a reality TV show called “We Just Got Robbed,” authorities said Monday. There was no TV show, but there was a robbery — the assailants made off with... Read More
The MIT “brainiacs” have been at it again, using their superior math skills to run a scheme that some say violated the public trust. Ten years ago, a professor and some students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology were able to extort money from Las Vegas casinos by counting cards. Now, a new scam team has... Read More
Meagan Good’s star is shining bright lately, with her recent lead role in the movie “Think Like a Man” and her recent nuptials to Seventh-day Adventist pastor and Sony Pictures executive, DeVon Franklin. According to Upscale magazine the actress shared, in a interview, that she felt like she was being stereotyped because some of the... Read More
by Idris Bello And I also think the habit of thinking some jobs or professions are beneath a graduate is the same pride that does not allow a lot of graduates to become entrepreneurs because they think they are too educated to run a restaurant or a food delivery service, or worse even, a sanitation... Read More
A memorabilia dealer is fighting the legality of the will of the late Michael Jackson, stating that he has clear and compelling evidence that the document is a fake. Howard Mann, who wrote a book with Katherine Jackson, Michael’s mother, says that he is “in possession of evidence that casts substantial doubt on the validity... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Earlier today, Antonio Conte, the coach of Juventus and his assistant Angelo Alessio, were handed 10-month and 8-month suspensions respectively, following their involvement in the Scommessopoli scandal. The Italian club, has released a statement, stating that they will stand by them. “Following the verdicts given by the FIGC’s disciplinary committee regarding the... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul It certainly doesn’t get more eerie than this. A young man drove his truck off a cliff, right after sending a text saying he needed to stop texting while driving. Chance Bothe, a 21-year-old college student in Texas sent a text to a friend saying, “I need to quit texting, because I... Read More
While O.J Simpson is serving his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center for a 2007 robbery, his last girlfriend before he went to prison is out and about looking for a movie deal for her home made “adult” movie. TMZ jokingly describes the story saying, “OJ Simpson’s ex-GF was stabbed repeatedly …. with a penis... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul A photojournalist with Leadership Newspapers was reportedly brutalised at the mortuary where the bodies of the Dana Air crash victims are being held. Benedict Uwalaka, who had been at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) to cover the release of corpses, was beaten up by unidentified assailants, believed to be mortuary... Read More
People were stunned to hear that John Wise shot his wife of 45-years while she was in the emergency room. The sheer heinousness of a man shooting his own wife while she was in intensive care instantly turned the story into an international topic of conversation. But rather than being a tragedy, some might argue... Read More
A new article by Scientific American says that the United States must find ways to adopt higher educational standards if we are going to remain competitive with the rest of the world. The piece argues that Americans have grown accustomed to its students falling behind everyone else in the areas of Math and Science, and... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul The People’s Democratic Party is no stranger to criticism but what’s new is the party has now been blamed for the problems of other political parties. Leader of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, accused the PDP of sponsoring the current leadership... Read More
It may be a victory with a handicap, but it’s still a win. Rick Ross scored a fourth number one album this week on the Billboard 200 charts. His new album, “God Forgives, I Don’t,” took out the Zac Brown Band from the top spot. He sold 218,000 copies according to Nielson SoundScan. Ross is... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul The man lying on the floor in this picture is France’s Teddy Riner, kissing the shoe of his coach after winning the gold medal in judo. We’re just going to assume this was the product of excitement and the need to celebrate in any way possible. The coach, of course, was wearing... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Pop legend Madonna has come under fire once more, this time from a senior Russian official. The singer was on Wednesday criticised for showing support to a girl group, the members of whom are currently trying to avoid harsh jail sentences. Russian prosecutors on Tuesday called for the three members of the... Read More
A judge has ruled that Oracle and Google must reveal the names of bloggers and reporters that they’ve paid. The demand was made in the US in response to an intellectual property case being fought out in court. The judge says that he is “concerned” about financial influence of information that is ultimately printed out... Read More
by Mayowa Salami Ronald Poppo, the homeless man whose face was eaten up by Rudy Eugene, now known as the Miami Face-eater has spoken out about his horrible experience saying his attacker initially acted friendly before launching an attack on him. Poppo said that Eugene “just ripped me to ribbons.” He said Eugene approached him,... Read More
Isi Esene The issues surrounding the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon has taken a new turn as a group named Bakassi Self Determination Front has taken the disagreement to a whole new level by setting up a radio station operating on 4.2MHz and 5.2MHz band to disseminate its reservations against the ceding which... Read More
by Isi Esene A bulldozer operator for Setraco Construction Company, Mr. Samuel Onuabuchi, was recently stung to death by a swarm of bees while trying to remove trees and debris on the Ogboin-Ama and Akugbene Community Road, Delta State. Onuabuchi, 44, from Anambra State, could not be rescued from the wrath of the agitated bees... Read More
by Ifeoluwa Olanihun THE Presidency recently adopted the report of the independent investigation into the Project 50 Programme, which was instituted by the Board of Directors of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) absolved Ms Arunma Oteh, the Director-General of SEC, of any financial impropriety and recommended the lifting of the... Read More
by Joan Juliet Buck This article was first published in “Vogue Magazine”. Following the firestorm that has followed the actions of the Al-Assad regime in the Syrian crisis, “Vogue” has taken down the story from their website. But it can still be viewed on Asma al-Assad’s official website. Asma al-Assad is glamorous, young, and very... Read More
by Monica Mark “We know there are billions of galaxies and yet we’re still concerned with supporting one country. At the very least you should be thinking in terms of continents. I mean, your country isn’t better than anyone else’s country just because you won something –your mentality or your sports equipment or your coach... Read More
by D. L. Hughley Dear Chick-Fil-A, You and I sure have had our share of good times. I fondly recall the first moment I ever met you: it was at the Atlanta airport. I’d always heard about you, and was a little nervous to approach. You were everything everyone said you were and more. It... Read More
by Mayowa Salami Mr. Udoka Onwe, 22-year-old pastor from Umuogodo Akpu Ngbo village in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State was reported to have killed his father, Mr. Peter Onwe Elum, 60, and uncle, Mr. James Elum, accusing them of trying to kill him with witchcraft. Onwe, claimed they were both wizards so he decided to... Read More
The nation’s attention has once again been captured by controversy over budget implementation. Indeed, the House of Representatives has passed a motion sponsored by my brother Femi Gbajabiamila threatening the commencement of impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan unless the administration rapidly improves on budget implementation. The Jonathan administration reacted in the hapless ways... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Usain Bolt completed his sprint double last night, threw himself to the floor for ten emergency press-ups and declared himself a living legend. Bolt, is now the first person in the history of the Olympics to win the 100m and 200m events back to back in two consecutive games. “I was fast... Read More
by Bola Tinubu Sadness descended on Ghana and the rest of Africa on the sudden passing of President John Atta Mills. Much was said of this great man and all that was said was good. A man devoid of personal vanity, Mills would have been embarrassed by the torrent of encomiums. He would have protested... Read More
I accepted long time ago that Twitter is for narcissists. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is an actual thing, and I suspect that, to a certain extent, each of us Twitter fans suffers from it. Imagine a conversation between Chika and Ronke: “Hi Ronke, I really like your dress” “Thank you, Chika. What a lovely thing... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Wayne Rooney is hoping that he will be able to line up, alongside Arsenal’s Robin van Persie next season. Sir Alex Ferguson has already admitted publicly, that he had sent in a bid for the Gunners captain, and is waiting on a response. “Of course he’s a player that I admire,” Rooney... Read More
by Tayo Adelekan Some “Twitter activists” are guilty of this and more. They incite bile and attack needlessly. This administration needs to be criticised, I agree, but tact should be applied. Dear Nse, Hello Nse. It feels good to write you again. I’m excited at the thought of watching the films you are currently shooting.... Read More