by Seyi Lawal Bad news for those who want Saraki behind bars. There will be no arrest of the former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki. Thanks to a Federal High Court in Abuja which has condemned the police in strong terms for issuing a warrant for his arrest. ThisDay reports that Justice Gladys Olotu while ruling on Saraki’s... Read More
by Chi Ibe “The long legs have been cut short”- this was basically President Goodluck Jonathan’s message yesterday, 23 May, when he ordered that unqualified students of the University of Abuja be expelled. President Jonathan pointed out that those students who were “smuggled” into the university by politicians who peddle their influence in getting their... Read More
by Seyi Lawal A recent study conducted by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS have revealed some rather distressing findings that show that only 30.5 per cent of married men who engage in “penetrative sex” with prostitutes use condoms. The study which is reported in the Punch shows that out of the 1,396 and... Read More
by Chi Ibe Keith Ogunsola, a 47-year-old Nigerian science teacher working in the UK, has been arrested for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old pupil. According to Your Local Guardian UK, Ogunsola who groomed the girl for a while has been informed that he will be put away for a very long time. “Grooming” is befriending a child by building a strong,... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola When ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo is in the mood to talk, there is simply no stopping him. He was in such a mood on Tuesday at the 4th Annual Conference of the Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies (AES) titled: “Strong systems: Necessity for building a virile nation”. In his speech at the event, Obasanjo mentioned... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has shed some load off Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi by dropping him as Youth Minister while confirming him as the substantive Sports Minister. Mallam Abdullahi had been handling the two positions ever since Yusuf Suleiman stepped down as Sports Minister in order to run for the Sokoto State gubernatorial elections in December 2011. The minister, who... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Project Walkway Ghana and Impression Model house is taking on the challenge of finding Ghana’s top model and fashion designer. After its launch at the African Reagent Hotel, Accra in December 2011, the reality television show is set to give upcoming designers and models the opportunity to learn from top industry professionals. The... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Monalisa who wore a rose gold mini dress, topped the look with Christian Louboutin shoes and jewellery all by her brand, Nehita.
by Daniella Ekwueme And I live in a world where men sit and take millions and millions of dollars for their well-being instead of using it to better the country. This is the world I live in and this is the world I will never succumb to. I classify myself as abstract. In the world I... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Has the president’s call for arrests stemming from the fuel subsidy probe report caused unrest at NNPC? It appears so. At a ministerial forum in Abuja on Tuesday, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, cried out in defiance against the report of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Subsidy Probe.... Read More
The surge of violent terrorist attacks in Nigeria means that the outside world has turned a gimlet eye on the country. What they make of the situation however, is not extraordinarily positive, as most see the country as close to imploding. Cue Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Professor Gwendolyn Mikell, who is one of... Read More
by Dickson Kalu As Gary Lineker tweeted: ”Farewell Didier Drogba. You have enthralled us, occasionally enraged us, but always entertained us.” With a heavy heart, but great gratitude to God for £24M well spent, I will attempt to thank Didier Drogba for 8 invaluable years on the employ of European Champions, Chelsea FC.... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Now that PHCN has been broken up into several small and private companies – Talk of the power shed from the centre. (No pun intended.) – there is a a lot of work going into making sure the companies stay solvent i.e. making money. The first step in this direction is to plug... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Veteran Nigerian reggae artiste, Ras Kimono is definitely not done yet. Catch his new video titled ‘Veteran.’ Watch it here:
by Tolu Orekoya To the victor go the spoils and the victors are Luke from Liberia and Jessica from Namibia, who now have the (dubious) honour of being the first to have sexxxy times in the Big Brother house—or at least the first to be caught on camera doing so. The intimacy came after a sensual massage... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo Now the highlight of day 16 had to be when Zainab shaved her head. She said she did it for the ‘art fusion’ task and she’s used to cutting her hair, she told Barbz she wanted to become the perfect canvas! The guys chopped off her hair while the girls watched. She’s really committed and I... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya 29-year-old Laura Oden is blonde and buxom; the perfect recipe for working at a lingerie company, right? Wrong, according to her employers, Native Intimates, a New York lingerie company owned by Orthodox Jews. Orthodox Jews practice a stricter form of Judaism. There are degrees of “orthodoxy” with some shunning modern society altogether, while others limit... Read More
There’s nothing worse than trying to be famous at all cost especially by doing awkward things to famous people and trying to get away with it. Sacha Baron Cohen and his Borat persona and Ashton Kutcher with his ‘PUNKED’ show seem to be the only people who have got away with taking a jab at A-List celebrities but that’s... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Chris Brown performed at the Billboard Music awards this past Sunday, and it seems his performance left a lot to be desired. However, his act did not go down well with his fellow celebrities this was because apart from a few lines to “activate the funzone,” his entire performance was lip-synced. With... Read More
It is high time these rulers stop using God as a currency for their own inefficiency and incompetence. No one should tell us “God willing, we will provide… Nigeria’s democracy is a choiceless democracy at best. When it comes to choices, the people of Nigeria are left with options that leave them with no options.... Read More
by Chi Ibe It still remains a mystery but none the less still tragic. On Monday, a couple’s decomposing bodies were found together in a parked Volkswagen car at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Kano. Najib Aliyu Yunusa and Nadiya Sherrif Abdu Gwammaja had earlier been declared missing by members of their families but it was the smell coming from their already... Read More
‘For this our Naija, people sabi talk ehnnnnnnnn, once dey know say you get belle… Do this, don’t do that, na wa o. So pregnancy seems to be very much IN these days; but let’s face it; some women have it better than others. Some experience the dreaded ‘daily dose of morning sickness’, like it happens only... Read More
by Chi Ibe The case of former governor of Delta State, James Ibori is still stirring up controversies even though he was jailed last month after pleading guilty to laundering millions of pounds in the UK. A recent update on the story is that British policemen investigating Ibori were taking cash payments (from Ibori, through private... Read More
by Chi Ibe Following the publication, last month, of a report on the probe of the fuel subsidy regime by a House of Representative Committee, President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch a criminal investigate based on the findings in the document and prosecute those found culpable of... Read More
by Chi Ibe Ankara print swimwear by Adama Paris Pictures courtesy: One Nigeria Boy
by Tolu Orekoya When Whitney Houston passed away, she had just finished wrapping up work on the movie ‘Sparkle’; her first movie in over 15 years. The last movie Houston acted in was the 1997 made-for-TV “Cinderella” in which she played a fairy godmother and her last theatrical release was ‘The Preacher’s Wife’ in 1996 where... Read More
by Gbenga Awomodu Name: 9jamom.com Editor: Olukemi Macaulay-Newman Category: Website 9JAMOM.COM is an attempt to connect Nigerian mothers everywhere on the globe. Birthed in January 2011 by Olukemi Macaulay-Newman, a.k.a. the Lazy 9ja Mom, who serves as the Managing Editor, it is a multi-functional community and portal providing parenting news, resources, and support for all Nigerian mothers,... Read More