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January 14, 2014

Opinion: Is Nigeria a country one should die in?

by Ebenezer Obadare Unless of course such people happened to be involved in a fatal air or road crash or fell to the bullets of hired assassins. This fact is…

January 12, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: Conversations with Nelson Mandela

by Tunde Fagbenle NM: Wasn’t it your Chief Obafemi Awolowo, by the way, one of Africa’s greatest political thinkers, though unappreciated sufficiently in his lifetime, who said: “It isn’t life…

January 8, 2014

“Benin pikins should start hawking around Govt house” – Top 10 reactions to Oshiomhole’s N1 million gift (TWEETS)

by 'Jola Sotubo Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo was recently in the news for telling a widow to "Go and Die". The governor, however "made amends" for his act by…

January 8, 2014

Meet the plantain chips seller who got Oshiomhole’s N1million largesse (PHOTO)

by Tutu Akinlabi Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has shown constant benevolence towards less privileged residents of his state. The governor recently gave a widow N2 million and awarded her…

December 7, 2013

#GoAndDie: N2 million gift does not vindicate Oshiomhole – Edo PDP kicks

by 'Jola Sotubo Despite tempers being cooled after a gift of N2 million and a job given to the now popular Edo widow by the state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, the…

December 4, 2013

‘They can give it to other widows’ – #GoandDie widow explains why she said no to the PDP

by 'Jola Sotubo Following reports that she was absent at a benefit organized on her behalf by the Edo branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the widow who was…

December 4, 2013

#GoAndDie: Edo widow shuns PDP’s N250,000 gift

by 'Jola Sotubo The attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo to donate N250,000 to a widow who was berated by the state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has been…

December 2, 2013

Terrible: Armed men attack MFM church in Enugu, burn altar

by 'Jola Sotubo The Enugu branch of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles ministries (MFM) was attacked by unidentified gunmen during the weekend. Two security men on duty at the…

November 29, 2013

Edo sanitation: Why Gov. Oshiomhole told the widow to “go and die”

by Tutu Akinlabi Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo is in the eye of the storm following his shabby treatment of a widow which was filmed and has been spread over…

November 29, 2013

“Let’s sell Oshiomhole to pakistan on OLX abeg”: Top 10 reactions to Gov. Oshiomhole’s “go and die” saga (TWEETS)

by 'Jola Sotubo Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has been in the news over a video in which he is seen addressing a widow in less than polite terms. The…

November 17, 2013

Sad news: Artiste, Father ‘U’ Turn dies at 36

by Akan Ido Father 'U' Turn, a popular dancehall musician in the 90s died today in Lagos after a long battle with liver disease. The singer, songwriter, radio presenter and…

November 7, 2013

14 things the average man thinks while going down on you

by Frank Kobola Is she still watching TV? I can't tell if her eyes are closed or if she's still watching Conan...wait, is she looking at me? No, her eyes…

October 13, 2013

Elnathan John: How to die in Nigeria

by Elnathan John One way to die is to ensure that in life, you did something worth remembering. This action need not be good or exemplary. In Nigeria no one…

October 12, 2013

Dating by numbers: 12 rules to live (and die) by

by Ann Breslaw You’re a new couple! Everything is so fresh and so clean (clean!). You shouldn’t get bored of each others’ bodies until you’re old and sad and fighting…

September 26, 2013

Tragic news: 2 people die, others injured in multiple building collapse on Lagos Island

by Oge Okonkwo File photo Two residential buildings, a three storey building and a bungalow, located in the Lagos Island area of Lagos collapsed leaving no fewer that 2 people…

September 15, 2013

DISTURBING VIDEO: This is how several emigrants die in the Sahara in a desperate search for greener pastures (Viewer Discretion)

by Oge Okonkwo This is a touching You Tube video showing African men, majorly Nigerians who have died while trying to travel abroad through illegal routes on foot in a…

September 14, 2013

“I watched them burn”: Mother’s agony as daughter, 17, and granddaughter, 2, die in fiery crash (PICTURED)

A 17-year-old high school student and her young daughter have been killed in a fiery crash as the victim's own mother watched in horror from another car on a busy…

September 11, 2013

Sad news: 16 people die as bridge collapses in Katsina (PHOTO)

by Oge Okonkwo An accident was said to have occurred yesterday morning, along the Katsina-Kano road, when two vehicles, a bus and a truck, plunged into a collapsed bridge at Yar’randa village…

August 11, 2013

Death in the family: 9-year-old, parents, grandmother die mysteriously within days of each other

by Oge Okonkwo A family including their 9-year-old son and the boy's grandmother have died one after another,within five days at the Iluju village via Ikoyi Ile in Oriire Local Government…

August 11, 2013

Tragedy: 5 people die in Katsina auto crash

by Oge Okonkwo An accident scene A motor accident which occurred on Friday in Kastina during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the state, has claimed the lives of five people, leaving…

August 9, 2013

Faith healing: Couple on trial for choosing to pray over sick baby instead of seeking medical attention

A Philadelphia judge upheld murder charges Wednesday against a fundamentalist Christian couple in their 8-month-old son’s faith-healing death, saying things might be different if their toddler hadn't died four years…

August 4, 2013

Drug war: 7 killed in Mexico as Army troops and gunmen engage in a shootout

Seven people died in shootouts between gunmen and the security forces in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango, officials said. Army troops and police engaged a group of gunmen…

July 30, 2013

Sad news: 3 children die, 8 others injured in stampede over Sallah gift

by Oge Okonkwo Three children were killed and eight people injured, during a stampede which occurred at about 9pm on Sunday, at the residence of the Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu…

June 14, 2013

Sad: Woman dies hours after getting $2,300 butt implants

TWITTER Suyima Torres was reportedly extremely concerned with her appearance. A Miami woman died 10 hours after receiving buttocks injections, leaving behind two daughters, ages 7 and 8. Suyima Torres,…

April 1, 2013

So, so sad: 5 children aged between 2 and 10 die in house fire in France (PHOTO)

Five children have died in a devastating fire that tore through a house in northern France. The children, who were siblings, were aged between two and ten, according to local…

February 10, 2013

Aww, a love so strong: Couple married for 76 years die within 12 hours of each other (PICTURED)

In death, as in life, William and Edna Kreger were nearly inseparable. William Kreger, 96, a former mayor of Wyandotte, died Friday. Edna Kreger, 97, died the next morning, just…

January 28, 2013

“I quit” – 40 things to say in your lifetime

by Jessica Hagy Fear is an asset. It can save you from danger and alert you to trouble. Don’t ignore the tingles that run up and down your spine. Before…

January 12, 2013

Man with ‘world’s biggest scrotum’ refuses surgery because he doesn’t want to die (PHOTOS)

A special condition that triggered the scrotum of Wesley Warren Jr. to grow to a massive 100 pounds made him feel like "a monster" and the Las Vegas man embark on a campaign to…

September 7, 2012

“I never heard anything so hollow” – Top 10 vicious tweets on Obama’s #DNC2012 speech

by Stanley Azuakola This morning, as United States president Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the reactions on Twitter was instant.…

June 3, 2012

“Desperate Housewives” star Kathyrn Joosten dies

by Stanley Azuakola Actress Kathryn Joosten died on Friday June 1st after a long battle with cancer. She was 72. Kathyrn Joosten was best known for her role in the…

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