Jhene Aiko files for divorce from Dot da genius

​ Earlier this year, we were all surprised with the news that soulful singer Jhene Aiko was actually married. A lot of hearts broke and even more eyebrows were raised, because the star had never hinted at even being in a relationship, let alone tying the knot. However, that was the case, and hubby Dot da Genius let the…

Pedophile arrested and charged to court for defiling an 18 month old child.

​ Lagos state police command has arrested 47 year old Emmanuel Magbatie…for a case of defilement. The suspect lives in Ikorodu with the parents of the 18month old baby that was defiled. The mother of the victim narrated to the police that on the 5th of August, her daughter went to play in the suspect’s…

Email campaign asks McDonald’s to take U.S. antibiotic curbs global

​ A charity looking to fight the rise of dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria on Thursday asked the public to help convince McDonald’s restaurants around the world to stop serving meat and milk from animals raised with routine use of medically important antibiotics. A week after the world’s biggest fast-food company took that step with poultry at…

Rio Olympics 2016: Kenyan coach John Anzrah sent home after posing as athlete

​A Kenyan athletics coach has been sent home from Rio after allegedly posing as an athlete and giving a urine sample. Kenya said sprint coach John Anzrah “presented himself as an athlete” and “even signed the documents” for the doping test. “We cannot tolerate such behaviour,” said Kip Keino, chairman of the National Olympic Committee…

Ebola crisis: Pregnant women in Guinea still avoid hospitals

​Guinea has been free of Ebola since June. But pregnant women are still afraid of the virus, avoiding hospital and giving birth alone. Mamanata Soumah didn’t once see a midwife, a nurse or a doctor during her entire pregnancy and even as she entered the third day of excruciating contractions without any pain relief, she…

Thailand bombs: Hua hin resort hit by twin blasts

​ Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 19 people including foreign tourists. The bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m (164 ft) apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an hour of each other, police said. Local reports say the woman who died…

First Olympic marriage proposal #Rio2016 #loveAlwaysWins🙌🙌

​ It was possibly the most romantic moment of the Rio Olympics so far. It was certainly a first, when Brazilian women’s rugby player Isadora Cerullo accepted an on-field offer of marriage from her girlfriend Marjorie Enya on Monday following the 7s final. Surprisingly, Cerullo is the first ever athlete to ever receive a marriage proposal…

Magnus Abe and The Preliminary Assessment of the Political Dynamics in Ogoni

Everywhere we go to in Ogoni LAND, our people keep chanting “no Magnus Abe, no senate election”. It makes me ponder very deeply about the incredible political awareness that has been ignited in the hearts of my Ogoni brothers and sisters of late. With every passing day, our brothers and sisters in the PDP reach…

Even lionesses aren’t fans of whining

The toddler and her mother were guests on a TV show featuring a lioness. The Mother tried to adjust the position of the toddler on her laps to the baby’s dismay which resulted in a little whining. The lioness wasn’t happy with this and probably thought “if I just eat this child then she’ll shut…