Photos: Abuja residents queue up to buy cooking gas

After queuing to buy petrol, kerosene and in some cases Diesel, Nigerians in Abuja are now queuing up to buy cooking gas. The price of the essential commodity has skyrocketed from N3000 to N5,500 in the last two weeks. Another photo after the cut...

Photos: EFCC to protesters "The anti-corruption agency does not victimize anybody"

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has again reiterated that the anti- corruption agency is a law abiding agency and does not victimize anybody. That was the position of Usman M. Muktar, an operative of the Commission when he received scores of protesters under the aegis of “’Coalition of Civil Rights Oraganisations, Concerned Youths and the Ijaw Nation Worldwide” who thronged the Port Harcourt Zonal office to protest what they called undue harassment of the former first lady, Patience Jonathan.

Mariah Carey and Kourtney Kardashian fight over nanny

Mariah Carey and Kourtney Kardashian are fighting and it is reportedly over a nanny. Recently Mariah Carey's twin children, Moroccan and Monroe, were seen being taken to a gymnastics class and afterwards to karate class by Kourtney Kardashian's former nanny. 

Photos: Former ministers in GEJ's administration, visits Nyesom Wike, pledge their support

Some Former Ministers in former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration, Thursday paid a solidarity visit on Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, at the state government house.  The former Ministers include Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Jigawa State Governor, Dr Sule Lamido, Former Minister of Education and Former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Former Minister of Youth Development and Former Adamawa State Governor, Mr Boni Haruna, Former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, Former Minister of Women Affairs, Iyom Josephine Anenih, Former Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada and Former Minister, Ambassador Musa Kazaure.

Real Madrid break Barcelona's record as they go 40 games without a loss

Following Real Madrid's pulsating 3-3 draw with Sevilla last night, Zinedine Zidane's men have now broken a record once held by Barcelona. Real Madrid started the game poorly, losing 3-1 to Sevilla, but their incredible spirit ensured they rallied together to end the game 3-3.

Photo: Scorned woman douses husband's pregnant lover with acid...potentially blinding her

A scorned woman is currently on the run after she doused her husband’s pregnant lover with acid in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on Tuesday, January 10th. 

The victim, Pheng Sreyla, 23, yesterday described how she was held and beaten by the wife and several family members of her lover, 36-year-old Choem Vuthy.

"While they were beating me, the suspect grabbed two bottles and poured them down on my head," she said. "I felt very hot on my head, face and my eyes; it was like fire."

Why Fela married 27 women in one day - Odega Shawa

I just heard someone comment in a rather cordial conversation that Fela is no hero to African values. He didn’t send Femi to school and he married 27 women in one day. And to this guy, who by the way is a musician of the new school, using the two reasons so stated, Fela is no hero and cannot be pointed out to the young to emulate as a role model.