November 2012


A Belgian husband has spoken of his ‘horror’ after learning his wife of 19 years used to be a man.

The duped 64-year-old – named only as Jan – said he had ‘no clue’ his bride had been born a boy. The shocking revelation only emerged after almost two decades of marriage when a cousin from his wife’s native Indonesia finally exposed the truth. Jan told how he met ‘Monica’ in 1993 when she arrived in

Her family cannot afford to buy her toys so this this six-month-old plays with snakes instead.
Sidhi Siddharth Sinune crawls behind the python and shrieks in delight as it weaves through her tiny legs.

While her parents are away working in the fields in a rural Indian village in Maharashtra, the baby girl pats the reptile and even playfully bites its tail.

The non-venomous snake could easily squeeze Sidhi to death or swallow her whole.
But her father, Siddharth Sinune, said he cannot

Hundreds of youths yesterday protested the alleged killing of six members of a family at Maduachi village in Zonkwa area of Zangon Kataf Local Government in Kaduna state by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

The youths carrying green leaves matched through the heart of the town, condemned the

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has said GOP Mitt Romney's comment that President Barack Obama defeated him on Election Day because the president gave 'gifts' to young voters and minorities 'is at odds with the truth of what happened last week'.

Romney had told his financial backers that Obama's campaign 'focused on giving targeted groups a big gift-so he made a

800 Ogun teachers forged certificates, six thousand not qualified- education commissioner.

About 800 public school teachers in Ogun State used fake certificates to secure their employment, the Commissioner for Education and Technology, Segun Odubela, said in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Thursday.

Mr. Odubela said the state carried out an audit of all its teachers during which they were asked to come along with

Yvonne & Iyanya

Ghanian actress, Yvonne Nelson, has told a soft sell magazine, Yes! Magazine, that if Nigerian singer, Iyanya proposes to her, she would marry him as according to her, ‘…he’s good, a nice guy.’

Some few months back the two were rumored to be

In case you have been hoping that the fuel scarcity presently being face by the country will soon be over, you might want to start having a rethink. Of course the assurances have kept coming from the government that the fuel scarcity would soon be over. However, their language is beginning to change.

According to investigations by the House of Representatives into fuel scarcity across the country, it has been revealed that


2Face has made it clear again that he had to wait as long as he did to pick his bride because he wanted to choose the one he truly loves.

In a great show of love and affection, African music star 2Face storms a movie set where his heartthrob was busy working with birthday cakes that stated the obvious; that 2 Baba isreally in love with his wife.

The words on the cakes read ‘Happy birthday smallie, Love you till I die’.

Another read ‘Happy Birthday my pookucukupuku baby’… whatever that means.

Annie Macaulay had in September organized a birthday party for 2Face when he turned 37.

2Face chose the best out of his girls when he married Annie in May 2012.


Amie Neely

A suspicious husband has made use of the GPS capability on his wife’s cellphone to trace her, only to find the 38-year-old teacher having sex with a 16-year-old boy. The wife, Amie Neely, now faces a felony sexual assault charge after being arrested by Port St. Lucie, Fla. police early Sunday morning, according to TC Palm.

Reports have it that the boy was an exchange student living with


Italy’s highest court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a couple who said they should not have been convicted of obscene acts in public because they had s*x outside while the rest of their town was inside watching a soccer match.

The couple, then a 60-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, were caught having s*x outside in southern Italy in 2006 while the national soccer team was playing in the World Cup soccer quarter-finals in Germany.

Their defense at a previous trial was that they had timed their tryst under the stars so they would not offend anyone, because everyone else would be watching the game on television.

They were convicted and brought their case to Rome’s Court of Cassation, the highest appeals court, where they lost again.

For the record, Italy played Ukraine that night and won 3-0, going on to win the tournament in a final against France.


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For a long time, fans of controversial celebrity, Tonto Dikeh, have kept wondering what ‘Poko’ meant.

The actress, who has also delved into music recently, even offered to reward whoever decoded the term with a million naira, yet there were no takers.

She has finally revealed what it means, after Sudanese-Egyptian author and poet, Kola Boof, asked her on Twitter.

Miss Dikeh has used Poko in countless tweets and even in her singles, and the self-styled home wrecker thought it was one of her movies.

But Tonto Dikeh has now confirmed to her that Poko is her alter-ego.

Christian leaders have started reacting to Pastor Tunde Bakare’s comments that a revolution would consume religious leaders in the country, and the way he condemned the acquisition of jets by renowned Christian leaders in Nigeria.

One of those who reacted to Bakare’s comments is the

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012- Mario Balotelli’s fiery on-off romance with pregnant former girlfriend Raffaella Fico is off again, it has emerged.

Balotelli, 22, had kissed and made up with Raffaella, 24, last month after the two split in a bitter doorstep bust up earlier this year when she flew to

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is telling top donors that President Barack Obama won re-election because of the "gifts" he had already provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters and because of the president's effort to paint Romney as anti-immigrant.

"The president's campaign, if you will, focused on giving targeted groups a

A 40-year-old Bangladesh woman, Monju Begum, has reportedly cut off the penis of a man who was allegedly trying to rape her, and then took it to police as evidence.

According to police, Mozammel Haq Mazi, the suspect, who is also Begum’s neighbor, forced his way into her shanty and began


Nkiru Silvannus, popular nollywood actress has reacted to speculations that she was relieved of her appointment as Senior Special Adviser on Lagos Affairs to the Imo State governor.

She responded thus in a press statement signed with her new portfolio:

“I am aware that some bloggers have been peddling news about me saying I lost my appointment with Imo State Govt. For the records, I was the Lagos Liaison officer, SSA Lagos Affairs which has been taken over by Lisa and I am now SSA on public Affairs. And this happened 5 months ago, when there was a cabinet reshuffle.

“For my Fans who still love and believe in me, God will always be faithful. For those who want my down fall, sorry am the wrong person cos I stand tall and strong.”
Nkiru Silvannus
SSA Public Affairs

Senior Special Adviser) on Lagos Affairs


Following his swearing-in for a new term of four years on Monday, Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has gradually begun to breathe life into his administration by announcing new appointments.

It would be recalled that the governor last week Friday, dissolved his cabinet as well as relieved his aides of their appointments.

Under the new appointments, former PDP stalwart, Professor Julius Ihonvbere has been named the new Secretary to the Edo state government SSG while two-time House of Representativesmember, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to the Governor.


Rihanna strips down to skimpy lingerie for a sexy GQ magazine photo shoot to promote her upcoming album. In an in-depth interview, Rihanna denies the much-publicized scrap between ex-boyfriend Chris Brown and rapper Drake was over her.

“There’s no proof of that being for my love.”
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Singer Rihanna's love for getting inked went to another level when she asked for a tattoo on her face. But her request was turned down.

Rihanna, 24, has at least 14 tattoos on her body and she wanted one on her face. She said

Executive Vice-Chairman NCC: Eugene Ikemefuna Juwah

In reaction to incessant complaints by subscribers about frivolous promotional offers and increasing poor quality of services by telecommunications operators in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has stopped all forms of promotional activities or lotteries embarked upon by operators forthwith.

The ban which came into effect yesterday, November 12, 2012 was contained in a press statement by the

Yesterday, political parties in Nigeria were at the receiving end of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tongue lashes, as he accused many of them of having no manifestoes to operate with.

Speaking at a Roundtable Conference on Party Politics in Nigeria and Lobbying the Lobbyist and the Legislature, organised by the National Institute for Legislative Studies, NILS, in Abuja, Obasanjo said


A winner has eventually emerged in the MTN Ultimate Wonder Promo where a brand new Cessna 182T aeroplane was the star prize. This is notwithstanding the instruction by NCC that allpromotions and lotteries by telecommunications companies be stopped with immediate effect.

According to an announcement on MTN Nigeria’s official Facebook page, Miss Ebube Essien-Garricks, 27, a student, won the prize.

The statement reads:

“We are delighted to announce that Miss Ebube Essien-Garricks, a 27 year old student based in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has emerged winner of the brand new Cessna 182T AEROPLANEin the MTN Ultimate Wonder Promo which ended today!

“When contacted on phone, Ebube said she would prefer the cash equivalent of N64 million. Lucky girl!

“More details later….”


A one-eyed goat that was born on a farm in Perundurai, Erode district, drew crowds to the farm as curious people paid a visit to see the rarity.
The farm owner, Kandasamy, 45, who has been breeding goats for the past 10 years, said that this was the first such occurrence.

“I have never witnessed such an incident in the past,” he said. “A female goat gave birth to two calves, one of whom has just one eye right in the centre of its forehead.”

Vetenarians pointed out that it was an anomaly and the outcome of a genetic disorder.

According to Coimbatore VOC Park Zoo director Dr K. Asokan, it’s a genetic disorder and caused due to chromosome changes in the goat’s system. “It’s rare to see such goats in the villages,” he said.


Actress Kristen Stewart left viewers stunned at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" when she stepped out in a nude lace dress.

The strapless lace outfit left little for imagination. It was so brazen that her underwear could clearly be seen through the

Halle Berry has lost another round in her ongoing child custody battle with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. A judge on Friday denied Berry’s request to move her daughter Nahla, 4, to France — the homeland of her current boyfriend, actor Olivier Martinez.

Halle, 46, will have to take Martinez’s word that he