Fashola deported people who were constituting a nuisance" – Jide Kosoko

Veteran actor and Lagos prince, Jide Kosoko has released a statement defending embattled Lagos state Governor, Babatunde fashola over the deportation of some Ibo destitutes from the state. I disagree with the people criticising the deportation.

AUGUST RANKING: Top 100 Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics

The top 100 Nigerian Tertiary Institutions as at August, 2013, according to Webometrics, an Online ranking company who base their results of most searched terms. The ranking is calculated based on their search term. If you do not find your choice of Institution there, then know something is wrong somewhere. The top 20 Universities in Nigeria always maintain their ranking. Obafemi Awolowo University is topping the list, while Auchi Polytechnic comes 2nd. Some Unviversites have also dropped in this list.

see list after the cut...

SHOCKING: World Longest Nipples belongs to a Man

wierd!!!

Yvonne Nelson, Uti Nwachukwu, others Nominated for 2013 'African Oscars'

The nominees for the 2013 African Oscars awards taking place on September 14 has just been released.

The event which is organised by Nollywood and African Film Critics, USA, will hold at Warner theatre, Washington DC.

Here’s the full list of the nominees for various categories:

see the list after the cut

Don Jazzy and His Brother once sold Akara to Survive

Surprising isn’t it? but it’s true…while having a QnA session with his fans on twitter, one asked him if it was true that he sold Akara and he confirmed it adding that he sold it alongside his brother,JayMavin. He added that he used to trek long distances to sell back then.

see tweets after the cut

ASUU STRIKE: Rivers Varsity ignores ASUU strike, continues normal academic activities

Academic activities at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) are unaffected by the current nationwide strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over differences with Federal Government. Although the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University, Prof. Barineme Fakae, confirmed this development yesterday, he however did not explain why the varsity has defied the nationwide strike by public owned universities. The school is in full academic activities as the end of session examinations is just a week away.

Dead man wakes up, grabs bottle of water at own funeral

Onlookers were shocked when a man, who was said to be dead, suddenly got up and grabbed a bottle of water. The soft drink vendor in China faked his own death in order to sue the government after an altercation with government employees. But his cover was blown when he became too hot in the Hubei Province, in central China.

Identical twin U.S. astronauts to serve as research subjects

NASA's only identical twin astronauts are planning to serve as guinea pigs for studies investigating the genetic impacts of long-duration spaceflight.

Astronaut Mark Kelly, who commanded four space shuttle missions including the final flight of Endeavour, is set to be a test subject on Earth while his twin undergoes studies in orbit.

Kelly left NASA in 2011 to care for his wife, former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. She was shot through the head in January 2011 when a gunman opened fire at a political event in Arizona, killing six people and wounding 26 others.

Swiss Officials Apologize After Oprah Winfrey Became Victim of Racism

Oprah Winfreyrecently opened up that she had a brush with racism in Switzerland. While in the coutry to attend Tina Turner’s July wedding, she stopped by a posh Trois Pommes boutique where a clerk refused to show her a Tom Ford Jennifer bag, named for Jennifer Aniston, which was priced at 35,000 Swiss francs ($38,000) each. “I didn’t have my eyelashes on but I was in full Oprah Winfrey gear …

Kayswitch To Dump His Brother D’Banj

Celebrated entertainer D’Banj might face the biggest crisis of his career thus far as his blood brother, Kayswitch, who is signed on to his record label, DB Records, is said to be seriously considering dumping him because he is fed up with how D’Banj keeps projecting himself first .

HOW TO ESCAPE THE FRIEND ZONE:

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  1. Break the “nice guy” or “sweet girl” stereotype. Most guys and girls who find themselves in the “friend zone” are usually susceptible to many of the characteristics of the “nice guy” or “sweet girl” stereotype. This means pretty much someone who wants to avoid making other people uncomfortable at any cost, but does so usually at their own expense by not communicating their own needs. Where you’re romantically attracted to someone, but you don’t want to “pressure” them into a relationship, or “ruin” the friendship by expressing your interest or making a move, you’ll end up holding back in a variety of ways.
  

Checkout Mario Balotelli's new pet, Super Pig

Italian footballer, Mario Bbalotelli is known to be weird both in his character,dressing and hairstyle. With his latest amusing purchase,the Italy international has surprised us all yet again with his Odd lifestyle choices and bought a pet PIG!

Terry G Gearing Up For European/Schengen Music Tour

 Eccentric but talented singer and entertainer, Terry G will soon begin a . The Lagos-based artiste has already signed a deal to enable him do a series of performances in some countries in Europe as revealed by an insider.

SHOCKING: Testimony Of A Boko Haram Member "We drink our victim' blood"

 This is a shocking testimony of Isiaku (A former Boko Haram member )as he told it himself. It was slightly edited to preserve its narrative purity.Wole Balogun was there: “I joined the Bafarawa Arabic Islamic Centre in 2010 and they were teaching us Arabic language. Every year, we take about 20 people to Iran for special training because our zonal headquarters is in Iran.

Beverly Osu, Nigeria's representative at the Big Brothers house has been firing on all cylinders, revealing details of her past life, one of the shocking revelations was that she was beaten blue and black while dating rapper 2shortz, the rapper did not take this accusation lightly and went on facebook to defend himself, see his response