January 28, 2012
By Nkem Awachie
I shouldn’t have come here today. Eden- God’s Backyard. It’s scrawled in charcoal across the wall of the ugly brown house. One of those hasty, low-budget buildings for students and poor people.
I’m in the bathroom. I’ve been standing for almost an hour. The toilet bowl gapes at me. I’m not tired enough to risk sitting on it. My backpack hangs heavy on my shoulders. I shift my weight from one foot to the other, and wait.
Chuka, my classmate invited me here. He wa...
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January 20, 2012
By Obinna Odenigbo
The letter that follows this concise paragraph was issued today by the islamic sect- Boko Haram. As you can see; it is written in the most widely spoken language of Northern Nigeria- Hausa. Cruise Nigeria obtained a copy this evening and sends many hearty thanks to Kayode Ogundamisi for the translations that follow.
Rough Translation
We are the one you illegally called BOKO HARAM while our real name is jama'atul--------!
A message to the people of Kano S...
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January 19, 2012
By Ugochukwu Odenigbo
I never liked going to hospitals. Besides the sickening feeling I get in there, there’s this deathly stench that literally drives me haywire. But if you have got the kind of mom I got; trust me- you’d understand how foolish it is to argue.
“For Christ sake, it's your uncle's wife!”
I argued with her- in my mind, of course- before jumping into the Sienna.
To register my displeasure; I made sure I didn’t say anything once we hit the road. I quickly co...
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January 18, 2012
By Nenny Yoko
Many people preach that they love fashion, but really- it is what I live for!! Ha-ha
A very warm welcome to each and every one of you; sitting in front of your computer screens or fiddling with your phones.
I can only hope that your fashionista status symbols have not been compromised in any way since the last time you paid me a courtesy visit. Ha-ha
Well, your girl Nenny Yoko; would never let that happen as long as you keep up with stylish updates right here with me...
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January 18, 2012
A housemate on Brazil's version of Big Brother has been raped live on TV, it has been alleged.
Police today confirmed they had begun an investigation and carried out a search of the studios in Rio de Janeiro, where the popular reality show is being filmed.
Viewers were shocked in the early hours of Sunday to watch contestant Daniel Echaniz 31, apparently force himself on 23-year-old student Monique Amin, who had passed out drunk after a boozy party.
Night cameras fimed Echaniz, a mal...
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January 17, 2012
Indications emerged last night that the alleged Boko Haram member and the mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing at St Theresa's Catholic Church, Madala, Kabir Sokoto, may have escaped from the custody of one of the security agencies.
A source close to one of the agencies, confided in LEADERSHIP that the police had been under pressure from some top officials since the arrest of Mallam Sokoto on Saturday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), leading to the controversy over where he was a...
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January 13, 2012
By Obinna Odenigbo
The General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of all nations (SCOAN)- Prophet TB Joshua- may have foreseen the on-going mass protests, strikes and fuel shortage with alarming accuracy!
In a church service dated 16th October, 2011; Prophet TB Joshua, clearly talks about “people carrying placards and protesting on the streets. I'm seeing people protesting from street to street. The people who really make the economy work will be on the street protesting... We'll see ho...
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