Jordan wakes up to 21st Century, to punish men who rape women
Yesterday,Jordanian lawmakers voted to scrap a law that lets people get away with rape as long as they marry their victim, the Guardian reports. Jordan is an Arab country …
Leadway Group seals pact with Nollywood on health insurance
Leadway Assurance Company Limited; Leadway Pensure PFA, and Pinewood Medicare, have signed a partnership agreement with 13 recognised affiliates of the Nollywood Creative Industry, for the provision of an insurance …
It’s 20 years since Fela Anikulapo’s death
On August 2, 1997, the world was shocked by the news that one of Africa’s most iconic figures Fela Anikulapo Kuti had passed away. He was aged 58 years. …
Oscar winner Casey Affleck and wife Summer Phoenix are divorcing
41-year-old Casey Affleck, who won an Academy Awards earlier this year for his work in “Manchester by the Sea,” is getting a divorce. His wife, actress and model Summer Phoenix, …
Linda Ikeji reveals the man she wants to marry
Nigeria super blogger, Linda Ikeji has shared the desired qualities she’s looking for in a potential husband according to news making the rounds on the world wide web. Linda, …
Anne Welsh shares her experience on having a baby as a sickle cell mother
Welsh, a Sickle Cell sufferer and activist, PR and Crises Management consultant and businesswoman with two children under the age of 8. She is a whole-hearted exponent of the view …
It’s now illegal to text while crossing the street in Honolulu
A ban on pedestrians looking at mobile phones or texting while crossing the street will take effect in Hawaii’s largest city in late October, as Honolulu becomes the first major …
Inmates escaped prison using peanut butter creating a sticky situation
“They love peanut butter sandwiches” A dozen inmates escaped from an Alabama jail by using peanut butter to change the numbers above a door and trick a new employee …
Chioma Akpota is a goddess of fertility
It’s a bit like art imitating life. And we love it. In a yet to be released movie title, Somto, Nollywood actress Chioma Akpota takes on the role of …
