We’re treated like slaves but we’re afraid of losing our jobs –Nigerians in Chinese, Indian companies

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Ade Abbas (not real name) looked furtively around before he spoke. It was clear he was afraid. He was afraid like many other factory workers, who simply walked away when our correspondent approached them to inquire about working conditions in their places of work. They did not want to get fired.

The condition in the country has taught these youths to be thankful for their situation and count themselves fortunate to be employed, no matter how terrible the working condition in their places of work is.

Some of them told our correspondent that they were aware that their case was ‘voluntary slavery;’ but said they had become powerless as a result of the economic hardship in the country.

“I don’t want to lose my job please, I cannot lose this job. My wife is pregnant. The survival of my family and I depends on the N15,000 I earn here per month,” Abbas said.

Australian cricket player Phillip Hughes dies two days after being struck by ball

So sad to hear that this guy finally died. Been following his progress since yesterday. Australian Cricketer Philip Hughes has died two days after a ball hit him in the neck during a match between his team and South wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 November 2014.

Though he was wearing a helmet at the time of the freak accident, Philip collapsed and was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney where he underwent surgery and was placed into an induced coma. He died this morning from his injuries. He was 25 years old. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Doctors said his injury was a rare vertebral artery dissection which led to subarachnoid haemorrhage, which is bleeding in the brain. See pics taken immediately after he fell after the jump...

Photos: Beauty queen rescued from kidnappers who posed as Aliko Dangote on Facebook

The Lagos state Police command has rescued the current Miss Nigeria International 2014 & daughter of an aide to Kwara state Governor, Miss Sa'adat Bibire, who was abducted two weeks ago by a gang of kidnappers who deceived her to come to Warri, Delta state from Lagos after they promised to make her the ambassador of the Aliko Dangote brand.

Nigerian Man part of two accused of allegedly plotting to kill Ferguson police chief

 Two men are being accused of allegedly plotting to murder Ferguson's Chief of Police Tom Jackson and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch. 


According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Ali Davis (pictured above) allegedly purchased a fake pipe bomb and were trying to purchase two bombs when they were discovered. The bomb which was meant to be placed at the St. Louis' Gateway Arch had been targeted at the two Ferguson officials for their roles in the Mike Brown/Darren Wilson case.

Denrele Edun covers new issue of Complete Fashion

 We have watched Denrele evolve into a nationwide TV personality over the years and have taken sincere pleasure in seeing him transform the minds of viewers all over Africa. In this Issue, Complete Fashion magazine explores a different side of Derenle with no extremes. They were able to get him out of his ‘Akpolas’, those gladiator shoes he is identified with.  

Beverly Naya and Zainab Balogun also cover the new issue. See their cover the break..

Monitor your nanny and home from anywhere in the world

Do you know you can monitor your nanny and your home or office from anywhere in the world? With the increase in nanny violence in the country, it is no more luxury to have a CCTV camera system in your home. You can even use hidden cameras to make it discrete. The camera records video and audio and you can watch from your phone, ipad or laptop from anywhere in the world. 

The video recorded is also stored in a hard drive on the system so you can view at your convenience as well. The cameras have day and night vision so you can see what goes on in the dark. 

Cricket player who delivered ball that killed Phil Hughes leaves hospital in tears

He must be devastated. The ball he threw killed another man. 22 year old Bowler Sean Abbott, whose bouncer hit Philip Hughes in a freak accident on November 25th pictured above being comforted as he left St Vincent's Hospital today after the 25 year old was confirmed dead.

Sean is said to be inconsolable, though he's getting a lot of support from family, friends and fans of late Philip Hughes. Nobody blames him for his death. See more photos after the jump...

Pics from the unveiling of Nkiru Sylvanus as DG of Imo Film Academy

The unveiling of actress Nkiru Sylvanus as DG of Imo Film Academy was held some days back with many top veteran Nollywood stars such as Clems Ohameze, Okey McAnthony, Tom Njemanze, MC Ash, Emeka Rollas, Vitalis Ndubuisi, Andy Ike, Umez Conac, Salome Okeke, Amayo Uzo Philips and others in attendance.

Dieziani Alison-Madueke elected first female president of OPEC

Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke has been elected the first female president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). She was elected today at the ongoing 166th General Meeting of the body in Vienna, Austria.

She replaces former president of OPEC, Libyan Vice Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar-Ahirish. She was elected for one year and is expected to immediately resume office.

MBGN Iheoma Nnadi currently at Miss World. Check out How to vote for her..

2014 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Iheoma Nnadi has joined over 70 other beauties from other parts of the world at the Miss World event happening in the UK and needs your support. Details on how to vote for her after the jump...

How to treat a naked woman

Far from the tear-gassed herd of fence-scaling legislators, fumbling Super Eagles and, a disappointing judiciary, some women and men in faraway Kenya protested a culture that strips a woman naked – to enhance her dignity and protect the sanctity of their society.

With the hashtag, #MyDressMyChoice, these protesters say a woman’s sartorial choices should not be legislated by puritans who assume the right to determine the contents of everyone’s morality by insisting we have to live by certain undiluted African values.

Obasanjo’s unkind criticisms

I have looked critically at Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticisms of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and my only conclusion is that Obasanjo is not sincere.

Total: Nigeria gets $10bn Total’s investment in five years

Oil firm, Total, has invested over $10bn in Nigeria in the past five years, according to the company’s Deputy Managing Director, Lagos District, Mr. Charles Ngoka.

He disclosed this during the company’s second Open Day for Secondary Schools in Lagos district.

According to him, the company has contributed about 2.2 billion barrels to the national output, and will continue to invest massively in the country.

Ex-goalkeeper and coach Yomi Peters dies of cancer

Ex-goalkeeper and coach of the Stationery Stores of Lagos Yomi Peters died yesterday morning November 26th at the Lagos University Hospital, LUTH after a battle with cancer. He was 74.

Peters was also an ex-Mandilas FC player. He was recently honoured as a veteran of Federation Cup during the last cup final at Teslim Balogun Stadium, where he was represented by his wife.

Sun re o !

Images from the Internally Displaced Peoples camp in Yola, Adamawa

Here are some images showing the living condition of people at the Internally Displaced camp in Yola, Adamawa state, after fleeing their homes following Boko Haram attacks. See more photos after the break...

#Ferguson Killing: racism still biting in the US

 The recent killing of a black teenage boy by a white police officer in Ferguson, state of Missouri,  Unites State, have re-expose the state of racial intolerance in the and selective justice in the United States of America. The killing of Mr Brown further shows the lie been promoted by western medias that America and western Europe are civilized and respect human rights of. Every human being irrespective of background.

I didn’t Insure My Breast With ₦256 Million – Cossy

Contrary to tales that controversial actress, Cossy Orjiakor has insured her breasts for N256 million, the fair skinned actress turned singer has denied it. Speaking with ENCOMIUM Weekly in a telephone chat, she said: “I have heard the story as well. I wonder where it is coming from. Though it is not a terrible story, it is not true. That is how they said I had HIV sometime back. I don’t know why they are spreading falsehood.

Eyin na ewo kini katipe eleyii

Pics: Check out the figure on Sheneka Adams

Sheneka Adams is a well known Atlanta society girl and owner of S.Adams Hair Collection. She burst onto the scene a week ago when iCloud leaked her nude photos.


Now if you wish to see dem nude pics just search her name on Twitter.

See more pics bellow.

Pics: Check out the figure on Sheneka Adams

Photo: Check out Farouk Lawan's beautiful wife.

Politician and four-term person in the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, who’s contesting for governor of Kano state, stepped out together with his beautiful wife in Abuja recently.

Photo: Check out Farouk Lawan's beautiful wife.

Mother shot dead by her three year old son at their home in Oklahoma

26 year old Crista Engles (pictured above) was accidentally shot dead by her 3 year old son at their property as she was attending to her 1 year old daughter.


According NBC News, the young boy shot and killed his mother after locating a loaded semi-automatic handgun in their property in Tulsa, Oklahoma yesterday November 25th.

The woman’s mother who also lives in the home, but wasn’t present once the horrible accident occurred, came home and found the 3 year old and 1 year old covered in blood and crying, that is based on Tulsa police. She found her daughter unresponsive beside her children and thought she’d been killed by an intruder. She immediately called the police.

But while investigating, the authorities learned that the boy had found the gun under a sofa in the family area and had accidentally fired it. Unfortunately his mum was in the line of fire. Police said once they visited the home, they found lots of guns there. The woman’s husband wasn’t home when the incident occurred.

Mother shot dead by her three year old son at their home in Oklahoma

Snake withdraws money from ATM machine in Zimbabwe

A snake in Zimbabwe has been able to withdraw cash from Barclays ATM. Occuring in the capital city Harare, the snake then proceeded to enter a nearby car. Social media was awash with pictures of the incident. A large crowd of onlookers had also gathered to see what was going on. The owner of the car who came later, drove away leaving on lookers bewildered at the spectacle. 

Photos: Borno state Governor honored with traditional title

Borno state Governor, Shettima Kashim, was honored with a traditional title by the Tiv community in Borno today. All these people collecting chieftaincy titles when their states are burning. #Diarisgodo!

House Committee members walk out on IGP after he refers to the Speaker as 'one Alhaji Tambuwal"

House Committee Members this afternoon walked out on the Inspector general of police, Sulaiman Abba, after he refused to address Speaker Aminu Tambuwal properly when he appeared before the House of Representatives Police Committee today after several days of ignoring their invitation

According to Sahara Reporters; while trying to explain why his men invaded the National Assembly last week, the IGP said 'they had credible intelligence that some thugs had planned on causing mayhem at the resumed sitting of the house."

Now here's where it gets interesting...lol. The IGP said 'one Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal led a group of thugs to overpower the security at the first gate. A move he claimed led the police to lock down the second gate and fire a canister of teargas. 

His reference to the “Speaker of the House as “one Alhaji Tambuwal” made the committee members mad. Continue...

Check Out Neymar’s Endowed Girlfriend [PHOTO]

 Barcelona and Brazilian forward, Neymar Jr sure has an eye for pretty ladies. This became even more obvious with his rumoured model girlfriend, Soraja Vucelic showing off her incredible bikini body recently including a picture in which she is Private. Soraja Vucelic, who became linked to the former Santos footballer last summer after they were seen at a number of locations, was on holiday in Ibiza recently and spotted at the Puro Beach in Tivat, Montenegro flaunting off her toned stomach and incredible figure. Soraja Vucelic, who is a Serbian model, bесаmе popular in Balkans аftеr participating in the Big Brother show in 2011 and it is really not difficult to know why she is believed to have swept Neymar off his feet. ...