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I met a great guy on a plane and we talked the whole six hour flight. We hit it off, but he never asked me about my family, so I didn’t tell him I have kids (I’m a single mom!).

We exchanged numbers, and have now started dating. Things feel so good between us — only I can’t seem to bring up my two kids. It’s like I’m afraid he won’t stick around, even though he’s given no indication that he’ll bail on me.

Should I just tell him already? Is it too soon?”

– Rita

Some Christians considered it a sign from God that the end is near. A fetish priest said it is a message from his gods asking him to perform some rituals.

Others were just shocked at the sight of the fruit and asked that the tree that bore the fruit be cut down. An agriculturist had a simple explanation, but not many were prepared to listen to him.

The issue that had set the Lolobi-Kumasi village in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region abuzz last week was a mango fruit that appeared to have some human features.

The discoverer of…

Recall the ever bubbly and cheerful actress, Anita Hogan,who stole the hearts of movie lovers few years ago with her acting prowess.

The dark skinned and talented movie actress went off the scene after her celebrated marriage to her Dutch lover,a union that has produced two adorable kids.

Five years after her long absence from the profession she not only turned into a hobby but also rose to stardom in,with her dexterity,the University of Uyo Theatre Arts graduate,and a master’s in International Law and Diplomacy,she is aimed to take her craft a notch higher.

The ebony skinned mother…

POLICE are investigating a Harare church which claimed to be affiliated to the controversial Nigerian preacher, TB Joshua, after scores of people reported to have paid thousands of dollars for trips to the West African country which never materialised.

The church, which is based in Sunridge, Mabelreign, allegedly promised members trips to TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) which is headquartered in Lagos.

TB Joshua is reputed across Africa to have mythical healing powers which has seen thousands of people from around the world with various personal problems and ailments flocking to his…

Former Super Eagles player and actress Stephanie Okereke‘s ex, Chikelue Iloanusi has spoken out about his relationship with the newly married star.

In an interview with entertainment reporter, Nonye Ben Nwankwo, Iloanusi disclosed the events that led to their break-up.

According to him, Stephanie sued him for N100m on the grounds that he was married to another woman in America, to which he replied, ‘If I had been married to another woman and she had the documents to prove it, nobody would talk about the court striking the case out. What she should be suing me for would have been bigamy….

Boko Haram issues new threats and says all government establishments in northern Nigeria and Abuja should be evacuated in preparation for deadly attacks The extremist Boko Haram sect says it is set to resume its deadly attacks with sights now aimed at bombing government-owned properties, offices and residential quarters, in the 19 northern states and Abuja.

In what appears to be a defensive response to growing public anger and a tactical shift in operational approach, the spokesperson for the sect, Abul Qaqa, told PREMIUM TIMES, Thursday afternoon, that the facilities being…

A Texas woman repeatedly stabbed her fiancé after receiving only a card and flowers from Walmart for Mother’s Day, investigators say.

Paige Parkerson, 20, is charged with first-degree felony murder in the death of Clifton “JR” Barkin, the 22-year-old father of her two children, according to the Daily Mail.

Barkin’s mother, Evetta Wright, received a call from Parkerson early Monday morning informing her that Barkin was dead. “Paige told me that she killed JR,” Wright told the Beaumont Enterprise. “That he was dead.”

Wright last saw her son at 11:30 p.m. the previous night, when she dropped him…

The decision of an enraged father, Mallam Aminu Sule, to force his 10-year-old son Umoru, to use his bare hands to pick up burning coals after beating him over theft of a handset has set him in a face-off with anti-child abuse and law enforcement agencies in Niger State.

The boy, a Primary Three pupil of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Primary School near the Emir of Minna’s palace, was said to have resorted to the theft and sale of the handset, which reportedly belonged to one of his brothers, for the procurement of his school uniform and…

  The entire environs of Imalefalafia area of Ibadan was thrown into grief over the death of a 22-year-old lady who was suspected to have fallen victim of ritual killers.

We  gathered that the young lady whose name was given as Tope Adenuga left home on Friday, May 4, saying she was going to vigil in a Cherubim and Seraphim church she started attending not quite long before the incident, but to everyone’s suprise, it was Tope’s corpse that was brought back home on Saturday.

Information gathered revealed that Tope collapsed in the church around 2.30a.m.while prayer was going…

Contemporary dancer and proprietress of Imagneto Dance company, Kafaya Safau, is said to have fixed June 2 for her wedding to drummer and music director with P-square, Joseph Ammeh. E-Punch sources say they are due to get married at the Bespoke Centre, Lekki, Lagos.

While the dancer did not reply E-Punch’s email and text messages, to confirm the veracity or otherwise of the story, it was gathered that Joseph’s parents, who had initially kicked against the union, might have had a change of mind especially as the couple now have a baby.

The Guinness World record holder put to…