The Curious Mind

Residents of Shanghai begin celebration of the Lunar New Year at the Lunghua Temple early Friday morning, marking the year of the Dog. The Lunar New Year is the longest and the most important celebration in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Legend has it that Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on New year's Day and named a year after each of the twelve animals that came and people born on each animals year are said to have some of the animal's personality trait...

 A Canadian woman who was ending her marriage decided the best thing to do was throw a divorce party with friends. Nicole Niesner and friends Nicole Niesner, 36, and her friends pulled out their old wedding dresses for the celebration, which was documented with photographs. The group of Saskatchewan women even recreated an iconic image from the TV show Friends. The party s Niesner decided on a celebration and reached out to a group of her close friends who arranged the rest of the celebration, including bringing the white gowns to her home in Regina. "I was super surprised, I had no idea it was happening," Ms Niesner told the BBC. "They just arrived with all these dresses." Ms Niesner said the evening helped her get over the sadness of closing one chapter in her life and starting the next. It also taught her about the importance of friendship. "Maybe I don't have the love of a marriage anymore, but I know I'm still loved by lots of ...

The Coalition for Nigeria, a third-force political group being championed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, appears to be a major platform that has continued to attract prominent and other members Dr.Obasanjo of the National Assembly, according to the PUNCH. Aggrieved members of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in both the Senate and House of Representatives are said to be considering Obasanjo’s platform to achieve their political goals in the 2019 general elections. One of the aggrieved lawmakers, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity for fear of persecution, said it was becoming clear that many of them would be denied electoral tickets by their parties and the option was to consider Obasanjo’s offer. The APC members, according to the source, include serving and former governors and members of the National Assembly. The APC senator from the North confirmed that the ex-President had r...

Controversial On Air Personality, OAP, Daddy Freeze has described a sermon on tithe by the General overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, as ”falsehood driving us to poverty.” The leader of ‘free sheeple movement’ shared a sermon of the pastor preaching on tithe, as he stated that ‘this is the kind of false preaching that probably plunged us into poverty in the first place!.’ Controversial On Air Personality, OAP, Daddy Freeze has described a sermon on tithe by the General overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, as ”falsehood driving us to poverty.” The leader of ‘free sheeple movement’ shared a sermon of the pastor preaching on tithe, as he stated that ‘this is the kind of false preaching that probably plunged us into poverty in the first place!.’’ Recall that  Adeboye had reacted to freeze’s statement on tithe , warning him to avoid divine curse. The tithe controversy which has generated so much reaction from Nigerian pastors had  Pastor Oyedepo ...

Welcome to the world of Zimbabwe’s wealthy young elite, where silver plated Rolls-Royces and private jets lined in gold are just the norm – and showing off your tens of millions are essentially social media viewing. Even though the country is ranked one of the poorest on the planet, these politicians’ off-springs and young entrepreneurs prove that there is still plenty of money floating around the country. There are the sisters dubbed the ‘Zimbabwean Kardashians’ – flaunting their wealth around in the poverty-stricken nation, as well as Church preachers, or ‘prophets’ as they like to call themselves, showing off fancy cars and bundles of fifty dollar bills. The pictures are all the more astonishing for since the economy has been decimated in the last two decades and inflation is currently running at 348 per cent. While the military has taken over the country and are currently negotiating President Robert Mugabe’s exit, these filthy rich youngsters are showcasing their wealth ...