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Nollywood actress Shan George says she is still in shock from her car accident that happened on October 26. Shan George was on her way to Lagos from Calabar when a salon car rammed at her car at Abakpa Roundabout/Onitsha Road.

Jermaine Jenas says gay footballers are scared of coming out because fear of abuse from fans. Former Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers midfielder, Jermaine Jenas has waded into the trending topic of homosexuality in football. UK Mirror reported that two English Premier League players are planning to come to come public with their homosexuality. The report was well received by many football personalities who welcomed the idea, but Jenas has his fears. Jenas says gay footballers are scared of coming out because fear of abuse from fans. "I have never come across a single player who has come out in English football, but that's not because of players' attitudes,” Jenas says in his column for Yahoo. “The place a gay player would get the most support - and the least amount of problems - is from their team-mates . "When you're in a football team you're in it together, no matter what, and every player would accept a gay team-mate with no problem w...

Former Barcelona and Chelsea star Samuel Eto’o has raised about $75,000 (N14m) for victims of Boko Haram in Nigeria and his home country Cameroon. The insurgent group has wreaked havoc in the northern part of both countries, displacing thousands from their homes. According to Oxfam , more than 1.5m have fled their homes in Nigeria and Cameroon amid a rise tide in Boko Haram attacks.

Manchester City coach, Pellegrini hails Nigerian forward kelechi Ihenacho after a "Man of the Match" performance on Wednesday night in a league cup game against their London rivals

Ellen DeGeneres has found and introduced a long lost new Kardashian sister to the world. During a recent episode of the 'Ellen DeGeneres Show,' the former Oscar host revealed a Kardashian sister who had thus far been unknown. The 57-year-old funny woman appeared before her audience as Karla Kardashian on Thursday, October 29 - coincidentally just in time for her Halloween special show on Friday,

Cameron has previously said he planned to spell out his proposals in early November, a key step in his renegotiation push ahead of an in-out referendum on Britain's EU membership. British Prime Minister David Cameron is likely to send details of his proposed reforms of the European Union to fellow EU leaders in the week starting Nov. 9, a spokeswoman said on Friday. Cameron has previously said he planned to spell out his proposals in early November, a key step in his renegotiation push ahead of an in-out referendum on Britain's EU membership. Cameron plans to hold the referendum before the end of 2017. The spokeswoman told reporters that the reform proposals were more likely to be made in the week of Nov. 9 than next week.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, today, October 30, 2015, dismissed the appeal filed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki in a bid to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The CCT is trying Saraki on charges of asset declaration fraud brought against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau.

 It was  a joyful occasion so here are the pics from Lilian Esoro's white and pink themed bridal shower...

Kate Upton is the master of the smackdown-with-a-smile. The model and actress was a guest on “The Tonight Show” yesterday (Oct. 29), where she revealed both her not-so-secret love of trash-talking and her semi-secret strategy for doing it at will: After you’ve unleashed hell on someone, add a cheeky grin or a “LOL” to soften the blow of your incredible meanness . Related: Apparently, being friends with Kate Upton means accepting that you’re going to be receiving profanity-laden, insulting text messages basically all the time.

Finally, the heavy presence of security personnel around the Ekwulobia Prisons in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State has reduced. Anambra indigenes and residents of Ekwulobia, can now heave a sigh of relief, as the 47 suspected Boko Haram members transferred to the prison, early this year, have now been moved to an undisclosed location. Our correspondence reports that the inmates were moved amidst tight security on Tuesday night. Notable indigenes of the state have since expressed their gratitude to the Federal Government for listening to the cries of the people. Speaking to our correspondence, the President of Ohaneze chairmen for the South East and South –South, Dr. Chris Eluemunor, said “We are happy to hear this. I thank Governor Willie Obiano who insisted from the day they were brought that they must leave the state. I went to the governor and told him that I would allow him only one month to ensure that they leave the state, otherwise Ohaneze would do s...

An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service and his wife have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly buying a set of twin babies for N500,000. It was reported that the babies, who were reportedly four days old on that day, had also been recovered by the police from the Azeez, who is attached to the Nigerian Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, and his wife had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. A source said Azeez had confessed to the crime in his statement to the police. She said the NCS officer allegedly paid the sum to obtain the babies when his wife did not give birth to a second child after 23 years. She said: “The incident happened last Thursday. The police got a tip-off that the couple had gone to Ibadan, Oyo State, to buy twin babies for N500,000. We then moved in on them and discovered it was true. The twins were just four days old on the day of the arrest. We have not seen the p...

Media personality, Toke Makinwa » has amassed 250 thousand instagram followers and couldn't contain her excitement today. The vlogger wrote about how people started out hating her and now should appreciate her journey. "We are at 250k followers on Instagram!!!!! Yihaaaaaaa. You guys are the real MVP's. Some people might say it's only 250k but I don't sing, rap, act, twerk or to some people sef I don't even have talent. (it's ok) Thru it all God alone lifts my head. I have had the worst things said about me, people I know have tried to take food from my mouth but I remember at the start of my career, God told me

Sam Sarpong Jr., the former co-host of MTV’s “Yo Momma,” died on Monday (Oct. 26) in Pasadena, Calif., of an apparent suicide. The actor and model was 40. “It is with great sadness that the family of Samuel ‘Sam’ Sarpong, Jr. must share the news that Sam has passed away,” Sarpong’s publicist said in a statement Wednesday. “The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation and no additional details are known at this time.” The statement continued, “The family appreciates the thoughts, prayers and other expressions of sympathy, and request their privacy be respected at this extremely difficult time.”

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in the early hours of today thrashed their Australian opposition a suprising 6 nil to proceed to the quarter finals of the FIFA U17 that is currently ongoing at Chile, the Eaglets put up a very mature and professional performance during the game and controlled possession as well as all states through out the cause of the match to secure a very vital win, central forward "Osimhen" scored 4 times increasing his golden boot tally to 8 goals and wining the man of the match award

Kristen Stewart is getting back to her suspense story roots by helping to bring one of America’s most heinous historical crimes to cinematic life. The actress, who got her big break in the heart-pounding 2002 thriller “Panic Room,” will star in the true tale of Lizzie Borden, a woman who was infamously tried and acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother with a hatchet in 1892.According to our sources KStew will portray the family’s live-in maid Bridget Sullivan, who testified at Borden’s trial and may or may not have actually been home during the grisly attacks. Meanwhile, “American Horror Story” star Chloë Sevigny will portray Borden herself. The Lizzie Borden trial was most recently tackled for a TV movie starring Christina Ricci, titled “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax” after the creepy AF children’s rhyme that spawned from the incident (“Lizzie Borden took an ax/ and gave her mother 40 whacks/ When the job was finally done/ she gave her father 41″ — sweet dreams, kids!).

There’s a scene in the new trailer for “Dirty Grandpa” where Robert De Niro tells Zac Efron, “The greatest gift a grandson can give his grandfather is a hot college girl who wants to have unprotected sex with him before he dies.” And that, ladies and gents, just about sums up the two minutes of debauchery that we see in this wet and wild first look at the comedy. Efron and his mighty six-pack star as an uptight groom-to-be who gets coerced into driving his lewd Grandpa Dick (De Niro) to Boca Raton, FL (in a pink Mini Cooper, no less). But along the way, there’s Spring Break to be had! And crack to accidentally smoke! And shirtless contests to win! We see all that and more, including tons of boozed-up antics soundtracked by Macklemore, and a somewhat cringe-worthy sex scene involving De Niro and Aubrey Plaza . Yes, really. Efron also shared the movie’s chee

BFFs Rihanna and Cara Delevingne will both be a part of Luc Besson's Valerian. The film, which Dane DeHaan and Clive Owen have also signed up for, is being adapted from the sci-fi graphic novel of the same name. Besson posted the news to his Instagram, along with a barrel of exclamation points and a smiley face. We don't blame him for his excitement because we feel the same way. Could you blame us? Talk about a casting coup. In celebration of this news, we put together a little gallery of the most bestie moments captured on Cara and RiRi's Instagrams.  Whether they're boating in Rio or getting ready for New Year's Eve together, the super duo always manage to keep it real while hanging out.

Khloe Kardashian has gone public with the fact that, despite calling off their divorce, she and Lamar Odom are not getting back together. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has indeed remained by her ex's side throughout his hospitalization, but there's been no romantic reconciliation between the two. So what does that mean exactly for her relationship with James Harden? Reliable sources can confirm the couple is still 100 percent an item. "Khloe and James never broke up. He's been so understanding and he knows that Khloe's love for Lamar is deeper than what most people can understand," a source tells us. "He's been very understanding and supportive. Lamar has a long road ahead of him and Khloe will always have the love she has for Lamar."

According to hollywoodtakeout The British star was found dead on Tuesday and the L.A County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed he committed suicide by jumping off a bridge . The British-born Sarpong appeared in campaigns and shows for designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Louis Vuitton before he branched into acting, appearing in the movie "love don't cost a thing" and shows like Everybody Hates Chris, My So-Called Life etc He also appeared in the movie "Anchor Baby" alongside Nollywood actress Oboli Omoni

After weeks of planning, The Entertainment Network (TEN), producers of one of Nigeria’s most anticipated flick , Road to Yesterday have announced that the movie will be released in all Nigerian cinemas on Friday, November 27. Directed by Ishaya Bako, Road to Yesterday stars the Award-winning actress, Genevieve Nnaji and introduces Nigerian-British actor, Oris Erhuerho. Majid Michel, Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah and veteran Ebele Okaro lead the supporting cast. Set in Lagos Nigeria , the movie is has been described as an epic love story. It tells the story of a couple desperate to mend its marriage on a road trip to a relative’s funeral . However when memories and secrets from the past are revealed, a lot more is at stake than their relationship. Star actress and producer of the flick, Genevieve Nnaji plays the role of Victoria Izu, the conflicted wife and mother

Nigerian-British actor, Chiwetal Ejiofor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire  (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He has however been elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire on Tuesday, 27th of October, in the 2015 Birthday Honours. The Half of a Yellow Sun actor received the honour from the Duke Of Cambridge, Prince William at an official ceremony held at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday morning. He was recognised for his services to drama.

Ice Prince is showing off his stylish self in vibrant look in new photos he just released. The Chocolate City rapper chose a colourful theme in a matching jacket, pants and hat paired with a white tee and white sneakers. Ice Prince rocked the look with layered gold neckchains wearing full beard tamed to fit his face. The top rapper served playful poses in the shoot showing off his daring style.

The talented trio behind the Clan Diaries label, Teni, Aba and Tiwa Sagoe have just released the Spring/Summer 16 look book for their 'Tarsus' collection. This collection which ranges from dresses to playsuits in sheer, lace, stripes, drapery is totally 'fabstastic' What more could we possibly ask for from a collection? The designers say that the collection was inspired by 'the love between Anthony and Cleopatra'. Once again featuring the gorgeous Zainab Balogun

THE Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, carried out an unprecedented action, weekend, slamming telecommunications giant, MTN, with a fine of N1.04 trillion for failing to deactivate 5.1 million unregistered SIM cards on its network within the stipulated time. Specifically, Hi-Tech gathered that the NCC fine was for allegedly undermining efforts by the Nigerian government to tackle security challenges and the war on terror and allied crimes, as the telecoms operator allegedly refused to deactivate unregistered mobile phone lines on its networks. For a country plagued by insecurity of lives and property on one hand, and high incidences of fraud on the other, it is little wonder that Nigerian Agencies seem adamant in their approach to biometric registration, approaching related policies with stone-faced determination and punishing defaulters by a measure almost akin to burning them at the stake.

Recently, the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda was held in New York with a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The summit was also meant for governments to make their final assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which global leaders agreed upon in the year 2000. It is evident that in the past 15 years, the ICT revolution has not only impacted on the MDGs but driven global development in an unprecedented way. The Wired World: A graphic representation of the Internet By Emmanuel Elebeke Recently, the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda was held in New York with a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The summit was also meant for governments to make their final assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which global leaders agreed upon in the year 2000. It is evident that in the past 15 years, the ICT revolution has not only impacted on the M...

Ijaw youths seek release of Radio Biafra’s Nnamdi Kanu today According to recent,reports,the incarceration of Kanu has stirred up mixed feelings of alleged victimization by the federal government on anyone that is affiliated with anything that has to do with the "Biafra" movement

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his main target for fighting corruption was to stop corrupt individuals from seeking to occupy public offices for selfish gains. This is even as he stated that his government would not relent in the current anti-corruption war, stressing it would continue to many years. According to him, the prosecution of alleged criminals would serve as a deterrent to others, stating that he was committed to curbing corruption, plugging all loopholes in public sector accounting and deploying available resources for the good of all Nigerians. The president spoke, Wednesday, during a meeting with members of the Nigerian community in New Delhi, India where he is attending the 3rd Summit of the India and African Nations.

Senator Salman Adebayo, a medical doctor, was the Deputy Senate Minority Leader of the ANPP during the 4th Senate. In a chat with Vanguard in Ilorin, he spoke on the crisis between the leaderships of the Senate and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC while also canvassing support for President Muhammadu Buhari on his anti-corruption war. By Demola Akinyemi AS a former minority leader of the Senate, how do you see the Senate Standing Rule that produced Senator Bukola Saraki as President of the Senate against the wish of a section of his party? During our time, we were regarded as the guinea pig Senate (1999-2003). We were the ones that fashioned out most of these Senate standing rules. There was no minority then because we had about three parties. I was the Deputy Minority Leader of the ANPP. I was in the 6-man committee that was first set up by the senate that fashioned out the rules we are using today. We had the template of the 1989 Senate at that time. The rules of the Sena...

Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe a.k.a Wande Coal is one youngster who was instrumental in encouraging the likes of Davido and Wizkid to pursue their passion for music. The social media went agog earlier this month when he announced the release of his sophomore album. Fondly called Black diamond, the former Mohits/Mavin artiste opens up on why it took him six years to release another album, why he avoided the media, missing Don Jazzy and the joy of fatherhood.It took you six years to release another album What happened? I was with Mohits and the company dissolved in 2011, then, I was left alone to choose where to go. Either to go with Dbanj or Don Jazzy. I just moved with Don Jazzy because we had bonded, It’s not that I didn’t like Dbanj but I just had to move with Don Jazzy because he is a born leader and a sense Of direction was what I needed at that point in my carrer

Music Meets Runway (MMR) is back and the 5th edition is to take place on Tuesday, 22nd of December, 2015 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.Run by Le Reve Events, the annual celebration fuses the best of fashion and music in Africa, bringing together some of Africa’s finest creative artists, showcasing their talents to a huge audience. This year’s Five-Star Special Edition show will celebrate MMR’s fifth anniversary and its contribution to the fashion and music industries, as well as the official launch of the MMR Foundation – “Empowering Lives” and the introduction of the MMR Recognition Awards, which will honour excellence in crafts. Since 2011, MMR has featured fashion designers such as Deola Sagoe, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Ituen Basi, Tsemaye Binitie, Mai Atafo and much more. Some of the music artists who have performed on the stage include Wizkid, Davido, D’banj, Femi Kuti, Tuface, Tiwa Savage, among many others. This year’s designers and musicians (to be...

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will face the Young Joeys of Australia in the round of 16 at the 2015 Fifa Under-17 World Cup taking place in Chile.The team of Nigeria line up before the FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup 2015 group A match between Nigeria and USA at Estadio Nacional de Chile on October 17, 2015 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo – FIFA) Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will face the Young Joeys of Australia in the round of 16 at the 2015 Fifa Under-17 World Cup taking place in Chile. After the group stage was completed on Sunday, Australia qualified from Group C as one of the best third-placed teams with four points. The Golden Eaglets topped Group A with six points from three matches to reach the round of 16 at Chile 2015 but had to wait until Monday to know whom they will face after the group stages were concluded. Nigeria beat the United States 2-0 in their first group game before smashing hosts Chile 5-1 but were brought down to earth by Croatia who came from a goal down to defeat the Eaglet...

With Monday’s deadline reached, AFP Sport profiles the eight officially declared candidates for the FIFA presidency: PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN The 39-year-old brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah was a member of his country’s special forces, specialising in parachute jumps. The prince was on the FIFA executive from 2011 until this year when he first challenged Sepp Blatter for the presidency. Prince Ali championed the cause of allowing women to play football in a hijab. He has repeatedly demanded greater transparency within FIFA and promised to increase the share of revenues sent back to the national associations. He has condemned the “backroom deals” that he says are one of the biggest causes of FIFA’s long-standing troubles. The prince has been one of the main advocates of releasing the Garcia report into the 2010 votes that gave the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. MICHEL PLATINI One of the greatest footballers of all time and until he was implicated in a ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has urged India to arrest and hand over Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges and expected to participate in the ongoing Africa-India Summit. Bashir is accused of masterminding war crimes in his campaign to crush a revolt in Sudan’s western Darfur region, a move that led the ICC to issue warrants for his arrest in 2009 and 2010. Along with at least 40 other African leaders, the 71-year-old president is expected to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday to attend the Summit aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two regions. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told newsmen that even though India is not an ICC signatory, it should act as a UN Security Council resolution had lifted Bashir’s immunity under international law and urged all states to fully cooperate with the ICC. “As states ponder over such matters, it is fundamentally important not to forget the victims who deserve justice for the unimaginable atrocities...

By Ooni-elect Adeyeye Ogunwusi I have a story to tell the world and most importantly the people of Ile-Ife. About forty years ago, I was born into the Giesi Ruling House, Ojaja Royal Compound in the ancient city of Ile-Ife. From birth, my life has been a journey; one that I embarked on saddled with great conscientiousness when I became a responsible father at the age of 19, which shaped and groomed me for greater challenges ahead. To cater for my family as a young father, I became very enterprising with the knack of building something out of nothing. This certainly increased my temperament for being successful in all my endeavours, as well as towing the right path as a responsible father. Thus, in the following years, I was able to build a consortia of companies with a team of well-versed, highly skilled and unskilled professionals from scratch

The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries in its latest report on the ease of doing business globally. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Head of Communications, World Bank Nigeria, Mr Obadiah Tohomdet, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the statement, the report takes into consideration the ease of obtaining construction permits, getting electricity, enforcing contracts, registering property and trading across borders among other parameters. The report showed that Nigeria had improved in the ranking from 170 in 2014 to 169 in its 2015 report. It further showed that the Sub-Saharan African economies were among the world’s top improvers of business climate. “The region, however, ranks poorly in the areas of trading across borders and registering properties. “Mauritius ranks best in the region, with a global ranking of 32, performing particularly well in the areas of paying taxes and enforcing contracts.