Burn survivor shares her experience, encourages others to be confident in open letter

Below is what she wrote...

"When I got burned all my doctors would say is "a year from now you'll get to do this or that again" so now that I'm half way there I feel its only fair to share the experience so far: for the most part it sucks!

Actress, Yvonne Jegede to wed Bukky Ajayi's son today in Lagos

Today, Saturday February 4, 2016, Nollywood actress  actress Yvonne Jegede will get married to her beau of over 10 years, Olakunle Fawole, popularly known Abounce who is also the son of late Nollywood Icon, Bukky Ajayi.

The quite ceremony will be held at Eagle Square in Surulere - Lagos. Abounce proposed to Yvonne on her birthday, August 25, 2016.

Kim Kardashian lists 20 weird things you didn't know about her

Kim Kardashian-West, took to her website, www.kimkardashianwest.com to list 20 weird facts you didn't know about her. Some of the 'weird' things on her list are, she cracks are hands every morning. She said she knew she and Kanye were meant to be together and that 'I almost got kicked out of tennis camp for kissing a boy. My dad came to yell at me,' she wrote. Read the rest after the cut...

Convicted former Delta State Governor, James Ibori arrives Nigeria from UK

Former governor of Delta state, James Ibori who was released from a UK prison in December 2016 has arrived Nigeria from the United Kingdom. According to reports, he arrived Abuja on Saturday morning and is on his way to his hometown, Oghara in Delta State.

Lagos state police rescinds ban decision, to provide security for February 6 protest

The Lagos state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, has agreed to provide security for the February 6th protest that is slated to hold at the National Stadium. After a meeting with the organizers of the rally, the Commissioner who spoke to newsmen said

 “We had a meeting with the protesters and we explained to them why we advised against the protest. A pro-government group wants to protest that same day and we don’t want a situation where there would be friction.

Get smart U.S - President Trump reacts to 'Islamic terrorist' attack in Paris

As tweeted by President Donald Trump in reaction to French soldiers shooting a machete-wielding man who yelled 'Allahu Akbar' as he tried to enter Louvre Museum, Paris. Read the story here.

Oscar Pistorius's mother is attacked by hammer-wielding robbers at home

Oscar Pistorius’s mother was threatened by a hammer-wielding robber during a break-in at her mansion in Pretoria while her bodyguard was held at gun point by members of the armed gang.

More than 100,000 visas revoked after Donald Trump's travel ban

More than 100,000 visas have been revoked from travellers heading to the US under Donald Trump's travel ban, according to a US Department of Justice lawyer. The number came during a Virginia court hearing for a lawsuit filed by two Yemeni brothers who had flown in to Dulles International Airport last Friday and were quickly put on a return flight to Ethiopia.

"The gasp was audible in the room," Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center, who represents the brothers, told The Independent.

Uber CEO resigns from Donald Trump's advisory council after users boycott uber

Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, has resigned from his position as a member of Trump's economic advisory council after the massive boycott and criticism of the company.
Uber's non participation in the work stoppage called by the New York Taxi Alliance after Donald Trump announced a ban on immigration of seven Muslim countries coupled with the CEO's position in advisory council led to the massive criticism and boycott of about 200,000 users.

Beyonce pays homage to Yoruba goddess 'Yemoja' in new poem for unborn twins

The super star shocked the world on Wednesday when she revealed she is pregnant with twins.
The 'Lemonade' crooner has now shared a new poem written for her unborn twin. The poem titled "I have three hearts" posted on her website, reads:

"I'm watching life inside me grow; there's life growing inside of me and i'm beside myself with dreams. was it your voice i heard?.

Jonathan replies man who called him out on social media in 2014 over increased Foreign exchange rate

The former President today replied a twitter user who apologized for calling him out on social media back in 2014, saying he'd finished Nigeria following an increase in foreign exchange rate. ‎Not knowing it will get far worse in 2017. See GEJ's reply after the cut...

New photos of movie producer, Seun Egbebe sitting on the floor in handcuffs following his latest arrest

Yesterday, the filmmaker and his accomplice were nabbed while trying to swindle two Bureau De Change operators at Gbagada General hospital, Lagos (Read here). They have since been arrested. Another photo after the cut...

Iran is playing with fire - President Donald Trump warns

US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of “playing with fire” after the Islamic republic dismissed his warnings over its latest missile test as unfounded and provocative.

In a series of early morning tweets, Trump wrote: “Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not me!”

Photos: Meet the 79-year-old man who has slept with 2000 women

A 79-year-old has revealed he has slept with over 2,000 women - double that of Playboy boss Hugh Hefner who claimed to have bedded 1000 women. Lothario Chris Culleton says he has been a ladies' man all his life and has bedded an astonishing 2,084 partners - the equivalent of 33 a year if he started at 16-years-old.
Chris claims he met many of the women he's been with while working as a music promoter bringing bands to Warrington in Cheshire.

Pregnant Beyoncé set to perform at the 2017 Grammy Awards

Just 24 hours after Beyoncé broke the internet by announcing  she is expecting twins, E! News has learned that the singer is set to take center stage at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Bey has earned the most nominations at this year's award show for her hit album Lemonade.

And not only is Queen Bey up for many, many awards come February 12 (along with Adele, her biggest competition for the evening), but she's currently the most nominated female artist in history.

Beautiful photos of veteran actress Joke Silva

  Nollywood actress Joke Silva shared some stunning photos today writing;

Hello darlings, yes you are the fairest of them all...Be your own kind of "Beautiful"

Photos: Goodluck Jonathan addresses US House of Representatives

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday addressed members of the US House of Representatives. He was accompanied by former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi. See more photos after the cut...

Kendall Jenner rocks sheer bra in sexy photoshoot

Kendall Jenner stripped down for Love Magazine 2017 shoot. The sexy shoot sees the supermodel in a red underwear and a sheer white bra. See another photos after the cut...

Kim K continues testimony in Paris robbery case

Last night, Kim Kardashian looked tired as she finished her 2nd day of testimony in the on-going Paris robbery case. A French judge had traveled to NYC this week to take her testimony as well as try to identify the men who broke into her apartment and stole $5.6 mil worth jewelry.

Kim began her testimony on February 1, 2017 and she's expected to wrap up today as she will not be subject to cross examination by lawyers for the alleged robbers.

French soldiers fires at machete-wielding man who yelled 'Allahu Akbar' as he tried to enter Louvre Museum, Paris

French soldiers opened fired on a man carrying a machete and two bags as he tried to enter the Louvre Museum, Paris after yelling "Allahu Akbar". According to the police, they believe he had plans to carry out a terrorist attack.

Photos: 24 year old Indonesian woman looks and behaves like a toddler but menstruates

Sari Rezita Ariyanti looks like a three-year-old girl, but she is actually 24 years old. Born in 1993, the second of five children, Sari who weighs 20kg and is 87cm tall, speaks, acts and is as helpless as a child. She also cannot walk and has to be pushed around in a wheel chair.

Sari struggles to speak and only makes sounds which her mother alone can understand. She is totally dependent and lives with her mother, Suryani H Suud and sister Lela in Didie Jaya District, Indonesia.

Presidency cannot stop the February 6th protest - Yemi Osinbajo says

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says that the presidency can't stop the February 6th nationwide protest. Speaking through his senior special assistant-media and publicity, Laolu Akande, who was a guest on Channels TV, Osinbajo said Nigerians have the right to protest as it is their fundamental human rights.

''Presidency is not going to stop people from expressing their fundamental human rights. People have the right to protest. Whoever they want to support or oppose is their right. Government is not in the business of countering any protest'' he said

SA blogger, Mpho Ranko dies, just days after sharing photo from hospital bed

Top South African media personality, Mpho Ranko has been confirmed dead after losing his battle with skin cancer. The founder of Media 101 Mzansi Communications passed away at the Helen Joseph Hospital yesterday, Thursday Feb. 2, 2017.

Before his death, the TV commentator shared a last Instagram photo of himself lying helplessly on his sick bed. He captioned: 'Back to it'.

FG's homegrown school feeding programme reaches Ogun State

Here’s a photo of St Micheal Primary School, Ota pupils enjoying a free meal yesterday, as FG's Homegrown School Feeding Programme progresses. More states will also join in. The photo was shared by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity to the Vice President.

'I was raped by 12 men' - Woman freed from ISIS reveals horrific details of her ordeal

A Kurdish woman who was kept as an ISIS sex slave revealed how she was raped by 12 men and forced to change her religion. Nadia Murad was only 22 when the terrorists invaded her village in northern Iraq in 2014 and she was taken into captivity, along with 6,500 other women. Her mum and six brothers were killed as the ISIS fighters advanced.

Actress Angelina Jolie slams Donald Trump's travel ban

US Actress, Angelina Jolie has slammed President Trump's immigration ban which suspends the admission of refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. The actress, who is known for her humanitarian work, especially her efforts to aid Syrian refugees, penned the scathing op-ed for the New York Times. In the piece, she urged that policy decisions should be based on "facts, not fear," and invoked former President Ronald Reagan in her opposition to the ban.

Olamide, Joselyn Dumas, Juliet Ibrahim are latest Glo Ambassadors

Just two months after his contract expired with Etisalat, YBNL boss, Olamide is now a Glo ambassador. He is not the only one just newly signed by Glo, but Timaya joins him so also are Ghanaian actresses, Juliet Ibrahim & Joselyn Dumas.

Eniola Badmus is stunning in new makeup photo

The actress posted a video of her makeup face using that to wish everyone a lovely weekend.

Beyonce's dad reveals he had no idea singer was pregnant until Instagram news

Beyoncé didn't tell her dad she was expecting twins. The superstar singer revealed on her Instagram account on Wednesday that she and husband Jay Z are expecting twins and the news came as much of a shock to her father Mathew Knowles as it did her fans.

Mathew, who teaches entertainment industry courses at Texas Southern University, explained on The Insider:

"I was shocked. Let me tell you what happened. I got a first text, and I was like, 'Why is this person saying congratulations?'

Alleged thief beaten up after trying to steal cash and iPhone in Delta State (photos)

A man tried to steal the sum of N10k and iPhone from an early morning traveller at a park in Delta State on Wednesday, February 1st. The attempt proved unsuccessful as he was caught and beaten up by angry mob. See another photo after the cut...