Taylor Swift is named Billboard Woman of the year 2014.

Taylor Swift has been named the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year and she becomes the first artist to ever receive the honor twice.

"As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts,Over the course of her career, she’s charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 -- the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honoring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time." Said Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Billboard.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set up Trust Fund for daughter.

Wow...North West is really a blessed child. It is no secret that she is the apple of her parents eyes.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, have decided to set her up financially so that she may never have to work all her life.

According to a HollywoodLife.com source, they have already put $5 million each into an account for her that she can access when she turns 21.

Kanye is also said to be planning to add more money to the account. The source said, “His decisions these days are for Nori and her future. He’s trying to set Nori up where she won’t have to work a day in her life, he wants her to create, innovate, and leave her mark on this world. And he’s planning for her future as we speak.”

“It’s simple. He wants her to always live the life she’s going to be accustomed to. The $10 million is just spending money for her when she reaches 21, they have got a whole lot more set up for her in case something happens to either of them.”

*Lucky girl.

Check out PSquares award collections.

The reward for hardwork! Peter Okoye of musical duo PSquare posted a picture of their awards collection saying '...So much for hardwork.' Impressive collecton!

Beyonce shows off natural beauty.

Beyonce showed that she is a natural beauty stepping out with minimal makeup in New York.

Dressed casually in a knee-length grey leather skirt, paired with a blue-and-red plaid shirt and black booties with a tie-dye handbag.

Burkina Faso president resigns after 27 years following violent protects.

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has announced his resignation, following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule.

He issued a statement saying the presidency was now vacant and urging elections within 90 days. Military chief Gen Honore Traore says he has taken over as head of state.

On Thursday, protesters angry at Mr Compaore's attempt to amend the constitution set fire to parliament and government buildings.

Following the protests, Mr Compaore said he had agreed not to seek another term, but that he would remain in power until a transitional government had completed its work in 2015.

Compaore was a top associate of President Thomas Sankara during the 1980s, and in October 1987 he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed and he became president.


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Nollywood has lost it's salt: Emeka Ike.

Veteren Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has expressed his disappointment with the industry that made him. He said the industry has lost it's salt. He also explained why he has stopped acting and complained about other issues in the industry. Read below his full interview:

"I have stopped acting for a while now because the industry has lost its salt. The actors were putting some acts that were annoying me. I acted in Nigerian movies with a Nigerian accent, but other countries shouldn't come here and try to change our accent.''

''When I see my colleagues forming fake accents, I always wonder, 'What's wrong with this one?' If you are an Indian, you do it like the Indians, likewise other countries. I must tell you, I am too busy for that. So I got myself busy with other better things than living fake Nollywood life."

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China sends Ebola relief materials to seven African countries.

The Chinese government has named seven African countries to benefit from Ebola relief materials.

The countries include Nigeria, Mali, Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Cote D'Ivoire and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in Hong Kong that it has sent a new round of relief materials to the seven countries to help prevent the spread of Ebola. The materials include protective clothing, protective goggles, sprayers and temperature monitors.

The materials are expected to reach the capital cities of the benefiting countries before the end of October.

The Chinese government had in April and August provided emergency humanitarian relief worth 5.57 million dollars to the affected countries. Also in September, it provided relief worth 40 million dollars. 

It has also been announced that China would give another 82 million dollars in aid to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and international organisations to fight Ebola. 

Alicia Keys rocks her baby bump at New York City Ball.

Alicia Keys rocked her baby bump at the 9th annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball in New York City on Thursday.

She attended with husband Swizz Beatz, and was thrilled to run into legendary singer Aretha Franklin.

The couple have a four year old son Egypt and the second is due anytime this winter.

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Spiritual verse of the day.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,

'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never 

walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'

John 8:12.

Meet Beyonce's 4 year old step sister.

Four year old Koi Knowles is the daughter of TaQoya Branscomb, who alleges that she had an affair with Beyonce's dad Matthew Knowles.

TaQoya has told her story in an interview with ‘Inside Edition’ and described how she was shocked when she became pregnant because Matthew told her he was incapable of fathering any more children because of a vasectomy he allegedly had.

DNA tests come out 99.9%. She also explained why it took so long for paternity to finally be proven.

According to TaQoya, Koi has a passion for singing and dancing, just like her older sisters Solange and Beyoncé and she admits that she hopes Koi will someday be able to meet her famous step sisters
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“They are half sisters and maybe one day down the line that can be made possible.”

Mathew is yet to offer financial support. As a result, the two are feuding in family court.

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Barcelona star Neymar sends private jet to ferry his love interest.

So assuming you are 22 years old, handsome and healthy, playing top football for the best club in the world, earning income from salaries, bonuses and off-field earnings to the tune of $33.6 million (Forbes), surely there is nothing you desire that you cannot have!

Barcelona star Neymar is currently smitten with a lady who is 6 years his senior (but then age ain't nothing but a number)!

The Brazilian captain sent a private plane to pick up Serbian model and former Big Brother contestant Soraya Vucelic, and bring her to Catalunya to visit him.

According to a Serbian tabloid Kurir, the two met last summer in Ibiza and have since kept in touch via Skype. They then decided to meet up at the end of October - but so smitten was Neymar that he couldn't wait to see her. And what did he do?

He cancelled the pre-booked plane tickets and sent a private plane to pick her and a close friend and bring to him.

So the story goes that she was shown the city's sights, lavishly wined and dined and who knows what else? ...haha.

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Katie Holmes reveals she cries all the time since her divorce.

Katie Holmes is out with her 'own story' after divorcing husband Tom Cruise two years ago and has revealed in the interview with People Magazine that she cries all the time.

She insists that she does not want the divorce to define her and is ready to fall in love again. She is working on rebuilding her career after the very public divorce and concentrating on looking after her eight year old daughter Suri.

'Being a mother to Suri, means everything to me. I'm learning every day, and I have been since the minute I became a mom.' She said.

Her story is carried in the November 2014 issue of People magazine.

The World Bank donates additional $100 million towards Ebola health workers.

The World Bank have given an additional $100 million to support the deployment of more health workers to Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa.

This increases the assistance from the World Bank to more than $500 million.

The money was given in response to appeals from West African and global development leaders for a massive coordinated reinforcement of international health teams to the three countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, in order to contain the epidemic.

According to the United Nations estimates, the three countries need another 5,000 international medical, training and support personnel in the coming months. This includes the need for 700 to 1,000 workers to treat patients in Ebola treatment centers.

“The world’s response to the Ebola crisis has increased significantly in recent weeks, but we still have a huge gap in getting enough trained health workers to the areas with the highest infection rates,” said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. “We must urgently find ways to break any barriers to the deployment of more health workers.”

Check out Bruce Willis' $12 million New York mansion.

American actor Bruce Willis has splashed out $12 million on a mansion in Bedford, New York.

The main residence has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a climate-controlled wine cellar, mature gardens, a swimming pool and heated cabana over 22.32 acres . He also scooped up eight acres with an antique house and two renovated guest cottages.

Willis and his wife Emma Heming will be neighbors with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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Malala Yousafzai donates $50,000 to rebuild Gaza schools.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has donated $50,000 to help rebuild U.N. schools damaged during the recent conflict in Gaza.

The Pakistani teenager announced she would be giving away the money, which is the winnings from her World's Children's Prize, while receiving the award in Stockholm, Sweden.

"Innocent Palestinian children have suffered terribly and for too long," she said. "We must all work to ensure Palestinian boys and girls, and all children everywhere, receive a quality education in a safe environment. Because without education, there will never be peace."

Rihanna wows in a stylish dress at the amFAR gala.

Songstress Rihanna attended the amfAR (Foundation for Aids Research) Gala on Wednesday evening in Los Angeles dressed in an eye catching gown almost baring her chest.

She reportedly spent $35,000 on a Harry Winston diamond link earrings featuring 72 diamonds set in platinum and a further $100,000 on the photograph of Elizabeth Taylor at the Eden Roc by Willy Rizzo at the auction . The money goes goes to AIDS research.

She was also seen partying with Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus.

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Spiritual verse of the day.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield 

and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:2.

Kim Kardashian's new book set for release.

Kim Kardashian's much-anticipated book, 'Selfish' is set for a pre-Christmas release and will feature "2000 selfies".

Kim revealed that the book was the brainchild of husband Kanye West and the 352 pages contains thousands of her self-captured photos.

She explained to the Evening Standard Magazine: "Kanye came up with the concept and the name and everything. He introduced me to the book publisher. And I was like, 'This is such a good idea, I can't believe I didn't think of it.' It's 352 pages and multiples on the page, so I turned in probably 2000 selfies.''

She added: "I've been taking selfies for a long time - it's now seen as such a vain thing, but it really started off with me just having a camera around to capture memories. They're selfies taken over a decade."

She even gave her top tips on how to take the best selfies explaining: "Lighting is key. I think a lot of people take a lot of selfies before they actually post one. So, in the book you'll definitely see ... like I posted this one selfie of myself in a white bathing suit, after I had the baby ... it was kind of like from the back in the mirror... and I took about 10 shots to get that one. So I'm probably going to put all ten in there."


*Talk of vanity!

Pastor is caught with a prostitute in a hotel.

A 34-year-old pastor in Texas, Cameron Tate Reeves of the Hillside Christian Church has been arrested on charges of soliciting a prostitute after allegedly being caught at a motel sleeping with a prostitute.

Public Safety officers arrested the pastor after he was caught with the prostitute at Motel 6 on 2032 Paramount Boulevard.

Reeves has resigned from the church following his arrest. He wrote a letter to the congregation on Sunday, in which he admitted to knowingly booking an appointment for an inappropriate sexual encounter.

He also admitted to having an addiction to pornography.

"We are saddened by this situation, and we ask the community to pray for Reeves, his family, and all who are affected during this difficult time." A spokesperson for the church said.

The pastor has been charged with a misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail and a fine of $2,000.

Woman is charged for biting off neighbour's ear.

In Lagos, a woman has been charged at an Ikorodu Magistrate court of aggravated assault after allegedly biting off her neighbor’s ear because she cut in front of her in line at a river.

Lagos State Police said that 25-year-old Shalewa Akinnibo, was arrested on Tuesday , after biting off the ear of Bolajoko Yekeen.

According to police investigation, the fight began when Yekeen  arrived at the river to get some water. Akinnibo told Yekeen not to take water before her because she arrived first.

Yekeen refused to move away, Akinnibo grabbed the victim’s bucket and threw it on the ground. A fight broke out during which Akinnibo bit off Yekeen’s right ear.

Yekeen was transported to a local hospital, where doctors were unable to reattach her ear. The prosecutor reportedly brought the ear before the court as evidence.

Akinnibo pleaded not guilty to the charges, she is being held in custody while her bail has been set at N500,000 ($3,020).  If convicted, she faces up to seven years in prison.

Tuface Idibia says his marriage keeps him in check.

Crooner Tuface Idibia who has a reputation for being a ladies' man, has revealed that his marriage to his wife Annie keeps him from his old tricks.

“The good thing about my marriage is that it makes me behave myself.” He said.

He also expressed his interest in politics saying “I’m active in politics because it’s a medium I air my views with but maybe not the same way the other people are into it.”

He also spoke about his new album, ‘Rewind, select, update’ saying  “This album is basically about some of my old songs that I selected and remade. They range from songs from my first album till date including songs from Plantashun Boiz days. Its just adding new rhythm to songs that made waves back then.”

With rumours circulating that he has gone back to his former label, Kennis Music, Tuface said he may be working on some projects with them but is still signed to Hypertek for now.

Panic attack led to the end of my marriage: Jennifer Lopez.

Jennifer Lopez's new book 'True Love', has candidly revealed details about the break up of her third marriage to Marc Anthony which ended in 2011 after seven years.

In an excerpt from People, the American Idol judge described how a panic attack prompted her to end her marriage to Marc Anthony.

'I became consumed with anxiety.' She reveals. 'Anybody looking from the outside would have thought my life was great, I had a husband and two beautiful children. I was on American Idol and my new single 'On The Floor' had gone to number one all over the world. What people didn't know was that life really wasn't that good. My relationship was falling apart and I was terrified.'

The couple got married in June 2004 and are parents to six year old twins Max and Emme. A month after her panic attack, the couple announced the end of their marriage - which the singer describes as the 'Hardest.Day.Ever.'  

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Rihanna is single and loving it!

Songstress Rihanna has been single since splitting from rapper Drake but she has admitted she isn't looking for a boyfriend.

Speaking at the launch of her new male fragrance Rogue Man, she told MTV: "I'm not looking for a man, let's start there."

When asked if she'd like a possible partner to smell of Rogue Man, she added: "Of course. Of course, now I need a man to put it on. Now I have to wear it myself."

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Melissa Rivers engages law firm to investigate mother's death.

Joan Rivers' daughter, Melissa, has hired a legal firm to investigate the circumstances around her mother's death.

Rivers died on September 4th after spending a week on life support at Mount Sinai Hospital following a cardiac arrest during a medical procedure on her throat. She was aged 81.

The New York medical examiner's office said the death was due to brain damage from low blood oxygen. The investigation could pave the way for a civil claim against the clinic.

"In order to fully determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Joan Rivers, we confirm that our firm has been engaged by Melissa Rivers and her family." said Ben Rubinowitz, a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom and Rubinowitz Law firm.

However, he declined to comment on whether Rivers' family intended to file a legal claim.

South African goalkeeper's girlfriend not welcome at his funeral.

The South African goal keeper Senzo Meyiwa will be buried in Durban on Saturday. His family have barred his girlfriend and mother of his child, Kelly Khumalo, from attending his funeral.

"The service is open to anyone who wants to come to pay their last respects to Senzo, but that girl [Kelly Khumalo] is not welcome. She mustn’t even think about coming." Meyiwa's father, Samuel was quoted as saying.

Major General Norman Taioe, the head of the Gauteng detective unit has told reporters in Johannesburg that Meyiwa was shot in his upper body while visiting his girlfriend, singer and actress Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday night.

Two men entered the house as the 27-year-old national team and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain and his friends were leaving. One of the attackers was waiting outside.

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President Mugabe not stepping down yet.

Veteran Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, feels he is entitled to be president for life. Despite being in power since the country gained independence from Britain in 1980, the 90-year-old Mugabe is not dreaming of quitting.

There has been serious unrest in his party the ZANU-PF, with people saying that he is too old to continue. This is his response to them:

“Some are saying ‘Mr Mugabe is old so he should step down’. Me, who brought the party to where it is now, who experienced colonial rule, jail and was in the bush alongside the freedom fighters?
Then along comes a mere child. No! when my time comes I will tell you.”

His remarks came after his wife Grace Mugabe claimed in mid-October that Vice President Joice Mujuru was threatening to tear the ZANU-PF party apart and plotting to overthrow the veteran president. She called on Mujuru to resign or be forced to step aside.

Mujuru and powerful Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa are seen as the leading contenders to replace the president, however  there are speculation that Mrs Mugabe could be aiming to take over from her husband when he steps down or dies following her surprise nomination to lead the powerful women’s wing of ZANU-PF.

Finally, Chika Ike heads home after her holidays.

     
After spending weeks in Dubai and Turkey for holidays, actress Chika Ike is heading home to resume work. See her tweet below:

Chika Ike I've had enough fun to last me for 1year! .i wish everyday could be vacation day but I've to go back to work so bills can be paid😀#ifwisheswerehorses#prebirthdayvacation#africandivarealityshow#istanbul

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend basketball game.

Kim Kardashian  and her husband Kanye West attended a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The power couple seemed so relaxed as they enjoyed the game, though Kim was up to her usual tricks staying glued to her phone most of the time.

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Zambian President dies in London.

Zambian President, Michael Sata has died in London at the age of 77, after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.

He was being treated in London's King Edward VII hospital when he died on Tuesday night 28th October 2014 of a suspected "sudden onset of heightened heart rate". His wife Christine Kaseba, and son, Mulenga Sata, were at his bedside.

The president's death comes just days after Zambia celebrated the 50th anniversary of independence from the UK. He is the second Zambian leader to die in office after President Levy Mwanawasa died in 2008.

It is not immediately clear who will succeed him but the issue may be decided by the Zambian cabinet which meets on Wednesday morning.

The Cabinet secretary Roland Msiska made the announcement to Zambians on national TV saying "It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing on of our beloved president, I urge all of you to remain calm, united and peaceful during this very difficult period."

May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.

South African billionaire donates $1million to Guinea Ebola fund.

South Africa’s first black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe has donated $1 million to the Ebola Fund in the Republic of Guinea, to help fight the disease that has killed nearly 5000 people.

The donation is expected to assist Guinea with clinical management, social mobilisation, medical coordination and other key mechanisms of controlling the disease.

In 2012 Motsepe was listed by Forbes as the first ever black South African billionaire.

The billionaire businessman also urged African business to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, which has become a global issue.

Patrice Motsepe is worth $2.7 billion by Forbes’ estimates.

Spiritual verse of the day.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; 

and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 

not by works, so that no one can boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9.

(Photos) Ini Edo's new multi million house in Lekki.

Actress Ini Edo recently purchased a N70million house in Lekki Lagos and has moved in with her siblings. Continue to see more pictures below...

Horrific: Snake bite kills girl's leg tissues.

In Venezuela, a horrific snake bite has caused a young girl's leg to shrivel and turn completely black after the venom caused severe necrosis – the premature death of cells.

According to Instagram user juventudmedica, The 13 year old girl was bitten by a snake and the poisonous venom caused her leg tissues to die.  The girl was treated with local remedies before being transferred to Carcaras for medical treatment.

Being treated with local remedies probably meant she was given antibiotics rather than anti-venom medicines, this will not have been enough to control poisoning.

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Kelly Rowland reveals pregnancy mantra.

Kelly Rowland has revealed that her pregnancy mantra is ‘Sleep in, eat for two, take a nap, have a pickle, bedtime.’

Kelly is in the last stages of her pregnancy and is expecting a baby boy with husband Tim Witherspoon.

The 33-year-old was seen out and about in Beverly Hills proudly displaying her baby bump in a cheeky T-shirt displaying the mantra.

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A British man kills wife and daughters, then hangs himself.

Left to right: Trisha, Jitendra, Daksha and Trisha.

A British man Jitendra Lad, 49, has killed his wife  Daksha, 44, and their two daughters Trisha, 19, and Nisha, 17, before hanging himself in Blackberry Way, Clayton, Bradford.

West Yorkshire Police have today launched a murder investigation but said they are not looking for anybody else in relation to the deaths.

Worried neighbours had not seen the family since Friday so called the police who found them dead last night. Detectives believe the bodies may have been in the house 'for some time'.

Friends and family are reportedly in complete shock over the fact that the well respected council payment officer, who was also chairman of the local grammar school association, may have killed his 'lovely family'.

Mr and Mrs Lad both worked for Bradford City Council in good clerical jobs, Trisha was studying medical biochemistry at the University of Leeds and Nisha had just completed her GCSEs at Thornton Grammar School in Bradford. 

Post mortems will now be carried out to establish the cause of the deaths.

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Monalisa Chinda set to launch talk show.

Nollywood actress and producer Monalisa Chinda is set to hit the TV screens with a new TV talk-show titled ‘You & I With Monalisa’.

She said the talk show will be produced to global standards and will target millions of upwardly mobile viewers across broadcast and social media platforms globally. It is designed to address pressing and trending social issues in the most refreshing perspectives.

She also said that the show is a most cherished gift from God and will be one of her greatest contributions to the world.

“This is going to be a highly captivating, entertaining and enriching, suspense-filled talk show. It will easily be the solution to most of our societal challenges,” she assured.

The actress claimed the show has gulped over N90 million in production cost.

Ini Edo just wants to concentrate on her career.

In the aftermath of her marriage breakup, actress Ini Edo has been bogged by rumours of infidelity.

Reports also emerged that she had taken delivery of a brand new 2014 G-wagon worth N38million, and a N75 million house.

In response to all the rumours, she said she is only interested in concentrating on her career.

“I knew I had become matured when I realised every situation does not need a reaction. Sometimes you just gotta leave people to do the lame sh*t they do”.

Grandmother kills grandson for his inheritance.

A 75-year-old Zimbabwean woman Evelyn Mpofu, has been arrested after she hired a man to kill her grandson.

Mpofu hired her neighbor, Skipa Ngwenya, 45, who was her grandson’s football coach, to kill him.

She allegedly told the coach that she wanted her grandson, Mxolisi Nkomo, 18, dead so that she could get the house he inherited from his father, who had recently died.

Mpofu promised to pay him some money, however, when she failed to keep the promise after her grandson's death, Ngwenya went to the police to expose her.

She wanted to take over the house in Bulawayo, which her grandson had inherited from his father, who was her son.

She initially said that her grandson collapsed and died from respiratory problems, and the matter was treated as a sudden death. However, after the football coach went to the police, a medical report was carried out which confirmed that Nkomo died of food poisoning.

*Sad.

Nigeria, Senegal tests cases for Ebola control: WHO.

The World Health Organisations (WHO) has named Senegal and Nigeria as test cases for the world on how to deal with the devastating infections of the Ebola virus.

Dr Isabelle Nuttall, WHO Director of Global Capacities, Alert and Response Health Security and Environment, said this in an interview at WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland, on Monday.

'The two countries have demonstrated to any other country in Africa or elsewhere in the world that, it is possible, through vigorous procedures of taking care of patients, strict infection control system in the health care facilities, to stop the spread of the Ebola virus.'

WHO declared Nigeria and Senegal Ebola free recently based on its recommendations that a country can be declared Ebola free with the expiration of 42 days without any recorded new cases.

The 42 days represents twice the maximum incubation period for Ebola and it starts from the last day that any person in the country had contact with a confirmed or probable Ebola case.


*Congrats Naija.

Femi Otedola: The Billionaire who bounced back.

Billionaire oil magnate Femi Otedola, is on the cover of Forbes Africa's magazine November 2014 issue.

Described as ‘The Billionaire Who Bounced Back’, Otedola reportedly has become at least $398 million richer between March 3 and June 2 this year. The magazine is on sale now.

*Wow...$398 million!

Omoni Oboli celebrates 14th marriage anniversary.

Actress Omoni Oboli's marriage is 14 years old and she happy celebrates with sweet words to her husband Nnamdi Oboli. The marriage is blessed with three sons. May God continue to bless them. Amen.

Spiritual verse of the day.

All things were made by him; 

and without him was not any 

thing made that was made. 

John 1:3.

Actress Tina Mba gives marriage advice.

In the spate of so many celebrity marriage break ups, actress Tina Mba, has given her own piece of advice saying that if people can’t stay married, the best thing to do is to never get married in the first place.

'I have two lovely children.  But what I know about marriage is that it is an institution laid down by God, so it is sacred. What I tell people is that if you can’t stay married, please, do not go into it. Marriage is a burden; it is a huge responsibility.'

'If you are not ready for it, don’t go there. Marriage is not about having a lavish ceremony.
But it is about you and what you truly feel and how you tend to make it work. What I am saying is that if you can’t keep it together, don’t venture into it. People marry for different reasons. If you are an actress, a wife and a mother, you should know your responsibility is more.'

'Because you are married, you cannot go on a movie set and start giving excuses. You know you will be losing your jobs little by little. The directors understand, so they will be giving you slacks. You do not have to kiss and hug all the time.'

Chika Ike continues to share holiday pictures.

Actress Chika Ike has been holidaying in Dubai and has now moved over to Istanbul Turkey where she continues to share pictures. Continue to see more...

South African captain killed while trying to protect his girlfriend.

South African football team captain Senzo Meyiwa's life was tragically cut short when two gunmen entered his girlfriend, afro pop singer Kelly Khumalo's house in Vosloorus township.

Sport24 reports that Meyiwa tried to protect Khumalo when one of the gunmen pointed a gun at her, a move which resulted in him being shot in the back.

The Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Meyiwa, 27 years, and Khumalo have had a tumultuous relationship over the past few years and have a young child together.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. He leaves behind his estranged wife with whom he has one child.

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Peter Okoye explains why Olympic Milk endorsed him without his brother.

Peter Okoye was recently made the brand ambassador for Olympic Milk and he has been inundated with questions of why he was selected alone instead of with his brother Paul who make up the duo P-Square. Here is his response:

“Music is like football. For example, if I play for Barcelona and I get endorsed by Nike, it doesn’t mean the whole Barcelona team has been endorsed. This is about me and not me and Paul.

“Among thousands or perhaps millions of people in the entertainment industry, I felt honoured to be chosen as the brand ambassador. The deal means a lot, not just to me but also to my fans. If a brand isn’t worth it I have nothing to do with such a brand. The fact that I am ready to work with this brand is an indication of its top quality,” he said.

Spiritual verse of the day.

''I have told you these things, so that in me you may 

have peace. In this world you will  have trouble.

But take heart! I have overcome the world.''

John 16: 33.