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The singer took to Instagram on Friday to celebrate her 29th birthday with an epic Instagram post.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that the owner of the building where $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 was discovered in Ikoyi, Lagos State. According to DAILYPOST, The commission has named Mrs. Folashade Oke, the wife of the suspended Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ayo Oke as the owner of Flat 7B, No. 13, Osborne Road, Osborne Towers. Recall that the agency had laid claim to the money. The EFCC, revealed that Mrs. Oke made a cash payment of $1.658m for the purchase of the flat between August 25 and September 3, 2015. The agency further said she purchased the property in the name of a company, Chobe Ventures Limited, to which she and her son, Master Ayodele Oke Junior, were directors. Payment for the purchase of the flat was said to have been made to one Fine and Country Limited. The EFCC stated that Mrs. Oke made the cash payment in tranches of $700,000, $650,000 and $353,700 to a Bureau de Change company, Sula...

American rapper and songwriter, Kanye Omari West, left his fans and audience online devastated after he randomly deactivated his Instagram and Twitter accounts on Friday afternoon. The reasons why were unclear but last November he ended a tour early. He had accused fellow rapper Jay-Z of trying to kill him and walked off stage after announcing he would vote for Donald Trump. His wife, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, remains on Twitter and has 51m followers. West had already adopted a quieter approach to social media earlier this year and reportedly deleted some of his previous pro-Trump tweets.

The federal government has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will continue to rest until he has fully recovered and is fit to work based on his doctor’s advice. Briefing journalists at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, said Buhari was not in the meeting because he chose to rest. He dismissed inquiries by State House correspondents seeking to know if the president’s health had deteriorated to the extent that he was being fed. Mohammed whose response to the question was “bunkum”, argued that it was better for the president to rest in compliance with his doctor’s advice, insisting that it was in his interest to get adequate rest until he’s fit to work instead of forcing himself to work. “The answer to your first question is absolute bunkum. It is absolutely untrue that he is being fed. He was in the office yest...

Before Barack Obama ever met his wife, Michelle, at her Chicago law firm, the future 44th president of the United States asked another woman to marry him in 1986 — while the two were visiting her parents’ home, a new biography claims. - - - Before Barack Obama ever met his wife, Michelle, at her Chicago law firm, the future 44th president of the United States asked another woman to marry him in 1986 — while the two were visiting her parents’ home, a new biography claims. - - - “Rising Star,” which is written by David J. Garrow, was reviewed Tuesday in the Washington Post. According to the review, Sheila Miyoshii Jager, his love interest, refused his advances at the time because her mother said she was too young. She was 23 and Obama was 25. The two continued to see each other, but Jager told Garrow that shortly after the proposal, Obama became more ambitious. “I remember very specifically that by 1987, about a year into our relationshi...

Brad Pitt has compared his split from Angelina Jolie to 'a death' and admits his heavy drinking became a problem in his marriage. Jolie stunned the world in August 2016 when she filed for divorce following an alleged altercation on a private jet between the actor and their 15-year-old son, Maddox. Now in his first interview about the shock separation, he admits that he blames himself for the marriage crumbling, conceding: 'I hit the lottery and I still would waste my time on those hollow pursuits.' He told GQ Style magazine: - - - (The split was) self-inficted... If you love someone, set them free. Now I know what it means, by feeling it. 'It means to love without ownership. It means expecting nothing in return. It doesn't mean f*** all to me until, you know. Until you live it.' When asked if the last few months had felt like he was grieving a death, he curtly replied: 'Yeah.' - - - The Fight Club star - who noticeably looks much trimmer i...

Anthony Joshua is set to have a stadium named after him n Nigeria. The Sagamu International Stadium is set to honour Joshua following his 11th round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley on Saturday night. Yinka Mafe, the majority leader of the State House of Assembly in the Ogun State government in Nigeria, was among those who watched Joshua's win in an open air viewing event. Joshua's parents hail from the Ogun State region of Nigeria. According to ESPN , Mafe has vowed to rename the stadium after Joshua, while the popular Cinema Street will also bear his name. Joshua's great grandfather, Omo-Oba Daniel Adebambo Joshua, built the cinema that sits on the road during the 1950s. - - - "We are proud of what he has achieved as a son of Sagamu, and we will be happy to do our own little bit to show our appreciation and support for him," Mafe said.

Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua declared his intention to leave Nigeria and relocate his ministry to the nation of Israel. - Speaking at his church service on Sunday 30th April 2017, Joshua disclosed that he had just returned from the ‘Holy Land’ after holding meetings with three prominent Israeli mayors of Jerusalem, Tiberias and the Jordan Valley. TB Joshua said Israel offered him both land and facilities in an area around the biblical site of the Sea of Galilee for the Nigerian Pastor to organise meetings for international pilgrims. - - - “This is where my Father in Heaven came from – it’s non-negotiable,” Joshua explained, adding it was not a decision he undertook lightly. It’s the best place for you to meet Prophet T.B. Joshua. After your healing, blessing and deliverance, you can move around all the spiritual monuments which will establish your faith,” he clarified. Joshua said his decision to leave was not connected to the ...

Jeremiah Okorodudu, a former boxing champion, has revealed how boxing rave of the moment, Anthony Joshua, was rejected by Nigerian boxing officials nine years ago. Joshua caught global attention and became a darling of boxing fans Saturday night after he humiliated Wladimir Klitschko, at the Wembley Stadium in England. Speaking with UK Sun, Okorodudu recalled that nine years back, Joshua’s efforts to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games were futile as the Nigerian boxing officials turned him down. He said, - - - “Joshua was in Nigeria once to connect with his roots and I think that was in 2007. He wanted a chance to compete for trials ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics qualifiers, but he was denied and not given a chance. Disappointed, he went back to England to represent Great Britain. He went on to win a gold that could have been a first for Nigeria at the Olympics. If only they had allowed him to compete for Nigeria, that gold would have been a Nigerian gold...

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who was released after meeting his bail requirements last week, was hosted to a sumptuous meal by Nigeria's former Minister for Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode. Nnamdi who arrived the ex-Minister's Asokoro mansion in company of his sister and many others. He also had time to have some heart-felt conversations with Femi, who has written before now how Nnamdi won him over to his side while at Kuje Prison. However it seems Nnamdi Kanu, whose bail condition includes not being seen in a meeting with more than 10 people, has committed an offence. What do you think?

Big Brother Naija 2017 1st runner up and Nigerian-British actress, Bisola Aiyeola has tagged many of those criticizing the show as 'hypocrites'. It can be recalled that while the show was still on, many Nigerians called on NBC to stop the show which according to them was extolling immorality, some filed court cases just to see that the controversial show was halted. But the mother of one has reacted to the criticisms during a radio interview on SoundCity FM, insinuating that even religious shows get criticised. “A lot of people are hypocrites. Even if Big Brother Naija was not on the air, It wouldn’t change the fact that people still do terrible things in the world,” she said. - - - “It would not change anything. “Big Brother taught me a lot. It made me a stronger person. “People who didn’t even watch the show had their own perception of it. You cannot please everybody because even religious shows get criticised.” “People who did...

Rather than carry a man bag, Will Smith's 18 year old son, Jaden Smith, rocked an accessory on the Met Gala red carpet that has got everyone talking. Jaden who recently cut his hair short for a new film role decided to bring his own HAIR to the show. The young man grinned as he flashed his blond dreadlocks on the red carpet as he posed up with fashion royalty. But just when you thought there may be some deep philosophical meaning to the accessory, Jaden dealt another shocker when he revealed that he decided to bring his hair as his date, because his sister Willow couldn't make it. Explaining to Vogue red carpet stalwart André Leon, the teenager said: "And since I coudn't bring my sister as a date, I brought my old hair."

The Kardashian/West - Jenner family were represented at the Met Gala 2017 by Kim, Kylie and Kendall. And here's what they wore to the glam, high fashion event.

35-year-old tennis pro Serena Williams attended the 2017 Met Gala in New York with her fiance Alexis Ohanian. Dressed in a sleeveless emerald green Versace gown, Serena was all smiles as she posed for photos, showing off her growing baby bump.

The Met Gala 2017, affectionately referred to as "fashion’s biggest night out,” has arrived! A fundraising benefit forthe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the event welcomes celebrity stars, young creatives, and industry paragons alike. This year, Comme des Garcons designer Rei Kawakubo was honored. Check out the piece from the 74 year old designer's 2016 Fall ready-to-wear collection that Rihanna chose to wear! The outfit resembled flowers blooming all over Rihanna's body and she says it took her an hour to wear! You like?