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Who looks worse in this case: Diddy or the restaurant?

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Music mogul  Diddy  can’t stop, won’t stop acquiring millions. However, while he is quick to start a new business venture to get money, he is very stingy when it comes to giving it away. Apparently, Diddy is being shamed publicly by a NYC restaurant for failing to tip a waitress after racking up a $200 bill.

'Octomom' Nadya Suleman faces new welfare fraud charge

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   Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman faces a new criminal charge of welfare fraud, bringing the number of counts against her to four. Prosecutors accuse Suleman, whose claim to fame is giving birth to eight babies in one day, of  not reporting that she was making thousands of dollars as topless dancer and adult film actress  when she applied for government aid last year.

Brangelina Storm Australia For A Date Night - Without Lupita Nyong’O!

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play Brangelina do romantic date nighte in Australia  (Splash) play Brangelina go casual and friendly on date night in Australia (Splash) Hollywood power couple  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt  was out for a romantic date in Australia on Tuesday night. They reportedly shocked most fans and some photographers who kept taking pictures and asking for autographs as the couple made their way into the  Shipwreck Bar and Grill  in Queensland for a seafood dinner. The super stars appeared casual and quite friendly as fans continuously greeted them at the bar’s entrance. 38-year-old  Jolie  slipped on her strappy gold stilettos for the occasion [by Saint Laurent], alongside her trademark black pants and black silk camisole. Meanwhile, Brad , 50, got into the casual Australian spirit in a pair of beige slacks, white shirt and hiking-inspired boots. With six kids, two successful careers and their humanitarian work,  Brangelina  rarely have time for romantic date ni

Nick Cannon Blasts Google Over What?

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Google uses Civil Right activist Harriet Tubman to celebrate Black History Month. Pissed off Nick Cannon!   Nick Cannon post blasting Google's Harriet Tubman Doodle   play Pulse VIP Night play Tracy Ogbonna Disses Maheeda With Nude Photos play Kinabuti/Pulse.ng Charity Initiative: All The Photos From Kinabuti/Pulse.ng Charity At Orile play Harriet Tubman - See the scarf please!

12 Years A Slave Director Steve McQueen Honoured As Ambassador for Anti-Slavery International

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He’s ready to fight for this course and needs British students to study slavery in schools too. play Steve McQueen as Ambassador For Anti-Salvery International play 12 Years A Slave Official Cover 12 Years a Slave  movie director  Steve McQueen  has been named  Ambassador for Anti-Slavery International  by the world’s oldest human rights organization. He officially joined the committee – set up in 1839 - on Monday to lobby against slavery and related abuses. He reportedly met with officials at the group’s headquarters in London on Monday (Feb. 3) and declared his intention to highlight the importance of working against modern-day slavery across the globe. Referring to the hero of his Oscar-nominated movie [12 Years A Slave],  Solomon Northup , he said, "Right now, there are  Solomon Northups  in every region of the world who have been taken away from their families and placed in slavery." Northup was the free black man who was kidnapped and sold

Jackie Appiah throws surprise birthday party for producer, Abdul Salam Photos:

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Jackie Appiah who was out of the country during the birthday of Venus Films CEO, Abdul Salam managed to surprise him by  organizing  a private party at the  Movenpick hotels. Salam,  who had turned up at the hotel  for ‘a  business meeting’ was surprised see he had been invited for his own  birthday party . Actors Kofi Adjorlolo, Kasium Sinare, Frank Artus, Kafui Danku, as well as Salam’s wife were all present to surprise him.

8-year-old girl raped to death in Akwa Ibom

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Her corpse was found near an uncompleted building. An eight-year-old primary school girl has been raped to death by unknown persons in Ikot Ekang, Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state. The incident took place on Tuesday night when she was sent on errand by her grandfather at about 6.30 p.m. It was learnt that the grandfather, Enobong Wilson, raised alarm when the girl did not return three hours after she left the house.

SSS arrests Dokubo-Asari over inciting comments

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Asari Dokubo Less than 24 hours after a group, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, called on security agents to arrest and caution the President of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, for repeatedly making inciting comments, the Department of State Security, DSSS, has heeded the call. Mr. Dokubo-Asari was Thursday summoned to the DSS headquarters in Abuja, where he is being interrogated for comments believed to be capable of breaching the fragile peace the country currently enjoys. The spokesperson of the SSS, Marilyn Ogar, was not available for comments. She did not answer or return calls.

Check out Mario Balotelli’s crazy new hair

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Ghanaian-born Italian football star, Mario Balotelli is certainly known for his wild character. check out his  crazy  new hair style he shared recently on twitter.

Poster Boy!!! Jim Iyke flexes beach body in promo pix for ‘Unscripted’ ahead of season 2 premiere

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The first batch of official pictures from the Nollywood actors recent 3 day photoshoot have been released.  “The Wet look”!  The revealed episodes have aired with Jim letting us know his version of what happened with Keturah,his relationship status  and  the truth about  the deliverance. The series kicks off on air Thursday 6th February on Africa Magic Entertainment starting with Jim in Atlanta getting up to God knows what! #Jimiykeunscripted   Photographer:  Steven Adusei Make up:  @sandradonarthur Styling:  Sacha Okoh (Viva Boutique) Photo shoot Creative Director:  Bossman Michael Djaba

Vimbai makes a return to reality TV?

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Model and  TV host,  Vimbai Mutinhiri who shot to fame on  Big Brother  Africa is rumored to be making a return to  reality TV . According to reports, she will be featured on season 2 of Nollywood actor Jim Iyke’s reality show “Jim Iyke: Unscripted”. With Jim Iyke being a notorious bad boy whose controversial reality show’s first season featured Jamaican model Keturah Hamilton, we wonder what role Vimbai will play in his life since we know Nadia Buari is now the leading lady  in his life. The two were spotted being followed by the filming crew late last year, and were accompanied by Ghanaian actress Joselyn Dumas. Could this be Vimbai’s return to  reality TV ?

College suspends 26 students over cultism, others in Osun

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TO check indiscipline among pupils in Osun State, 26 students of Baptist High School, Gbodofon, Osogbo have been suspended indefinitely for alleged immoral conduct, cult activities and disruption of academic programme in the institution.    The suspension of the affected students came after an investigation conducted by the school authority on involvement of students in cult activities.

3 Nigerian banks make global 500 brands

Wells Fargo, US lead the pack First Bank, 382; Guaranty Trust Bank, 422 and Zenith Bank, 453 Three Nigerian banks out of the 24 banks in the country made the Banker 500 global bank brand ranking 2014. The three banks are First Bank Plc, GTbank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc. However, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated was ranked the most valuable brand in Africa – outside South Africa – in the annual ranking of the global banking and financial magazine ‘The Banker’ in its special edition Brand Finance Banking 500 of February 2014. First Bank of Nigeria Limited, for the third consecutive year was ranked as Nigeria’s number one banking brand in the 2014 Top 500 Banking Brands Ranking of the world just released by The Banker Magazine a publication of Financial Times Group in its February edition and Brand Finance in the United Kingdom.

Power sector needs fresh $50bn investment – Aganga

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A further $50 billion investment is expected to go into the Nigeria’s power sector in the next few years following successful completion of privatisation of the sector, says Dr. Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Speaking at the 2014 Standard Bank West Africa Investors’ Conference in Lagos, Aganga said that for the first time in Nigeria’s 53 year history, the country successfully privatised the power industry and is bringing in capital, technology and operational excellence into the sector. He noted that the theme of the conference, “Nigeria: Time to Deliver’, is a call to action, a statement of great expectations, an acknowledgement of the great potential across the length and breadth of our country, even as he said that power has been the bane of businesses in Nigeria, and was left unaddressed for many years.

Nigerian Olympian bags life jail in South Africa

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A former Nigerian Olympic athlete, Ambrose Monye has been sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa. Monye was sentenced alongside Andre Gouws for the murder of Channelle Henning. They were sentenced at the North Guateng High Court in Pretoria. After having denied for months, both of them confessed to being involved in the murder of the 26-year-old Henning. *CONVICTS . . . Andre Gouws (L) and his co-accused, former Nigerian Olympic athlete Ambrose Monye in the North Gauteng High Court, South Africa on Monday when their judgment was handed down to them She was shot in Faerie Glen, in the east of Pretoria on November 8, 2011 just after she dropped her son at a creche. At that time, Channelle and her estranged husband, Nick Henning had been locked in a custody battle.

England return thrills Yobo

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Joseph Yobo Nigerian international Joseph Yobo is excited to be back in the Premier League and playing for Norwich City. The 33-year-old, who joined the Canaries on loan from Turkish giants Fenerbahce in January, completed his first full training session with his new Norwich City teammates on Tuesday and later told the club’s website how excited he was to return to “the best league in the world”. “I trained yesterday but today it was with the whole squad so I’m happy to be here. I know a few of the players already, it wasn’t entirely new to me but I felt welcome,” Yobo told Norwich City’s official website, canaries.co.uk . “I’m excited that I had this opportunity to come back to England. It’s probably the best league in the world, and it’s a new challenge so I’m looking forward to it. “There were loads of clubs from abroad who were interested in me, but the manager here convinced me and I wanted to come back to the Premier League.

Ministry requests for fund to tackle female genital mutilation

The Federal Ministry of Health on Wednesday in Abuja requested for a special fund from the proceeds of SURE-P and Debt Relief Fund to tackle the menace of female genital mutilation in Nigeria. The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said the request is contained in a memorandum presented by the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for approval. “Also, the Minister of Health brought a report of his Council which held in Lagos, last year.

Tension as masquerades storm troubled Osun school

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OSOGBO—For two days running, tension continues to mount in Iwo, Osun state as situation at Baptist High School, Iwo yesterday took a new dimension when some students of the school mobilized masquerades to the school . The students of the school, it was gathered also appeared in masquerade attire and prevented academic activities in the school for several hours. The masquerades, it was gathered were mobilized to the school by some students with the collaboration of some traditionalists in the town as various religious organizations have taken interest in the crisis rocking the education sector in he state.

Don’t sleep until peace returns to Borno, Jonathan tells Service Chiefs

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*Shekau and Jonathan ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, decorated the new heads of the armed forces as well as the Chief of Defence Staff, with a charge not to sleep until the war on terror in the North-Eastern part of the country was won and Nigerians in Borno State were also able to sleep. This came as the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, yesterday said that it had begun air strikes at the Sambisa Forest in Borno State where the Boko Haram insurgents have their cells. Meantime, security agencies are being hampered by their inability to curtail the upsurge in ethnic and religious killings in some parts of the Middle Belt states of Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa states as well as Southern Kaduna, in Kaduna State.

Why I exposed missing oil revenue — Sanusi

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* Insists it will make public officers accountable I’m not afraid to step on toes, he boasts CNPP, Gbajabiamila, other Reps react LAGOS—The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, explained that he exposed the opaque management of oil revenue in the country so that it could lead to people being asked to explain what they had done with the money. He also said that he “loves controversy”. According to the CBN Governor, the controversy surrounding the missing oil revenue was also good for the country. Sanusi spoke Tuesday night, while addressing the Standard Bank’s West Africa Investors Conference. His words:  “A lot of the noise that is happening in the country today around me and the oil sector is good for the country because at the end of the day, if it leads to improved governance of oil revenue; if it leads to increased transparency or people having to be called to explain what they have done with the money- that is good for the syste