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Mechanical Engineer-turned Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike has pointed accusing fingers at some Nollywood bigwigs for sleeping with actresses in exchange of roles. Emeka Ike The Nollywood actor, who had marital challenges earlier this year has made it known in a recent interview how sad he is with the modus operandi of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. He made it known that the Ibinabo Fiberesima-led tenure which is still ongoing can only be compared to the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah, where producers sleep with actresses to give them role while they practice homosexuality with the males. While addressing newsmen at the 2nd edition of the City People’s Political Award held recently in Lagos, the Imo State born actor, revealed that the Nollywood is full of decays which must not be transferred to the next set of fresh generation that will opt in their career.

James Entwistle, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. Image: American Embassy The American government has given insight into why the Nigerian military is facing difficulty procuring arms from the United States to combat the extremist Boko Haram sect wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s North East region. Nigerian government officials had on September 17 told PREMIUM TIMES that the administration opted for the controversial discreet purchase of arms in South Africa as a desperate measure after the American government allegedly blocked all legitimate arms order made by the military. ‎ Since then, the matter has been extensively reported in the Nigerian media, with some Nigerians accusing the Americans of undermining the country’s war against terrorism.

This month, an Australian film crew led by cinematographer Abrahem Joffe was filming in southern Ethiopia They stumbled upon Ataye Eligidagne, 20, who has the largest lip disc in the world The hardened clay disc is 59.5 cm in circumference and 19.5 cm in diameter The discs are a tradition dating back further than 1896, and a way of attracting a husband The Ethiopian government has taken measures to ban the discs  When scouring through far-flung corners of the world, you never know what you might find. This month, an Australian film crew, led by cinematographer Abrahem Joffe, stumbled upon the world’s largest lip disc in the remote valleys of southern Ethiopia. Joffe told Daily Mail Australia the crew was filming a documentary series for Canon Australia when they made the discovery.

Being married to Mariah Carey in all of her glittery, butterfly glory seems challenging enough but when you add the pressure of the public eye into the equation, we imagine it to be that much harder. Nick and Mariah are allegedly separated and while they haven’t filed for divorce yet, it’s rumored thattheir union is falling apart faster than her live performances. Cannon visited HuffPost Live, where he dished on the “harshest” part about his marriage to Mariah. “It’s interesting because dealing with your personal life in the public eye and really, a lot of the time, public opinion is the harshest thing about it,” he revealed. “So you kind of have to block out all that stuff…because people are going to have opinions…what people say about me is really none of my business.”

Fearing legal battle, Richestlifestyle.com, the American based online publication which claimed President Goodluck Jonathan is the 6th richest President in Africa has removed the publication from its website. The Presidency yesterday threatened legal action against the publication and all those who reproduced the offensive article. It also demanded unreserved apology according to a statement signed by Presidential Spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati.

“This is someone I used to love, will always respect…I have absolutely nothing against him. At the end of the day he’s not an enemy…God used him to open my eyes. I’ll always be grateful. I’ve been in touch with the people at Google…some of them say they may return the blog but I’m no longer interested. If they can’t protect me from people like Alex/Aye Dee, then there’s no point continuing to do business with them. I’m going to continue blogging from my own domain name – lindaikejionline.com . (cyber-squatters have taken everything else)

The Hollywood actor and actress welcomed their first child together into the world last month Flynet The baby name is revealed! Ryan Gosling and Evan Mendes welcomed their first child together last month and now the newborn's name has finally been revealed. The handsome pair have named their daughter Esmeralda Amada, according to the baby's birth certificate, which has been obtained by TMZ. It's said that the pair, who haven't been seen in public since the birth of their child, may have taken the name Esmeralda from the fictional novel and 1996 movie The Hunchback Of Notre-Dame.

Microsoft's latest public compatibility commitments refute rumors that it's planning to discontinue its Surface lineup. Sarah Tew/CNET Microsoft officials seldom deny publicly rumors about product futures, even when they are from some sites with less-than-stellar Microsoft-prediction track records. But on October 9, Microsoft execs broke that rule (at least indirectly) and posted on the Microsoft Surface blog that "Businesses can buy with confidence. We are here to stay." Digitimes published a report on October 9 claiming Microsoft is planning to exit the Surface business, citing unnamed supply-chain sources.

Guess who's back... Back again. Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images This article originally appeared in Business Insider . Since naming Satya Nadella as CEO, Bill Gates spends a third of his time working at Microsoft, he told Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean . That's a surprisingly big chunk of time, and more than most people realize. When Nadella became CEO, Gates gave up the Microsoft chairman job and took on the vague title of "Founder and Technology Advisor." That made it sound like he was practically dusting his hands of Microsoft. During the CEO search, Gates had repeatedly told people that he would not, under any circumstances, come back as CEO.

It comes as Jen hinted it was Nicholas she had taken the photos for in the first place before they split earlier this year Getty "It's a shame" Jennifer Lawrence's ex Nicholas Hoult has spoken out for the first time to defend the Hunger Games actress after nude photos of her were leaked online . The stunning star recently spoke out about the pictures herself, calling the violation a "sex crime", and hinted she had actually taken them for Nicholas - who she dated on and off for more than three years. Now the actor has defended her too, while promoting his new film Young Ones. In an interview with Good Day New York, Nicholas said: "It's shocking that things like that happen in the world."

Apple/Beats By Dre just made the announcement! D'banj has signed a contract with Apple to be the African ambassador for the brand...and not just that, he'll get his own customized earphones, which will be launched in December. Congrats to D'banj.