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Loads of style centric fashion insiders slayed the red carpet at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. The undisputed fashion star of the moment, Rihanna was among our favorite starlets who tip toed on the carpet in some of the world’s renowned designers. But not everyone made us proud. Check out which celebs rocked the carpet and who needs to fire their stylist!

Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has been cast in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII," Walt Disney Co's Lucasfilm said on Monday. Nyong'o, whose first film role last year in "12 Years a Slave," earned her the Academy Award for best supporting actress, will also joining Gwendoline Christie of HBO's "Game of Thrones," in the film. Their roles have not been announced. Lupita has been cast in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.

The singer defiantly goes nearly nude to the awards ceremony as she deletes Instagram account in protest of nudity clauses What do you wear to pick up one of the fashion industry’s most coveted style prizes? Well, if you’re in  Rihanna  and you’re fashion USP is audaciousness teamed with unapologetic brazenness, you wear nothing. Well, nothing bar a shimmering sheer floor-length dress that reveals everything, nipples et al, in a move that would  make Instagram censors dive for cover . Her modesty was just about hidden by a nude coloured thong, which she covered with a fur stole. Part Josephine Baker, part sphinx, she teamed her Adam Selman-designed dress with a sparkling turban. While conservative fashion critics may bemoan her wardrobe choice and tell her to cover up, this might be the most ‘Rihanna’ ensemble she’s ever worn – it’s admirably confident, fearlessly individual and unashamedly

Following his confirmation by the Senate last month as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele will officially assume duties this week. This is consequent upon the expiration of the tenure of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Prior to his nomination by President Goodluck Jonathan, Emefiele was the Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc. Undoubtedly, his appointment has come at a time of great economic anxiety and declining confidence in the banking sector. Banking, including central banking, is a confidence game. That is why the person at the helm of the country’s apex bank has a very important role to play in building confidence in the financial sector and steering the economy towards stable growth. There is no doubt that Emefiele’s track record as an accomplished commercial banker has placed him in good stead to raise the needed confidence and strengthen both the banks and the national economy. The multiple challenges before Emefiele as CBN helmsm...

The Chibok School Girls who luckily escaped Boko Haram's den after being  kidnapped by the sects in Borno, on April 14  have visited Borno state Governor Shettima. It was reported on May 29 that the Borno State Commissioner for Education, Musa Kubo revealed that a  total of the 30 escaped girls have reunited with their families .

World renowned Coach and Chelsea Manger Jose Mourinho has backed the Super Eagles to make the 2014 World Cup Knockout stage. He was talking with Yahoo sports and listed the 16 teams he feel could make the 2014 World Cup Knockout stage. He revealed that due to his long time friendship with Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal, He thinks they will come out of their group in second place behind defending champions Spain in Group B. He said: “I’m very emotional, I go always with my friends,”. In Group C he choose west African Super star packed Ivory Coast and European power house Greece advancing over Colombia and Japan. In Group D, He refused to choose between Uruguay, England and Italy due to the South American team's strength and having relationships with England and Italy over the years. He said: “If I say England out, next season they don’t let me coach here [at Chelsea].” In Group E, Mourinho said, “I don’t believe in another collapse for France,” and chose them to w...

Commercial sex workers in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria have cried out over low patronage from their clients. Vanguard reports that prostitutes in the northern state blamed the decline in patronage on insecurity in neighbouring states of Plateau, Borno, Yobe  and Adamawa. It was also gathered that most of the owners of hot spots and brothels around some major streets within the metropolis have also complained about low patronage from clients who usually engage the services of the sex workers. Some of the most affected spots are Ogbonna Hotel, Focus Brothel, Time out by junction, Peoples Club and Benco Hotels. * Prostitutes arrested in Lagos recently

Super Eagles Boss Stephen Keshi has released his final 23 man list for the upcoming 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil. The Big boss had sent the list to NFF before making it Public for transmission to FIFA. Keshi choose to talk to the seven dropped players before his list was aired to the Nigerian audience and media. A top source in the camp said:"It will not be right for us to release the list, and the players hear it from anybody other than the coach," explained the official prior to the squad announcement." The Unlucky seven are Obinna Nsofor, Nnamdi Oduamadi, Daniel Akpeyi, Joel Obi, Sunday Mba, Nosa Igiebor, Ejike Uzoenyi. Nigeria's captain Joseph Yobo and Vincent Enyeama is billed to take part in his their 3rd World cup, having played in Japan/South Korea 2002 and South Africa 2010, while this will be Mikel Obi's debut in the Tournament. The Unucky Seven won't leave camp but will also participate in the friendly game against Greece.

Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu, Today revealed why his officers stopped today's Chibok Protests demanding the rescue of over 250 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State. Mbu said that the protests pose a security risk to the area and told his officers to stop the movement. The Police Chief said: “Protests on the Chibok girls are hereby banned with immediate effect,” Mbu revealed that rival group named “Release Our Girls” had attacked the Abuja #BringBackOurGirls campaign with bottles recently and destroyed properties. Mbu said: “Information reaching us is that too soon, dangerous elements will join groups under the guise of protest and detonate explosives aimed at embarrassing the government,’’ he said. “As the FCT police boss, I cannot fold my hands and watch this lawlessness.” Mbu also said that hawkers have been gathering at the protest site `Fountain of Unity’ and have turned the area into a place for “cooking and selling”. He said: “When you continue to do it pe...

…Shekau, others have links with Gov Shettima Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, has called on President Gooduck Jonathan to suspend the governors of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states, as a matter of urgency, for their failure to curtail the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in their domains. While speaking at an interview with our correspondent in Zuru, in the Zuru Local Government Area of his home state, Kebbi, Bamaiyi insisted that the governors’ continued stay in office would be counter-productive to military efforts aimed at dislodging the terrorists, and averred that, in view of the prevailing circumstances, the President should sack them, and allow the military to take full control of the three states. On the constitutional implication of the emergency rule, the former Army chief explained that the moment an emergency rule is imposed in an area, the nation has already deviated from the normal constitutional rule, insisting that there is no constitutional pr...

Incarcerated Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Sokoto, has said he is ready to name the top guns behind the insurgents. Sokoto who stated this in a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan however faulted his conviction. The letter to the President read in part: “Your Excellency Sir, an innocent man was convicted by the court on the date aforementioned. It is for this singular reason that we are applying to you for Presidential pardon in the circumstance pursuant to your exclusive legitimate constitutional powers as enshrined in your golden conscience and under Section 175(a) and (b) of the Constitution. “Your Excellency sir, we are applying for respite and pardon for the convicted felon Kabiru Umar (alias Kabiru Sokoto) because we have absolute faith in your compassion and highest sense of fairness, equity and justice first as a God-fearing man and next, as the leader of the most compassionate nation on earth. “Your Excellency, we vow to reach out beyond the imagination and work ...

The sum of over ten billion naira have since 2011 been expended to procure Amourd Personnel Carrier (APC) and other logistics support to the Police and the Military forces, Borno State has said. In a statement  Issued by the Secretary to the State Government,Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda , states that fight against the Boko Haram terrorists has continued to drain the pause of the stage government. According to the statement, the Borno  state government  wouldn’t have made public its financial assistance to the Nigeria forces if not for some “  mischief makers, part of which claim that the State was not supporting the military. “First of all let me say we were pushed into making public, these things I am about to say. For three years we dealt with these challenges without any noise since the Government was doing it for Borno people. Some people are being made to assume that a certain security vote is provided to State Governments, this is not true.

I declared for the APC in June last year in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state well before the party was registered by INEC. I formally joined the party, amidst great fanfare, on 7th February 2014 in my hometown Ile-Ife and I registered my membership on that day. The registration was done outside the Ooni’s palace and it was done in the prescence of the media, numerous party leaders in the state, including Hon. Rotimi Makinde, who represents Ile-Ife at the Federal House, and all the other key leaders of the APC in the state and Ife-Ife including Chief Akantioke and Alhaji Soko Adewoyin the former  Deputy Governor of Osun state. After registering we proceeded to pay a courtesy call on my traditional ruler, the Ooni of Ife, and from there I went to spend a few days with Governor Rauf Aregbesola who, together with Governor Kayode Fayemi, I am close to and I consider to be friends. I have stated these facts and set the record straight due to the fact that Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the spokesman of t...