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When rapper Fat Joe attended New York Fashion Week last week something was definitely missing. We’re going to go out on a limb and say what was missing was the abundance of weight that we are used to seeing him with! A very slimmed down Joe not only showed up to the fashion show in Harlem, he walked the runway! Take a look at the inspirational spitter in the pics from Harlem’s Fashion Row 7th Annual Fashion Show And Style Awards below!

BEYONCE has been busy sunning herself in France this week with hubby Jay Z and their adorable daughter Blue Ivy.  And just to make her fans completely jealous of her lavish lifestyle, the On The Run songstress has made a point of sharing enviable snaps from the luxury getaway. Beyoncé has been accused of photoshopping her Tumblr bikini picture [Tumblr] But one Tumblr photo in particular has landed the 33-year-old in hot water...Again.

26-year-old student, Fashanu, is in trouble after he was accused of raping a lady he promised to help... but he says he is innocent A 26-year-old student, Ibrahim Fashanu, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly raping a lady on the 12th of September. According to the Prosecutor, Corporal Francesca Okere, the accused raped his 21-year-old victim on the pretext of helping her charge her phone battery.

According to report from a reliable source, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria was arrested Sunday night at a private female hostel in Samaru, Zaria. An eyewitness, Khalifa Sha’aibu, disclosed that, it was not the first time the lecturer was entering the hostel to visit his girlfriend.

This article originally appeared in Business Insider. German justice minister Heiko Maas is calling on Google to become more transparent by disclosing exactly how it ranks search results. This, of course, will simply never happen. The algorithm is the heart of Google, the source of all its wealth and power as the planet's best index of knowledge. Google is just never going to give that up. CEO Larry Page will fight to the death.

An explosion is reported to have occurred today, September 17, 2014 at the Federal College of Education in Kano According to a Leadership Newspaper report, an explosion has occurred at the Federal College of Education in Kano state. Reports filtering in have it that gunfire was also heard and the attack is believed to be the work of Boko Haram terrorists.

The much-awaited self-lacing shoes from "Back to the Future, Part II" may come into existence soon. This 2011 version of the Air Mag is missing the power laces.NiceKicks "Back to the Future" fans and sneaker fans pretty much freaked out in 2011 when Nike issued a limited number of Air Mag shoes designed after those from "Back to the Future, Part II." In the movie, Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly time travels all the way to 2015, rides a Hoverboard, and throws on some kicks with "power laces" that tighten automatically.

Panasonic's CM1 joins a large 1-inch, 20-megapixel sensor with a big lens and an Android phone.Stephen Shankland/CNET COLOGNE, Germany -- Smartphones have largely replaced compact cameras, but Panasonic launched a new product called the CM1 to bring the two product categories together. Depending on how you look at it, it's either a very slim camera or a somewhat bulky Android phone. Its standout feature is a large f2.8 28mm-equivalent lens made by Leica and an accompanying 1-inch, 20-megapixel sensor.

Two robbery suspects have been arrested in Lagos with one of them confessing to be married with children Two alleged members of a robbery gang, a man and a woman, have been arrested by security operatives in Lagos. Ahmed Isiaka and Victoria Amodu reportedly belong to a group of 5 which has been terrorizing the Seme-Badagry- Mile 2 environs.

Job cuts will hit nearly all divisions later this week in the second wave of the company's larger plan to cut 18,000 employees, sources tell ZDNet. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has to deliver bad news this week.James Martin/CNET Later this week, Microsoft will lay off another group of employees as part of its planned cuts of 18,000 announced back in July , according to sources close to the company. Microsoft officials said in July that the company would be realigning its worldwide workforce by cutting 18,000 jobs, with 12,500 of those cuts coming from employees Microsoft acquired as part of its acquisition of Nokia's handset and services business. Microsoft officials said the layoffs would happen over the course of several waves. Microsoft officials said 1,351 of the first round of employees cut would be based in the Redmond, Wash., area .

Microsoft has sent out the official press invites for an event in San Francisco on September 30, where we are almost certain that Windows 9 (codenamed Threshold) will be unveiled. The Windows 9 Technical Preview should be handed out to event attendees, and should also be available online on September 30 or very soon after.

What started as a one-man project and quickly grew into a computer game phenomenon played by tens of millions of children and adults worldwide will be absorbed by Microsoft Corp. for $2.5 billion. Microsoft announced Monday that it will buy the maker of the highly popular "Minecraft" video game — privately held Mojang in Stockholm — in a deal expected to close this year. The purchase follows Amazon.com Inc.'s recent agreement to buy video network Twitch Interactive for nearly $1 billion and Facebook Inc.'s purchase of virtual reality headwear maker Oculus for $2 billion.

Divorced Nollywood star, Monalisa Chinda is on the verge of making up with her estranged husband, Dejo Richards This should be good news for fans and lovers of Nollywood star, Monalisa Chinda , if it turns out to be true that she has finally made up with her estranged husband, Segun Dejo-Richards. Going by news making the rounds, Monalisa who celebrated her 40th birthday few days has it that the Rivers State born actress may have settled the differences she had with the father of her daughter and if things work out real well between them they may actually come back together as husband and wife after their messy separation.

Industry Nite last week was to some skeptics the biggest Industry Nite yet this year when the whole of Beat 99.9FM where hosted.

It’s another year again and Lagos already knows what the month of September represents for the Beat 99.9 Fm! In celebration of its 5th year anniversary, your number one urban radio station the Beat 99.9 fm is back with The Triple 9 Concert slated for the 30th of September at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

1) Don’t smoke – Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).

Hollywood stars are expected to pack out New York City's Temple Emanu-El for 81-year-old Joan's funeral A very Hollywood send off Legendary comic Joan Rivers will be laid to rest today in a rather glamorous Hollywood ceremony. Stars are expected to pack out Temple Emanu-El synagogue in New York for the funeral of the acid-tongued comic, who died on September 4, eight days after being admitted to hospital. Tributes for the witty self confessed plastic surgery addict flooded the internet, with more than 40,000 people calling on President Barack Obama to make September 4 an inaugural Joan Rivers Day.

The management of the University College Hospital (UCH) yesterday said the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and not UCH charges patients N10,000 for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) test, saying “testing for Ebola for our in- and out- patients is free of charge.”

Everton receive some good news re: Gerard Deulofeu while rumours of Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Man United gathers pace Luiz GustavNO: Brazilian midfielder doesn't want to move to the Premier League Welcome to Wednesday where we're already nearly halfway through the week. And the window may be shut, but transfer news never sleeps folks, and we've got all the latest right here.

NB - Kim has not - as far as we know - been crying over Ryan's news. There's just lots of clips of her crying on the internet We feel like Kim felt here Superhunk  Ryan Gosling became a dad on Friday  . And while we're all very happy for him - we can't help but feeling a little bit sad that our fantasies of marrying him ourselves have been cemented as impossible. OK, it was probably never very likey.

Victoria Wild, 30, who has had THREE boob jobs funded by her sugar daddy boyfriend, says: "Who wouldn't want to be treated like a bimbo? A glamour model has spent a staggering £30,000 on cosmetic surgery to look like a blow-up sex doll. Latvian Victoria Wild  underwent an array of procedures  such as three  boob jobs, which enlarged her breasts to a whopping 32G , permanent lip implants and botox to transform herself to  resemble an inflatable love toy .

The pair were seen leaving the Cheesecake Factory in LA and photographed cuddling outside before heading home separately Splash Khloe and the Game Reality star Khloe Kardashian enjoyed a coy dinner with her rumoured ex-boyfriend, The Game, on Monday night - just weeks after splitting from French Montana. The pair were seen leaving the Cheesecake Factory in LA and photographed cuddling outside before heading home separately.

The actor shrugged off the allegations made against him by former employee Douglas Gotterba Splash Travolta: It's just about people wanting money Hollywood actor John Travolta has addressed claims he was romantically involved with his ex-pilot for the first time. Earlier this year former employee Douglas Gotterba made  the allegation that he'd been in a sexual relationship with the actor when he was working for him,  and the pair are currently involved in a pending lawsuit.

The on-off couple were reportedly seen looking all lovey dovey as they celebrated the singer's close friend's birthday The lovebirds Just in case we needed any more confirmation they're back on, Justin Bieber and on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez have now been seen getting cosy at Ryan Butler's birthday celebrations. Pop nuisance Justin rented out the Lucky Strike bowling alley in Los Angeles on Sunday night for his childhood friend's intimate celebration, and reportedly couldn't keep his hands off the Come & Get It singer at the party.

The Newcastle United winger is undergoing chemotherapy and has lost his trademark long locks as he battles the illness y Battle: Gutierrez revealed he is suffering from testicular cancer on Tuesday night Jonas Gutierrez has revealed he is suffering from testicular cancer.

A host of famous faces turned out for the J Crew and Vogue party in London on Tuesday night as London Fashion Week came to a close Th It was hosted by J Crew and Vogue so it was always going to be a star-studded affair, and it didn't fail to disappoint. Mum-of-four Victoria Beckham , who made her first London Fashion Week appearance, turned out in style to the bash event held at Winfield House in London on Tuesday evening.

The comedienne's doctor reportedly took a selfie with the star before undertaking an unauthorized biopsy, it has been claimed Comedian Joan Rivers poses before signing copies of her new book "Diary Of A Mad Diva" at Barnes & Noble bookstore Joan Rivers' personal doctor took a selfie while the comedian was under anesthesia and the physician was set to perform an unauthorized biopsy, a report has claimed.

Its Wednesday and actress Ebube Nwagbo has got a quick question for you. The actress has just shared aphoto collage of her and Kim Kardashian in same attire andwantsfans to tell who rocked the dress better. So what say you, the red or the yellow?

South African president, Jacob Zuma announced today that 67 of its citizens died in the Synagogue building collapse that occurred on September 12th. The South Africans were in Nigeria to seek spiritual help and were staying at the guest house before it collapsed. Read the full statement from President Zuma

Speaking with journalists today September 16th in Abuja, President Jonathan appealed to members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT to return to the classrooms on Sept. 22 as there is no known case of Ebola in the country at the moment. Below is what he said...

Rihana is pissed at TV network CBS...and when Rihanna is pissed, she doesn't hold back. Last week CBS pulled Rihanna's 'Run This Town' from the NFL opening night credits in the wake of the Ray Rice domestic abuse incident citing her past as an abuse victim as reason for their action

Beyonce today took to her Tumblr page to share some pictures from her 33rd birthday which she celebrated with Jay Z, Blue Ivy, her mother and mother-in-law in the South of France. What a body she's got. See more photos

Investigations by The PUNCHrevealed this on Tuesday just as the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and human rights lawyers pleaded for the pardon of 12 soldiers who were sentenced to death by a military court on Monday. The soldiers, who had on May 14, 2014 fired shots at Mohammed, in Maiduguri, were convicted for mutiny and other offences such as insubordination.