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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson  is opening up about a difficult time in his life, when his mom Ata tried to commit suicide when he was 15 years old. The 45-year-old actor was filming on the set of  Ballers  in a cemetery, and posted a photo of his day there. “Got me thinkin’ though bout how many of us have been affected by suicide of our friends, family. Struggle and pain is real. We’ve all been there on some level or another,”  The Rock   wrote . “My mom tried to check out when I was 15. She got outta the car on Interstate 65 in Nashville and walked into oncoming traffic. Big rigs and cars swerving outta the way not to hit her. I grabbed her and pulled her back on the gravel shoulder of the road. What’s crazy about that suicide attempt is to this day, she has no recollection of it whatsoever. Probably best she doesn’t.” “Sh*ts of a scene to shoot – didn’t like it – but it did reminder that we always gotta do our best to really pay attention when peo...

Kim Kardashian West has been spotted out in public for the first time with her newborn baby girl, Chicago.

Lead singer of The Temptations, Dennis Edwards has die. He died yesterday February 2nd in a Chicago hospital, just a day before his 75th birthday, after suffering a stroke. According to report he had been battling with meningitis and pneumonia before his death. The American singer was born in Fairfield, Alabama and began singing as a toddler in his father's church. He joined the Temptations in 1968 and sang with the group from 1968 to 1976, 1980 to 1984 and 1987 to 1989. In the mid-1980s, he attempted a solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "Don't Look Any Further" In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group.

Ojuolape,  wife of music producer,  Cobhams Asuquo ,  gave an insight into the early days of their relationship. Apparently Cobhams at the BBN wonderland event which took place last week, she narrates  how they met, started dating and then got married in December 2010 but according to Ojuolape, he forgot to disclose how he went on to date someone else when she initially turned him down because she was quite young then. Here is what she wrote on her IG page this morning. So hubby happily told the  #BBNWonderland  brides last weekend how he chased me for 7 years. But he never tells the story complete. Mr. Asuquo! That’s how he conveniently forgot to tell them that a few days after we first met, he called me on the phone (Nitel landline ?) and declared that he saw us as husband and wife. I was 18. He was 20. When I said I wasn’t quite aligned he asked someone else out like a week or two later!!!? Really??? Now how you gonna leave that part out???? ...

According to the report from MTO, the  South African pastor and general overseer of Alleluia Ministries International, Alph Lukau, is said to be the richest pastor in the world, with an estimated net worth of $1billion. Alleluia Ministries International has TENS OF THOUSANDS of members in Africa, Europe, and South America. In the past, the Pastor has come under fire for allegedly claiming to heal fake, dying patients. On his social media, he posted images of “dead” clients laying in hospital beds and then him bring them “back to lie.” “There is NO sickness that Jehovah Rapha cannot heal. Is it HIV, is it cancer? Diabetes, arthritis, high/low blood, paralysis or back pains? There is nothing He cannot do. He lifted this woman from her bed of death as doctors had sent her home with no solution. Your solution is found in Jesus,” he boasted. Social media swarmed him and told him to cut it out. The scandal obviously didn’t hurt his career, and he has since become a billionaire, and...

The traditional wedding is taking place today February 3rd. Congrats to the couple. See more photos below 

Most of her friends who simply can't believe that she's dead described her as a Jovial person, cheerful and always full of life.

Nigerian TV personality, Daala Oruwari just shared her near death experience when she went with her family to get their National ID cards recently. According to her, ' with my Blood pressure at such a dangerously low level, If not for all the delays, I would have gotten into the 3rd mainland traffic would surely have died'. Read her full story below... Last week Friday, My family and I went to Ikoyi Club at around 9am for the National ID card exercise which they had so thoughtfully organised for their members & on getting there, the card processing had not started so we crossed over to the pool to swim for 2hours after which we went back for the processing. After about 5 hours, we were done & we decided to order dinner.  My dad, bro and I orded the special mixed grill, while my mum ordered Amala which was taking too long to arrive only to find out after 30mins that the person to make it was too busy, so grudgingly she had to order the mixed grill as well....

The model and actress shared an Amber Rose Instagram photo which seems to show her touching herself. The image saw the mum-of-one stood up against a pole as she put her hands down her trousers. Amber, 34, was seen leaning back as she had her eyes closed and mouth open in what seemed to be a pose of pleasure. One fan blasted: "Not cool that she's touching herself or that she's posting about it," while another asked: "What are you doing?" From Daily Star

Stephanie Coker's Husband, Daniel Olumide Aderinokun, has just put up a post on his Instagram story after viral news of his infidelity hit the net yesterday. See his response below.....

Comic actor, Ime Bishop Umoh A.K.A Okon Lagos In a chat with Saturday Beats disclosed that his love for food prompted him to be a good cook so that nobody could deprive him of food.He also talks about how people react when they meet him and find out he is not dumb.... He said if he was deprived of food, he would cry. “I do chores; the once that interest me. I love food a lot. There is no food I cannot eat and once I crave a certain food, I cook it. I don’t place myself in a situation where someone would hold me to ransom by denying me food. You can do that with anything but if you try it with food, I can cry. I love food immeasurably. I thank God that I can cook anything. My mother taught me how to cook,” he said. He told Saturday Beats that people often believed that he would be as dumb as the Okon character he plays in movies but that they are usually surprised to find out that he is a smart person. He said that despite the misconception, he has no point to prove to anyone that he...

The decision follows a report by the Daily Mail which carried quotes from Henry stating African players "cause mayhem" when they are not in the team. The club said his comments were "unacceptable", adding they conducted a "full and thorough investigation". It added: "West Ham United will not tolerate any type of discrimination." Earlier on Friday, Hammers manager David Moyes said Henry had recommended two players from the African continent during the January transfer window. The Scot said the club were "very, very close" to signing Leicester's Algeria forward Islam Slimani, who joined Newcastle on loan, and Lille's Cameroon defender Ibrahim Amadou. When asked about the comments made by the former recruitment chief, Moyes said: "It's a massive shock, because you are well aware of the couple of players we were trying to sign on deadline day, so that's why it's a big surprise. "I've known Tony and he has...

Killing of 7 innocent Fulanis in Gboko, Benue State is condemnable. President Buhari's non-challant attitude towards addressing the killings in Benue and other States by herdsmen is dangerous to the peaceful co-existence of Nigerians. Let the President act like a nationalist now!

#Repost @sonialareinaa with @get_repost ・・・ "Couple Goals" is the greatest illusion of 21st century.U think someone's life is perfect because of a nice picture on IG. Lol.My friends,my wisdom didn't come from books. My write ups are result of many lessons I have learnt from my struggle,pain and frustration.However,I choose to keep it real because there is light in truth&we don't have to feel like losers just because things don't seem to be perfect all the time.Honestly, I have never liked the idea of marriage,I hated it cuz it seemed like a zone where we appreciate nothing and demand for everything just because.Even today I feel like the whole "marriage" thing is not there to serve us,but to serve society by impacting tones of norms that are meant to control us,lock us inside the box and decide what is wrong and right on our behalf.It took me time,tears,depression,endless arguments and literally madness to understand the purpose of two people...

A former Dallas accountant condemned for fatally shooting his two young daughters while their mother listened helplessly on the phone was put to death Thursday night in Texas but not before taunting her one last time. John David Battaglia was executed for the May 2001 killings of his 9-year-old daughter, Faith, and her 6-year-old sister, Liberty. Battaglia and his wife had separated, and he shot the girls at his Dallas apartment during a scheduled visit. According to prosecutors, Battaglia became enraged that Pearle notified police about his harassment of her and he used a visit with their daughters to act on his anger. Pearle returned a call from one of her daughters and heard Faith pleading with her father, who put the call on speakerphone. "No, daddy, please don't, don't do it!" Faith begged. Pearle yelled into the phone for the children to run, then heard gunshots. "Merry ... Christmas," Battaglia told Pearle, the words of the holiday greeti...

He took to his Facebook page and write;  2013: Boko Haram butchered thousands yet Buhari said it was "unjust" for them to be proscribed and killed.He said an attack on Boko Haram was "an attack on the north". He protested when a state of emergency was declared in 3 states because of Boko Haram and he said Boko Haram should be "pampered". 2014: Boko Haram loved and had so much confidence in Buhari that they nominated him as their spokesman and chief negotiator in proposed talks with the Federal Government. They said they TRUSTED him because he promised to spread sharia THROUGHOUT Nigeria and to ALWAYS protect Muslims. 2017: Janjaweed Fulani terrorists and Miyetti Allah kill thousands of people over 3 years and subjects them to genocide and ethnic cleansing. Buhari defends them, refuses to arrest them, refuses to ban them, refuses to declare them terrorists and refuses to protect Nigerians. 2018: Buhari pampers the Janjaweed Fulani terrorists,sa...

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday commenced the trial of a 35-year-old man, Ugochukwu Onyebuchi, alleged to have sexually assaulted his friend’s daughter. Onyebuchi, a trader, residing at No. 14, Olawale St., Egbeda, near Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault.  The Prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu, told court that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 28 at No. 9, Atitebi St., Ayobo in Agege, near Lagos. Narrating what transpired, Ogu said that the accused went to visit his friend (the complainant) at home but did not meet him. He said that Onyebuchi met his friend’s wife and children at home and decided to wait to see his friend. “The accused sent two of his friend’s children to buy biscuit while their mother was washing clothes at the back yard,” the prosecutor said. Ogu said that while the accused was alone with his friend’s three year-old daughter, he placed her on his lap and put his finger into her private part. “The...

In a statement released by his media aide, Obiageli Nwachukwu, what the counsel told the court was that he couldn;t attend court proceedings because he had a heart ailment and not heart disease. Read the statement below... "It has been brought to our attention that the Punch Newspaper has reported, in a blazing and sensational headline, that the former  Minister of Aviation , Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, "has heart disease".  This is false. Worst still the story has brought a lot of fear and consternation into the hearts and minds of Chief Fani-Kayode's friends, supporters and family members all over the world. It is only in the world of the reporter of the Punch Newspaper that a "heart-related ailment" has suddenly become "heart disease". Chief Fani-Kayode's lawyer, Mr. Norrison Quakers SAN, said that he had a "heart-related ailment" in open court and not "heart disease". There is a world of difference between the two. ...

President Buhari also vowed that those involved in the murder of innocent persons would be made to face the wrath of the law. He explained that the rise in the level of violent crimes across Nigeria was having a negative impact on national development. The President, who spoke in Port Harcourt while declaring open the 9th General Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, said he was saddened by the killings in Nigeria. Represented by the Minister of Interior, Abduraham Dambazau, the President said, “I am very worried and saddened about the persistent killings and kidnappings happening in our country, especially the wastage of innocent lives in different parts of the country by whatever means it is done, particularly in Benue State. I have therefore directed that no effort should be spared in identifying and bringing to justice all those that are carrying out the acts. I have therefore directed the Chief of Army Staff to relocate to the North Ea...

In the video circulating online, the woman is seen lying on the floor as the Naval officer stands beside her looking confused as young men surrounded him and confronted him for slapping her.

According to TMZ, the Glee star's body was found on Tuesday in the Los Angeles River near Sunland where he had a home. He was 35 at the time of his death. Salling was awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea to possession of child pornography.  The actor had already made a suicide attempt last summer, when he cut both of his wrists, according to a report. Salling is said to have 'freaked out' after hurting himself on August 22. He is thought to have been taken to hospital after paramedics treated him in his Los Angeles home.  According to TMZ, he had screamed for his roommate after cutting his wrists.  The roommate then called 911 and helped him. The actor was reportedly taken to be treated for psychological problems after he recovered. Salling 'downloaded thousands of images of child pornography' between April and December 2015. The papers state he used software to mask his IP address, but twice showed some of his collection to an adult wom...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Victor Oye says late Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, deserves more than N1bn burial budget from the Federal Government.   His reaction comes after the assertion by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, that President Muhammadu Buhari had expended about N1bn on Ekwueme from the day the Federal Government took over his medical bills to date.  Speaking with Punch, Oye described the late Ekwueme as a man of means who, on his own, achieved greatness.   He said,  “What is N1bn to Ekwueme? He deserved more than that.  “Ekwueme is worth more than N100bn by his personal achievements. He was a rich man by every definition. If I were the Federal Government, I wouldn’t have pronounced the figure because Ekwueme deserved more than that. He deserved a befitting burial for what he did for this country.  “He was a detribalized Nigerian; wealthy but humble.”    ...

The Rapper shared the sad news on his IG page this evening. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.

After missing Banky W's South Africa white wedding and Lagos traditional wedding,Wizkid posted photos of them chilling out in Lagos.

The state of the economy that my administration inherited leaves a lot to do and to be decided," the former international soccer star said in an address apparently aimed at lowering high expectations following his election victory at the end of last year to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Our economy is broken; our government is broke. Our currency is in free fall; inflation is rising. Unemployment is at an unprecedented high and our foreign reserves are at an all-time low". In view of the very rapidly deteriorating situation of the economy, I am informing you today, with immediate effect, that I will reduce my salary and benefits by 25 percent," Weah said, pledging the savings to a development fund for Liberia.  From Reuters

Badamasi of Gwagwa Karmo village, Abuja, was sentenced on a count charge of theft. Justice Abubakar Sadiq, who gave the order after the convict pleaded guilty on a two-count charge, ordered that the convict should be given six strokes of the cane. Sadiq said that the punishment would have been severe if he had not pleaded guilty to save the court the pains of a protracted prosecution. The prosecuting counsel, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, had told the court that one Abdullahi Mohammed of Jiwa, Abuja, reported the matter at Karmo Police Station on Jan.23. Zannah said that the convict criminally trespassed into the complainant’s shop at Karmo market and stole one bag of Beans valued at N15, 000. He said the convict was arrested by the police at Agura Junction as he was about selling the beans. Zannah added that during police investigation and interrogation, the convict admitted committing the offence. The prosecuting counsel said that the offences contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the...

According to her, considering how sensitive her smell is, there is no way she can date a guy who has bad breath. Joselyn who was speaking on her show on GhOne TV "Keeping it real", said: “No matter how good looking or handsome the guy is, whether he drives the most expensive car or lives in a huge mansion, it is a complete turn off for me to date such a guy”. Joselyn who was on the show with her friends, AJ Sarpong and Ana Rodriguez also indicated that it will be very difficult for her to date guys with bad body odour indicating that it is simply a put-off. On the part of the guests, AJ Sarpong cannot date an unintelligent guy while, Ana Rodriguez hates guys who put on WHITE SOCKS.

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has told youths of the state that it is better to be thieves than to smoke weed. He made this statement while briefing the people of his state on his development plans for the community. While emphasizing the dangers of smoking weed, Okorocha reminded them that smoking weed is still illegal and the law will go after anyone who is involved in the business. Speaking in Igbo, Okorocha said: "A law has been declared in the state that everything that has to do with smoking weed has to stop. Weed has killed my children in Imo State. Anyone who is selling weed; whether you are smoking it or you are selling it, if we find your house, we will demolish it.  "Where I stand now, I prefer that a person... it's better that a person is a thief than to smoke weed.  "If you're caught stealing, you'll be sent to prison. If you go to steal while armed, you'll be killed. But if you smoke weed, not only will you be sent to prison,...

Cardi B  rocked the red carpet of the 2018  Grammy Awards  in her celestial white dress designed by Ashi Studio, last night. During her interview with E! news's  Guiliana Rancici, Cardi B  said she had butterflies in her stomach and vagina over her dress.  “I’m feeling butterflies in my stomach and vagina,”she said

'But I went back to my creative writing classes, I got my mama in my head: "Show respect," and I was a poet. Poetry in these fingertips! I wrote a little something something, and I just waited... A few days went by, and then bam!' He recalled: 'You know what the first thing she said to me [was]? "Mr. Shemar Moore, I hear you've been looking for me. Watch yourself!" I was like: "Oh, it's on!"' Anabelle, who described the couple as 'having fun tonight,' said: 'I thought this would be fun. I presented at the Latin AMAs last year. I told him it was stressful, so I didn't get to enjoy the show. So he gets to present [at the GRAMMYs tonight], get the stress this time, and I get to watch the show.' Shemar reminisced: 'I said, 'You want to be spontaneous? You want to do something that most people won't do? You responded to my email. Let's just go big and have fun, because it's a good story....

The President made the call while presenting Nigeria’s position in favour of the Report on the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) and related issues presented by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  According to him,  “It is Nigeria’s position that as African leaders and principal architects of our Union, we must now speed up action to conclude the negotiations and establish the CFTA.”  Noting that the continent has missed the timeline set by the African Union (AU) in January 2012 to establish the CFTA in 2017, he said African leaders still had the opportunity to set it up by March 2018.  Justifying Nigeria’s vote for the CFTA, the President said: “In a rapidly changing global economy, with much uncertainty, we believe that the establishment of a CFTA would provide Africa with tremendous opportunity to achieve signifi...