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Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamour and nine marriages into a long celebrity career, has died aged 99. The Hungarian actress passed away at her home in LA yesterday. She was born Sari Gabor on 6 February 1917 but was immediately nicknamed Zsa Zsa by her family. Gabor had a personality that generally outshone her acting skills. Her bubbly demeanour and looks helped land her a string of wealthy husbands. She had a penchant for calling everyone "dah-ling" in her thick Hungarian accent. Along with her two sisters, Eva and Magda, she became a fixture on Hollywood's social circuit in her prime. She was once branded "the most expensive courtesan since Madame de Pompadour," but Gabor insisted that only her marriage to husband No. 2, hotel mogul Conrad Hilton, was financially motivated. She was married nine times and appeared in more than 30 movies. Her finest film roles came in 'Moulin Rouge' in 1952 and 'Lili' i...

British tennis star, Andy Murray was once again crowned BBC SPOTY after a remarkable 2016 where he took gold in the Olympics, won his second Wimbledon title and became tennis' world number one. "It's been a great year for British sport and I am so proud to have been a part of it," said 29-year-old Murray as he accepted the award from Miami.

President-Elect Donald Trump has appointed some of the best and brightest brains in the world to be on his Economic Advisory team to "Make America Great again". He appointed multibillionaires and the CEO's of fortune 500 companies such as Boeing, Walmart, JP Morgan Chase amongst others. Of the over dozen Presidential appointments, Ondo state born Nigerian businessman Bayo Ogunlesi an Oxford and Harvard graduate who is the CEO and Founder of multibillion dollar company Global Infrastructure Partners made the list. He is also the only black man in the Advisory Committee whose father was the first Professor of Medicine in Nigeria. According to Bloomberg he is worth an estimated $900 million dollars.

He's really adorable!!

The UK Embassy in Nigeria has adopted a new visa application process, the British High Commission said yesterday, in a statement. The spokesperson of the commission, Joe Abuku, described the new process as a slight change in which “Visa staff now only need electronic versions of support documents.” The new process, which takes effect from December 5 for customers applying for a UK visa in Lagos, Victoria Island and Ikeja, would bring applicants benefits from digital improvements to the UK visa application process. “TLSContact (responsible for UK Visa Application Centres in Nigeria) will scan your supporting documents whilst you’re at the visa application centre, and then return your original documents to you,” the statement said. “They will then send these (electronic) documents to UKVI, with your passport and application form, and visa officers will consider your application in the usual way.” In order to avoid delays in the visa application centre, the Commission requested a...

According to Independent UK, Irish legislators have passed a bill to make cannabis legal for medicinal use after the government said it would not stand in the way. The bill seeks to legalise and regulate cannabis products for those suffering serious illnesses like cancer, multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia, as well as people who live with chronic pain. Its sponsor, People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny, said that if finalised it would give doctors the power to decide if their patients would benefit from the drug, RTÉ reported . The bill was passed in Ireland's lower house without a vote. It is the latest in a series of moves by politicians around the world to make marijuana legal for medical use. A school district in New Jersey, USA, has even allowed the drug to be administered to pupils on its grounds by a parent or guardian. In the UK an underground medical marijuana industry has sprung up, according to a Viceland documentary. Growers give away tens of thousands of pounds...

Mila Kunis has reportedly welcomed her second child, a baby boy, with husband Ashton Kutcher. According to E! News , the Family Guy star gave birth to her second child with Kutcher on November 30, with her representative later confirming the happy news. The pair already have daughter, Wyatt Isabelle, who they welcomed in October 2014, and Ashton previously revealed how she’s super excited about meeting her baby brother.

According to Just Jared, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are reportedly back together as a couple, over a year after they split up! The longtime couple split in the summer of 2015 and sources told E! News that they have been "back on for a few months." "They are back together and giving their relationship a try again," the source said. The reason for the rekindled relationship came about as " Scott 's mellowed out a lot and hasn't been partying." Kourtney and Scott are the parents of three kids - Mason , 6, Penelope , 4, and Reign , almost 2 - and they want "to make it work for them and their kids."

"There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart". - Celia Thaxter.

UFC star Conor McGregor obtained his boxing license in the state of California, furthering speculation of a mega fight versus retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who has a home in downtown Los Angeles. Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather promotions, called the move a "calculated effort to gain more fans." "He got a boxing license. Congratulations to him," Ellerbe told ESPN. "Conor McGregor can say anything he wants to, but he has a boss and his name is (UFC president) Dana White. He is under contract to the UFC, and if he wanted to fight Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match, he can't because his bosses wouldn't allow that to happen." Mayweather retired with an undefeated 49-0 record after beating Andre Berto on Sept. 12, 2015. McGregor is still under contract with the UFC, where he holds the lightweight championship. He beat Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on Nov. 12 to win the featherweight title, becoming the first to ever hold two UFC titles a...

12 lecturers at Auchi Polytechnic Edo state, have been sacked by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) after they were found guilty of giving high marks to their male students who offer them prostitutes or their girlfriends for sex. A report published in one of the National Dailies in April this year, exposed the activities of these randy lecturers. An investigative panel comprising of officials from EFCC, ICPC, NBTE, others was launched and after a thorough investigation, the lecturers were found guilty. Executive secretary of NBTE, Masa’udu Kazaure, announced the sack of the lecturers at a press conference in Kaduna state today. He also disclosed that male students who can't offer their girlfriends or prostitutes for higher mark, were asked to pay bribe between N10,000 and N20,000. “The summary of the publication indicated that students hire prostitutes or beg their girlfriends to sleep with lecturers on their behalf in order to earn higher grades in their cou...

According to Mirror, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are reportedly in the final stages of their divorce following their split earlier this year. Back in August, the former flames agreed to a settlement, with the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them actor agreeing to pay his ex $7 million. According to E! News, the pair are now nearing an end to figuring out the specifics of the divorce, which comes after Amber announced she would donate the entire amount to both the ACLU and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. It's said the settlement is "very close" to being finalised, with Depp set to pay Heard the remaining $6.8 million over the next 15 months.

Last night, King Mohammed VI of Morocco arrived Nigeria for an official visit. He was received by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbanjo and will later today visit President Buhari at the State House, Abuja.

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defence secretary. "He's our best," Mr Trump said, as he announced his pick in a speech in Ohio. Gen Mattis, who is known as "Mad Dog", was an outspoken critic of the Obama administration's Middle East policy, particularly on Iran. He has referred to Iran as "the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East". Mr Trump has previously described Gen Mattis, 66, as "a true general's general". The retired Marine Corps officer led an assault battalion during the first Gulf war in 1991 and commanded a task force into southern Afghanistan in 2001. He also took part in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and played a key role a year later in the Battle of Fallujah. Gen Mattis retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of the US Central Command. Correspondents say his nomination will be popula...

Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka who promised to destroy his Green card and and leave the US if Donald Trump won the US presidential elections said Thursday that he has done so. The 82-year-old playwright novelist told AFP on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of Johannesburg.. “I have already done it, I have disengaged (from the United States). I have done what I said I would do.” “I had a horror of what is to come with Trump… I threw away the (green) card, and I have relocated, and I’m back to where I have always been”.(meaning his homeland Nigeria). However, he said he would not discourage anyone from applying for a US Green card. He added: “It’s useful in many ways. I wouldn’t for one single moment discourage any Nigerians or anybody from acquiring a green card… but I have had enough of it”.

According to exclusive reports by InTouch Magazine, Rob Kardashian and fiancee Blac Chyna are set to tie the knots come 2017. Rob and Chyna who just had a daughter, Dream Kardashian together have set their wedding date for July 17, 2017 for a special reason.

An outpouring of support for the Brazilian football team devastated by the Colombian plane crash this week has led to a shortage of shirts. Umbro, who make Chapecoense's strip, are struggling to keep up with demand- one of the local factories does not have enough 'Chapecoense green' fabric to make jerseys for all the Brazilian clubs requesting commemorative editions ahead of the final game of the season. Umbro acknowledged that demand for the shirts was high as football fans around the world showed their solidarity with the team. Only three Chapecoense players survived the crash on the eve of their now-cancelled Copa Sudamericana final against local side Atletico Nacional. UK-based Umbro said it was looking for ways to handle the demand for Chapecoense shirts.

Sharon Jones, the singer who spearheaded a soul revival movement with her band the Dap-Kings, has died at the age of 60. announcement came via her official website and her PR company, Motormouth Media, on Twitter. Jones was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1956 and sang in gospel choirs and backing bands. However, real success eluded her and she took many jobs, including as a corrections officer at the Rikers Island jail. But a recording session performance led to the formation of the Dap-Kings and the release of Dap-Dippin' With Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings in 2002, when Jones was 46. Six more albums followed, including the Grammy-nominated Give the People What They Want.

According to Metro UK, a stray puppy was left for dead after being covered in industrial glue and dragged through mud by cruel children. Pascal, believed to be just four months old, could hardly move and looked like a dead animal following his ordeal in Turkey. Heartbreaking pictures show Pascal looking terrified and in serious discomfort after being found in an industrial estate in Istanbul. Children had put so much glue on him it acted like a cement and one of his ears become necrotic because it was starved of blood. His skin also suffered significant damage from the strong chemicals in the glue and had to undergo a series of medical baths to help aid his recovery. But less than a month after being rescued by charity He'Art of Rescue, Pascal is making an amazing recovery and has even made friends with another puppy.

“Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business, complicated. Thank you very much. I’ve just received a call from secretary Clinton. She congratulated us. It’s about us. On our victory, and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard-fought campaign. I mean she fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. I mean that very sincerely. Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have to get together, to all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation I say it is time for us to come together as one united people. It is time. I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all of Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your hel...

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Ratings through the roof 2008 holds the record for the biggest TV audience of any presidential election ever: 71.5 million people tuned in to see the networks call it for Barack Obama. This year, with the future of liberal western democracy hanging in the balance, expect that many and more. Most. Tweets. Ever. This year's town hall-style second presidential debate was the most-tweeted debate to date, with more than 17 million microblogs posted during the 90 minute-clash between Clinton and Trump. Expect the social network's servers to be ablaze again on election night. Voter suppression Trump has been complaining that the election is "rigged" (he said the same thing about the Emmys) but it's Republicans whom the courts have faulted for their efforts to influence the vote. A federal appeals court recently blocked a voter ID law in North Carolina, saying it would wipe black voters from the rolls "with almost surgical precision". On Friday, a ju...

Nigerian prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of nations (SCOAN), has predicted that Hillary Clinton will win the US presidential election in a "narrow victory" against her Republican rival Donald Trump. TB Joshua's declaration came as the world's attention focused on the contentious US elections slated for Tuesday November 8. He made the disclosure while speaking to a packed congregation at the SCOAN on Sunday. TB Jushua claimed that he saw it all in a vision 10 days ago. The cleric prophesied that the female candidate would win the coveted position and shared his "vision" on his Facebook page which is followed by over 2.5 million people. "Ten days ago, I saw the new President of America with a narrow win," the cleric, who is renowned for his controversial prophetic abilities, began. He, however, said the new president would be visited by many challenges, including attempts to possibly pass a "vote of no confidence" amidst...

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"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without." - Confucius.

These pictures show how children in a primary school known as Ebang neighborhood, Yaounde; are being punished by the director of the school for coming to school late. They're made to kneel and crawl in the mud!

Former superintendent Gordon Anglesea, 79, showed little emotion as he was sentenced at Mold Crown Court to 12 years in prison for four indecent assaults on vulnerable teenage boys in the 1980s. Another alleged victim, known only as Michael, spoke exclusively to Sky News and described Anglesea as "a tyrant, a bully and a predator". The former care home resident travelled to North Wales to see Anglesea caged and described how powerful the abuser was back in the 1980s. Michael said: "He was the police, he was Gordon Anglesea and now he is just a prisoner ... good riddance to him." Anglesea's recent trial centred on two other men who explained how they had been abused - one described being "passed around like a handbag" by a group of powerful men. In a police interview one of them said Anglesea's job ensured they could never speak out. The victim told investigators from the National Crime Agency (NCA): "Who can you trust? You can't ...

More than 30 million votes have been cast already across 38 states in early voting in the ongoing 2016 U.S. election with four days into the Nov. 8 elections. Early voting data from several battleground states showed that Democrats are building an early voting lead in North Carolina and Nevada. However, Republicans maintain an edge in Florida and Ohio as well as in Arizona, while Democrats are also ahead in Colorado and Iowa, according to a CNN/Catalist polls. Both Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are encouraging their supporters to hit the polls early. So far, about 7.4 million registered Democrats and about 6.4 million Republicans have done just that. The polls also showed that not all Democrats are voting for Clinton, and not all Republicans support Trump. In Arizona, a battleground state where about 1.3 million people have already voted, registered Republicans are ahead by about 71,000 votes or 5.5 per cent. Last week, Republicans lead over...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the contenders on the 23-man shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016 award, with three members of Leicester City's title-winning squad also in contention. Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante, who has since joined Chelsea, have been named on the shortlist in recognition of their roles in Leicester's shock Premier League title success last season. Claudio Ranieri is also a leading contender for the top coach award. Top names on the list include Portugal captain Ronaldo who enjoyed success in the Champions League and Euro 2016 this year and Real Madrid teammates Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric, plus Barcelona's Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar and Andres Iniesta. Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann, a finalist in the Champions League and European Championship, is another contender, along with international teammate Dimitri Payet. Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, ...

The Gambian women's national team goalkeeper has drowned while trying to cross from Libya to Europe on a boat. Fatim Jawara, who was 19-years-old according to Fifa records, is thought to have died in Libyan waters last month, Gambia’s soccer federation spokesman Bakary B Baldeh said. Her family has confirmed the news of her death.

According to Vanguard's official website, over 100 members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and Labour Party, LP in Ward 5, Ovu Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, have decamped to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. This came, as the party passed a vote of confidence vote on the State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and the state party Chairman, Mr. Kingsley Esiso. Receiving the new members into the party’s fold at an enlarged meeting of the ward, the ward party Chairman, Chief Andrew Ichikpro charged the PDP faithful to be united and work relentlessly to build on the successes of the party in the area Speaking a leader of the party in the area, Chief Michael Adiotomre, said vote of confidence was passed on the governor in appreciation of the benefits Delta central senatorial district has had since the inception of his administration. He advised all party faithful to respect elders and leaders of the party, which he said had been one of the core va...

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According to ABC News, the Paris Agreement to combat climate change becomes international law on Friday — a landmark that the United Nations says signals the beginning of a new chapter for humankind and demonstrates that countries are serious about addressing global warming. So far, 96 countries, accounting for just over two thirds of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, have formally joined the accord which seeks limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Many more countries are expected to come aboard the coming weeks and months. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to commemorate "this historic day for both the people and the planet" by holding a conversation on Friday with civil society organizations about how they can contribute to the objectives of the Paris agreement.

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According to Billboard's official website, Beyonce will lend her powerful voice to Hillary Clinton’s election campaign. The “Lemonade” singer is likely to join her husband Jay Z on stage at Cleveland’s "Get Out The Vote" show on Friday (Nov. 4), just four days before the 2016 election, according to an article published by CBS. Both Jay Z and Beyoncé have backed Clinton in the past, attending fundraisers for the Democratic nominee. Though a high-profile appearance in Ohio, with the election so close and tight, is timed for maximum effect. A huge turnout in the African American community for Clinton in the swing state of Ohio could be a crucial victory in the race against Republican Party representative Donald Trump, political observers say. The Clinton campaign is making a concerted push for Ohioans to cast votes early, notes CBS, which first reported Beyonce’s addition to the lineup. Jay Z has been drumming up excitement for the show. The rapper and businessman ...