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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.