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                    Ex-MBGN Anna Ebiere just sorta/kinda confirmed her relationship with Nigerian artiste Flavour. A few hours ago Anna shared this picture of them together (see above)alongside this caption below. "'Wen u have someone dat encourage u, support u, scolds u, appreciates u, respect u, advice u, reminds u of wat the future holds, play with u, cares abt u, loves u, makes u smile,tells u the truth without looking back, and most importantly draws u closer to God. pls tell me wat else u want!!!.. cuz I have all I need. U make me happy! !☺☺ ur more than awesome. … I pray dat God continues to bless you. @2niteflavour

Effyzzie Music Group presents the official music video of Yemi Alade‘s hit single “Kissing” lifted off her acclaimed debut album “King Of Queens“. The video of the Fliptyce produced romantic smash was shot in London and directed by Sesan. Yemi Alade interprets the musical number with a dramatic and narrative visual about love through the ages. Watch the video below. Continue...

                                64-year-old music legend Stevie Wonder is reportedly expecting triplets with his fiancée Tomeeka Robyn Bracy. The happy news has reportedly come as somewhat as a shock to the 64-year-old, but those close to him say he's over the moon. “Stevie never thought he’d be a father again so late in life,” a source told The National Enquirer. "It may not have been planned but now he’s excited!" Stevie is still pursuing music though and is currently preparing for a nationwide tour which kicks off next month. Continue...

                     With almost all of the 888,246 poppies now in place, the Queen was rendered almost invisible as she walked through the sea of ceramic crimson blooms during a tour of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation at the Tower of London this morning. Continue...

                   PRESIDENT Barack Obama deserves commendation for instituting a new engagement with Africa. Bringing trade relations to the fore, even if the traditional concerns for security and good governance remain on his agenda, is especially laudable. For some, the recently concluded U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, represents a fitting recovery from what had appeared as general apathy towards Africa. When finally he decided to broadly engage with African leaders, President Obama looked beyond the traditional model that has been criticized as paternalistic. In the past, the focus was on dolling out U.S. aid to Africa, in a relationship in which the hand of the giver was always on top. Even more commendable is that, as the U.S. contemplates deepening commercial relationship with Africa, it looked beyond the traditional sector of trading oil and few other extractive commodities. Continue...

Concern about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has prompted a heightened response from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The federal health agency imposed tight security and safety precautions as the first Americans infected with the virus arrived in the United States from Liberia, where they had been working. Dr. Kent Brantly arrived on Saturday in Atlanta for treatment at Emory University Hospital, and Nancy Writebol is due to arrive on Tuesday. CNN reports that both received doses of an experimental drug. The report could lead to calls for wider use of the product, which has not been approved for use, based on anecdotal reports about promising results in the two patients. Continue...

   A second Texas nurse who has contracted Ebola told a U.S. health official she had a slight fever and was allowed to board a plane from Ohio to Texas, a federal source said on Wednesday, intensifying concerns about the U.S. response to the deadly virus. Continue....

                    EME Records artiste, Shaydee has been announced as the ambassador for Metro Taxi, Shaydee will be the face for Nigeria’s taxi brand, Metro Taxi and at the same time will be driving a new campaign titled#MetroTaxiShaydeeSelfie to give his fans the opportunity to have a date with him. Read the rest of the story on Bella Naija

                     The Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Loius Odion, Wednesday gave reasons why the state governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, decided to join the 2015 presidential race, explaining that his decision was inspired by the need to rescue Nigeria from its current bondage. According to him, Oshiomhole was better equipped to lead the nation with his pan-Nigeria perspective, observing that he has better credentials than the other All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants also targeting the party’s ticket. Recently, it was being speculated that Oshiomhole was interested in contesting the 2015 presidential election. Confirming the speculation, Odion said, “It is not a rumour, it is a fact, Oshiomhole is in the race. But if you expect the kind of jamboree that is currently taking place, where people embark on road show, promising heaven and earth, Oshiomhole is not going to do that....

                         According to Forbes list of “Top Earning Dead Celebrities”, Michael Jackson has raked in about $140 million in 2014, to give him the top spot on the list for the second year in a row. You can read the full feature on the highest earning dead celebrities here. 2014 has definitely been a good year for Michael Jackson’s fans as the singer released his 2nd posthumous album, ‘Xscape’ and he also performed at theBillboard Music Awards in hologram-fashion. Also listed on “13 Top Earning Dead Celebrities” is Elvis Presley, who earned a reported $55 million during the past year, cartoonist Charles Schulz with $40 million, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor with $25 million, Reggae legend Bob Marley with $20 million and more. Forbes also compiled a list of near misses , dead celebrities who also made the list. This year has Kurt Cobain, Thomas Edison, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Jenni Rivera, Richard Rodge...

                     Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian who died of Ebola in Dallas, Texas, had tested positive for the disease. The patient has been identified as 29-year-old Amber Vinson, CNN reports. Before she arrived at the hospital with Ebola symptoms, she was reportedly on a commercial plane that had 132 people on board. Tom Frieden, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, is saying that Vinson should never have boarded the flight. However, another federal official stated that no one at the CDC had tried to prevent her from getting on the flight. According to reports, prior to getting on the plane from Cleveland to Dallas, she had called the CDC to inform them that she was experiencing an elevated temperature of 99.5 Fahrenheit, and they didn’t tell her to skip the flight. Frieden stated that there is an “extremely low” risk to the rest of the 132 passengers that were on the plane. But as a precaution,...

Super Eagles held coach, Stephen Keshi, despite the team’s 3-1 victory over Sudan yesterday. Assistant coaches, Ike Shorunmu and Daniel Amokachi have also been fired, Premium Times reports. An expatriate coach is to be appointed for the team after the conclusion of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. In the meantime, a consortium of coaches will guide the team for the remaining two matches (against Congo in Brazzaville and against South Africa in Uyo). According to reports, the consortium will be led by Amodu Shaibu, Salisu Yusuf,Gbenga Ogunbote and Aloysius Agu. The NFF is said to have thanked Keshi and his assistant coaches for services rendered to the country, and promised to pay them all money they are being owed within the next two weeks.