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                          Today is Jay Jay Okocha's wife's birthday...and the ex-footballer invited close friends to their home this afternoon to celebrate with them. Jay Jay has been married to Nkechi Okocha for 17 years and they have two children together.  We here are wishing her all the best ahead!.

                             The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, had defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), his media aide Imam Imam stated that “consultations on the speaker’s political future continue and the outcome will be made public at the appropriate time”. Although the statement failed to confirm if Tambuwal had left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on whose platform he became a member of the legislature and speaker of the House, sources close to Tambuwal said that he would defect “any minute from now” and would contest the governorship race on the platform of the APC in his home state, Sokoto. Continue...

                               Oscar de la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, dressing American first ladies and Hollywood stars in his classic silhouettes, has died. An individual, taking telephone calls at the designer’s residence in Connecticut, confirmed that the designer died on Monday night at the age of 82. His death was first reported by the ABC News. Continue...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has condemned his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi, for committing N3.3 billion to the construction of a Governor’s Lodge built at the twilight of his administration. According to Vanguard , Fayose made the following remarks while administering oath of office for his new Special Assistants: “My heart nearly failed me when I got to the new governor’s lodge last Thursday. The mansion cost N3.3 billion. It was initially awarded for N2.3 billion and later increased to N2.7 billion, while a sum of N640 million was used to procure fittings and furniture. Continue...

                       Gangs are stealing prestige vehicles from the driveways of wealthy homes and exporting them from Britain in less than 60 minutes. The organised criminals are targeting sought-after BMWs, Range Rovers, Audis and even trucks and diggers. The modern vehicles are often stolen using high-tech hacking equipment that means the thieves do not even need a key They are driven into shipping containers and exported to clients in Africa, Cyprus, the U.S. and even Malaysia and Burma. Continue...

                     Judge Thokozile Masipa handed down her sentence after finding the Paralympian guilty of manslaughter, but acquitting him of murder after he shot the model at his Pretoria home. Prosecutors had demanded at least 10 years in prison for the double-amputee athlete. His defense lawyers argued that three years of correctional supervision, with periods of house arrest and community service, would be appropriate. Pistorius testified during his murder trial that he mistook Miss Steenkamp for a dangerous nighttime intruder about to come out of the cubicle and attack him when he shot four times through the door with his 9mm pistol. Judge Masipa last month ruled that Pistorius did not intend to kill Miss Steenkamp, but he acted negligently and with excessive force in the Valentine's Day 2013 killing. Oscar Pistorius was dramatically jailed for five years today for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but could ...

                            Nollywood actress Chika Ike is counting down to her birthday on the 8th of November and the best way for her to do that is by taking a vacation to where appears to be one of her favourite cities, Dubai. Chika Ike, who is currently at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel in Dubai, is indulging in comfort food, champagne and the warmth of a cozy robe. Earlier in the year Chika Ike was in Dubai for a shopping spree . See some photos of her  below. Continue..

                          Nigerian music starD’Banj and International act Akon. The two of them took to their Instagram pages this morning to tease fans with the fact that they are working together on something big. From their comments it seems they are working together on two new singles ‘Frosh’ and ‘Feeling a Nigga’. Akon shared a picture of the two of them together and commented, “Money making Africans in the Atlanta shouting the videos that’s going to run 2015. Me and my man @iamdbanj . “FROSH” and “FEELIN A NIGGA”” D’Banj posted a similar picture in the same location and commented, “BEST of BOTH N****S now that’s #Frosh and she said she Feelinh the Nigga Get Ready guys . Christmas is Coming Early @akon ”. Looks like the songs will be released just in time for Christmas. We can’t wait to see what these two music stars have up their sleeves. See one more pics below. Continue...

A  Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor who heads Chapel of Triumph Parish, in Oworoshoki, Lagos, has been arraigned for an alleged N5.1 million fraud. Oderinde Oluwatosin, 50, is the accused, PM News reports. He is said to have obtained over N5.1 million from two individuals to invest in an oil business, and promised to pay them back. However, he never fulfilled his promise, and the people he took the money from reported the matter to police. He has been charged with four counts of stealing, but has denied the charges. The case has been adjourned till October 31st.