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F ive Star music artist Harrysong just got himself a brand new 2009 hummer H2 SUV. hard works pays more! Beta pinkin' crooner shared the arrival of his new car in his intagram page with no caption. See more photos below.

                 A Floyd Mayweather fight generally goes something like this. For 12 rounds an out-matched opponent swings and flails and misses. And loses, always loses. Mayweather has never been knocked out, never knocked down, never beaten in 47 pro bouts. Yet as the twilight of his career closes in on the 37-year-old, so too does a swirl of negative publicity that centers on his violent and allegedly abusive relationships with a number of women in his life. Josie Harris, Mayweather's former long-term partner and mother to three of his four children, doesn't see Mayweather much these days. Occasionally he will collect their children in person, but more often than not they are transported using the jet service he uses for much of his travel outside of Las Vegas. Continue...

She is one of the most famous little girls in the world. And baby North West looked a natural in front of the camera in new snapshots posted by her mother Kim Kardashian on Instagram. The 33-year-old reality star took to the social network site to share snaps of herself and little Nori dressed in similar black outfits and showing the exact same facial expressions on Tuesday. Kim is currently in Australia to promote her new fragrance Fleur Fatale and it is thought that North is not accompanying her on the trip.   Continue...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has confirmed his withdrawal from the presidential race. Mr. Tambuwal said in a statement that he was standing down for the “unity” of his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, and that he will support other aspirants seeking the party’s ticket. The speaker’s associates had told PREMIUM TIMES that he was withdrawing from the race despite pressure on him to go ahead and contest the 2015 presidential election. “Despite the pressure from us and from others on him to contest the presidential election, the speaker, I believe, is trying to withdraw,” a senior lawmaker said. The speaker will now contest for governor in his home state of Sokoto, the source said. The speaker joined the presidential race last week after defecting from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to opposition APC in October.  Premiumtimes  reports. Read the Speaker’s full statement below!.

A new global study by the London-based Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Nigeria fourth on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) for 2013, primarily arising from terrorist attacks carried out by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Nigeria is ranked below Iraq with 2,492 attacks that killed more than 6,300 people, Afghanistan and Pakistan, which ranked first, second and third, respectively, while Syria, now driven by a devastating civil war, is ranked fifth.  Thisday  reports.

                  Reigning champions Nigeria will be desperate to emerge from the final round of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying  today with one of the six remaining spots for the tournament. With 10 countries already qualified for the 17 January to 8 February  showpiece in Equatorial Guinea , five more will join them as one of the top two teams in the groups, while one more will go through as the best third-placed side. Nigeria's campaign has besieged by problems both on and off the field, which has put them in serious danger of failing to earn the right to defend their title. Continue...

                              After a summer of debauchery and brushes with the law, Justin Bieber is making amends. The 20-year-old star is reportedly in self-imposed isolation form his Hollywood lifestyle in a bid to get himself back on the Christian straight and narrow. The Baby singer was spotted in Rancho Mirage just outside Palm Springs, California, over the weekend and, according TMZ , is there to reconnect with his religious beliefs. Continue...

D'banj once again!. The entertainer was announced as the first African Ambassador for Apple/Beats by Dre recently and the excitement of his new deal is still in the air. D’Banj has released a video of the first time he saw the D’Banj Custom Beats by Dre headphones as well as a look into his work outside Nigeria and the team that worked with him to get on his new international venture with Beats by Dre. Continue...

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $5.7m towards a programme to increase production of experimental Ebola treatments in Guinea and other affected countries. The programme will focus on treatments derived from the blood of survivors. The foundation also said the grant would be used to evaluate new experimental drugs. More than 5,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak - almost all of them in West Africa. There is currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for the Ebola virus. Hospital treatment is based on giving patients intravenous fluids to stop dehydration and antibiotics to fight infections. There are however several experimental vaccines and drug treatments for Ebola under development, but these have not yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness. The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres is to start clinical trials of some of these treatments in West Africa in December. Continue...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, announced yesterday, that he is backing out of the APC presidential contest. He made the decision after consulting with party elders who advised him that contesting would disorganize the strategic political arrangements already put in place for the presidential contest,    Vanguard reports. Continue...