PHOTO: OLUCHI ORLANDI STUNS THE COVER OF FORBES AFRICA WOMAN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014

Oluchi Orlandi graces the cover of Forbes Africa Woman magazine’s October/November 2014 issue. The supermodel looks fiery in a red suit by Mai Atafo. She is described as “the supermodel taking African fashion to the world”. You can catch the cover story tonight on Forbes Africa, at 19h45 Central African Time on CNBC Africa, DSTV 410.

Just when Namibian housemate, Luis was about getting to know his newly found lover, Mira, his hopes were shattered as Mira was evicted from the BBHotshots on Sunday, October 12, 2014. Mira and Luis kicked off a spark after the Mozambican planted kisses on the model and

Daughter of billionaire oil tycoon Femi Otedola who recently enrolled in the prestigious New York Univeristy to pursue a masters degree is also an intern at Jay Z's Roc Nation music label.

DJ Cuppy whose real name is Florence Otedola has made waves in the Nigerian entertainment industry as a young talented female DJ who knows her stuff.

When rumours that AC Milan midfielder and Ghanaian football star, Michael Essien, has contracted the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease surfaced earlier today, the African football circle was thrown into a frenzy, with many praying that the story turns out as false. And it was not long before it became clear that it was nothing more than rumours which allegedly must have been ignited by someone out to cause mischief. Here, SOURCE unveils the man who set the rumour mill aglow due to reasons best known to him. Named Юрий Алкаев,

As part of the build up events to the premium event in November, the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, will be holding a concert to communicate the vision and ideals of AFRIMA to the vibrant youth generation in Nigeria, the host country, on October 15, 2014 at the Indoor Sport Hall of the University of Lagos tagged 'Road to AFRIMA' on campus and launching of Vote-Not-Fight-Campaign.

Award winning producer Samklef has stated his displeasure with pop star Wizkid. In a recent interview on Linda Ikeji, Samklef revealed that Wizkid has been going around and downgrading him. "I'm not happy with Wizkid. I like his music, but I don't like him as a person anymore. The reason I don't like him anymore is, why do you go about spoiling other people's business? I never spoiled your business, never came out to say anything bad about you for four years. So why would you go to an OAP and tell the OAP that the reason why you no longer work with me is because

Taylor Swift is preparing to release het fifth studio album titled, "1989" on October 27th but before she does that, Billboard just gave her a little present by crowning her the 2014 Billboard Woman of the year!The 24-year-old country star who earned a No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her latest song “Shake It Off,” has become the first artist to win the honor more than once. Swift won the award in 2011 as well.

A father of five is currently in police cell where he is telling the security operatives all he knows about his wife's accusation that he has been raping his three daughters aged 10, 15 and 17, respectively. The man who hails from the south eastern parts of the country lives in Mararaba area of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, according to his wife, has been dissipating his insatiable sex appetite on his young children and all efforts to make him stop fell on deaf ears, before the children's mother reported the case to the police.

One of Nigeria’s most respected music stars, Bez Idakula, has been listed as one of the performers at this year’s edition of the popualr MUSON festival. The 18th edition of the annual MUSON Festival of the Arts tagged ‘MUSON, Coming of Age’ which is expected to showcase the significant progress that the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) has made since it was founded in 1983, will kick off on Thursday, October 16, 2014.

Music: It Is A Good Thing ~ Tai Jay [@Overseasfb]

God Praiser /Worshipper Music Ministry (GPWMM) presents Tai Jay‘s debut single ‘It’s a good thing‘ Produced by ace producer Wole Oni, this song was given to Tai Jay for the purpose of demonstrating God’s faithfulness to the nations of the earth. “I pray that this song ministers to you as you look out for my next single in November 2014 which will subsequently be followed by my debut album in January 2015 by Gods special grace.” ~ Tai Jay

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American singer, Chris Brown shares his own angle of the Ebola virus epidermic and can we say he is almost on point.

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AC Milan/Ghanaian footballer, Michael Essien has denied rumours that he contracted the deadly Ebola virus. The rumours had his fans bombarding his social media pages to confirm if he had indeed contracted the deadly disease. The footballer reassured his fans on Instagram with a photo and this caption:

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The lovely actress who just relaunched her clothing line, St Genevieve was in the company of her close friend and model, Oluchi Orlandi who took the photos.

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Forte Oil ambassador, Tiwa Savage is all busy and smiles as she works as pump attendant at one of Forte Oil’s filling stations in Lagos. Tiwa is seen filling the tanks of both car owners and motorcyclists as she participated in Forte Oil customer service week celebration. Tiwa Savage will be moving round several Forte Oil filling stations today.

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One of Nigeria’s leading rappers, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly known as Vector Tha Viper has parted ways with his manager of 2 years, Micheal Umoru. SOURCE gathered that both parties decided to end their relationship a few days ago after a disagreement they could not resolve in time. Recall that Vector parted ways with his record label, YSG Entertainment in June 2013 after several issues led to irreconcilable differences between him and the label’s management led by Obiora Obianodo,

Acclaimed photographer and artist, TY Bello and her husband Kashetu have given birth to twin boys; their first kids together after 9 years.Word is she put to bed in the US on Friday, October 10th, 2014, the same day she released her Album, The Morning Song Book. The boys have been named Christian and Christopher. Big Congrats to them

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Sylvia Nduka celebrated an additional year in her life, and had a beach party to celebrate. Her friends Osas Ighodaro, Yvonne Ekwere, and Ene Lawani were all on deck to celebrate with her.Check out some of the pictures she shared on her instagram page of the event

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Multiple award-winning Nollywood actor and producer Monalisa Chinda is stepping in a whole new direction and set to hit our TV screens with what experts have described as ‘Africa’s most ingenious TV talk-show’. Titled You & I with Monalisa and produced to global standards, the unconventional, thrilling and exciting talk-show is designed to address pressing and trending social issues in the most refreshing perspectives ever seen.

The Zambian subsidiary of Dangote cement has sued Fackson Shamenda, the country’s labour minister for libel and slander. Shamenda had accused a Nigerian executive at the Zambian unit of the company of attempting to bribe him at a hotel in September, during a tour of the plant in Ndola, Lusaka. He had alleged that that the Nigerian executive tried to induce him. “He told me that it was a tradition in their culture to give someone a token of appreciation. Maybe his idea was that I turn a blind eye to what is happening at Dangote,” Shamenda said.

Starboy, Wizkid was a recent guest on DJ Tim Westwood’s show, and he spilled more than enough.In the interview, the singer spoke on topics his teeming fans are yearning to know about.

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A 32-year-old man, Umaru Mustapha, has been remanded in jail for allegedly killing another man with a shovel. The accused, a resident of Sango-Ota, is facing a charge of murder at a Magistrates’ court, sitting in Ota, Ogun state. The police prosecutor, Corporal Olumide Awoleke, told the court that Mustapha murdered a certain Idemudia Christopher by hitting him on the head with a shovel on 15 July.

When asked what issues "in the news" she's passionate about in a new interview with The Daily Beast (pegged to her new movie Camp X-Ray, in which she plays a soldier stationed at Guantanamo Bay), Kristen Stewart responds with the taciturn restraint of someone who's been through the media wringer more than once already. "I don't want to talk about that sh*t at all. Trust me, I'm only asking for it," she rues (ruing is such typical KStew, after all). "When it comes time to stand up and affect change, I'm not the type of person to shout from the rooftops."

If you, like us, appreciate a good mind-blowing fact, then here's a humdinger: Did you know that THC—the main psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana—is actually an antioxidant? It's also an anti-inflammatory (though, given weed's reputation to dull pain, that might seem more obvious). What this also means is that the cannabis plant has major topical benefits as well.

In other words, get ready, because it's time to give your skin a contact high.

In April of 2010, myself and my ex were held up at gunpoint. A man was mugging us. I was held execution style on the ground. I hadn’t transitioned yet. But from behind, I definitely looked like a guy. I wore men’s clothes, I had short hair, and I was wearing a beanie. It was a really kind of strange, very scary, very long mugging—probably ten to fifteen minutes. The guy was really addled. He couldn’t really decide what he wanted. Obviously, money. But we didn’t have any, and he didn’t really go away when he realized that.

The housewife next door has a whole new secret: Meet Alessandra Torre, one of the freshly minted self-published authors making 50 shades of green—turning on women by the thousands and, just maybe, leading a new kind of sexual revolution As soon as the elevators open on the third floor of a lower Manhattan Marriott, attendees of the Authors in the City conference are greeted by an intense,

Whether dark-washed or cut off, dressed up or casual, these chic celebs know how to do denim. Get inspired by their blue jean looks

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Adele is currently in the process of signing an $128 million record deal with Sony for her next studio album, according to reports. If the deal goes through it would be one of the biggest in history and would see the singer set up with her own record label. The news comes as Adele’s current record label XL Recordings confirmed it will not be releasing her third album this year.

Ask Jessica Alba who she thinks is daring and she answers quickly and unexpectedly: "Eleanor Roosevelt." It turns out that Alba credits the former first lady for the origins of the Honest Company, the actress's rapidly growing empire of eco-friendly home-cleaning and baby products. When Alba, 33, first developed the concept for Honest,

With a 70-mile-an-hour fastball, Little League baseball player Mo'ne Davis (who, yes, "throws like a girl") went straight to the big leagues. The 13-year-old is the first girl in history to pitch a shutout game in the Little League World Series. But Davis is as cool as her arm is fast, noting, "Basketball is my favorite sport, actually." She knew she had power on the mound at "nine or 10. I just had control." The ball would always land where she wanted it to, in the catcher's glove following a futile swing. And Davis landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Penelope Cruz, Sexiest Woman Alive, Esquire

Penélope Cruz is Esquire's "sexiest woman alive." The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides actress is the 10th woman to earn the title, followingAngelinaJolie(2004),JessicaBiel (2005), Scarlett Johansson (2007 and 2013), Charlize Theron (2007), Halle Berry (2008), Kate Beckinsale (2009), Minka Kelly (2010), Rihanna (2011) and Mila Kunis (2012). Cruz looks sultry wearing a plunging one-piece swimsuit on the cover, proving she's worthy of the title. Describing Cruz's obvious beauty, profiler Chris Jones writes, "has no physical flaws

Jennifer Lopez helped Ben Affleck retain his reign at the box office.Gone Girl earned $26.8 million in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $78.3 million. The thrilling drama staved off new contenders including Dracula Untold (No. 2, $23.5 million), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (No. 3, $19.1 million) and The Judge (No. 5, $13.3 million.) 20th Century Fox

Blue Ivy nails her Marilyn Monroe moment

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We'll go ahead and answer that for you. No! Blue Ivy joined parents Beyoncé and Jay Z at the Louvre museum in Paris, and it looks like they had a ball! Not only did Bey and Jay try to recreate a few of the museum's most famous statues, but BIC did her own thang and tried to remake

Did you forget something before your dinner date, Kim Kardashian? The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star stepped out with her main man, Kanye West, Saturday evening. And although the two were hoping for a quiet dinner, Kim's revealing outfit got plenty of fans talking.

Ditching her character's conservative dress: Hilary Swank donned a slightly revealing gown to the premiere of The Homesman at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Sunday

She wears conservative clothing for her role in the Western film, The Homesman. But on Sunday, Hilary Swank decided to ditch her character's modest attire for a more daring - and revealing - gown that bared her washboard stomach.The 40-year-old actress looked absolutely incredible in her sweetheart-cut dress with a bold cut-out section across the abs as she walked the red carpet for the premiere of her latest movie at the Hamptons International Film

Rihanna get your gun! The We Found Love singer also has a gun tattoo upon her slender physique

Her slender physique bears a tattoo of a gun.

And on Sunday, Rihanna caused controversy with a black handbag fashioned into the shape of a gun for a dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.The 26-year-old chart-topper also sported a black clutch embellished with the pattern of the weapon as she stepped out of her car.

A year ago, I would have said that they (Boko Haram) were religiously motivated. But as they killed more and more Muslims, it’s hard for me to believe that they are motivated by religion. Who are these guys and what do they want? I don’t think we really understand them”. – Mr James Entwistle, US Ambassador to Nigeria. Entwistle, the ebullient and dynamic Chief Envoy of America here reportedly made this assertion in a media briefing at a private university in Yola, Adamawa State, when asked why his country

There are some days in the calendar that we should all be made to wear danger signals. Days when we have moods as dark as the stormy clouds and are like bombs just waiting for the right trigger to go off. One of the greatest lessons I learnt from my mother is never to put things in writing when in a bad mood; she was of the opinion that whatever you can’t say to someone’s face should never be said at all.

It’s 10:15 p.m. You’re lying next to your wife after a long day for both of you. You catch a whiff of her freshly washed hair and suddenly your mind jumps to how nice it would be to get her naked. You know she’s wearing those not-tonight flannel pajamas, but you slide your hand over her closer body as you press your hips against her. She suddenly gets very still and quiet. You can almost feel her skin crawl as you try to caress her. She says, sounding somewhat annoyed, “Honey, I’m tired.” So you stop, shut down again.

When Timi Dakolo packed his belongings from grandmother’s Port Harcourt home for the West African Idols competition in 2007, he was unsure of what the future held for him. But unperturbed about letting the world hear his voice, Dakolo sang his way through the competition to the top and has not looked back since then. In this interview with

JOAN OMIONAWELE, the famous singer talks about his journey through stardom, family life and other issues. Excerpts:

It is not uncommon for men to take up the reins of staying at home, while the wife works. This could happen for reasons ranging from losing a job, being in-between jobs, illness or disability, working from home, or by strict choice for ‘personal’ reasons. Rita Okonoboh and Damola Adeoye examine the perks and drawbacks of the stay-at-home dad situation, drawing inferences from the seemingly ‘unAfricaness’ of this trend.

With West Africa, and indeed the rest of the world, still reeling from the deaths brought about by the Ebola virus, the recent death of a Ugandan hospital technician of another deadly viral disease, Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever (MHF), has brought fresh fears.Uganda’s Ministry of Health disclosed that a total of 99 people who had been in contact with the victim had been moved to quarantine. These contacts are being monitored for signs and symptoms of the disease after tests confirmed that the 30-year-old man

OLUWAFEMI Alawumi was a tiger. A notorious cultist, serial killer and suspected armed robber who belonged to Aye cult, he tore through Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu Igbo, Sagamu, Ogbere axes where he operated, mauling many to death. Popularly known as Femi Kuti and Badoo, he was brutal and unforgiving. Any time a rival cult, Eiye, touched his cult member, he made sure they paid back with many lives. As the hit man, a greater number of his victims fell from his hands between 2013 and 2014.

A 43-year-old trader, Nimota Fatokun, has asked the Customary Court in Alakuko, Lagos State, to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage to Moruf Fatokun. She alleged that her husband shies away from his responsibility as a father.”This is the 10th year that my husband stopped giving me any allowance. I always took in each time he slept with me.

A middle-aged woman who caused a stir at Cappa Bus Stop, Oshodi Lagos on Friday, after being accused of witchcraft, has died. SOURCE learnt that the woman, who was badly burnt, was accused of transforming from a bird into a human being. Some eyewitnesses claimed the woman had fallen as a ‘bird’ from the cable, and confessed to have some metaphysical powers. Although policemen from the Mushin Division, Olosan were later said to have taken the woman away, she was already unconscious before arriving at the hospital. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, while confirming her death, said the woman’s corpse had been deposited at a morgue.

The police have arraigned Mr. Stanley Wesley, the owner of the ferocious dogs that attacked a four-year -old boy, Omonigho Abraham, who is currently receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

However, Wesley was granted bail by Magistrate P. E. Nwaka of the Lagos Senior Magistrates’ Court, Ejigbo. SOURCE had reported on October 7, 2014, that the dogs chased Omonigho and his brother, Bobby, while they were taking turns to ride a bicycle in their compound. Eyewitnesses had said the dogs dragged Omonigho around the compound for

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