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SOUTH AFRICA TO RENOVATE MANDELA MUSEUM WITH MILLIONS

The Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu is to be given a multimillion rand facelift after falling into a state of disrepair over the past few years

The Department of Public Works in South Africa has confirmed the museum of late South African leader Nelson Mandela in Qunu, Eastern Cape is to be given a multimillion renovation after falling into a state of disrepair over the past few years. With over R15M budgeted for the renovation, the repairs will take effect from the amphitheatre roof at the

Nigerian singer, Sean Tizzle has just got himself a new set of tattoos. The singer reportedly got the new ink on his bodies during his recent trip to South Africa for the 2014 edition of Channel O Music Awards. The ‘Perfect Gentleman’ star shared pictures of his new tattoos – made up of a line that reads: ‘Live what you love’ with a number of musical notes beneath the words. Sharing pictures of the new tattoos, Sean wrote: ‘Living what I Love #Music … What do you Love #NewTat … My people Sure You Like huh.’...

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Chocolate city rapper Ice Prince Zamani engaged his fans on Twitter in a friendly chat, with the rapper stating his readiness for any question. During the hour-long session, arguably the most asked question is the one concerning how much it costs to have a collabo with him but Ice Prince repeated many times that he doesn’t charge anything; adding that all it costs is a good song. A fan asked: ‘Do you charge upcoming artistes for a feature?

Rape crime is on the increase and needs to be curbed.

A 27-year old man whose urge for sexual satisfaction led him toraping an 11-year-old girl who is suffering from the Down Syndrome disorder, will spend this coming Christmas in prison custody pending the hearing of his case which has been fixed for the 21st of January, 2015. The man, Austin Okonkwo, allegedly committed the crime in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, and was charged to the Evboriaria Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikpoba-Okha, Benin, where the presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Frank Idiake, did not waste anytime in remanding him in prison, refusing to grant him bail.

The other day some guys and I were discussing the "innocent girl" versus the "bad girl." Across the board, the guys agreed they prefer an innocent woman over a "bad girl." It's important to own whatever mojo you have, because we do pay attention to that overall aura you're giving off. And sometimes we go for the opposite of what we went for in the past — but we definitely bucket women into innocent or bad.

Shopping for sex toys can be a lot like online dating: awkward, overwhelming, and difficult to separate the high-quality ones from the duds. What’s the difference between battery-powered and plug-in? Does the voltage really matter? And for goodness sake, do you really need one that looks like a penis? “Like any other luxury product, a sex toy should be considered and thought out, because when you invest in a sex toy, you're making an investment in your personal pleasure,” says Kathryn Catney, who represents the Swedish sex toy brand LELO. And that’s exactly why you ought to think about these six things before you bring one home with you.

Everyone's heard about this "sexual peak" notion, right? Like that guys are at their sexual best around 18, and women hit their stride around 30—or something like that. Well, according to a new survey by sex toy companyLovehoney, women actually report having the "best sex" of their lives around age 26, while for men, it's age 32—so pretty much the opposite of the old "sexual peak" myth. But the really interesting part of the survey is this: Chances are...if you're having sex at all these days, no matter how old you are, it's the best sex of your life.

You know that reccurring sex dream you have about getting it on under the stars with your partner (or, you know, Ryan Gosling)? Well we think you should totally make that a reality—the outdoors part that is. And we’re not the only ones. Expanding your sexual experiences by having sex outside the bedroom can bring you closer to your partner, teach you about what turns you on, and help you feel sexually empowered, says sex and relationship expert Emily Morse, Ph.D., co-founder of Emily & Tony.

NEW MUSIC: KIDA KUDZ FT. BOJ - JAMILAYA

PHOTOS: MIKEL OBI AND GIRLFRIEND OLGA ''PARTY UP'' FOR HER BIRTHDAY

Mikel Obi and his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko partied up with her family a few weeks ago. It’s the first time we’re seeing Mikel and his inlaws. We’re guessing with this much closeness with the family the wedding bells will sound off soon yea? Check out pics

LADY GAGA: '' I WAS RAPED AT 19 BY A MAN TWICE MY AGE''

Lady Gaga has revealed she was raped at 19 by a music producer almost twice her age, an incident which sent her into alcoholism and later on emotional therapy for years. The singer gave the shocking revelation during a recent radio interview with famed broadcaster, Howard Stern, December 2.

A 22-year-old Nigerian student studying in Ghana, initially thought to be one of the victims of a 'robbery' attack that claimed the life of his brother and left another critically injured, has confessed to staging the attack. Mustapha Musa Osmani made the confession in the presence of journalists, pleading for forgiveness after claiming he acted under the influence of drugs.

Tara Fela-Durotoye, the brains behind leading Nigerian makeup brand is ready to expand her empire as the makeup line House of Tara will launch in Kenya. Tara who was listed as one of the Forbes Magazine’s “20 Young Power African Women” for 2013 is ready to conquer East Africa as she enters the Kenyan beauty industry with her cosmetics line, House of Tara International.

House of Tara was which was launched in 1998 by lawyer turned makeup artist Tara Durotoye will sell to the Kenyan beauty market its colour cosmetics , make-up products and accessories like brushes, bags and boxes

KIM KARDASHIAN: I PRAYED MY BOOBS WOULD STOP GROWING

Ever since she went all frontal and back on the cover of Paper and British GQ Magazines, Kim Kardashian has began to open up about stuff she wouldn't years back – like chatting about the size of her breasts and why she hates their massive growth. In an interview with Elle UK Magazine – which she recently covered - the reality star disclosed that her breasts grow bigger like every second and she wouldn't stop praying to God to make then stop getting larger.

Beyonce Knowles-Carter isn't just a world class singer, a sexy mother of one, energetic dancer, she is also an extremely successful business woman and entrepreneur. The singer recently launched her line of nail wraps which were inspired by her self titled visual album 'Beyonce' with the help of her manicurist Lisa Morgan and beauty company NCLA.

2014 has definitely not been a great year for Bill Cosby. The comedy legend is being sued by a 55-year-old woman, who claims the actor sexually assaulted her in 1974 when she was only 15 years old. More than a dozen of women have now come forward claiming they were sexually assaultedby Cosby at some point in their lives. Eventhough the actor hasn't publically addressed the situation, he's reported to consider them "unfair"

Maybach Music rapper Meek Mill has been released from prison. He was released yesterday, December 2, 2014 after serving nearly six months in prison. Rick Ross confirmed the release of his artist also. Meek Mill started his prison bid in July after violating his probation. He was released more than a month early. His early release is based upon the conditions that he doesn't travel or embark on any tour gigs until he completes his community service and anger management councelling.

His original release date was January 11, 2015.

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN COMES NUDE FOR DUJOUR MAGAZINE

Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian has taken a cue from younger sister Kim Kardashian as she also attempts to ‘break the internet’ with a couple of nude photos. The 35-year-old expectant mother recently posed nude - showing off more than her bare baby bump for Dujour Magazine. The mother of two proudly shows off her famous curves in looks styled by Monica Rose, revealing her baby bump and bare breasts.

‘Hottest Women in Culture’ List

2014 list of the ‘Hottest Women in Culture’, GQ magazine listed some of the women who have made this year truly one to remember like Nicki Minaj, Natalie Dormer, Kendall Jenner, Jourdan Dunn, Cara Delevingne and others. What with the advent of the #belfie, the “Anaconda” video, and the dorsal-friendly model Candice Swanepoel, we believe historians may declare 2014 the year of the butt. Or maybe it was just the year of True Detective’sAlexandria Daddario.

CHARLES NOVIA APOLOGISES FOR BLASTING SEYI SHAY'S CAREER BUT NEVER SORRY ABOUT HIS VIEW ON HER OUTFIT

Some minutes after Charles Novia took to twitter to blast Seyi Shay on her outfit to the Channel O awards, he apologized for using such words on her career but he still stands on his point about the dress. Read what he had to say below

50 FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS ON THE PROWL

VICE PRESIDENT MOHAMMED NAMADI SAMBO WITH GOVERNA KWANKWASO OF KANO STATE COMMISSERATING WITH THE VICTIM OF LAST WEEK FRIDAY TERROR ATTACK AT KANO GENERAL HOSPITAL IN KANO ON MONDAY 1/ 12 / 14

A female suicide bomber, who was arrested by the vigilante group also known as civilian JTF, revealed, yesterday, that 50 other female suicide bombers have been let loose in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with a mandate to kill 100,000 persons before the end of December 2014.

The arrested female bomber disclosed this on a day the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah vowed that Boko Haram will be defeated.

The State of Jersey, the biggest territory in the Channels Island, is set to return £315 million Abacha loot to Nigeria. Mr Micheal Birt, the Ballif of Jersey stated this at a dinner in honour of Dr Dalhatu Tafida, Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK during a state visit to the Island.

Birt, who doubles as the Island’s Civic Head of State and ceremonial head, is the highest ranking official in the Jersey order of precedence.

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday, warned of dire consequences if Federal Government decided to retrench workers under the guise of austerity measures announced last month. In a statement by its President and Secretary-General, Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Alade Bashir Lawal, the union said any attempt by government to sack workers or reduce

A victim of the Kano Mosque bombing that claimed over a 100 lives last week has come out to say that he knows a white man is responsible for the attack. In his account he said that the white man was with 2 black teenage boys who might have had the explosives strapped to them. According to the victim, Mallam Shehu Ahmed, “I saw an uncomfortable white man enter the mosque alongside two black teenage boys who later remotely detonated the explosives in the bodies of the said boys”.

“After a four year hiatus, the incomparable R&B/Highlife singer, Tosin Martins blesses us with a divine song ‘Letter Days’ off his forthcoming album ‘I’m a M.E.S.’ in live and living colour. The song, featuring Waje, addresses how, back in the day, lovers were made to earnestly articulate their feelings to one another on a piece of paper as it was the only means of communication to a significant other miles away. Alas, those days are now in the past because what letters internally conveyed then, buttons on a keypad couldn’t now.

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On this weekend’s episode of Talk to Al Jazeera, Benin’s Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo criticized the Western media’s depiction of Africa, particularly since the Ebola outbreak. We love the way she attacked this issue and it’s great to see an influential person speak up against the way the western media is covering the outbreak. Kidjo, now in her 50s, has just written her life story, Spirit Rising, and released a new album, Eve.

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Jaywon drops a Teaser for his hit “Madantin Remix” which features man of the year Phyno and one of Nigeria’s finest crooners, May D. The intent of this teaser is obviously to whet your throats and give you a glimpse of what to expect. Enjoy this and wait for the full video.

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That 31-year-old, police corporal, Olaide Nasir, looks emaciated is an understatement. According to doctors handling his case at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, the young man, who is down with a kidney ailment, is just “hanging” onto life. Before his current ordeal, Nasir’s duty post was the Special Investigation Bureau in Osun State Command. Indeed, a visit to the hospital showed that all is not well with the policeman. Our correspondent, who visited him on Monday, could count his rib bones as he lay helplessly in bed.

We all sometimes talk about stress, and feeling stressed, usually when we feel we have too much to do and too much on our minds, or other people are making unreasonable demands on us, or we are dealing with situations that we do not have control over. Stress is a medical problem, but severe stress that continues for a long time may lead to heart problems, a diagnosis of depression or anxiety, or more severe mental health problems.

A suspected armed robber, arrested by the police in Lagos, has claimed that his family members were responsible for his inability to stop the act. source learnt that the suspect, 28-year-old Emehelu Ndubuisi, was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, November 19 in the Oshodi area of Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that Ndubuisi, who hails from Enugu State, was arrested alongside one Uche Chukwu ─ another 21-year-old suspect from Ikwere, Rivers State.

Sterling Bank Plc says it is set to reward some selected social media users to the tune of $15,000 and a professional training. The bank said the move was meant to promote the good use of the various social media platforms, agespecially in terms of its impact on the socio-economic development of the country. The bank’s Executive Director, Strategy and Finance, Abubakar Suleiman, stated these at a press conference in Lagos announcing the finalists of a voting process to determine the winners.

A suspected smuggler arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency attached to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, has told investigators that he took to drug trafficking to send his children to school.

The 48-year-old suspect, Chukwuenyem Obi, was apprehended alongside a mother of seven, Ifeoma Ezeano and two others – Gilbert Kelvin and Michael Okafor– with narcotics weighing 41.6 kilogrammes.

The naira on Tuesday closed at N181 after it initially fell to N187.55 against the dollar during the early trading session at the interbank foreign exchange market. The national currency had closed at N184.10 on Monday. The further decline on Tuesday had forced the Central Bank of Nigeria to intervene three times, selling an undisclosed amount of dollars to commercial banks in order to support the naira.

The uncertain outlook of the naira owing to falling global oil prices has kept the national currency under persistent pressure.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he is the most experienced candidate to lead Nigeria out of the present predicament. Atiku said he would have defeated former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003 if he had contested

He described President Goodluck Jonathan as an inexperienced leader under whose leadership Nigeria was going through the worst of times.

Japan’s space agency has launched an ambitious space mission which aims to mine an asteroid and hunt for clues about the birth of the solar system. About the size of a fridge, and fitted with an explosive bullet, Japan’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft embarked on a six-year space mission on Wednesday.

THE senators pushing for the removal of President Goodluck Jonathan have set December 16 as the date to set their plan rolling. The arrowhead of the Jonathan-Must-Go in the Senate, Senator Alkali Jajere, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the aggrieved senators would table a motion for the impeachment of the President before the Senate on the said date. The Senate, currently on break to allow members to participate in their respective political parties’ congresses, will resume on December 16.

Like a war scene, continuous gun report tore through the air in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State on Tuesday afternoon. As residents ran helter-skelter in the ensuing confusion, four youths were shot dead, while several others were wounded, as 20 vehicles were also vandalised on four streets, namely Kano, Ondo, Odunfa and Ibadan. Our correspondent gathered that the crisis was the aftermath of a primary election conducted for two candidates of the All Progressives Congress ─ Oladele Adekanye (Lado) and Bashiru Oloto.

The two men were aspiring to get the APC ticket to represent the Lagos Mainland Constituency one in the 2015 elections.

Our correspondent learnt that the primary was won by Lado, a former council chairman.

The much anticipated ‘official Naija industry entertainment party’, Jimmy’s JumpOff 2014 held on Saturday, 30 November 2014. Hosted by the legendary DJ JimmyJatt, the star studded show held at GET Arena in Victoria Island, Lagos. Running for its sixth year, the show had many shapers from the entertainment industry in attendance such as D’banj, actress Funke Akindele, comedians Okey Bakassi, Julius Agwu, AY, Elenu and dance queen, Kaffy, Sheyman, Chidinma Ekile, Bryan Okwara,

While speaking at a press conference at the Freedom Park in Lagos, with the theme: “King Nebuchadnezzar – the reign of impunity,” Prof Wole Soyinka said President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has become known for lawlessness and that Nigerians have been thrown into the furnace of fire just like Shedrack, Mishak and Abednego were thrown into the furnace by Nebuchadnezzar for not bowing down to him.

Naija Street Champ season 1 winner, Rodney Edemhanria also known as ‘Rodney’ has released the most anticipated video for his debut hit single ‘Baba loke’. The video which was shot in Lagos, Nigeria was directed by Cardoso Imageryis set to be released on Wednesday December 3, 2014. Cardoso Imagery is also responsible for visuals for hit singles by AY.com, Seriki, Klever Jay to mention a few.

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Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola signed an executive order to provide for compulsory reporting of actual or suspected child abuse and establishment of a sex offenders’ register at the State House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, yesterday December 1st, 2014. Making him the first Nigerian governor to open a sex offenders register.

The Governor also identified Alimosho, Kosofe, Agege and Oshodi-Isolo Local Govt as the councils with the highest cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence crimes in the state…

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