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GWEN STEFANI IS JEALOUS OF CHRISTINA AGUILERA

Gwen Stefani admits she is ‘really jealous’ of Christina Aguilera. The ‘Baby Don’t Lie’ hitmaker is upset that her role as a mentor on ‘The Voice’ USA has been handed back to the 33-year-old beauty next year, as the ‘Your Body’ singer has had a rotating spot on the panel since the series began in 2011. The 45-year-old star confessed: ‘I feel really jealous of Christina. I feel weird that they are doing it without me.’ The No Doubt star says she will definitely miss the show because she really enjoyed it. She told

Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman is 38 years old, and over the years, one of the recurring questions he’s always had to face is regarding when he’ll finally settle down in marriage. Having evaded the question most of the times he had been asked, NET cornered him for a brief chat recently and for the first time, Ruggedman reveals that he’s in a relationship and would be getting married soon. In his words,

Chocolate City rapper, Penshak Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince has aligned with notable artistes who are doing a great job of promoting artistes by featuring on their songs without charges as he recently revealed. Speaking with Olisa Adibua on the 11th episode of ‘The Truth’, when asked if he charges for collaborations, after the N1.5m collaboration controversy which erupted between Wizkid and Seaon,

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has unveiled plans by the Federal Government to boost the economy using creative arts as its vehicle. Okonjo Iweala made the declaration in Abuja yesterday, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 26 movie producers under the Presidential Intervention Fund for the Nigerian movie industry. According her the minister, ‘President Goodluck Jonathan

Barely a month after Five Star music lead act, Kcee acquired a 2014 gold coloured Cadillac Escalade, his label mate, Harrysong has just got himself a brand new 2009 hummer H2 SUV valued at over N10m. Artistes signed under the E-Money led Five Star Music are known for their insatiable appetite for exotic cars. Already, the super star had several wonders on wheels like a Black 2013 BMW X6,

For M.I, it’s been a remarkable journey of eight fruitful years, not just as a rapper but as a multiple award winning one. NET recently paid a visit to Jude Abaga’s Lekki home, and we couldn’t help but notice his impressive collection of over 30 awards which include two MTV awards, four Headies, three NEA awards, six City People Entertainment Award plaques among others. The rapper recently released his 4th studio album titled The Chairman....

Women are known to be very open and extremely talkative creatures in comparison with men. But you'll get surprised that not only men have some things to hide, but women also have some secrets. There is a mystery in every woman for a man to clear up. But unfortunately, only a few of them succeed. Though it is not that complicated to understand a woman, men have great difficulties with it. So here are some women's secrets which we hope will help you to clear up the situation.

In the Bible, Jesus called us "friend," giving us insight into the importance of friendship. We know His friends were as varied as we are — and he cherished each in a special and unique way, teaching us to do the same. Although His is our first, most important friendship, our earthly friendships also have special blessings for us. There are five friendships that every woman needs in her life.

There are certain attributes Nigerian men don't appreciate in their women.

"When in Rome, behave like a Roman..." Right? That means there is a certain way people behave depending on their environment. According to this article written by a Nigerian man, below are 5 attributes that "Naija" men find absolutely unattractive in their women. It's entertaining and very hilarious. Enjoy... Let the record reflect that just because we find some of these unattractive does not mean we will not attempt to sleep with you. Sleeping with you is a different ball game when compared with attraction.

From thanking your grandmother profusely for an awkward gift to telling a work friend that her less-than-sparkling presentation was fantastic, most of us fib, stretch the truth, tell white lies and omit facts from time to time. In fact, studies published over the past five years have shown that the average person lies one to three times a day.In many cases, these untruths are harmless. But what about those things you should always tell the truth about, lest you hurt both yourself and the person you're deceiving?

The wife must want her husband dead to do this.

Marriage is meant to be a union where love, comfort and unity exist but when the partners turn on each, then there is much left to be desired. What else can one say when a wife who is supposed to be a man's best friend, turns out to be his worst enemy? That is the scenario we have on our hands when an angry wife decided to take out her anger on her husband by emptying a pot of boiling water on him, causing him to sustain serious burns on his body.

A woman in Blumenau Munich has been caught sleeping on the same bed with the corpse of her late mum for five years. She was caught after neighbours became suspicious as the old woman had not been seen for sometime, and her daughter wouldn't let anyone in their house.

Murdered Farzana Iqbal has now gotten justice.

For late Farzana Iqbal, a 25-year-old pregnant lady who was stoned and beaten to death by her father, brother, cousin and another relative in what is called honour killing in Pakistan, justice has been served as the family members who committed that atrocious act have been sentenced to death.

Farzana was killed in May

More than 6000 Nigerian students are studying in Canadian institutions according to the country's High Commissioner in Nigeria, Ambassador Perry John Calderwood. In a interview with Daily Trust, Calderwood said Nigeria has become 8th contributor of students to his country. "I am very happy to say that we have more than six thousand Nigerian students and Nigeria is now eight largest source of foreign students in our educational institutions," he said.

Three students of St Mark’s Anglican Grammar School, Kola Balogun Area, Osogbo, have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court for beating up their teacher. Haruna Waliu and Adebayo Abeeb both 19 were arraigned alongside a third suspect, 21-year-old Oladimeji Tunde, before Chief Magistrate Muhammed Lasisi in Osogbo on a three- count charge of conspiracy, assault and breach of public peace.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dr Aliyu Salimon has lost N2.5 million in a scam perpetrated by a 53-year-old primary school certificate holder, Moses Olayemi. Olayemi, who turned out to be a convicted criminal, has been dragged before an Ikeja High Court on two counts of conspiracy to commit felony. The suspect allegedly defrauded Salimon (SAN) under the pretext of conducting a National Assembly screening for a Federal appointment, Tribune reports.

Gill Rosenberg, 31, was interviewed on Israel Radio where she said she had traveled to Iraq, was training with Kurdish guerrillas and would go into combat in next-door Syria

31-year-old Gill Rosenberg, was interviewed on Israel Radiowhere she revealed she had traveled to Iraq , training with Kurdish guerrillas and would go into combat in neighboring Syria. Although the radio station did not name the interviewee, the person spoke North American-accented Hebrew and a source involved in the report identified her as Rosenberg.

People that pray together definitely stay together. In this modern day when everyone seem to be busy with daily activities, praying with loved ones is certainly essential to help build relationships with each other and particularly with God. Compiled by Beliefnet, here are 5 ways prayer can improve relationships

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked for justice to meted out on a soldier who stabbed a private security officer to death. The Plateau state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Soja Bewarang, on Tuesday condemned the killing and asked for immediate justice.

Former Governor of the old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo has said that his late son, Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo Jnr was killed as a result of a doctor’s negligence. The senior Nwobodo said that an injection which was administered to his son led to complications which caused his death.

A teenager from a Thai orphanage has rejected an offer to become Kim Kardashian's adopted child and says she'd rather stay in abject poverty in Thailand than go live a life of riches and glamor overseas.

Bill Cosby (pictured) has been accused of rape

Dickinson said that the last image she had before passing out was of Cosby taking off his robe and climbing on top of her. Supermodel Janice Dickinson has joined the list of women who claim to have been raped by ace comedian and actor, Bill Cosby.Janice alleges that Cosby drugged her with a glass of wine in Lake Tahoe, California in 1982 and sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious.

Popular E! show, Fashion Police is set to get another host after the death of much-loved comedienne, Joan Rivers. Kathy Griffin, another comedienne, has been pegged to be Rivers’ replacement. 54-year-old Griffin has signed a deal to join the show along with the late comedienne's daughter Melissa Rivers, TMZ reports. Kathy had told Access Hollywood at the Make Equality

Actress Keke Palmer is all grown up! The former child star showed off her pierced nipples at the premiere of The Imitation Game on Monday, November 17 in New York. Keke, who has adopted a more mature way of dressing, rocked a see-through ICB shirt and a sheer bra which left almost nothing to the imagination.

It was reported recently that the duo of former Nigeria’s vice president, Atiku Abubakar and Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamdio enjoined Nigerians to defend themselves against Boko Haram attacks. Award winning security expert with over 18 years experience, Femi Ajayi reacted to the submission and gave tips on how to be security conscious.

Since the inception of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, 41 years ago, a lot has happened to make people argue for and against its relevance and benefits to the Nigerian youth. The history of the NYSC is indeed replete with momentous events. For some of us, commenting on issues like this is more than just writing. It’s a way to wake up, to calm down, to spark an idea, and to share a story. And this is the story of the transformation going on right now in the NYSC.

A Sierra Leonean senior health worker at the Hastings Treatment Centre in the outskirts of Freetown, confirmed that a Sierra Leonean doctor died of Ebola on Tuesday, bringing to seven the number of doctors that have died of the virus.

THREE female police officers from Oregbeni Police Station, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, who went to effect the arrest of a tenant on the invitation of a landlady at Oregbeni quarters, were yesterday beaten and stripped naked by tenants. Vanguard gathered that the affected police officers are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the state capital.

Business activities were brought to a halt at the cargo section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday following a clash between officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and clearing agents over alleged manhandling of a senior customs officer.

Two people were injured in the fracas as people scampered for safety after sporadic gunshots were reportedly heard at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company.

When Stephen Ola-Atunbi, a primary four pupil, was strolling out with a neighbour last Saturday, little did he know he was on a journey of no return. Ten-year-old Stephen was said to have accompanied one Nafisat Badmus to withdraw money at a bank in Ijaiye– a few kilometres from their residence on Hassan Ogunmole Street in the Abule Tailor area of Lagos.

The Department of State Service, Bayelsa State Command, has apprehended six persons in connection with the killing of the Administrative Secretary, Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, Chief Simeon Akpane. Akpane was murdered by some gunmen on October 10, 2014 in front of his residence at Bethel Church Close,

GEOFF IYATSE has an encounter with some young ladies just rescued from baby factories and traffickers’ den

When Nigeria (on the strength of the Gross Domestic Product rebasing) officially overtook South Africa to emerge the biggest economy earlier in the year, the bloated GDP became a publicity stunt in government circles.

A development consultant and political economist, Dr. Omano Edigheli, said Nigerians must shun ethnic and religious sentiments for patriotism, honesty and competence as they choose the next President in 2015.

In an article that has gone viral on social media, Edigheli argued that the modest achievements recorded in the history of the country were not championed by “Christian or Muslim presidents” but individual leaders who were determined to bring a positive change to the society.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday told a gathering of the Peoples Democratic Party leaders in the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he hardly gets what he looks forward to in life. Jonathan, who boasted that no party would defeat the PDP during the 2015 polls said sometimes, things that he did not think about are the ones he gets.

The United Nations Children Fund on Wednesday raised the alarm that poor hygiene and entrenched culture of open defecation among millions around the world would continue to put children and their communities at risk. The situation had reached a worst dimension in Nigeria where about 119 million people were not using safe toilets.

Officers of the Nigerian Prison Services on Wednesday caught two sisters, Shade Oyetobi and Atinuke Adebanwo, who attempted to smuggle 11 wraps of Marijuana into the Ikeja Lagos State High Court holding cell for awaiting trial inmates. Our correspondent gathered that the culprits, who claimed to be orphans, brought in the contraband substance for their brother, Babatunde Oyetobi, an awaiting trial inmate.

Six boxes of foreign currency have been discovered inside military helicopter that crashed in Yola last week .With the Image purported from an eye witness of the crashed helicopter in Yola, serious question demanding for an answer; what is six boxes of foreign currency doing on a military helicopter in the Islamist insurgency zone?

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YOMI CASUALS UNVEILS ''FANTASTIC MAN'' COLLECTION FEATURING UTI NWACHKWU BIMP ZACK ORJI AND OTHERS

Nigerian Designer Yomi Casual releases new collection which he calls “Fantastic Man“. The collection is showcased by different celebrities including Alexx Ekubo, Desmond Elliot, Melvin Oduah and more.

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NEW MUSIC VIDEO: PSQUARE - SHEKINI

Africa’s biggest singing duo come through with the second video to one of the singles off their recently released 6th studio album, “Double Trouble”. “Shekini” video is an energetic pictorial which sees the artistes combine with youthful dancers to perform moves that’d bring you to life. From garages to underground scenes, the dark-themed flick definitely does justice to the song. Video was directed by Clarence Peters, and song produced by Vtek, who also made a cameo appearance.

VIDEO: NAETO C - WHAT U WANT FT. BOJ & AJEBUTTER22

Naeto C’s earlier released record that featured, Boj & Ajebutter 22 now has visuals. The video premiered on MTV Base at 4pm, Nigerian time today the 17th of November. It was shot by Clarence Peters in Lagos, Nigeria. Naeto C put out a new single featuring Flavour titled “Helele” a few days ago. He is currently putting the final touches to his yet to be titled third album.

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: SARKODIE - LOVE ROCKS FT. SAMINI

PATORANKING MADE THIS MYSTREETZ MAGAZINE COVER THE COOLEST

Patoranking covered the latest edition of MyStreetz magazine and he’s looking as frosh as he possibly can on it. Here’s the message from the editor Sesan Adeniji on this edition: ‘Everything that evolution is all about, is what new generation Dancehall artiste like Patoranking is to the evolution of Reggae/ Dancehall music. Music will continue to evolve with the state of mind of the nation and that of its target audience. The best we can do

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: NIYOLA - LOVE TO LOVE YOU (REMIX) FT. PHYNO LYNXXX SARKODIE & POE

EME First Lady Niyola continues her hot streak with the eagerly-anticipated remix to her Headies award-nominatedsingle “Love To Love You.” The remix, produced by New York based producer IExist, sees the singer/songwriter paired with rap heavyweights Phyno, Lynxxx, Sarkodie, and Poe. Styled by Made creative director Tokyo James, the fashion film and photos were shot at multiple locations in Lagos.

MAN ARRESTED FOR RAPPING A DOG IN US

A 47-year-old man, James Michael Foran, has been arrested in America for raping a dog. Michael who according to a police press release is a registered sex offender after he was convicted in 1997 of attempted aggravated sexual assault, has been charged to court for felony.

A man suspected to be a suicide bomber has been set ablaze by an angry mob in Gombe State. The man was said to have arrived the Gombe Line Motor Park at about 1pm today, November 18, with a sack which he dropped after refusing to be searched by the personnel at the gate. He then supposedly made an attempt to run away from the scene but was accosted by the mob. Another report has it that he was about to blow himself up when he was spotted.

Kim Kardashian may not have collected a dime from that famous greasy nude shoot she did with Paper Magazine but her ex-boyfriend and sex tape partner, Ray J got paid!Looks like every time Kim goes naked for the public, Ray hits the jackpot!

Former Nigerian beauty queen Nike Oshinowo recently launched her new 'adult' talk show. 'Late Night with Nike Oshinowo', is an exciting new entertainment and lifestyle late night talk show, showcasing the best of art, culture, music, politics and pop-culture.

Chidinma Ekile , petite Nigerian artist is popular for her great music and her girl next door features that has given her the eye candy status in the music industry. Various artistes male artistes have openly declared their love for the cute 'Oh Baby'singer and in an interview with The Nation on November 15, 2014 she opened up about her dating life and reaction to being loved by so many guys.

Kendall Jenner is bursting out on her own and making it big in the highly-competitive fashion industry especially after landing her first major deal with Estee Lauder beauty brand. But why doesn't she want famous sister Kim Kardashian holding her hand?

It is the season for engagements and he finally popped the question, you said yes, and the engagement ring has been perfectly placed on your finger. Now what to do after you get engaged? Here are 12 things that will help you figure out what to do first — and how to enjoy every second of the wedding planning process.

A couple in America has been sentenced to jail for the murder of their four year old son, Ethan Stacy. Ethan died after being tortured and maltreated by his step-dad, Nathan Sloop, and his mum, Stephanie Sloop, was an accessory to it. 4-year-old Ethan Stacy was sent from Virginia to live with his biological mother, Stephanie Sloop, and her fiancé, 35-year-old Nathan Sloop,

Daring suspected cultists stormed the house of a barber, Nnakaeye Eze, and got him beaten up for dating the wife of one of their members called Darlington. The cultists according to a Punch report, stormed the victim’s shop at Olawale Street, Ire Akari Estate, Isolo, Lagos about 10.30pm with weapons such as axes and knives. The cultists who are allegedly members of the Aiye Confraternity, stormed the victim’s shop and started using their weapons on him.

A serial car thief, Alhaji Kabiru Akorede, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command. Akorede according to reports is an alleged member of a notorious eight-man robbery gang, who had robbed one Mr. Albert Omisoregone of his Toyota Prado Jeep with plate number AAA, 690 BH at Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, September 12. The stolen car was delivered to a Moses Ogbu

Toni Payne is all set to make a return to TV after a brief hiatus from the big screen. The talented poet, writer, blogger and mother of one, who has been resident in Los Angeles for over a year now, is currently recording a new reality and lifestyle show that would hit the airwaves in December 2014 on Silverbird Television. Making the announcement via her Instagram page, Toni Payne wrote: ‘Guess

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