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On Air Personality and Host of the Nigeria X-Factor reality TV show, Tolu Oniru a.k.a Toolz says she in a love relationship with someone in the EME family, that is the Banky W crew, and who that person is was not revealed as at the time of this interview. Toolz who was blushing when Rubbin Minds anchor hit her with the question of being seen with this particular guy obviously well-acquainted with the anchor as well but refused to mention his name. According to the anchor, the two have on the red carpet most time and their pictures together have been shared on social media networks. “I mean I’m in you know, different kinds of relationships, I have friendships, you know that’s a relationship, here and there” When asked about a young dude who seems to be in the pictures these days, who is not a celebrity but there’s been a lot of talk about the two of them, Toolz obviously trying to evade the all-revealing question responded by asking the anchor, his own definition of ‘...

Lady Gaga has rushed out her new single, ‘Applause’, after a number of snippets of the song started leaking on Saturday. “A pop music emergency is underway,” tweeted Lady gaga as the single was distributed to iTunes and YouTube. Applause, the singer’s first new material since 2011, was originally scheduled for release on 19 August. Leaks are almost a fact of life for today’s pop stars, with Beyonce, Katy Perry and Jay-Z all seeing unauthorised material appear online this year. Of 2013′s major releases, only David Bowie managed to keep his new album under wraps. “Lord in heaven, why?” the 27-year-old tweeted, blaming hackers for the leak. “You just couldn’t wait. This is too much for one Saturday. “At first, she mobilised fans – asking them to report leaks to her record label – but by Monday evening she had relented and released the song to radio and online stores. A short burst of robotic pop, Applause has so far received positive reviews. Calling the single a “th...

Nigeria’s own model, Beverly Osu, has made history by being the first Big Brother Africa contestant that has n ot bee n nom inated for eviction since the inception of the television series in 2003. Thou g h critised and co ndemned by many Nigerians, the lingerie model and video vixen seems to be in the good books of the other housemates who have not for once put her up for eviction. Beverly, who has been the head of house twice, hasn’t had an y need to save herself. The final nominations just took place and despite the scandalous videos circulated about her and Angelo, Beverly and Melvin, Nigeria’s female contestant has managed to scale through to the finals. The top seven contestants in the house are, Beverly, Melvin, Angelo, Cleo, Dilish, Bimp and Elikem. Who will  make it to the top five and who will eventually take the coveted $300,000 home?

Another round of discussions and negotiations between Federal Government’s NEEDS assessment committee and the Academic Staff Union of Universities has begun in the Federal Capital Territory. In his opening remarks, the Chairman of the committee, Governor Gabriel Suswan of Benue state expressed hope that the two bodies will reach an agreement and suspend the industrial action. However, the president of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge said the union is opened to discussions on the funding of the education sector in Nigeria. It would be recalled that talks between both parties has hit birk walls severally with the recent one earlier in the month, as Professor Nasir Faggae vowed that the union would not succumb to any pressure to call off its six weeks old strike if all its demands are not met by the government. Mr. Fagge told journalists in Abuja that although negotiations have continued, there’s nothing yet on the table. He said the union remains resolute in sustaining the ...

By Chuks Okocha and Muhammad Bello Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved yesterday to resolve the internal wrangling that has rocked the party, starting with renewed efforts to improve the relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. This is just as the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and the five northern governors, who have been holding consultations with eminent Nigerians on the crisis in the party, also met last night with the president at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The peace initiatives coincided with the statement by the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, that the registration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not affect the ruling party’s electoral chances in 2015 as the party does not require a merger to win. Preparatory to the resolution of the feud between the president and Obasanjo, Jonathan had held a closed-door meeting with some PDP governors on Sunday nigh...

A yet to be confirmed information obtained from Yoruba Nollywood Star, Bukky Wright Facebook Page has it that, Nollywood stars Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme popularly known as Aki na Pawpaw are reportedly to be involved in a ghastly auto-accident on their way to Niger State to shoot a new movie. The post claimed they are currently hospitalized and sort for Nigerians to pray for their survival. If this is true, we also echo our voices to pray for the survival by God grace. THE TEXT OF THE POST FROM BUKKY WRIGHT FACEBOOK PAGE READS: PLEASE IF YOU IGNORE THIS YOU’RE HEARTLESS These two Nollywood superstars [AKI & PAW PAW] involved in a terrible car accident today when they were traveling to Niger State to shoot a movie.what a world!!!! They are currently Hospitalized. We pray that God should heal them AMEN

Most people know Nelson Mandela as the first black president of South Africa, a man who became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement, and one who gave up nearly 30 years of his life in prison. He remains a hero to South Africans as well as to the international community, and will continually represent the struggle for freedom. But it’s easy to forget that even legends are human. Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Nelson Mandela. *For the conspiracy theorists out there, I regret to inform you that Mandela is not in fact a part of the Illuminati, does not lead a Satanist cult, and did not die in Robben Island 30 years ago, only to be replaced by an impersonator

It's hard enough to believe that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are subjects that President Obama has to even think about in passing, let alone discuss during interviews, and yet they are. Obama made a few disparaging remarks about the couple recently, and it should surprise no one to learn that it didn't sit well with the Kardashian empire matriarch Kris Jenner. On Friday's episode of her talk show "Kris," Jenner responded to Obama's critique of the over-the-top lives of West and Kardashian and the effect they have on today's youth, when he explained, "Kids weren't monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success." And oh, boy, Jenner was not pleased. "It's really great that people aspire to get a great job ... but I wasn't aware that you could only set the bar so high and that we could only dream so bi...

No one likes to beat a dead horse, but slapping a live one? That's a quick ticket to jail. Diane Harvey was sentenced to four days in jail after slapping a mounted police officer's horse earlier this month. According to the Houston Chronicle, it all started after the officer rode up and asked the woman to empty out a large cup of beer. Harvey, who was apparently intoxicated, refused and began walking away. The officer then blocked her way with his horse, and the irate Harvey slapped the animal. Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva told the Chronicle that police horses are trained not to react in such situations, and that the animal merely turned its head away from the blow. Harvey was arrested. She pleaded guilty to interfering with a police animal Aug, 9. Harvey isn't the only suspect who has to brush up on her equine etiquette. In 2005, a New York tourist in Florida was arrested for smacking the hind quarters of two police horses , Mr. Bill and Re...

Founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church, Prophet T.B. Joshua says in an unusual manner, God did not reveal the death of Ghana’s President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, which occurred on Tuesday in Accra. The renowned cleric in a mournful mood affirmed he would have intensified prayers to avert the sudden departure of the late President if he had received any revelation from God. “ The Ghanaian President was like a spiritual son to me so I could pray to God to avert the death, if I had received any revelation from him ,” Prophet T.B. reportedly told reporters in Legos, Nigeria when ommenting on the death of President Mills. On that score, he revealed President Mills and other senior government officials had visited his temple thrice this year to receive special prayers, but God never revealed his death to him in all the three instances. “Of course, I knew he had been ill for some time now and he had come for special prayers concerning his health th...

Cape Town - Women across the world are risking their lives for illegal procedures to make their buttocks bigger, often involving home-improvement materials such as silicone injected by people with no medical training. Some want to fill out a bikini or a pair of jeans. Others believe a bigger bottom will bring them work as music video models or adult entertainers. Whatever the reason, they are seeking cheaper alternatives to plastic surgery – sometimes with deadly or disfiguring results. Deaths from illegal buttocks injections have been reported in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New York. An interior decorator in Mississippi faces trial in the deaths of two women who were injected at her house. Though there is little data on the procedures or injuries they cause, doctors and authorities say they are seeing this more often. Online forums used to set up the illegal procedures have attracted thousands of responses. Very big buttocks have been popular in...

Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, said that Nigeria is a land of opportunities for investors despite negative stories about it. Thakkar, President of Mara Group, stated this in an interview with State House Correspondents after holding a closed door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa. The Uganda-born billionaire said that the reality and the potentials in Nigeria were quite different from the negative report of the country in the international media. “There is a huge difference between perception and reality.I think the perception happened to be negative today but it is a very unfortunate case because when we come here, what we see and what we experience show that Nigeria is a very different place. Nigeria is going through transformation and I think Africa as a whole, we are going through transformation and I think one thing as African is that we are 54 countries and we generalise in our assessment. In Nigeria, we may see so...