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The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. Anatole France French novelist (1844 - 1924)

Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim got a bit embarrassed by airport security when they refused to allow her spike shoes travel on her feet. Like seriously, she was asked to change into something else if she has to make the journey. Turns out she's not the first to be a victim of that. So, ladies, now we know one more thing not to take to the airport. #thankmelater lol.

After 10 long hours in the sky, the Jang children couldn't wait to get off the plane. The Colorado siblings had just spent a month in Seoul, their first trip to South Korea. Their parents wanted them to get a taste of their heritage on their summer vacation. But their summer vacation will now be remembered for something entirely different. Joseph, Ester and Sarah were passengers on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Seoul to San Francisco. Seconds before landing Saturday, the Boeing 777 crashed onto a sea wall, severing its tail. The three were all near the back of the plane, which bore the brunt of the impact. "During the time it was crashing, I thought it was all like a dream because I didn't know (if) it was actually happening," 13-year-old Joseph told CNN's Sara Sidner. "We were all bouncing all over the place," 15-year-old Esther added. "I just remember there being dust everywhere. I was freaking out, and then it just stopped." The seats in f...

JOHANNESBURG South Africa's anti-apartheid hero and former president Nelson Mandela remained in a "critical but stable" condition after being in hospital for more than four weeks to treat a lung infection, the government said on Tuesday.

ATTENTION PLS!!! Ramadan Commences Tomorrow.  Ramadan commences tomorrow is a news article from: Vanguard News Following the non-sighting of the new moon yesterday, Muslims in Nigeria have been asked to complete the 30 days of Sha'ban today and begin the 1434 A.H Ramadan tomorrow, Wednesday. 

WARNING: Never pass out drunk at a Paris Hilton party ... because her immature friends will dress you up in embarrassing clothes and then take photos of you.The above pic was snapped at Paris' 4th of July bash in Malibu ... and as you can see, some poor schmuck obviously had a little too much to drink and fell asleep on a beach chair.Thankfully, Paris and her friends let him snooze peacefully until he woke up. Just kidding, they dressed him up in a bikini top and gave him a purse and sunglasses. Then took photos.As far as we know, no markers were involved ... those are this guy's actual tattoos ... but still, HILARIOUS.Except not really. 

Former "Baseball Wives" star Anna Benson -- the estranged wife of ex-pitcher Kris Benson -- was arrested this morning in Georgia ... after allegedly raiding Kris' apartment with a gun and a metal baton, all while wearing a bulletproof vest.According to law enforcement, Kris -- who filed for divorce last year -- reported that Anna showed up in a rage last night after being forced by the court to vacate their marital home. Kris says Anna arrived and immediately whipped out an "expandable metal baton," threatening to hit him.But it didn't stop there ... Kris told police Anna then pulled out a handgun and demanded money. She must have been expecting Kris to pull a gun on her too ... because she was allegedly wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of the alleged assault.According to the police report, Kris told Anna he would get her the money following the altercation ... but then left the home and called police instead.Anna -- a former FHM model -- was arrested ...

Put away the bottles of bub ... 50 Cent has just been dropped from MLB.com's upcoming All-Star Bash in NYC in the wake of his domestic violence scandal, we has learned. We broke the story ... 50 was charged with domestic violence last week following the alleged domestic dispute at his baby mama's house in California in June, during which he allegedly kicked her and destroyed a bunch of her property (more than $7,000 worth).50 was supposed to perform at the MLB.com party on July 14th along with Kaskade, but sources told me, MLB officials decided not to move forward with the alleged GF-kicker.50's name appeared on the original flyer for the event ... but the event's Facebook page is now  updated, and advertises 2 "surprise performances" for the party. MLB hasn't returned our source calls to confirm 50 was cut as a direct result of the domestic violence charges.50's people haven't gotten back to us either.

As if re-gaining a bunch of weight wasn't bad enough, former "Biggest Loser" star Tara Costa is now being SUED for porking up again ... and it could cost her a lot of money, TMZ has learned.FC Online Marketing -- which owns ILoveKickboxing.com -- has filed a lawsuit against Costa claiming it entered into a fitness promotional agreement with the reality star ... but she didn't hold up her end of the bargain.The deal breaker ... FCOM  says Costa -- who famously lost 155 POUNDS on "The Biggest Loser: Couples 2" back in 2009 -- had re-gained "far too much weight" in 2011 to represent the brand in photo shoots and public appearances.FCOM says it paid Costa's foundation $45,000 in exchange for her image and likeness ... but since she got fat again, her image has lost all value to the company.FCOM is now suing Costa for breaching the don't-get-fat agreement, demanding unspecified damages.For what it's worth ... from Costa's recent Twit...

1816 Argentina formally declared independence from Spain. 1850 Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office. 1872 The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me. 1896 William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention. 1900 The British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united at the Commonwealth of Australia. 1974 Former U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, DC. 1997 Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear. 2002 Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers. 2011 After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa's 54th state.

Yesterday, Imam Muhammadu Marwana, an influential member of the Boko Haram sect, confirmed a ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government to end their deadly activities.   Vanguard reports that sounding apologetic during the Radio France Hausa Service news, Imam Marwana said: WE are seeking forgiveness from the people over the number of people killed in the country.  I appeal to those who lost their loved ones to our activities to forgive us and on our side we have forgiven all those who committed atrocities against us. I  want to state clearly that we have no hands in the unfortunate attack on the secondary school (Government Secondary School, Mamudo, Yobe State). And to confirm the ceasefire deal sign, the Federal Government, through the Minister of Special Duties and Head of Boko Haram Amnesty Committee, Tanimu Turaki, yesterday, said that it had signed a ceasefire agreement with the militant group. Although details of the peace deal were scanty, Tura...

One week after university lecturers across Nigeria commenced an indefinite strike the Federal Government said it is taking steps to resolve the contending issues. The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa'I, on Monday also appealed to the lecturers, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to suspend the strike and "go back to classes". Ms. Rufa'I, who made the appeal at a meeting with vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities in Abuja, said: "we plead with them to go back to classes. "We are having a meeting tomorrow at the National Assembly with the Senate and House of Representatives to resolve all the issues. "Besides, the white paper on the 2010 Visitation Panel Reports on Federal Universities has since been released and forwarded to the universities for implementation. "Consequently, monitoring teams will soon visit the universities to ensure implementation of the recommendations." The minister noted with dis...

If you have just 11 seconds to live, you now have a chance of survival with the latest scanning equipment.  Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH said they have acquired a CT scan equipment that has the capacity to run a check on all organs of the body, from head to toe in less than 10 seconds and fish out a patients death points for immediate treatment. The machine, called the 128-slice Aquillon CT scanner is the first of it's kind in West Africa.Speaking on the machine, the Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Professor Akin Osibogun told Nigerian Tribune: "The Aquillon CT scanner is a 128-scanner and the main advantage it has over other CT scanners of earlier generations is its ability to penetrate deeper into the tissues and organs to show clearly the state of those tissues and organs. Of course the CT scanner is an imaging device and because it is able to provide images of tissues and organs inside the body. We are able to see the state in whi...

A 34-year-old man, Arogundade Ahmed, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly flogging his son to death. According to eyewitnesses, Arogundade tortured his 13-year-old son, Qudus, to death because Qudus broke into someone's house and attempted to steal. Arogundade was said to have killed his son in the presence of his little sister, Sherifat. Continue to read full story. After killing the boy, Arogundade dug a grave and buried him in front of his house in Alogba Estate area of Ikorodu. (Above photo - Arogundade's house. Circle, the grave). Our correspondent, who visited the crime scene, learnt that the incident occurred on June 27, 2013. It was leant that the deceased was an apprentice at a mechanic workshop in the area.  A senior police officer at Ipakodo Police Division, who craved anonymity, said, "We were told that on the said date, Qudus broke into the house of one Apoti Lateef and attempted to steal. Lateef raised the alarm, acc...

In a recent interview, Mikel Obi's elder brother, Ebele talks about his social life, love life and that of his brother, Mikel. Enjoy; Sex and romanceAs a footballer and as a popular figure, one must learn to cope with every situation that comes his way. Concerning my social life, I'm currently into a relationship and I don't want to be distracted. I want to be focused and keep on praying that everything works out fine so that I can settle down with the same person I'm into a relation with. I'm not carried away with my brother's wealth. No doubt girls come around me but I remain focused on my career. Mikel too is into a relationship at the moment right there in the United Kingdom. When you stick to one person at a time, I think it saves you a lot of trouble. But when you jump from one today to another tomorrow, you create room for every other girl to come in. We are not on that track at all. Mikel won't marry a white lady No, no, no! We cannot advise M...

Amanda Bynes has moved on from judging her fellow celebrities to insulting the President of the United States and the First Lady. The troubled star took to Twitter on Monday with a post slamming Barack and Michelle Obama as 'ugly'. The impudent tweet comes after three months of erratic and often offensive behaviour on the social media site. Do you agree with her?

These are photos from his last shoot which he didn't share. Lovely and artistic....

This is delightful news. Two Nigerians have won the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing two years in a row.  Last year, Nigerian writer, Rotimi Babatunde, won the prize for his story Bombay's Republic - a book about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during World War II. And this year, another Nigerian has won. His name is Tope Folarin, a US-based writer. He won the prize for his story - Miracle - a short story set in an evangelical Nigerian church in Texas.  Tope, who was shortlisted with three other Nigerians and a Sierra Leonean for the prize, received $15,000 at an event that held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.  Read the shortlisted stories here! Tope Folarin (Nigeria) 'Miracle' from Transition, Issue 109 (Bloomington, 2012) Read Miracle Pede Hollist (Sierra Leone) 'Foreign Aid' from Journal of Progressive Human Services, Vol. 23.3 (Philadelphia, 2012) Read F...

A 22-Year Old student has been arrested by the police for allegedly offering his 21-year-old girlfriend for sale at GH₵8, 000 for ‘’money ritual". Samuel Dadson, a resident of Kumasi, was said to have lured his girlfriend to Accra for a business transaction, but was arrested by the police who were waiting for him at VIP bus terminal. Briefing the media in Accra yesterday, the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno said in June last year, Dadson met a taxi driver in Accra and through conversation, he expressed the desire for someone to assist him get rich through money rituals, ‘Sakawa’. The driver told Dadson that he had heard rumours of a fetish priest at Weija, near Accra, who engaged in such acts. DCOP Yohuno said last month, Dadson called to inform the driver that he could provide two human heads and he needed a prospective buyer. The driver, alarmed, informed his pastor who advised him to report the matt...

I'm sure by now you all have heard that Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi donated $100, 000 to music producer, OJB Jezreel, who is down with a kidney ailment. The money was transferred to OJB's account on Friday July 5th. Lagos State governor, Raji Fashola was also in touch with OJB's family and facilitated the stages of dialysis OJB is undergoing at LASUTH. The ailing pioneer music producer has thanked Governor Amaechi for his generosity. "I really thank God for Governor Amechi's kind heart. All I can say is that God will fight his battles as he saved my life. I also thank all Nigerians from all works of life who heeded my appeal for funds to go for my kidney transplant. God bless everyone.