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Omotola Jalade can be said to be Nigeria’s queen of Nollywood with over 300 movie appearances and 20 years in the movie industry and entertainment. The mother of four has a lot of cash to show for it and this affords her the opportunity to have the life many only dream about. Here’s how Omotola is living the dream: Omotola reportedly has a net worth of $3 million – ₦600 million. Her jobs affords her the opportunity to cruise in exotic cars. She also loves cool whips. Her wardrobe collection alone features various designer outfits. She enjoys exclusive vacations with her family around the world. And the money keeps rolling in for her with endorsements from top brands like Knorr, PG, Scanfrosts and more... cc: lalasticlala, ishilove, missyb3, ijebabe

The Nwofor’s family compound in Ndikwuenu community in Orumba North area of Anambra state, was usually a beehive of activities during Christmastide, with relatives and friends visiting from within and outside the country to revel in a peaceful and relaxed ambience. But it changed to an atmosphere of gloom and melancholy last year. While other families were basking in the euphoria of the season, same could not be said of the Nwafors, whose members were enveloped by grief and depression, with their countenances devoid of the usual enthusiasm and perky expressions. •Mercy Obiora (American citizen) The reason of the family’s present state of despondency is not unconnected with the disappearance of one of its sons, Uzoh Obiora Nwafor. Obiora, as gathered, was revered in the community , owing to his unmatched simplicity. Aside being a security agent, his intimidating height and light skinned completion which usually stood him out among his peers, made him the cynosure of attracti...

ABUJA – Following a call by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the National Assembly to initiate an impeachment process against President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC has told the PDP that Nigeria was not a banana republic. The party also dismissed another call by the PDP to sack Ministers and the governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. In a statement by the national secretary of APC, Mai Mala Buni, APC reminded the PDP that Nigeria was a country governed by a set of laws. The statement read thus: “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to Thursday’s comical statement credited to the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus calling for the removal of President Muhammadu Buhari, resignation of two ministers and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria by the National Assembly. “The APC wishes to remind the PDP that Nigeria is not a Banana Republic, but a coun...

A billboard for the technology company Yahoo is seen August 5, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) By Clyde Hughes Friday, 15 Jan 2016 11:00 AM                   Join in!   0 Comments Yahoo revealed Thursday that it is making its Yahoo Lab machine learning dataset available for academic research through the lab's  Webscope program,  Tech Crunch reported  Thursday. The dataset is about 13.5 terabytes and holds the interactions of roughly 20 million users from February 2015 through May 2015, including those happening on Yahoo's homepage along with Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, and Yahoo Real Estate, according to Tech Crunch. "Data is the lifeblood of research in machine learning," Suju Rajan,  Yahoo's director of personalization science at Yahoo Labs, said in a statement . "However, access to truly large-scale datasets is a privilege that has ...

13:07, 15 JAN 2016 UPDATED  15:23, 15 JAN 2016 BY   CLAIRE RUTTER Celebrity Big Brother star Jeremy McConnell was famous for being Mr Ireland - but apparently it wasn't the case         142 SHARES     2 COMMENTS Jeremy McConnell Celebrity Big Brother’s Jeremy McConnell has just been exposed as a liar. He was never Mr Ireland. Even though Jeremy has been called Mr Ireland in his CBB VT, it was never actually a thing. In a cringeworthy spin in Jeremy’s CBB tale, the model’s title has been exposed as fake by the organisers of the contest. Oh the shame. In a statement to RSVP magazine, they said: "Jeremy never held the title of Mr Ireland or represented Ireland at any event. Did Jeremy McConnell tell porkies to get in CBB? They added: "He was a finalist in late 2012 which saw Mr Limerick Leo Delaney win the title and represent Ireland at Mr World 2013. Leo placed a very impressive 1st runner...

(Lucasfilm ; StraightOuttaCompton.com ; Columbia Pictures) By Clyde Hughes Friday, 15 Jan 2016 10:38 AM                   Join in!   0 Comments The 2016 Oscar nominations announced this week had their usual share of snubs and surprises, including "Star Wars: The Force Awakens'" missing best movie nod, Sylvester Stallone's "Creed" recognition, and Aaron Sorkin's absent "Steve Jobs" nomination.  "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" received strong reviews while raking in $1.7 billion globally at the  box office,  according to BoxOfficeMojo . But, though it received some technical nominations, the movie did not land any nods in the major categories of best movie or best director for J.J. Abrams.

13:27, 15 JAN 2016 UPDATED  15:25, 15 JAN 2016 BY   EDWARD ROBERTS The baby was born on Tuesday, just two days after rocker David passed away following an 18-month battle with cancer         864 SHARES     1 COMMENT It's the most moving tribute yet Take That's  Howard Donald  and his wife Katie Halil have named their son Bowie. The couple, who recently celebrated their one year wedding anniversary, welcomed the newest addition to their family on Tuesday. Keeping details of the birth quiet, Howard finally revealed that they'd welcomed a son - their first child together - in a post on Friday. The singer also revealed that the child had been named Bowie, in a touching tribute to legendary rocker David. FameFlynet.uk.com The baby is the couple's first child together Howard tweeted: "Bowie Taylan Donald came into this world on Tues 12th Jan. Mummy and daddy suffering sleep deprivation but lif...