For the second year in a row, Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes’ list of highest paid actresses in the world

For the second year in a row, Scarlett Johansson has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actresses, earning $56 million including an eight-figure cheque for her upcoming Black Widow film and an impressive back-end payment of about $35 million for the $2.8 billion-grossing Avengers: Endgame.

Johansson is joined on the list by newcomers Elisabeth Moss and Margot Robbie, as well as returnees like Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon. Together, the world’s ten highest-paid actresses tallied a combined $314.6 million between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019, before fees and taxes.

Just like Ekweremadu, we will disgrace Buhari in Japan- Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB, says members of the group in the Republic of Japan have received orders from him to ''disgrace and arrest'' President Buhari when he arrives the Asian country on Sunday August 25th. 

In a statement released on Friday August 23rd, Kanu said President Buhari must be arrested and handed over to Japanese authorities to enable him to answer for his alleged mass murder and crimes against humanity, which he allegedly committed against IPOB members in Nigeria between 2015 and 2019.

Daughter of former Governor's aide has been found, Police reveal she wasn't kidnapped but went to visit her boyfriend in Owerri

Kosisochukwu Anioma, the young daughter of former aide to ex-Governor Chimaroke Nnamani, Frank Anioma, was reported missing by her father on Thursday August 22 in Enugu state. 

Anioma had taken to social media to state that his daughter, Kosiso, was on her way to the New Haven market in Enugu at about 7am on Thursday when she was kidnapped. 

I haven't driven any of my cars in almost a year - Davido

As shared by Davido who owns luxury cars like a Mercedes GLE 250, Bentley Bentayaga, Audi Q7, Range Rover and other whips.

Rotimi Amaechi announces that Transport University will open soon in President Buhari’s hometown, Daura

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi announced on Friday, August 23rd that the groundbreaking of a Transport University, to be based in President Buhari’s hometown of Daura, would take place in September.

Amaechi disclosed this while inspecting Lagos-Ibadan railway construction. The minister said the ministry would also establish a factory in Kajola, Ogun, to produce materials for the rail project.  

''You will always hold that special spot in my heart'' - Elikem tells estranged wife, Pokello on her birthday

Elikem Kumordzie and Pokello Nare appear to be friendly exes even after they ended their marriage in 2018 and called each other out in series of posts on social media.

The couple who met and fell in love on season 8 of Big Brother Africa (The Chase) reality show in 2013 and got married in 2015, went their separate ways last year after their three year old marriage crumbled.

I left my first marriage because of domestic violence - Monalisa Chinda (video)

Monalisa Chinda has revealed that she left her first marriage over the alleged domestic abuse she was subjected to by her former husband, Segun Dejo Richards. 

The actress said she expected the abuse to stop after she gave birth to their daughter, but it didn't. She further revealed that she endured the violence in her marriage for 5 years because she wasn't in a hurry to leave. 

Monalisa said at first she turned to the Pastor of the church they attended, but he and other church members didn't do anything about it. She however turned to God because she didn't believe in separation then.

The mother of one said she decided to quit the marriage after a neighbour dropped a snide comment while she was allegedly being assaulted by her husband. 

Watch the video below; 

Some sisters are not worth more than ice cream (Gelato) - Pastor Mike Bamiloye

Mount Zion Film CEO, Pastor Mike Bamiloye in a new Instagram post lashed out at "sisters" who fall so cheaply over food. 

According to the gospel filmmaker, "most sisters are never worth more than ice cream, fried chicken and chips". Pastor Bamiloye added that when some "sisters" are served the listed food, they fall cheaply into the hands of a worthless boy who has no stand future. 

Read his post below; 

Afrocandy tells Otedola and Dangote to solve Nigeria's power problem with their money instead of investing in refineries

Afrocandy has "appealed" to Nigerian billionaires, Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote to solve Nigeria's power problem with their money instead of investing in a refinery. 

The Nigerian porn star said this in reaction to Femi Otedola's video of Aliko Dangote's $13 billion heat recovery steam generator for his refinery. Otedola had stated that the money spent on the generator by Africa's richest man, was a money well spent. 

'I'm looking forward to ending his career in the desert': Andy Ruiz vows to beat Anthony Joshua for the second time

Andy Ruiz has finally confirmed his rematch with Anthony Joshua is on and it will take place in Saudi Arabia in December.

The Mexican-American heavyweight champion who defeated Joshua in June to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles took to Instagram in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 24) to confirm his rematch with the British-Nigerian boxer.

Timi Dakolo and his adorable children enjoy swimming together (Photos)

Timi Dakolo shared these beautiful family photos of himself and his three adorable children enjoying swimming this morning (August 24).

See more photos below.

Nathalie Emmanuel exudes elegance in lavender floral dress

Nathalie Emmanuel proved she's one-to-watch in the style stakes too!

The Game Of Thrones star radiated stylish vibes as she attended a premiere in London, donning a floral midi dress by Miu Miu.

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Stylish: Kimberley Walsh was positively beaming as she made her way to BBC Breakfast at Media City in Manchester on Friday morning to promote her West End show Big: The Musical

The singer teamed her ensemble with a checked blazer and a pair of white sneakers.With her sleek platinum bob styled straight, Kimberley accessorized her look with a pair of aviator-style shades, a swanky black handbag and a brown belt around her svelte waist. She completed her look with a touch of pink lipstick to her pout and impeccably-applied make-up to accentuate her glowing features. 

Tonto Dikeh makes joke at her expense by referring herself as a "brown bleached girl"

Tonto Dikeh made a joke at her expense, effectively silencing anyone who may want to mock her skin.

The actress shared a video of herself singing along to Beyonce's Brown Skin Girl but she remixed it and replaced it with the words, "Brown Bleached Girl"

"Brown bleached girl #proudlyAfrican," she captioned the video.

Oyo State House of Assembly confirms 27-year old Seun Fakorede as commissioner for youth and sport

The Oyo State House of Assembly has confirmed Seun Fakorede, a 27-year-old, as commissioner for youth and sport.  

Governor Seyi Makinde had sent Fakorede’s name to the Assembly alongside that of Professor Raphael Afonja, and Faosat Joke Sunni in a list of his second batch of cabinet nominees.  

Lady blames Nollywood for the societal belief that female infertility is caused by abortion

A Nigerian lady, Ada Nwoke, has blamed the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood, for the societal belief that female infertility is caused by abortion.

According to her, the injury Nollywood movies have done to our collective perceptions and perspective of life is underestimated. See more of her tweets and the reactions from other Nigerians who tend to agree with her below...

I am not a tribalist, neither am I a religious bigot but as long as I live, I will continue to be a nightmare to oppressors – Femi Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that as long as he lives, he will continue to be a nightmare and a source of deep sorrow, anxiety and pain for the oppressors and those who believe that the Yoruba and him are nothing but serfs and slaves.

See his full post below...

'We won't rest until we deliver on our commitments on quality education to Nigerians' - President Buhari

President Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration will not rest until it delivers on its commitments on quality education, including investing more resources in the sector and providing a conducive learning environment in the academia.

Speaking at the commissioning of the Post Graduate Centre of Excellence built by the Central Bank of Nigeria at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, the President said the Federal government have invested close to N1.3 trillion towards the development of the education sector in the past 4 years, excluding funds spent on overhead and personnel costs.

Commending the CBN for providing the Centre sited at the Samaru campus of the institution, the President said:

Full list of 77 Nigerians arrested by the FBI for cyber fraud (video)

 United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of 80 suspected internet fraudsters. 

An update served on the arrest, revealed that 77 of the arrested suspects are Nigerians. They were accused of conspiring with federal and state agents to perpetrate the crime. Asides being involved in schemes that resulted in the transfer of at least $6 million which was obtained fraudulently, the suspects were also allegedly involved in the attempted theft of at least an additional $40 million.

US attorney, Nick Hanna said the suspects handed a total of 252 count charges bordering on “conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, aggravated identity theft”, had nicknames such as “Thank You Jesus”, “Son of God”, American Man”, God is God”, “He is Risen”. 

Here is the full list below; 

German police identify four of Ekweremadu’s attackers

Four members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) involved in the assault of Senator Ike Ekweremadu at an event organised by “Ndigbo Germany” in Nuremberg on Saturday August 17, have been identified by the Bavaria police. 

LIB reported earlier that the German police had a cold feet in investigating the assault incident and also announced that nobody has been arrested in connection with the attack and humiliation of former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu. However the 4 attackers were brought into custody, after the Nigerian embassy invoked section 102 (1), chapter 3, of the German criminal code.

Somizi and Mohale's white wedding date revealed

The wedding date of South African media personality, Somizi Mhlongo and his actor fiancé, Mohale Motaung has been revealed after a long wait. 

The love birds have been enmeshed in planning their wedding and it's been revealed they will be walking down the aisle in January 2020. Somizi announced their wedding date in an Instagram post in which he thanked his London-based friend for meeting up with him in Italy for lunch and catch-up.

He wrote; 

Etinosa serves panties photos (photos)

Etinosa took to Instagram to share photos of herself posing in panties while revealing that she writes best at night. 

The actress who made headlines months ago after going naked on MC Galaxy's Instagram live session, added that she writes best at night because she is free to express herself. Etinosa wrote; 

I write best at night. Then, I'm free to express myself

Here are the photos she shared below; 

WWE's Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, engaged

WWE superstars Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch have announced their engagement which officially takes them off the market. 

Prior to the beachfront proposal and romantic twist, Seth and Becky were friends for a while. The wrestlers started dating early this year but went public with their relationship in May.  

Beautiful photo of Mercy Johnson, her husband, and their children

Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson Okojie shared this lovely photo of herself with her hubby, Prince Odi Okojie and three of their children. Such a beautiful family!

Andy Ruiz Jnr finally 'agrees to Saudi Arabia rematch with Anthony Joshua' after receiving huge financial offer

Andy Ruiz Jnr has now reportedly agreed to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia for their second bout in December. 

The world heavyweight champion who defeated Joshua in June to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles originally had 'security concerns' about their location for their rematch in the Middle East. But, after receiving reassurances and a bigger purse than the original figure of £8million, the fight is now set, according to The Athletic. 

"My king I love you Baba Ibeji" - Funke Akindele showers husband JJC Skillz with accolades as they mark their wedding anniversary

Funke Akindele and her husband JJC Skillz are celebrating their wedding anniversary today August 23 and the actress shared clips with multiple loved up photos of them.

She captioned one of the clips, "All glory to God! My boo! My king! Love you always. #happyweddinganniversary"

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick shares adorable family photos

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick shared these lovely new photos of himself with his wife, Julie and his four kids,

See more photos below...

Diamond Platnumz and Tanasha Donna hold their baby shower (Photos/Videos)

Diamond Platnumz and Tanasha Donna held their baby shower last night and the event had many East African celebrities in attendance. 

The exquisite baby shower event was held at City beach hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East African celebrities that turned up for Diamond Platnumz and Tanasha Donna's baby shower include Vera Sidika, Jacqueline Wolper, Romy Jons, Irene Uwoya, Lava Lava, Rayvanny, Jimmy Chansa (Vera’s Boyfriend) Vera Sidika, Mbosso, Fahyvanny, Babu Tale,Ricardo Momo, Mama Dangote, Juma Lokole, Halima Kimwana, Queen Darlin, Makame Fumbe, Esma Platnumz, Asha Baraka and Ms Donna’s grandmother. 

Here are photos and videos from the event below; 

Sanwo-Olu has not abolished Wealth Creation Ministry – Lagos State Government explains

The Lagos State Government has denounced a report in a section of the media alleging that the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has abolished the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment.

A statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ministry of  Wealth Creation and Employment stated that the Ministry was created via an Executive Order (No. EO/AA.OI.2015) of June 17, 2015, to create sustainable wealth for Lagos citizens as well as promote and sustain entrepreneurship, through effective use of strategies and resources, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. 

Invictus Obi snitched out his entire cartel to the FBI. - Nigerians react as FBI arrest 80 new fraud suspects

Barely a week after CEO of Invictus Group, Obinwanne Okeke was arrested by America's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over a $12 million (N4.3bn) fraud, the agency has arrested 80 more Nigerians.

READ: Full list of 77 Nigerians arrested by the FBI for cyber fraud (video)

Social media is now accusing Invictus Obi of snitching to the feds which led to the arrest of more 'fraudulent' Nigerians in the United States.

See all the Tweets below....

Things get heated between Blac Chyna and her mum as they visit a therapist to repair their relationship

Blac Chyna and her mum Tokyo Toni are trying to repair their relationship but it seems things might get worse before it gets better.

The mother and daughter visited a therapist to hash out their feelings and understand each other better. During the session taped for Blac Chyna's reality show The Real Blac Chyna, the reality star is seen talking about her feelings but this didn't go down well with her mum.

Rukky Sanda shares new photos as she turns a year older

Nollywood actress, Rukky Sanda, turns a year older today August 22nd. She had a photoshoot and has shared the beautiful new photos. See more of the pictures below

How to look expensive and classy in short

Anthony Joshua shows off new lion tattoo on his middle finger (Photos)

Anthony Joshua has gotten a new tattoo ahead of his December rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. 

The 29-year-old British-Nigerian boxer visited a local tattoo shop in Southgate, London in July, where he got a lion and a forest tattooed onto his middle finger to cover up calluses.

Yomi Fabiyi buys a new car, announces he made N7m from movie sales

Yomi Fabiyi excitedly took to Instagram to show off his new car which he is said is one of the profits from a new movie he produced. 

Sharing a photo of the new Ford car, the Nollywood actor revealed that he made N7m from the sales of his movie 'SAADAT' and has also bought a land, film equipments, office equipment and also shopped from the profit. 

Yomi wrote; 

Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze recieves prestigious award in Spain

Super Eagles of Nigeria star, Samuel Chukwueze won Villarreal’s Revelation Player of the 2018-2019 season during the club’s Peña Pardals Grocs Awards.

The Villarreal fans club named the 20-year-old winger as the club's breakout star for the 2018-19 season, in which he scored score eight goals in 38 appearances across all competitions.

Emotional Angelina Jolie drops her son off at college in South Korea and chats with his classmates (video)

Angelina Jolie was a bit emotional as she dropped her son Maddox Jolie Pitt off at college.

The actress, who adopted Maddox when he was a child, took him to Yonsei University in South Korea. 

Buhari administration is a government of the Fulani, by the Fulani and for the Fulani- FFK reacts to appointment of new Ministers

Femi Fani-Kayode has knocked President Buhari over the recent appointment of Ministers.

In a post shared on his Facebook page, the former Minister of Aviation pointed out that the North West has more substantive Ministers than any other region.

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'I have no doubt that Messi has made me a better player': Cristiano Ronaldo hails 'healthy rivalry' with Argentine striker

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that Lionel Messi made him a better player. 

Both players who have five Ballon d'Ors each, are regarded among the greatest footballers in the world.

The Juventus forward and the Barcelona superstar are still battling for their sixth Ballon d'Or title, but Ronaldo has admitted that he would have struggled to be a top player if not for the 'healthy rivalry' between himself and Messi.

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria accuse Biodun Fatoyinbo of refusing to appear before its panel investigating rape allegation against him

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, on Thursday, August 22nd said the embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo refused to appear before its panel investigating the rape allegation against him.  

The PFN said because he refused to appear before the panel, the probe had been declared inconclusive.  

According to PFN National Publicity Secretary, Bishop Emma Isong, who spoke with newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, Busola and her husband, Timi Dakolo appeared before the panel while Fatoyinbo did not.

Miley Cyrus 'disappointed' Liam Hemsworth filed for divorce

Miley Cyrus has reacted after her estranged husband Liam Hemsworth filed for divorce. 

According to People, Miley Cyrus is 'disappointed' that he filed to dissolve their marriage.

The publication claimed the singer is upset with the 29-year-old actor's decision, as although she's 'doing well', it's 'hard' for her to accept her relationship is over. 

A source told People magazine: 'She didn't expect it and is a bit disappointed, but she is still doing well and has obviously moved on as well.