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The 2013 Miss World pageant held today Saturday September 28th at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia. Miss Philippines Megan Young (pictured left) beat 126 other contestants to win Miss World 2013. Miss France Marine Lorp helin was named runner-up, while Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter (pictured right) came third. by linda ikeji

Diddy tops this year’s Forbes list of hip-hop’s top earners, pulling in $50m over the past 12 months - June 2012 - 2013. See the top 20 highest paid hip-hop artists below... 1.Diddy - $50million 2. Jay Z - $43million 3. Dr Dre - $40million 4. Nicki Minaj - $29million 5. Birdman - $21million 6. Kanye West - $20million 7. Lil Wayne - $16 million 8. Wiz Khalifa - $14million 9. Ludacris - $12 million 10. Pitbull - $11million Continue...

A 22 year old Chinese man named Xiaolian has had a new nose grown on his forehead after loosing his original nose in a car accident. Xiaolian had the treatment to create a replacement for his original nose which was infected and deformed following the accident in 2012 . He actually left his damaged nose unattended to after the accident which led to the infection and eventual deformity, leaving the surgeons unable to repair it. Surgeons in China were left with no option than to create another nose for the man to breathe properly and then transplant it to the original place. The nose was created by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian’s forehead. This was cut into the shape of a nose and was supported by cartilage taken from the man’s ribs. Continue...

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde took time out from her Italian vacation with her family for an appearance in London. The Nollywood star is scheduled to attend the I’m Going to Nollywood with Muyiwa show this evening at the Forum, Highgate Road, London, UK. Just before she dazzles on the red carpet, the star flaunted her easy chic ensemble as she made a stylish touchdown in London. Omosexy rocked a pink blouse, jeans, a beige bag and cream peep toes. She completed her look with gold hoop earrings, a gold bracelet and dark shades. By Damilare Aiki

The Ghanaian professor is known as “Africa’s father of the internet,” a web pioneer who helped establish some of the continent’s first online connections. In a fast revolving world, one thing we have become so heavily reliant on is the internet. It’s the one-stop shop for information worldwide. So how did Africa get on the train of the internet? Well, we all have a Ghanaian professor to thank for that. Nii Quaynor has been at the forefront of web development across the continent. According to international news media organization, CNN International , Quaynor “ is the first African to be elected to the board of ICANN, the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers. He’s also played an important part in launching the African Network Operators Group and AfriNIC, the African internet numbers registry. As a result, Quaynor was recently inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame, lauded as an instrumental figure “in the early design and development of the internet....

That’s a lot of pricey luggage. Nollywood superstar Genevieve Nnaji arrived in Toronto, Canada for the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival , where the movie adaptation of  Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie ‘s best selling book Half of a Yellow Sun will premiere. The star studded cast including Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose and Genny are all expected to attend the premiere. Genny who recently made headlines for rocking a £5,370 Chanel “Lego” clutch ( Click here to read ), arrived Toronto in pricey style. She wore a chic sleeveless white blouse with black satin, black pants and black ankle strap heels. She styled the look with a pair of dark shades. Her chic look isn’t what’s getting the BellaNaija Style team talking but her travel luggage. Genny rocked a $16,950   Hermès Birkin bag and three Louis Vuitton travel luggage bags with a combined retail price of $9,800 By Damilare Aiki

The Skelewu crooner is currently in the US to perform some shows and of course attend his sister's wedding holding this weekend in Miami. While there, he decided to put diamonds in his Rolex watch. A watch like his is worth about $20/30, 000 + diamonds

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country will press forward with efforts to ward off military action by the U.S. and its allies against the Tehran-backed regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iranian state TV reported on Thursday. The report said the remarks came late Wednesday during a phone conversation between Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Rouhani was quoted as saying “military action will bring great costs for the region” and “it is necessary to apply all efforts to prevent it.” Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, used stronger rhetoric while talking to the Tasnim news website, saying an attack on Syria would draw in Israel. “The Zionists should know that a U.S. military attack on Syria will not save the fake regime from the resistance but it means the immediate destruction of Israel,” Jafari was quoted as saying. According to the state TV report, President Rouhani said both...

Nine-time European champions  Real Madrid  have been paired with  Juventus  in the pick of Thursday afternoon's Champions League draw in Monaco.  Carlo Ancelotti's men and the current Serie A champions, who met in the final in 1998, have been joined by Galatasaray and Copenhagen in Group B. Barcelona and AC Milan will resume rivalries again after meeting four times in the last three seasons, with Lionel Messi inspiring the  Blaugrana  to a memorable comeback at the last 16 stage last time round. Joining them in an intriguing Group H is Ajax and Celtic. Arsenal face a difficult task in maintaining their record of consistently reaching the knockout stages after being joined in Group F by Marseille, Napoli, and last season's beaten finalists, Borussia Dortmund.  Elsewhere, holders Bayern Munich will take on Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City for the second time in three years, and Real Sociedad are rewarded for their play-off victory over Lyon ...

The three-time Champions League winner and four-time African Player of the Year is looking forward to getting started in west London… Welcome to Chelsea, what are your first impressions of being here? I am very happy to be here but also anxious because I want to get playing as soon as possible. It wasn't a hard decision. I saw the qualities Chelsea have, and I was very happy with Jose Mourinho before, so when the opportunity came, I was very happy to take it. Have you spoken to the manager, and what did he say to you? I've spoken to him quite a few times, but what was said is confidential! Have you always been keen on a move to England, after playing in other top leagues? I've had a couple of opportunities to come to England before, including the first time Jose was here, but it didn't work out for one reason or another. Since that time, I have had a career where I have been lucky enough to win a lot of trophies in different countries, but one of my la...

The 30-year-old French international capped off a magnificent year by being presented with the prestigious award following on from the draw for the Champions League group stages. Ribery was instrumental in Bayern's Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League treble in 2012/13 and was voted Uefa Player of the Year by the continents football journalists. The individual honour has been ran for the past three seasons, and was previously won by Messi in 2010/11 and club teammate Andres Iniesta the following year. Upon acceptng the award, Ribery said, "It’s a very special moment to be standing here this evening. I want to thank all of my team-mates from FC Bayern München, my family and my kids.” Ribery will have little time to celebrate the accolade as he'll soon be en route to Prague, where his Bayern side are preparing to take on Chelsea for the Uefa Super Cup tomorrow night. The former Marseille man has been at the Allianz Arena since 2007, over which time he's collected...

In a new interview, Kelly LeBrock reveals that her bitter divorce from Steven Seagal left her too afraid to leave her house. Now, she’s emerged after spending years in hiding, as she prepares for a return to Hollywood. Good for her! Steven Seagal & Kelly LeBrock’s Divorce Was ‘Ugly’ — Actress Reveals All “I admit, I became a hermit,” Kelly, 53, tells Daily Mail. “When I split with Steven, the divorce was very ugly, and details of the case were on the evening news. I didn’t want my kids seeing it, so I simply got rid of the TV. I moved my kids out of LA so they could grow up with real people—the kids of gas pump attendants, plumbers, and real family people.” Kelly says she suffered a horrendous incident at the hands of Steven in 1988. According to the actress, it changed their relationship forever and led to their “ugly” divorce. She continued, “I had absolutely no self-esteem. I hated myself. I decided to swap my old life in Beverly Hills for a new one...

Nigeria's Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar is set to remarry about a year after he lost his wife, Maryam Abubakar, to cancer in January 2012. The IGP will be engaging in a three-day wedding ritual to a popular 35 year-old Safiya according to sources close to the Mr. Abubakar. The wedding proper will take place on Septemeber 14, 2013. Saharareporters obtained a photo from a series of photos taken during a photo shoot in preparation for the grand wedding. by sahara reporters new york

Being healthy is more important to me than being acceptable to society” Beginning her sojourn into the entertainment industry as a model, the young Titi Oyinsan (nee Adelagun) found massive success from TV commercials, billboards and press campaigns. Having been in some iconic ads for Fanta, Close-Up toothpaste, Cowbell milk, True Love magazine, Coca-Cola and many more, Titi meteorically rose to fame. From TV commercials to presenting on Nigezie and Soundcity, the MBGN 2007 Miss Lagos soon became a media darling gaining her the nickname ‘Titi Fanta’. She also had stints as a music video model featuring in 2Face Idibia’s “Keep On Rockin’ ”, Shank’s “Julie”, the Freewindz’s “That Girl” and most recently in Lagbaja’s “Knock Knock Knock”. An on-air personality at Inspiration FM Lagos, Titi got married to a fellow on-air personality, Gbemileke Oscar Oyinsan of  City FM Lagos back in April 2012. Titi welcomed BN exclusively to her home ...

Yesterday Friday 23rd August 2013, top comedian Julius “D’Genius” Agwu held another edition of his Crack Ya Ribs comedy and music show at the indigO2, London, UK. Stars including Ghollywood star Juliet Ibrahim as well as Bovi, Teju “Babyface” Oyelakin and his wife Tobi ,  Alexander Amosu, Yaw, Kcee and Harrysong were all present at the event. Governor Rotimi Amaechi was also at the event. Read the official press release; Julius Agwu was at it again with his annual Crack Ya Ribs comedy show and he did not disappoint with his ensemble of top talent. The show opened up with a selection of different rising UK artists. Honey B gave an energetic performance.  Moe Logo got the audience on their feet for the performance of his song “Pangolo”. Dizzy Crazy gave an energetic performance that brought some fun and theatrics to the stage and had everyone dancing like a masquerades. Dan D’Humorous set the tone for the show with his hilarious se...

Shocking photos have been released showing the aftermath of the deadly chemical weapons unleashed on Damascus suburb, Ain Tarma, where 1,300 innocent Syrians were gassed in their beds The attack yesterday have left the streets deserted and makeshift morgues piled high with bodies of innocent women, men and children while those who survived the attack are fighting for their lives in makeshift hospitals. The attackers used rockets to release fatal fumes over the suburb in the early hours of yesterday morning as people slept in their homes. The Syrian president has denied being behind the attack as protests against it erupted in other parts of the world. What I don't understand is why the rest of the world is folding its hands while thousands of innocent people are being slaughtered in Syria. See more photos after the cut...

AY was a year older on Monday August 19th and his wife Mabel organized a surprise birthday party for him at their home

Actor Lee Thompson Young committed suicide in his apartment yesterday by shooting himself, now E online is reporting that the actor's behaviour changed after he 'began practicing Yoruba'. What the heck are these people saying? When did Yoruba become a religion? Read the report below...

Jason Njoku , Bastian Gotter and Mary Remmy-Njoku launched Spark , the Lagos-based Internet Group that invests in Nigerian start-ups, a few months back. (If you missed it, read it HERE ). They launched with a $1m investment fund and have just announced that due to huge interest in their company, they have secured another $2million from a pool of 17 internati onal  high net individual investors, based on a $10m valuation for the three month old company. It seems that the world now firmly has its eyes on Nigeria for exciting Internet companies to invest in! Spark companies employ 130 people across the nine launched companies in Lagos, three of which have already secured second-round seed investments totaling an additional $700k from Njoku and Gotter. Continue... Spark’s goal is to revolutionize Nigeria’s angel investment eco-system, focusin g on the country’s Internet startup scene.   In an official press release, Jason Njoku of iROKOtv fame say...

   From  TMZ Lee Thompson Young, who played the main character on Disney's "The Famous Jett Jackson" has died after what officials believe is a suicide TMZ has learned. He was 29. Sources tell us Young's body was discovered with a gunshot wound that appears to be self-inflicted. Young currently appears in the TNT show "Rizzoli & Isles" and we're told when he didn't show up to work this morning, staffers called the landlord of Young's L.A. home to check up on the actor. We're told ... when the landlord opened the door, he discovered Young's body. Lee's publicist confirms the actor killed himself, telling TMZ, "It is with great sadness that I announce that Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning ... Lee was more than just a brilliant young actor, he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly missed."

 Talented winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain picked up a nasty injury as Arsenal lost 3-1 to Aston Villa at the Emirates yesterday in the opening match of the Premier League season, reports the  Daily Mirror. The Gunners suffered a shock 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa, with a Christian Benteke brace and a late goal from Antonia Luna securing the points for the visitors after Olivier Giroud had given Arsenal an early lead. To make matters worse, Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered what’s feared to be a nasty knee injury, that will sideline the player for three months. Gunners fans will be even more frustrated at the news after failing to secure any big transfer targets all summer long. They have only signed Yaya Sanogo on a free, and look set to miss out on Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney, with Gonzalo Higuain having already joined Napoli. Oxlade-Chamberlain left the field at halftime, appearing to be in considerable pain. The news will also upset England fans, as the n...

Do you remember when I reported Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose’s secret wedding in court? Well, the couple are reportedly planning to hold a lavish wedding ceremony this weekend, one month after they tied the knot secretly in a Los Angeles courthouse. Wiz and Amber welcomed their first child, Sebastian Taylor Thomaz, in February. A source revealed that the couple will host the wedding ceremony at a country club in Wiz’s native Pittsburgh. In July, Wiz took to Twitter to share the happy news, writing: ‘Me and Amber got married today. Weddings this fall. Thought I’d let yall know (sic).’ by Haliwud

If you're a single lady...this message is for you from Mr Charles Oputa A ll the single ladies reading this, chin-up and give your good self a thumb up. Nothing doest thou. Last week I had a father/daughter discussion with my Princess. I could feel the frustration in her tone as we spoke about different issues. When I asked about her boyfriend she gave me a very long and irritated “Naija babe” hiss, she aired out her frustrations with this whole dating business. "Daddy we are no longer dating." “I’m so very sorry my love, but what happened I queried,” very anxious to hear the gist, cause me and my Princess are just that close. This is my daughter’s 3rd boyfriend since she started dating, and she has only been with him for barely 6months… "Daddy, please I’m tired, he is not ambitious, he has no drive, and he is too laid back for his own good, how can I marry a man like that? To make matters worse, he thinks I am overly ambitious, he says I do way too much – p...

Looking at her photos she's definitely pretty but how is she too pretty to be a council woman? 27 year old architect Nina Siahkali Moradi finished 14th among 163candidates in a city council election in Iran but was told a week later that all votes for her were nullified. According to The Times of London, after news spread that Moradi had been elected, religious conservatives petitioned to have her disqualified because she's 'too attractive.' and would be a cause of distraction. "We don’t want a catwalk model on the council," a senior official in Qazvin said. The review board later claimed Nina was disqualified not because she was too attractive but because of her 'non-observance of Islamic codes'. Some who opposed her election said she had only been elected because she is young and attractive. A law expert in Qazvin, told Iran Wire that the review board violated election law with its decision to bar Moradi from taking a se...

Egyptian security forces have cleared remaining Islamist protesters from a Cairo mosque after a stand-off and an exchange of fire, a security source has told AFP. Supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi were dragged from the mosque by police on Saturday, the official said. Witnesses said that Egyptian security forces stormed the al-Fateh mosque after firing tear gas at hundreds of supporters of the country’s ousted president barricaded inside. The mosque served as a field hospital and morgue following clashes on Friday in the area. Earlier, while trying to drag supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi out of a Cairo mosque, crowds tried to attack them, refusing to leave the mosque, despite being surrounded by security forces, including police who fired in the air to keep mobs from attacking the Islamists. Witnesses said that Egyptian security forces stormed the al-Fateh mosque after firing tear gas at hundreds of supporters of the country’s ou...

Minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala said yesterday during the opening of the two-day meeting of Commissioners of Finance and Accountants-General of States, that the federal government can't meet the N92billion being demanded by ASUU.  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said “At present, ASUU wants the Federal Government to pay N92 billion in extra allowances, when the resources are not there, and when we are working to integrate past increases in pensions. We need to make choices in this country as we are getting to the stage where recurrent expenditures take the bulk of our resources and people get paid but can do no work. Since I assumed office, the share of recurrent expenditure in our total budgets had increased astronomically. In fact, recurrent expenditure accounted for about 77.2 per cent of the federal budget and we are now working to re-balance this ratio. The country is still suffering from the effect of the 2010 increase in salary. Do we want to get...

According to reports, Kanye West just spent $1.2 million each for two high-performance armored vehicles to protect Kim K and their daughter, North. The Prombron Iron Diamonds by Dartz Motorz (pictured above) is said to prevent kidnapping, hijacking and 'other problems which can meet rich people on the street'  The super-SUV is even built to withstand attacks from landmines and rocket-propelled grenades.  'Kanye is fully aware that his new family is so high-profile they attract the attention of weirdos and psychopaths. He aims to leave nothing to chance...His priority is to get delivery of the vehicles, especially Kim's, before he begins his US tour in October,' a source told the Daily Star. Why is he paranoid?  by linda ikeji

Paypal billionaire Elon Musk, inset, has revealed plans for a radical new 'Hyperloop' transport system that could 'shoot' passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes. Travellers enter aluminium pods mounted by skis either to their feet or to their cars, top. The pods, mounted above the ground on columns 50 to 100 yards apart, travel through steel tubes, reaching speeds of up to 800mph and travelling on a cushion of air. These images, left and right, show sketches of the passenger transport capsule and how it would look travelling through the steel tubes. See more after the cut

It's a done deal people. From November 2013, Nigeria will be among the six listed Commonwealth 'high risk' countries whose citizens will be required to pay £3,000 tourists visa bond before they are allowed into the UK. The remaining five are: India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. But here's what the UK government are saying to pacify citizens of these countries who are outraged by this new policy. They say it's not all visitors that will be required to pay the bond, just people they consider 'highest risk'; that is people who will collect visa and refuse to leave Britain or overstay their visa terms. Those paying bonds will receive the bond back, if they abided by the terms of their visa. According to the UK Financial Times report last Friday, the UK Home Office say there's no going back as the scheme is their most effective way of tackling abuse in their immigration system. Nigeria and the other five countries accoun...

One of the world's richest women, billionaire oil tycoon Mrs Folorunsho Alakija recently acquired four brand new 2013 G-Wagons for her four sons, according to a report by Society Now .  The luxury SUVs, which were specially made for the Alakija boys, were quietly brought into the country a few weeks back. Each is said to have cost at least N22mllion, minus shipping. Mrs Alakija is said to be worth about $600m (as of 2012) and makes about $1m daily from her oil business. She also has a real estate portfolio worth over $100 million.  source: linda ikeji

Music video director Aswad Ayinde, 55, w ho won an MTV award for directing The Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' in 1996, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for repeatedly raping his six daughters and fathering six children with them. *spits out* how disgusting is this guy? Aswad Ayinde is accused of raping his daughters to create a "pure" bloodline, fathered six kids with them from the mid-1980s to 2002 - and delivered the babies himself, the court heard during his trial last Friday "He said the world was going to end, and it was just going to be him and his offspring and that he was chosen," his ex-wife, Beverly Ayinde testified at a pre-trial hearing.

Edward Snowden the NSA whistleblower, is to remain in limbo at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport a while longer after the Russian Federal Migration Service failed to process his documents on time, suggesting that Mr Snowden’s entry to Russia may be more difficult than expected. Mr Snowden’s Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said the whistleblower’s entry into Russia was delayed only because of the complexity of Mr Snowden’s asylum request. “He has not been refused [entry],” Mr Kucherena said. “The current situation is not standard for Russia. We have come to the conclusion that we’ll wait a while longer. We hope that the issue will be decided in the coming days,” he said. According to its website, the migration office takes up to one week to decide whether it will allow a foreign asylum-seeker to enter Russian territory. After that, the service takes up to three months to decide whether it will actually grant the individual asylum.