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She's a Barbie girl!  Kylie Jenner transforms into Barbie for Halloween by posing as a Beyonce Barbie doll in a life-size toy package! For the costume, the 20-year-old former "Life of Kylie" star slinked into a one-shoulder pink leotard that she paired with a chunky necklace and Barbie's signature blowout. Standing still on a white pedestal that mimicked toy packaging inside of a giant pink "Barbie" box. The 21-year-old reality TV star and makeup entrepreneur poked fun at herself by posting this image that shows her posing in a one piece bathing suit and blonde wig — just like Beyonce’s. "Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic," she captioned the shot, quoting the hit song "Barbie Girl."

The tallest statue in the world, honoring India's first deputy prime minister and twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty, was unveiled Wednesday. The 597-foot steel and bronze "Statue of Unity," erected in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, depicts Vallabhbhai Patel, who played a part in unifying the country and leading it to independence. The bronze-clad statue cost $430 million to build and houses a memorial garden and a museum at its base. Modi ordered the statue built when he was Gujarat chief minister. It took 33 months to build. Wednesday was Patel's birthday, known as National Unity Day. "Brothers and Sisters, this highest statue of the world will be remembered for the whole world, our future generations, the courage, strength and determination of that person," Modi said at the ceremony. The statue, dubbed the “Statue of Unity,” is 182 meters tall, making it the tallest statue in the world.

The Boston Red Sox clinched their fourth World Series Championship since 2004, with a 4-1 series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. To celebrate the franchise’s ninth World Series crown, WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H sent a custom WWE Championship to the famous Fenway Park. " The duck boats are ready for the parade, but you'll need one more thing to celebrate like a champion," Triple H said in his tweet, showcasing the belt with its custom Red Sox sideplates. Triple H, whose real name is Paul Levesque, has tons of New England ties of his own. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire and is a Connecticut native, living near WWE's headquarters in Stamford. " From the WWE Universe to Red Sox Nation, wear this @WWE Championship with pride! #DAMAGEDONE," he said.

The Ondo State Government says it has awarded 318 projects worth over N28 billion in Ondo Central Senatorial District of the state between January and September 2018. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state disclosed this on Tuesday at a town hall meeting organised by the state Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget. The Ondo senatorial district comprises six local government area: Akure South, Akure North, Ifedore, Idanre, Ondo East and Ondo West. Mr Akeredolu, who was represented by Wale Akinterinwa, the state Commissioner for Finance, said the projects spanned the six council areas. He said over N2 billion was earmarked for renovation and construction projects in 175 schools and would be executed through the state Universal Basic Education Board. According to the governor, the least projects in the district would gulp N5 million and were being executed by state Agric-Business Empowerment Agency. The governor said the stakeholders’ meeting became necessary to ha...

WWE officially pulled Cena from the card this week on Monday Night Raw, when red brand General Manager Baron Corbin awarded Bobby Lashley a spot in the WWE World Cup tournament taking place at Crown Jewel. Corbin claimed that the Destroyer’s path of dominance over the last few weeks has been more than enough to prove he deserves a spot in the Cup, while Cena was simply awarded his entry without doing anything to earn it. Lashley will join Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler from Raw as well as Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, The Miz and Rey Mysterio for an 8-man tournament to determine “the best in the world”.

Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose left Ikoyi Prison yesterday at around 4.30pm after his bail papers have been signed by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun. The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday last week granted him bail but the bail conditions were met the next day promptly. In a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, Fayose thanked the people of Nigeria for their solidarity support assuring that he would not let the people down. He stated that his present travails is the price he has to pay as a leader, but added that he remained unshakable and with God on his side, he would triumph. The former governor said he was fully ready to face the trial and would not absent himself from court sitting.

The novelist, poet, performer and playwright Ntozake Shange, best known for her 1976 Obie-winning choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf, died last Saturday at the age of 70. Shange had suffered from a series of strokes and was battling a severe neurological disorder, but no cause of death was announced. Shange was born Paulette L. Williams in Trenton, New Jersey in 1948. Thanks to her family’s volunteering in the arts she was surrounded by celebrities, including Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, and W.E.B. Du Bois. Shange began to write poetry and plays while in college and she was best known for her play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf. The play made its Broadway debut at the Booth Theater in 1976. It has since been adapted into a book and a 2010 Tyler Perry movie. Shane was survived by Bayeza, her sister Bisa Williams, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger between 2010 and 2013, her brother Paul Wi...

WWE announced recently that due to Roman Reigns relinquishing the WWE Universal Championship as he faces a battle with leukemia, the title will be vacated until WWE Crown Jewel when Braun Strowman faces off against Brock Lesnar. The updated card is below: Singles Match For The Vacant WWE Universal ChampionshipBraun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman). WWE Championship MatchAJ Styles (c) vs. Daniel Bryan. Tag Team MatchD-Generation X (Triple H & Shawn Michaels) vs. The Brothers Of Destruction (The Undertaker & Kane). WWE World Cup TournamentFeaturing John Cena, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Rey Mysterio.

A former  Nigerian Works Minister, Tony Anenih, is dead. His death was confirmed by multiple sources including his son who said the family would release a statement later tonight. Mr Anenih, 85, died on Sunday evening at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment, a family source said.

The following results are from a recent WWE pay-per-view event . WWE Evolution took place on October 28th, 2018 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and aired live on the WWE Network. Tag Team Match : Trish Stratus & Lita defeated Mickie James & Alicia Fox (w/Alexa Bliss). #1 Contender’s Battle Royal : Nia Jax defeated Naomi, Michelle McCool, Sonya Deville, Alundra Blayze, Carmella, Zelina Vega, Kelly Kelly, Tamina, Ember Moon, Lana, Maria Kanellis, Mandy Rose, Molly Holly, Dana Brooke, Ivory, Asuka, Torrie Wilson, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce to earn a future opportunity at the RAW Women’s Championship. 2018 WWE Mae Young Classic Tournament Final: Toni Storm defeated Io Shirai to win the 2018 WWE Mae Young Classic Tournament. 6 Woman Tag Team Match : Sasha Banks, Bayley & Natalya defeated The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan). WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match : Shayna Baszler defeated Kairi Sane to become th...

A gunman burst into an American synagogue during a circumcision ceremony, shooting dead 11 people. Robert Bowers 46, wielding an arsenal that included a semi-automatic rifle and handguns, yelled "All Jews must die" during the attack. The shooting happened at the Tree of Life Congregation in a leafy suburb of Pittsburgh, in the heart of its Jewish community. About 100 people we in the synagogue at the time. It was not known if the baby being circumcised, during a ceremony known as a bris, was harmed. Bowers had left a trail of vile white supremacist comments and anti-Semitic abuse on social media, including sharing posts denying the Holocaust. An hour before the attack he wrote on the Gab social media forum that Jewish "invaders" were "killing our people". He wrote: "I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I’m going in.” Police officers describing the scene over a scanner said the gunman gave himself...

Google on Saturday celebrated Stella Adadevoh, the physician whose expertise and heroic efforts helped curb the spread of Ebola in Nigeria in 2014. “Born in Lagos, Nigeria on this day in 1956, Dr Adadevoh descended from a long line of respected scientists and statesmen. “Dr Adadevoh completed her residency at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and West African College of Physicians and Surgeons before doing a Fellowship in London. “Following her fellowship in Endocrinology at Hammersmith Hospital, she returned to Lagos, where she spent 21 years at the First Consultants Medical Centre and served as the Lead Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist,’’ Google wrote on its search engine. Google said that in July 2014, a Liberian-American attorney arrived in Lagos on a flight from Monrovia heading to a conference on Economic Development and collapsed at the airport. It said that the patient was taken to First Consultant Medical Centre, where one of Mrs Adadevoh’s colleag...

Five Catholic nuns have been abducted by gunmen in Delta state. The nuns belong to the Order of the Missionary of Martha and Mary in Agbor. According to media reports, the victims were said to be returning from a burial ceremony in the eastern part of the country when the hoodlums struck around the Railway Line near Agbor. The vehicle conveying the nuns was reportedly shot at, with two of them getting hit on the legs by the bullets. The incident was said to have taken place on Thursday. A priest in the diocese was quoted as saying: “Please, pray for the release of five MMM Sisters kidnapped at Agbor, and two other MMM Sisters in the same vehicle shot at the leg region. “The sisters were on their way from the east where they went for a funeral.” Muhammad Mustafa, the state commissioner of police, confirmed the incident, saying the victims were in a private vehicle when they were abducted.

Tim Cook has said that being gay has been God’s greatest gift to him, the media reported. On October 30, 2014, Cook became the first CEO of a major company to come out as gay. Although his sexual orientation had been widely rumoured beforehand, he had not confirmed it publicly. Cook said he was happy about that distinction as well as his decision. "I'm very proud of it," the Apple CEO was quoted as saying to Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday in an exclusive interview for her programme on CNN International and PBS. Being gay is "God's greatest gift to me", he said. Cook said he chose to come out publicly after receiving letters from children who were "going through being bullied, being pushed out of their homes, very close to suicide". "My strong view is that everyone should be treated with respect... I was public because I started to receive stories from kids who read online that I was gay," he said. Cook said he is a p...

The police in Lagos State, have arrested an 18-year-old barber, Bakare Ismail, for allegedly defiling his neighbour, a 14-year-old girl. Ismail had reportedly lured the girl, Bidemi (pseudonym), to his parents’ residence on Banjo Street, Owutu in the Ikorodu area of the state on Saturday, October 13, around 4pm. While the victim was seated, Ismail allegedly offered her a soft drink laced with a sedative. She was said to have slept off minutes after taking the drink. According to media reports, the suspect had sex with Bidemi, who reportedly woke up to find bloodstains on her undies. The incident was reported at the Gender Section of the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja. The victim told the police that she was running an errand for her aunt when Ismail, who lives in the next compound, approached her and demanded to have a talk with her. She said she went back to him after delivering the message her aunt sent her. “While I was in his apartment, he offered...

The full WWE Evolution match card include: Raw Women’s Championship Match Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Nikki Bella SmackDown Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair NXT Women’s Championship Match Kairi Sane (c) vs. Shayna Baszler 2018 Mae Young Classic Final Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm Tag Team Match Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Mickie James & Alicia Fox (with Alexa Bliss in their corner) Six-Woman Tag Team Match Natalya, Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. The Riott Squad Battle Royal — Winner receives future Women’s Championship Match Asuka vs. Naomi vs. Nia Jax vs. Carmella vs. Ember Moon vs. Billie Kay vs. Peyton Royce vs. Sonya Deville vs. Mandy Rose vs. Lana vs. Zelina Vega vs. Tamina vs. Dana Brooke vs. Torrie Wilson vs. Michelle McCool vs. Alundra Blayze vs. Ivory vs. Molly Holly vs. Kelly Kelly vs. Maria Kanellis .

Alexa Bliss will not be competing at Sunday's Evolution pay-per-view. Bliss suffered a concussion or a broken nose at last Saturday's live event and she has been out of action since. Alicia Fox will be replacing Bliss in the match with Mickie James against WWE Hall of Famers Lita and Trish Stratus. Bliss will be in their corner.

In what can be called one of the most dramatic award ceremonies for beauty pageants, Miss Paraguay Clara Sosa fainted on stage after she was declared the winner of a beauty pageant in Myanmar. The beauty queen later revealed the anticipation before the big announcement was too much for her to handle, making her fall immediately after her name was announced. The first runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary of India who was holding Clara’s hand at the time was left surprised and could not hold the Paraguayan in time, which made the former hit the ground. However, Clara soon recovered to wave and smile at the camera before she cried on receiving the award. Earlier in the day, Clara Sosa had said she might have a heart attack and might even need a doctor for the occasion. The Paraguayan had earlier said that if she did get a chance to end war and violence, she would go to the US and visit President Donald Trump. She added that the United States is an example to other countries and that is wh...

One of the greatest dream of any  music artiste, black or white, is to be nominated and to win the Grammy awards. Guess what, Seun Kuti, son of music legend, Fela Kuti who continued his father’s legacy in the music industry has  been nominated for the Grammy Awards! YAYYY!!   (Just so y' know, our names kinda sound alike; "Seun Kuti~ Seun Kuye", Ha Ha ha...) Congratulations, namesake. ..

A man in Florida with a lengthy criminal record was arrested and charged Friday with sending 13 packages containing improvised explosive devices to high-profile figures across the country, authorities said. The arrest came on the same day law enforcement found three more devices — in Florida, New York and California — and capped off an increasingly tense five-day stretch in which at least one explosive device was found each day, putting officials and potential targets on high alert. None of the devices detonated. All of them were sent to people who have criticized or clashed with President Trump, and authorities continued to warn Friday that others could still be out there. Authorities arrested 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc, who according to Florida records, has a criminal record dating back decades that included including a past arrest for making a bomb threat. Sayoc was charged Friday with transporting explosives across state lines, illegally mailing explosives, threatening forme...

The body of Efemena Okedi, wife of late Reggae star, Ras Kimono, was on Friday laid to rest at Atan cemetery, Yaba, Lagos state. Okedi was Kimono’s manager and a member of his band when they were alive.She passed away on June 10, at a Lagos hospital shortly after the death of her husband.The late Efe was buried at exactly 10.45 a.m. in a solemn mood amid tears from friends and family. Ras Kimono died after a brief illness and was laid to rest on Aug. 28, in Asaba.

Nigerian singer, Tekno, has shared an adorable new photo of his daughter, Skye. Tekno and Lola Rae welcomed Skye in May and this is the first time he will be sharing her full on Social Media.  Tekno and Girlfriend Lola Rae, in the second pic...

A knife-wielding assailant injured 14 children at a kindergarten in the western Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, police reported. The attacker, a 39-year-old woman, was taken in custody and no motive for the assault was given. Police said the attack at the Xinshiji Kindergarten in the city’s outskirts took place at 9.30 am as the children were returning to classes. It said all were receiving treatment in a hospital. No other information about the attacker was given, other than her surname, Liu. Footage posted on social media showed injured children walking to ambulances from the school gate, with some being placed on gurneys. China has suffered a number of such incidents in recent years, blamed largely on the mentally ill or people bearing grudges. In June, a man used a kitchen knife to attack three boys and a mother near a school in Shanghai, killing two of the children. Police said the assailant was unemployed and carried out the attack "to take revenge on so...

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam and said she has changed her name to Shuhada' Davitt. The 51-year-old has been posting selfies of herself wearing hijabs on Twitter in recent days, as well as a video in which she sang the Azan, or call to prayer. She tweeted on Oct. 19: " This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant. " The singer ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II during a Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992 as a protest against the Catholic Church. O'Connor's struggles with mental illness have been very public. Last August, O'Connor recorded a tearful video from a motel room in New Jersey in which she said she suffers from "three mental illnesses," and slammed her family members, accusing them of leaving her e...

Treasure, a 16-year-old Black girl who identifies as Caucasian, was a guest on the Dr. Phil Show this week. The episode sparked outrage after Treasure said Black people were “gross” and “ugly”. “I’m white. I’m a Caucasian because everything about me is different from an African American,” said Treasure in an episode of Dr. Phil that aired on Oct. 24. Treasure’s mom, Monique, asked Dr. Phil for help because her daughter despises Black people. Monique says she doesn’t recall when Treasure began identifying as Caucasian, or why she expresses racist views towards Black people. Treasure told Dr. Phil that she considers herself to be Caucasian because white people have no problems at all. Monique said she is embarrassed whenever she and Treasure go out in public, and her daughter utters racist remarks about Black people. Dr. Phil introduced Treasure and Monique to Spirit, a family therapist who can help Treasure unlearn her destructive thought process to help her accept who she ...

Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa's only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a cabinet with half the posts taken up by women. After being sworn in, President Sahle-Work promised to work hard to make gender equality a reality in Ethiopia. Addressing parliament, she also pledged to promote peace: " I urge you all, to uphold our peace, in the name of a mother, who is the first to suffer from the absence of peace.''

Just five days after his pronouncement of Naomi as queen, a jilted lover, Elizabeth Odunlami took to Facebook and revealed what transpired between her and the Ooni. According to Elizabeth, Ooni of Ife not only promised her marriage but allegedly used her name for business transactions that ran into millions of dollars! To Naomi, she would not have shared this on Facebook but the humiliation was too much to bear. In her comment sections, many of her friends consoled her and made her understand that she could still be queen if God wills. The Ijebu-born, who attends the Celestial Church of Christ, lives in New York and worked at the African Charities of America. All her photos are off Facebook and from her posts, she started dating the king a year ago and was so in love that 90 per cent of her posts are photos of the Ooni of Ife! Heartbroken, Elizabeth wrote: " Kabiyesi Enitan Ogunwusi, I’m thanking you for the disappointment after using my real biological name to execu...

Beautiful Yoruba Actress, Faithia Williams has reacted to the  trending  video of Wizkid and Tiwa Savage alluded  romance in  the New  music video "FEVER". The video since its release some coupla hours ago has sparked lots of mixed reaction on social media with many condemning Tiwa for not respecting her baby daddy, Tunji Balogun and descending 'so low to romance a little boy'. (Can you imagine that! ?!☺) Choosing to defend Tiwa Savage, the estranged wife of actor Saheed Balogun, Faithia wrote: “ Omo mi, @tiwasavage on this…gave it her all. The chemistry is do believable,; that is what art is about. Making make-believe seems like what you should believe. #fever video out.”

The Usos dedicated their victory over AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan on SmackDown LIVE to their cousin Roman Reigns, who revealed on Raw that he’s taking a leave of absence from WWE to battle leukemia. But that wasn’t the only way that they paid tribute to The Big Dog on Tuesday night. In the middle of the match, Jimmy Uso leapt from the top rope for his trademark splash, doing Reigns’ trademark Superman Punch pose before landing on Styles on the way to victory.

Tragedy struck on Wednesday in the agrarian community of Ifira Akoko, in the Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, as thunderbolt killed a man identified as Ramoni Aluko. The 43-year-old man, who was said to be a timber contractor, was hit by the thunderbolt while cutting an Iroko tree. According to a source, Aluko and one of his business partners, Gbenga Oniyere, went to a forest in Ifiira Akoko to cut the Iroko tree but the thunderbolt hit and killed him. The source said villagers were giving the incident a spiritual interpretation. He added that shortly after the incident, some Sango (god of thunder) worshipers arrived at the scene to perform rites before the burial of the victim. He said, “We have yet to know why this happened to the man, thunder does not just strike without a reason. “The people of the community contacted some Sango worshippers to bury him as nobody can touch a person killed by thunderbolt, except Sango worshippers. Another sourc...

Liberia’s president George Weah has declared the University of Liberia and all public universities tuition-free for undergraduate students in the country. He made the announcement before hundreds of cheering students on Wednesday at the University of Liberia’s Capitol Hill Campus in Monrovia during a planned visit to the school, and on his Facebook page thereafter, he wrote: "Today, I’m excited to announce that I have declared the University of Liberia and all other Public Universities in Liberia tuition free for all undergraduates". Details of the new tuition-free policy and source of funding have not been disclosed by the Liberian government. If implemented, it will be the first of such policies in sub-Saharan Africa. The other public universities in the country are Booker Washington Institute, Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law and the William V.S. Tubman University.

Suspicious packages containing explosive devices were sent to the homes of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton this week. The U.S. Secret Service intercepted a suspicious package mailed to the residence of Barack Obama on Tuesday. A day later, an explosive device was found in the mailbox outside the Chappaqua, New York home of former President Bill and Hillary Clinton, the former U.S. secretary and 2016 presidential candidate. Bomb technicians found explosive powder and a device similar to a pipe bomb inside the package found outside the Clinton’s home. The package was detonated as a precaution. Also on Tuesday, a bomb was placed in the mailbox outside the home of billionaire globalist and socialist George Soros’s home. An official told the Associated Press they were reviewing video footage from the areas to determine whether the packages arrived by mail or were placed in the mailboxes by a domestic terrorist. President Trump was briefed on the packages di...

Kelly Rowland set her social media timeline on fire when she posted a photo that appeared to show her skin 10 shades lighter. Kelly posted the image to promote her new eyewear collection at Barney’s NY. Rowland posted the image, along with caption: “Hello Lover!” The photo sparked a frenzied debate among her followers who questioned whether the Destiny’s Child singer is bleaching her skin. There is no denying that Kelly’s skin in the new image is a lot lighter than she was several weeks ago, but she is not known for having self-hate issues. But everyone knows it takes months of skin bleaching treatment to see a noticeable difference. Some of Kelly’s fans attributed her new skin tone to makeup or lighting. But Kelly posted more photos from different angles under normal lighting conditions. The new images also show her skin lighter. The bleaching debate comes on the heels of the uproar caused by Jamaican dancehall singer Spice who wore white face in a music video for her sing...

Jon James McMurray (34) had been walking on the wing of a Cessna plane during the stunt when he fell. His manager, Ryan Desrochers, said the rapper had trained “intensively” for the stunt. During filming as he moved farther out on to a wing, the small Cessna went into a downward spiral. McMurray held on to the wing too long and by the time he let go he didn’t have time to open his parachute. He died on impact. The plane landed safely. A friend of the rapper told The Vancouver Star: “He planned for everything. It should have been straightforward. It’s one of those things. We’re not really sure what happened.” Police are investigating the incident.

Six children are dead and another 12 sickened in an adenovirus outbreak at a rehabilitation center in New Jersey, health officials said Tuesday. It's unclear how long ago the children were sickened, and when the six children died at the Haskell, New Jersey, facility. State officials confirmed a total of 18 cases of adenovirus among paediatric patients at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on Tuesday. Adenoviruses typically cause "mild illness" but the children affected are "medically fragile", officials say. The state investigation is ongoing. The centre is now closed to new patients. The children involved have "severely compromised immune systems" rendering them more susceptible to the virus, the health department said. "The combination of a worse strain of adenovirus together with a fragile population has led to a more severe outbreak," it added. The health facility in Haskell is privately owned.