Agony of the One Direction mothers forced to buy cardboard cutouts of boyband phenomenon sons they never get to see [Photos]

There’s a heartbreaking moment in the new film charting the rise of boy band One Direction. 

The mother of group member Liam Payne, a 19-year-old Wolverhampton lad who is unashamed of admitting that his favourite movie is still Toy Story, is seen breaking down in the merchandise tent at Madison Square Garden in New York where the band is playing.

Karen Payne sobs inconsolably as she is filmed buying a £34.99 cardboard cut-out of her son. She says: ‘We miss him. He left home my little boy and became the boy in a magazine. If I have this I can still see him every day. When I see him on stage I absolutely burst with pride, but we do miss him so much.’

The 'introverted' Chinese man who has spent the last 20 YEARS living in a mountain cave 50m above the ground and complete with front door

A Chinese man has taken his desire for a quiet life to the extreme by living as a hermit in a cave for the past 20 years. 

Feng Mingshan, 54, has to climb a 50 metre vertical cliff to reach the entrance of his unusual home where he has even fashioned a front door and hung curtains. 

Feng moved out of Gaoba Town, in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in 1993 because he did not want to be around other people. 

Omotola Shares Family Holiday Pictures From Italy

Popular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is currently vacationing in Italy. 

Ngozi Ezeonu Talks About Her Weight Loss!

Actress Ngozi Ezeonu’s recent pictures hit the net and it went viral….viral with insinuations about her being ill and not looking nice.

Probably because she has been out of circulation for a while and showed up looking all slim,people are shouting that she is ill.
Reacting to questions concerning her new look, here is what she had to say…

“I am not sick, i have been battling with my weight for ten years and i have finally achieved what i want. i am not sick, it is my choice to loose some weight and i pulled it off. I feel good loosing weight, it takes a lot of discipline”

Wentworth Miller Comes Out: 'Prison Break' Star Reveals He's Gay

Wentworth Miller is the latest celebrity to reveal he's gay.

After being invited to attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Russia, the "Prison Break" star decided it was time to go public with his sexual orientation.

"Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes," the 41-year-old wrote in a letter to the festival's director, which was posted on GLAAD's website. "However, as a gay man, I must decline."

The F1 number plate that's worth a cool £6MILLION: Businessman turns down offer for his sought-after registration (which he picked up for just £440,000 five years ago)

A businessman has turned down an offer of more than £6million for his 'F1' registration plate - enough cash to buy him 600 Ford Fiestas.

Afzal Kahn has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds building up one of the country’s most impressive private plate collections.

And the most desirable of the registrations is his beloved 'F1', which currently sits on the front of his Bugatti Veyron supercar.

Ngige Emerges APC Candidate For Anambra Guber Election; Okonkwo To Lead Campaign

Former governor of Anambra state and a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chris Ngige, has been declared the candidate to fly the party’s flag at the November 16 governorship election in the state.

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, broke the news Wednesday afternoon.

According to him, the choice of Nigige was made after a truce reached over a deadlock that had threatened the unity of the party in the state.

He further disclosed the south-east caucus of the party agreed on the candidature.

How Aregbesola Turned Osun State To Construction Site

The Graphical Sketch of the Proposed Gbongan-Akoda Dual-carriageway

A prominent member of the immediate past administration in Osun State during the turning of sod of the construction of Osogbo East bye dual carriage way recently said it had become imperative for residents of Osogbo to ensure that they monitor the movement of their visitors who had visited them three years ago else they would get lost in transit as a result of massive road construction that has characterized the state capital and transformed it to a city to behold.

Elder Peter Babalola who was a former chieftain of the main opposition party in the State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Chief of Staff to former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola for over seven years noted that by the time Governor Aregbesola completes his first term as governor of Osun State, the State would have witnessed a development that surpasses what has been on the ground since it was created on the 27th of August 1991.

Topless Russian Women Bare Their Breasts To Slow Down Speeding Drivers [Photos+Video]

Models wearing just caps, boots and underwear have taken part in an anti-speeding initiative in Russia.

In an online video hosted by Ruptly.tv, the girls are seen holding up speed limit signs whenever cars approached on the stretch of road in the Nizhniy Novgorod area, east of Moscow.

The stunt, organised by NGO Autodvijenie and backed by local police, was regarded as a success, though local media outlets point out it was mainly men who slowed down. (Funny, that.)

Statistics provided by Russian traffic police state there were 203,597 road accidents in 2012.

Of these, 27,991 people died and 258,618 were injured. One of the most frequent violations was speeding.

VIDEO: Topless Girls Help Traffic Police With Speed Control In Denmark

Condolence Visit: Patience Jonathan Lied Against Rivers State Government

The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, was economical with the truth when she accused the Rivers State government of ignoring her moment of bereavement, PREMIUM TIMES can reveal.

Mrs. Jonathan, in a tersely worded statement, late Monday, sought to lay to rest accusations that she snubbed Tele Ikuru, the Rivers State Deputy Governor, who had come to receive her at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Sunday.

The First Lady justified her actions stating that no official of her home state came to commiserate with her family after she lost her mother, Charity Oba, in a fatal auto accident.

Mrs. Oba died along the East-West Road in Rivers State, on July 22.

Identical twins in court accused of rape… but neither DNA nor the prosecutors can tell the brothers apart.

Accused: Prosecutors have charged Mohammed (left) and Aftab (right) Asghar as they are unable to tell which one of them is the supposed sex attacker as their DNA is the same

A pair of identical twins have appeared in court charged over the rape of a woman as prosecutors cannot tell them apart.

Mohammed and Aftab Asghar were arrested after DNA evidence taken from the scene linked the alleged crime with one - or both - of them.

Prosecutors have charged both of the two lookalike siblings as they are unable to tell which one of them is the supposed sex attacker as even their DNA is the same.

Police officers and Crown Prosecution Service were continuing their investigation to try to determine whether they should continue to pursue the case against both men.

The pair, aged 22 years, were expected to enter pleas when they appeared alongside each other in the dock at Reading Crown Court, Berkshire.

However, prosecutor Sandra Beck requested more time for the Crown to pursue particular lines of enquiry.

She said: 'It is an unusual case.

Michael Jackson's Chaotic Bedroom in Unseen Photos

These are the shocking images which further detail Michael Jackson's tragic spiral into prescription pill dependency, revealed as his family pursue a lawsuit against his concert promoters. 

The evidence pictures, released by the Los Angeles Police Department this week, show numerous pill bottles, oxygen tanks and medical supplies littered around the superstar's bedroom at the time of his death on June 25, 2009. 

One image, which was not among the dozens of pictures shown as part of the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial, reveals a metal stand with a hanging bag of intravenous fluids attached.

In the background are numerous portraits of unidentified babies along with a small picture of Charlie Chaplin. Several canisters of what appears to be oxygen stand next to a wooden dresser topped with gilded mirror. 

Unseen: New evidence pictures of Jackson's bedroom were released this week including this shot of an IV bag, oxygen canisters and a bizarre series of baby portraits

Nollywood Popular Actress, Ngozi Ezeonu Drastically Loses Weight

 

The one-time curvy veteran actress Ngozi Ezeonu has diminished drastically.

The actress who before now possessed a more robust stature, was recently spotted with obvious weight loss which got a lot of people curious.
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 Guests at the premiere of Briefcase at Odeon Cinema which held over the weekend, were thrown into surprise when one-time curvy veteran actress Ngozi Ezeonu arrived the scene, looking nice and trim – she had lost almost half of her weight.

Tope Alabi’s Enstranged Spiritual Father, Prophet Ajanaku Resurrects After Being Certified Dead

Controversial pastor and estranged spiritual father of popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi, Prophet Iretiola Ajanaku is said to have regained life after being certified dead.

Prophet Iretiola Ajanaku who was announced dead while sleeping on Sunday night  came back from dead. The controversial Prophet's death shocked Lagos and speculation this morning was that he had an over dose medicine and that lead to his death. 
Like a proverbial cat with nine lives, the Pastor and estranged spiritual father of popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi, Prophet Iretiola Ajanaku is said to have regained life after being certified dead.
Hospital sources revealed that while effort were being made to prepare him for morgue, the man, who has refused to die, awoke and shouted 'Thank You Jesus!'

The Prophet's wife, was yesterday telling sympathisers that “I knew daddy would come back to life again.” But as he lay motionless in death throughout yesterday, they wife was more scared, doubting if the Prophet will awake again or not.

The prophet is still in the hospital, as elders of the church, are insisting that the prophet should be left till Friday, believing that he would have come back fully to life.

"I Thank God for Your Life, My Husband" Tope Alabi's Reaction to Prophet Ajanaku's Death?

Tope Alabi's ertswhile prophet, Ajanaku passed on yester evening. The late cleric was Tope Alabi’s spiritual father until they both parted ways in early 2013 following claims of sexual harassment.

Well, it's like Tope has indirectly reacted to his death.

3 hours ago, Tope Alabi via her facebook page posted a photo of her husband, Soji Alabi, thanking God for his life.

She not only praised him but prayed for him in yoruba ---My Gift from God, I thank God for your life. Wape funmi in Jesus name ooo "God will keep you for me, you will live long for me in Jesus name...."

This is coming barely 24 hours after Ajanaku's death.

Genevieve Nnaji Rock $10,000 Chanel Lego Purse Bag [Photos]

Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji, on Saturday rock $10,000 Chanel Lego Purse Bag at her friends wedding In Anambra. That same Chanel Lego Purse Bag was spotted with American pop singer Rihanna. If will convert the money into our own naira currency it will be around N1.58million.

MTN Sign Don Jazzy And D’Prince As Their Brand Ambassador

Marvin Records Boss Don Jazzy and his  label mate/brother as their brand Ambassador. Duo of Don Jazzy and D’Prince broke the news out yesterday on their twitter page.

Dubai Hotel Gives Guests 24-Carat Gold IPads [Photos]

There's luxury, and then there's "damn, that sure is a pointless waste of money."

In a recent example of the latter, the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, considered by some to be the most luxurious hotel on the planet, recently announced that it will be doling out 24-carat gold plated iPads to guests.

Guests at the hotel, which, by the way, stands on a man-made island, will be given said iPads upon check-in. From there, their goldly minted tablets will serve as a virtual concierge of sorts, allowing them to access pertinent hotel information. I would hope that the hotel, given its luxurious nature, would also extend its penchant for luxury to software. In other words, hopefully the iPad isn't merely a tablet to view the hotel's website. It would be nice if guests could use the device to schedule spa appointments, order from the hotel menu, etc.

Father whose three-year-old son accidentally shot himself dead goes on Facebook to defend guns HOURS later

The father of a three-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with a loaded 40 caliber Smith and Wesson backed the right to bear arms hours after losing his son on Sunday.

Brian Holbrook, of Michigan, said: 'I have nothing wrong with guns, I will still support the Second Amendment' [sic]

He made his comments on his Faceboook page hours after his son shot himself in the head after finding a loaded gun at his home, which was owned by Joshua Michael Greenhill, 30.

OPC Member Kills Socialite During Gun Salute

The police have commenced  investigations into the murder of a 72-year-old man, Alhaji Abdulkareem Kadiru, in Ijora Badia area of Lagos State.

According to the police, the victim was killed in error by an Oodua Peoples Congress member, Ismaila Rahmon, who was in charge of security at a school where a Ramadan event took place.

Rahman allegedly killed the Alhaji with a gun he seized from an armed robber but failed to turn it over to the police.

sources said that on August 4, 2013, Rahmon and another OPC member, identified simply as Obasanjo, had gone to provide security for the victim and other dignitaries at the event.

It was gathered that Kadiru was a generous man and because of his nature, touts usually surrounded him and sang his praises so that he would give them money

Rahmon was said to have opened fire in a bid to disperse the touts.

Ashton Kutcher's Luxurious Two-Story Trailer Villa On Wheels

Being an A-list celebrity definitely comes with its perks, especially if you're Ashton Kutcher. This $2-million mobile estate measures 53-feet long, has two levels with "a second floor that hydraulically emerge from the main body to offer a total floor space of 1,100 sq ft." Click here for more pictures.

With side sections and a second floor that hydraulically emerge from the main body to offer a total floor space of 1,100 sq ft, the 'Baby Girl' boasts seven 60in 3D plasma screens, a vast living area, two bathrooms, a kitchen with granite surfaces and a conference space

Size matters in Hollywood and while Ashton Kutcher might not be able to match the $2 million a show paid to Charlie Sheen, the man he’s replaced on hit TV comedy Two And A Half Men, he has more than made up for it with his trailer. 

In fact, the two-storey, 53ft long, 30-ton luxury home from home used by Mr Demi Moore isn’t called a trailer – it’s described as a ‘mobile estate’. 

Tearful Farewell As Mother Buries Her Twin Daughters Who Died In A Car Crash [Photos]

Sometime ago we reported the story about Twin sisters Khadijah and Khertima Taylor, 18, & Kafiya Gill who died in a car crash in San Fernando on Sunday morning of june 9th 2013 on their way home from a nightclub. Read Story Here  http://amazingstoriesaroundtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/twin-sisters-khadijah-and-khertima.html

In a touching display of motherly love, Desiree Waddell abandoned her seat and stood between her twin daughters Khadijah and Khertima Taylor’s caskets, singing to them for the last time at their funeral.

Smiling as she lovingly stroked photographs of her girls that were airbrushed onto their caskets, Waddell sang praises to Jesus Christ as mourners paid their last respects to the twins during their funeral service at the Revival Time Assembly Church, San Fernando.

 

Waddell was sitting next to the girls’ father, Edwin Taylor, when she seemed to be moved by the music and overcome with love for her 18-year-old twin daughters. She went to the girls’ caskets, which were airbrushed in their favourite colours—pink and purple—and sang. The twins’ brother, Dmitri, curled up and laid his head in his mother’s lap and cried himself to sleep. 

It was one of the many emotional moments at the funeral for the Marabella twins, both of whom were killed, along with their friend Kafiya Gill, on Sunday when the car they were in crashed at Cross Crossing, San Fernando.

FORMER NIGERIAN FEMALE FOOTBALLER BECOMES A MAN AFTER SURGERY [PHOTOS]

Former Super Falcons forward, Iyabo Abade, is the most celebrated high-profile case of a hermaphrodite in women’s football, who subsequently had surgery in 2004 and is now living as a man, with a new name, James Johnson. He tells ’TANA AIYEJINA about his travails trying to adjust to his new life as a man, societal discrimination and his aim to help hermaphrodites

 Now that you are a man, has it been easy playing men’s football?

I thank God for how far He has brought me. I have made every effort to get to the top as a footballer but there is no support from anywhere, even the Nigeria Football Federation. I am just trying on my own to get to the top but it hasn’t been easy. You go for trials and you do well and you are recruited but after sometime, they will start acting funny; they use my past against me. I try to ensure that I don’t let clubs know who I am.  I don’t like telling them that I am the former Iyabo Abade; I have to go there like every other normal player and fight for a place in the team. But when they hear that former Iyabo Abade has signed for either Crown FC or Plateau United, they start discriminating against me. Meanwhile I got there as James Johnson but they keep asking, “Can she cope in the midst of guys?” They have forgotten that I am a man and I met their requirements before they signed me up. Once they now know my past, they won’t allow me to play anymore. Were they blind when they signed me? With that, I feel frustrated and discriminated against so I decided that there was no need disturbing myself and I decided to quit. I am praying that God helps me so that I can continue my career abroad. I think things will be better over there.

Dead Man Wakes Up …After Three Days In Mortuary

Retired soldier, Kayode Sotunde, 49, had plans for better living when he undertook a journey from Gboko to Kano on April 11, this year, but he did not make it to Kano alive.The commercial bus conveying the ex-soldier crashed on the way, claiming him and 17 others.

But the saying, 'old soldier never dies' appears to have played out with Sotunde as he woke up three days after in the mortuary, where his body and others were deposited for their families to claim for burial.

According to Sotunde,his corpse was taken out of the mortuary and was being prepared for burial when he suddenly woke up.

Sotunde narrated his experience to Sunday Sun in Abeokuta, Ogun State: ''I am a living witness to the fact that God exists. You may not believe me, just like I may not have believed it if it did not happen to me. I died in an accident along with 17 others, but resurrected three days after in the mortuary."

Excerpts of the interview:

Angry Ex-Wife Pays Divorce Settlement In COINS Mixed With Rice And Beans

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! In an amusing turn of events, an American woman who was ordered by a court to pay her ex-husband $50.12 as part of a divorce settlement sent the money to him in pennies delivered in Tupperware filled with rice and beans.

To add insult to injury, the unnamed woman wrote her husband a stinging farewell note.

‘Andy, Here’s forty seven dollars and twelve cents in pennies,’ the missive read. ‘The other three dollars paid for the containers that I used. Receipt is included if you want to return them…‘Oh! One last thing, I added beans and rice to remind you that you married a beaner : ) I hope you have a fab life! B/C I know mines 20x better without you in it!’

Photos of the coins divided into three plastic containers were posted on social media site Reddit on Tuesday by the husband, identified only as Andy from Omaha, Nebraska.

The story has stirred much interest among the users of the popular site, with many commenters siding with Andy and condemning his ex-wife’s stunt.

Tope Alabi's Spiritual Father, Pastor Ajanaku Is Dead

Pastor Ireti Ajanaku of Christ Revival Church, the man who had a face-off with Tope Alabi, the popular gospel singer is said to have kicked the bucket. He reportedly died saturday night in his sleep after a brief illness in his hometown, Gbogan. As we speak, the father of the man of God who is very fair in complexion and the Landlord association of his community are holding a meeting on how to bury him. Well, we are still investigating to ascertain what exactly killed him from one of the members of the church.

Toni Braxton’s Wardrobe Malfunction As Skimpy Dress Comes Off, Exposes Her Behind While On Stage [Photos]

Earlier this week, during her concert in New Jersey, very pretty singer and mum of 2, Toni Braxton gave her fans more than they bargained for when she hit the stage. 
Whilst belting out her famous tunes, the skirt of the 45-year-old's skimpy metallic dress just fell down, only to expose her bare derriere!!

Unfortunately, Toni who didn't even realize her bum was exposed, turned her back to her fans and was shaking her now bare bum, as the crowd bursted into laughter and cheers.
Toni just kept singing though , until a guy on stage handed her his suit jacket to cover up. 

Luckily, she was wearing a Unclad bodysuit.

Nigerian Pastor Stands Strong in Faith While Facing Execution - 'I Will Never Deny My Savior'

Source: Charisma News 

On May 14, in plain view of his wife and one daughter, the Rev. Faye Pama Musa, general overseer of the Rhema Assembly International Church and secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno State, was gunned down by suspected Boko Haram Islamic terrorist members.

A month later, Open Doors workers visited his widow, Mercy, at her home in Maiduguri. The widow and mother of four warmly received the visitors into her house.

When she sat down to speak to Open Doors workers, she burst into tears. "True friendship is what I am seeing today," she said. "How did you manage to come to Maiduguri at this dangerous time when people are vacating the city? You are most welcome here in Jesus' name. I am so happy to see you again."

The events of the evening of May 14 will never be forgotten. Musa, Mercy and some of their children were home. While Mercy was preparing supper, Zion, a daughter who was sitting outside, noticed three armed men jumping the fence. She ran into the living room to alert her father. Musa glanced through the window and saw the intruders by the front door. The next moment the men forced their way into the house, shouting, "Everybody on the floor!"

California Pastor Charged for Reading Bible in Public Goes to Trial [Photos]

A pastor who was arrested for reading the Bible to the public in California has been found not guilty by a judge.

Superior Court Judge, Timothy Freer ruled that the prosecution’s case against Pastor Brett Coronado and Mark Mackey failed to prove the law had been broken.

Pastor Coronado and Mr Mackey were outside a local Government car registration centre in February 2011, when a California Highway Patrol officer took Mr Mackey’s Bible away and arrested him.

Arrested

Later, Pastor Coronado was also arrested and a non-profit religious liberty law firm Advocates for Faith and Freedom took on their case.

The Police said the group was preaching to a captive audience and were trespassing because they needed a proper permit to protest or demonstrate.

The men faced penalties of up to 90 days in jail and a $400 fine.

Bank robbers dump their swag bag full of cash in the street after crashing their getaway car

Bank robbers left a bag full of cash in the middle of the road after their getaway car was involved in a violent crash.

The drama unfolded in Sale, Greater Manchester, when a man carrying cash into a bank was approached by two suspects wearing balaclavas.

The alleged offenders then held a knife to the man's throat before stealing the money and getting into a Red Honda Accord and driving off.

U.S. government fights to stop a gem-encrusted glove worn by Michael Jackson from falling into the hands of the playboy son of an African dictator

The U.S. government is involved in a legal battle to stop Michael Jackson's gem-encrusted glove falling into the hands of an African dictator's son.

The late singer's glove was allegedly bought with dirty money by Equatorial Guinea President's son Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the U.S. claims.

Assets worth about $71 million were seized in April 2011 from Obiang, who owns a fleet of Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and Lamborghinis, as well as $38 million private jet and $30 million Malibu mansion.

VIDEO: I Go Dye Playing With World Political Power

Watch this hilarious video of comedian,I Go Dye mingling with the who’s who in Nigerian politics. He hangs out with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Edo state Governor Adams Oshiomole, Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, among others.