Celine Dion's Husband And Manager Dies After Cancer Battle @ Age 73 - Breaks down In Tears (Watch Video)

Celine Dion has paid tribute to her "courageous" husband, the singer's former mentor whom she met aged 12, after he died following a 20 year battle with cancer.

The pair met when Celine Dion's singing career was in its infancy and Angelil become her mentor, having predicted she would become a world star.

But the manager/singer relationship later blossomed into romance and the pair become husband and wife in 1994.

She famously called a halt to her musical career in 1999, at the height of her sucess, upon learning that her husband had cancer - but returned to the music industry in 2002.

Video: Watch Adele On Carpool Karaoke With James Corden - Belts Out Hits In Karaoke Sing-Along

Adele's Carpool Karaoke with James Corden is set to be the most popular  yet. James Corden of course began the video with the perhaps slightly tired joke: "Hello, it's me", before launching into banter with his fellow Brit.

Policewoman Saves The Life Of Abandoned Newborn Baby Found in The Forest By Breastfeeding Her [Photos+Video]

An abandoned newborn baby girl was saved from starving to death when a heroine cop breastfed her while they waited for paramedics.

New mother Luisa Fernanda Urrea - a police officer in La Marina, Colombia - had been called to a remote forest settlement when locals found the baby in the undergrowth.

Medics say that without her maternal support, the hours-old baby might have succumbed to starvation and hypothermia.

US President Obama Visits A Worried Mom Who Wrote A Letter To Him - Assured A Bright Future For Her Son [Photos+Video]

Almost a year ago, a Nebraska mom named Lisa Martin woke up in the middle of the night, her heart seized with anxiety. She thought about the troubles of the world and the scourge of climate change; and she worried to herself: “Will my son be able to thrive on this planet?”

To assuage her panic, Martin sat down -- her newborn son Cooper by her side -- and wrote a long letter to the one person she felt might have some answers: President Barack Obama.

Building Owned By Former Chief Of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, Sealed Off By EFCC

The Economic  and Financial Crimes Commssion has sealed the  residence ex-Defence chiefs Alex Badeh's house in Wuse zone II.

House number 19 on Kumasi Cresent was sealed off Wednesday afternoon by operatives of the comm‎ission.

The action of the EFCC is said to be part of the ongoing investigations into the arms purchase scam in the office of former NSA Sambo Dasuki.

Hon. Omosede Igbinedion Meets With Babatunde Fashola

The daughter of Esama of Benin Gabriel Igbinedion, Hon Omosede G. Igbinedion, on Thursday met with the Honorable Minister for Works, Power and Housing -Babatunde Fashola, over the completion of Ogbese Bridge and other things as related with her constituency (Ovia Federal Constituency) in Edo state. 

Kwam1’s Daughter Says She Has Proof Wizkid Stole Dammy Krane’s Songs. Says She’s Coming For Him

The drama between Wizkid and Dammy Krane seem not to be stopping anytime soon following this latest revelation by Ki's daughter who said she has proof Wizkid actually stole Dammy Krane's song.

Yesterday, everyone thought it was over when Dammy Krane publicly apologized to his fans and claimed he had no hard feelings towards Wizkid.

Abuja Socialite, Yeye Bola Dare Dies

According to reports reaching City people, the Abuja socialite passed on early this morning from a heart attack.

Overtime, Yeye Bola Dare became popular for her work with some first ladies in Nigeria.   Aside this, she was also popular with her work in charity through her orphanage, Mother Theresa Children’s Home, which she runs in Gwarimpa, Abuja.

Veteran Yoruba Actress Idowu Philip Iya Rainbow’s Daughter Is Dead

Veteran Yoruba movie actress, Mrs. Idowu Phillips popularly known as Iya Rainbow, has lost one of her daughters on Thursday, January 14, 2015. Lola’s death is said to be related to Complications that resulted from stomach ulcer.

Omolola, who lives around Idowu Abiodun in Berger reportedly complained of chronic ulcer but eventually passed away after she was rushed to made Hospital in Berger yesterday evening. The deceased was said to have intended to travel to the United State for medical treatment before the sad occurrence.

Wizkid Allegedly Smashes Bottle On Dammy Krane's Head at Quilox Night Club [Video]

Last night, Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins held an exclusive star studded ‘All Black Party’ at Club Quilox on Victoria Island, Lagos.

Pop stars like Tekno, Timaya, 2face Idibia, S3xy Steel, Skuki, Special Ed and many more were all in attendance. Apparently Dammy Krane was in the club as well.
Eye witnesses say Dammy Krane got to the club a lot earlier before Wizkid came in around 4am and when Wizkid entered the club, it seemed he saw Dammy Krane but didn’t go to meet him, then about 15 minutes later, it seemed Dammy was showing him some attitude, then Wizkid went to meet him.

The next thing everybody knew everywhere had scattered. Wizkid allegedly broke a bottle on Dammy Krane’s head before bouncers separated them.

Dammy Krane with blood soakd cloth from his injuries

Senate Summons Emefiele To Explain N305 To 1$

The Naira appreciated yesterday to N302 per dollar in the parallel market, thus halting three days of sharp depreciation even as the price of Nigeria’s reference crude oil grade, Bonny Light, slid below the $30 per barrel mark, dropping to $29.47 per barrel.
Meanwhile, following the increasing depreciation of the Naira, the Senate, yesterday, summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to appear before it next week.

From N305 per dollar, Wednesday, the parallel market exchange rate dropped to N302 per dollar at the close of business yesterday, indicating N3 appreciation.
President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria, ABCON, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said that the appreciation was occasioned by drop in demand for foreign exchange and indications that CBN might review its decision to stop dollar sales to bureaux de change, BDCs.

Femi Adebayo's Loving Birthday Mssage To Mum, Alhaja Risikat Adebayo (photos)

Meet Alhaja Risikat Adebayo, the mother of actor, Femi Adebayo Salami and first wife of Oga Bello. Her son wrote her a loving birthday message as she clocked plus one.

Buhari Orders Journalists Out Of BBOG Meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered journalists out of his meeting with parents of the abducted Chibok girls and members of the Bringbackourgirls movement. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, who voiced the order, said the reason was due to some “sensitive issues” that were to be discussed. 

A galaxy of journalists who had turned up for the meeting thronged out of the banquet hall, venue of the meeting, in quick steps. Earlier, the group and the parents had refused to leave when they were told that the president would not meet with them. 

Photos: Ex President Goodluck Jonathan’s Adopted Daughter Welcomed Her First Child

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan’s adopted daughter Inebharapu Paul welcomed her first child with husband Simeon Onyemaechi on Jan. 11th at Memorial Hospital West, In Pembroke pines Miami, Florida. The couple got married in December 2014. See more photos after the cut…

Senate Confirms 2016 Budget Missing

The controversy over whether or not the hard copy of the 2016 budget proposal is missing has been cleared.

Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday confirmed that the upper chamber has empanelled a high powered Senate search team to fish out the missing fiscal document.

The cat of the missing document was let out of the bag by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, (Abia South) who came under Senate Standing Order 42.

Shaquielle O' Neal gets his 16yr old son a Lamborghini & a Jeep as birthday gifts (photos)

The former NBA player organised a massive birthday party for his son Shareef O’ Neal as he turned 16. He also surprised the young champ with lots of gifts including a Jeep and a Lamborghini. More photos after the cut…

Iran To Build Giant Wall To Keep Americans Out

POLITICIANS in Iran have assembled to discuss what to do about Americans crossing over into their territory, with many suggesting that the only solution is to build a massive wall to keep them out.

The emergency assembly comes after 10 US Navy sailors were apprehended after straying into Iranian waters while on a training exercise in the Gulf.

Officials in Tehran accepted the excuse that the US vessel had suffered a navigational fault, and wasn’t on a spying mission or deliberate incursion into Iran, in a move welcomed by the international community all too aware of the tensions between Iran and the US.

Khushi Is Just 15-Yrs-Old But Her Response To Body Shaming Is Mature Beyond Her Years

Internet shaming seems to be an easy way out for haters to spell venom on the web. Just recently, Pooja Bedi's daughter was targeted for the way she dresses by people calling her all sorts of mean names and writing nasty comments. With so much hate, a person might just lose their cool, but she maintained her grace and retorted with a beautiful and empowering response. Yet again, another star kid is in the line of fire. This time, it's Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's 15-year-old daughter Khushi Kapoor.

Millions Of People Are Obsessed With This "Mermaid Pillow" That You Can Draw On With Your Hand (Photos+Video)

Want to change up your décor? A new viral video features a couple of throw pillows that let you change up your design over and over again. The pillows have sequins that resemble fish scales. You can change the color of the fabric and go from modern to monogrammed with just a swipe of the hand.

“It’s called the mermaid pillow because you can change it like a fish into a woman,” Steve’s friend Michael Shippy joked. “They’re $149, but you have to realize that it’s probably 1,000 different pillows in one. So it’s really pennies on the dollar.”

Mixed Blessing As Couple Gets Quadruplets After 8- Yrs Of Wedlock (photo)

Married in 2007, Mr and Mrs Ololade Samson Olusola never knew that they would wait for eight years before having children from their loins. The fruit of the womb in many climes remarkably is the high point of any marital union. While some are wont to adopt children, a good number of couples prefer to have their own children. Both in pristine and modern African settings, barrenness is frowned at. The stigma, the frustration and the societal victimization are in themselves worrying for those who are yet to have children.

It is therefore against this backdrop that one can appreciate the repeated dissatisfaction that attended the union of the Olusolas. The children were not forthcoming. Yet, for them, they had no other choice but to trust entirely in God.

Naira Crashes To 300 Against Dollar - Following The Stoppage Of Foreign Exchange Sales To Bureau De Change Operators By CBN

According to Punch newspaper monday’s stoppage of foreign exchange sales to Bureau De Change operators by the Central Bank of Nigeria failed to lift the naira on Tuesday as the currency exchanged for 300 against the United States dollar in Kano, 290 in Lagos and 292 in Abuja.

Financial experts said the naira would decline further, while private sector operators described the move as a welcome development.

How Starbucks Marketing Makes Social Media Innovation the Difference

When choosing to learn from others social media strategies, it is always helpful to choose one of the top dogs in social media. Like Starbucks marketing for an example.

Meet Starbucks

They have been successfully executing their social media marketing plan since the first days of social media and social commerce. For over 5 years, and their strategies have played a significant role in their growth.

Best Life Motivation, Never Give Up On Your Dreams

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race ” Calvin Coolidge

I really believe that we humans are lazy and we like to do those things that are fun and easy, tension relieving rather than gold achieving. We want to get everything done fast and we also want to get the great results if possible. We will look for ways to do those things that are familiar to us, those things that are fun and easy rather than hard and difficult, and most of the times necessary. How can anybody ever become more than already is, if they are always hiding, always running away from taking responsibilities, running away from life. It’s unbelievable how easy we can form new and destructive habits, habits that are known to be bad for us, for our health, and a lot of times for those we care about also, but when it comes to forming new positive habits that might take us a longer period of time, and maybe some extra effort (habits that will benefit us on the long run) we run like a scared cat. We try to stay away as much as possible from these type of situations, for they are making us feel uncomfortable.

Bayelsa Poll: Tears, Prayers Trail Shooting Of Traditional Rule As He Struggle For His Life In Hospital (Photo)

Bayelsa monarch Progress Never Die that was shot in post-election violence in Bayelsa is struggling for his life in a hospital in Yenagoa.

Bayelsa state police commissioner, Peter Ogunyanwo paid him a visit in the hospital(name withheld for security purposes).He struggled to hold his emotions as he was almost moved to tears on seeing Never Die.

Minister Of Information & Culture, Lai Mohammed Visits The Police Complaint Unit. (Photos)

Minister of Information and Culture -Lai Mohammed paid a visit to the Police Complaint Response Unit, CRU Call Centre at the Force Headquarters. He was accompanied by the Inspector general, Solomon Arase, CSP Abayomi Shogunle -the Officer-In-Charge the unit and other top officers. 

Only In Nigeria: Tattered Furniture In The Nigerian Senate Hearing Room Despite The Annual Billions Of Naira Allocation

Photo credit: @NGShineYourEye

That is allegedly the current state of furniture in the Nigerian Senate's Hearing Room 2 despite the annual billions of Naira allocation. 

Kaduna State Gov. Mallam El-Rufai Prostrates To Welcome Vice President Yemi Osinbajo To Kaduna State.

The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who is currently in Kaduna to perform the groundbreaking opening for the Galaxy Mall, a UPDC partnership with Kaduna State. The Vice President who was welcomed by governor Nasir el-Rufai -will also conduct the opening ceremony for the affordable housing scheme at the Millennium City, Kaduna.

Truck Axle Narrowly Misses Woman Driving Her Kids To School (Photos)

A truck axle narrowly missed a mother driving her kids to school in Lackawanna County on Friday. Photos from local towing company Duchniks Towing show the axle piercing the vehicle's wind shield in front of the drivers seat. According to local reports, the vehicle was driving in the opposite direction of the truck when the truck's axle and tire broke away, before hitting the vehicle.

Three Seconds From Eternity: Couple’s Post-Crash Facebook Photo Warms The Hearts Of Thousands

Three seconds. That’s how fast it all happened, Arika Stovall says. The couple don’t even know how they managed to make it out alive.

Stovall, a Lipscomb University student, and her boyfriend, Hunter Hanks, were driving back to Nashville, Tennessee, from Jacksonville, Florida, on New Year’s Day when the young couple’s pickup veered into bridge support.

CBN Lifts Ban On Cash Deposit Of Dollars

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the CBN has lifted a ban stopping commercial banks from accepting cash deposits of foreign exchange from customers. He said the CBN would henceforth equally discontinue its sales of foreign exchange to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators, accusing them of excessive greed and rent-seeking practices.

Pedophile White Man Accused Of Sleeping With Young African Girls.

This man's photos have gone viral after being shared online with accusations of being a pedophile who allegedly travels the central Africa in search of the little girls fresh to have s3xual relationships with. His photos were shared on Facebook.

New Born Baby Found Alive Abandoned In A Toilet Closet [Graphic Photo]

A newborn baby girl suffered a tragic start to life after being abandoned by the mother after birth in a toilet closet still alive

According to the Facebook user who shared this, he said this baby was found alive inside the closest sit, dump by so-called mother who thinks she is free. This baby was found in the toilet, luckily she was still alive, dumped by her mother.

Sex Workers Force Customers To Drink Toilet Water In Delta Over Failure To Pay Bills

Sex workers in Delta State, attacked their customers for failing to pay their bills, according to reports. The incident took place Saturday night, following in increment in charges. Commercial sex workers in Asaba had been increasing their charges and said that they had warned the men. The men in question claimed that they did not know about the new charges. 


The charge of N1,000 for one round of sex was increased to N2,000, according to a witness. A full night was increased from N5,000 to N8,000.

US Thanks Ghana For Hosting Guantanamo - Read Full Statement From The Embassy In Ghana

The United States of America has expressed gratitude to Ghana for agreeing to host two Guantanamo 
Detainees.

A press statement from the US Embassy in Ghana read “We appreciate this generous humanitarian action by our partner, the Republic of Ghana.”

Two Guantanamo Detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby were transferred to Ghana to live for two years.

Genevieve Nnaji Set To Marry 29-Year-Old Alhaji Ishaya Bako Soon

Genevieve Nnaji will be 37 this year and time is no longer on her side. The Nollywood superstar has finally decided to marry this year.

The actress, who is also a mother of one, is set to marry 29-year-old film maker Alhaji Ishaya Bako. Rumour has it that Genevieve is bound and determined to be Mrs. Bako and that she really want to be wedded in 2016 so badly.

Former Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker Kidnapped In Abuja

A former speaker of the Ondo state House of Assembly, Victor Olabintan, has been reportedly kidnapped in Abuja.

The Secretary of the Olabintan Campaign Organization, Mr. Gboyega Ajayi has raised the alarm through a telephone conversation to journalists.

According to him, Olabintan was kidnapped on his way to Abuja from Akure, 48 hours after he declared his intention to vie for the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Ondo State.

He said the APC chieftain was kidnapped at kwali after he was flagged down at a military checkpoint by fake soldiers who turn out to be kidnappers.

Baby Gets Picture Taken With Her Umbilical Cord Spelling Out ‘Love’

Just an hour and a half after he was born, little Harper Hoani Spies already did his first baby photoshoot. His was a bit more unique than others’ though, seeing he was still attached to his placenta, with his umbilical cord spelling out ‘Love’.

According to Australian photographer Emma Jena Nolan, the Maori practice a tradition called ‘whenua’ – which means ‘placenta’ and ‘land’. It’s wherein the family buries the placenta after birth, establishing a connection between child and Mother Earth.

Scientists Baffled By Lion With Teeth Growing Out Of Its Forehead

Biologists said they had never seen anything like it when a mountain lion killed in the US state of Idaho was found with a set of fully formed teeth growing out of its forehead

A dead mountain lion has baffled biologists with its deformity.

When the big cat was legally shot in the US State of Idaho and presented to scientists, they said they had seen nothing like it.

Python Chokes To Death After Eating Porcupine - Body of Python Found With Dozens Of Quills Piercing Its Digestive Tract

A tasty porcupine seemed like an ideal meal for a peckish African rock python, but it proved to be a case of the snake biting off considerably more than it could chew.

The spiky prey was the final repast the 13-feet-long reptile was to enjoy.

A mountain biker found the bloated body of the snake by a cycle track at the South African Lake Eland Game Reserve, near Port Shepstone, about 75 miles south of Durban.

Four Generations In One Beautiful Photo

A little girl’s with her great grandmother (bottom left) her grandmother (bottom right) her mother, (by her side) and the little lady. Four generations. Amazing!

Dogs’ Unfortunate Encounter With Porcupine

A Canadian man whose three unlucky dogs encountered an unpleasant porcupine has raised thousands of pounds through a crowdfunding campaign to pay for substantial vet bills.

Youth worker Dennis Mazur was out walking his dogs in Saskatchewan, Canada, when they met the spiny rodent. A short tussle left the dogs – Mahalo, Nestah, and Soljah – with nasty injuries from being stabbed by the animal’s quills.

"You Can’t Be A Lesbian And Have A Baby"; UK Set To Deport Nigerian Asylum Seeker - Plans To Submit Her Lesbian S*x Tape To Prevent Deportation

                     Aderonke, pictured above with her lesbian partner, Happiness Agboro

The UK Home Office is set to deport a Nigerian Lesbian, Aderonke Apata seeking asylum in the UK. According to the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May through her barrister, Andrew Bird during a case to decide her stay in the UK, the government argued that she is not a lesbian because she has a daughter. According to the Mr Bird ‘one can’t be a heterosexual one day and a homosexual another’.


The Nigerian, Aderonke Apata who was ‘reported to police for living with her girlfriend in Nigeria, was imprisoned for being a lesbian’. According to the LBGT petitioners, ‘some of her family members and her ex-girlfriend were killed in recrimination’.

Pictured Gunmen Kill Police Corporal After Allegedly Shooting Two People To Death In In Lagos

Police Corporal Sunday David a.k.a Iku ( death ) Sunday, was shot dead as he tried to flee after allegedly killing two persons in Agege, Lagos. David who was attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS), was shot in the forehead and neck. . 

David, who is survived by 3 children, allegedly opened fire on two people on a football pitch. His assailants caught up with him in traffic and shot him dead with his blood splattered on the seats of his newly bought car.

Photo Proof That Dangote Reconciled Olamide And Don Jazzy.

 Aliko Dangote, Olamide, Don Jazzy and a friend after they made up.

It was revealed that African Richest man and Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote brokered the peace between music star Olamide and prolific producer/singer, Don Jazzy, after their Headies Award fiasco. Many doubted such reports -arguing the correlation between the billionaire and the music stars for him (Dangote) to intervene. This picture just confirms that Olamide and Don Jazzy reconciled at the residence of the business mogul. 

My Pastor Asked Me To Lie That Armed Robbers Snatched My Boss’s Vehicle

A company driver, arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos Police Command in collaboration with Sango Area Command, Ogun State for stealing a company’s bus, has disclosed that his pastor directed him to tell a lie that he was robbed and the vehicle taken away from him by his assailants.

Crime Reports gathered that the suspect, Daniel Ogunlade (25), was sent on an errand within Lagos by the company’s Managing Director on Christmas eve in 2015, but diverted the bus, a Toyota Hiace 2014 model with the registration number EKY 463 DM, to Ifo, Ogun State.

Shocking Moment Russian Doctor Punches His Patient To Death. [Photos+Video]

The shocking video of the attack in the southern city of Belgorod was aired repeatedly on state television and went viral on YouTube, while Russian media nicknamed the attacker 'the boxer doctor'. In the video, the strongly-built doctor in medical clothing drags the barechested male patient from the examination table, asking him 'why did you touch the nurse?' and pushes him out of the doorway. 

When the patient returns, the doctor deals him a single blow to the face (left) and a crash can be heard as the middle-aged man falls backwards onto the floor. Meanwhile the doctor continues to scuffle with another man accompanying the patient, and it is only minutes later that the medics notice the patient lying motionless and attempt unsuccessfully to revive him

Man Arrested In Ghana For Triple Murder Of EastEnders Actress And Her Two Children Found Buried In garden In Erith London

The partner of the EastEnders actress found dead with their two children was dramatically arrested in his remote African hideout last night after a tip-off from a British café owner. Arthur Simpson-Kent was found hiding among rocks on a beach in Ghana by a posse of villagers and a handful of police. 

They had been alerted by an expat who realised he was wanted for questioning over the murders of Sian Blake and her young sons. The fugitive was handcuffed and driven in a pick-up truck to a nearby village. London-born cafe owner Karole Ainoo reported the presence of the fugitive to Scotland Yard but said she was 'disappointed' officers did not call her before his arrest. 

Obama’s grandma Arrives For Umrah

Sara Omar, grandma of US President Barack Obama, has emphasized the significance of the Prophet Muhammad exhibition in Makkah and said it reflects the moderate teachings of Islam that calls for tolerance and rejects violence.
Sara has come to Makkah with her son Saeed Obama, uncle of President Obama and her grandson Mousa Obama to perform Umrah.