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The 2017 Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue showcases some of the entertainment's biggest names today. Featured on the cover are Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o, pregnant Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Janelle Monae, sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Aja Naomi King, and Ruth Negga. The magazine profiles each woman's accomplishment, ranging from their various awards nominations and wins to their up-and-coming projects. The cover shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovits.

 A student of Darussalam Science and Islamic Academy, Yakubu Muhammad Fannami, died after he sacrificed his life to protect the lives of hundreds of Muslims worshiping at a mosque at Kaleri Borno state who were been targeted by a female suicide bomber.  According to the announcement which was posted on his school's Facebook page, he fought a suicide bomber who was trying to force her self into the mosque in order to detonate the explosive device she was carrying. Read what they wrote after the cut...                                  

Ada Ugo-Ngadi,  the Managing Director of  Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd , was on Thursday 26th of January sentenced to jail for 10 years for defrauding the Federal Government of N754 million in oil subsidy transactions. Justice Lateefa Okunnu  of an Ikeja High Court handed down the verdict, the first conviction since the massive oil subsidy fraud trial allegedly perpetrated by oil marketers began in 2012. Walter Wagbatsoma , Ugo-Ngadi’s co-defendant and the Chairman of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, was absent in court for the judgment. He is currently being held in the United Kingdom on charges relating to a £12 million National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Trust fraud. Okunnu, in her judgment, sentenced Wagbatsoma and Ugo-Ngadi to a minimum of 10 years imprisonment for the six– count charge proffered against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). “For each of the counts of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretenses, the defendants are sentenc...

Lagos-based clothing brand  DOS Clothing Store  has released a new collection modeled by  Sharon Ooja,  a star in the  NdaniTV’s  hit web series,  Skinny Girl in Transit . The DOS clothing store team picked Sharon as the face of the new campaign because she is a strong woman who is on the rise which represents the DOS woman. ‘Amour’ which means love is a collection that represents the love of all things feminine, strong and sultry. The collection features on-trend and statement pieces for our DOS woman who wants to make a statement without breaking the bank.

Ayo Van Elmar  has unveiled its Spring Summer 2017 collection. The brand recently announced  Funke Akindele Bello  as the brand ambassador. The SS17 lookbook is modeled by fashion enthusiast,  Oge Agu . The colours featured in Delirium play on the extreme edges, sheer, patterns, fringes, and volumes run acutely through an amplified state of wildness, that is eventually characterized with a balanced coherency.

Singer  Djinee  shared some candid tweets this morning as he talked about rape and the effects on the victims. He tweeted that he wishes parents told their sons not to rape as much as they told their daughters not to dress indecently. See his tweets after the cut:

                          The  News Agency of Nigeria  reports that Top  MMM  guider  Chuddy Ugorji  and his wife  Amaka  have fled the country for the Philippines. The allegations first surfaced in December and at that point, Chuddy refuted the claims saying – “MMM founder is a Russian Sergey Mavrodi not a Philippine. I have never been to The Philippines; the stories about going to the Philippines are untrue. I stand for the true ideology of MMM which is anchored on providing and getting help willingly.”

Creative genius  Asiyami Gold Wekulom  is the first print cover girl for  Radiant Health Magazine . This issue is focused on the Psyche, with features ranging from mental health to recipes that keep you healthier. The cover girl shares her intimate story of depression, disappointments in her creative pursuits, her journey to success and the grace and gratitude that keeps her going. With over 150+ pages, this premier print issue is the perfect coffee table book and keeps sake for the year ahead. The Psyche issue explores mental health – and illness – with an eye to the impact on African women, how we heal and ways to optimize mental well-being. Radiant women all over the world can now pre-order their inaugural copy of the print issue.