Kanye West turns down $741 million to perform in Las Vegas Concert

According to TMZ, American rapper and Kim Kardashian's husband,  Kanye West has turned down an offer that could make him the highest paid entertainer on the Las Vegas strip.

Kanye was reportedly offered $4.5 million to perform on the strip for 9 days, but he walked away from the lucrative offer.

If he had accepted the offer, the deal would have have made Kanye the highest earning entertainer of all time in Vegas.

He would have come ahead of Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Celine Dion, who is presently the highest paid with $476k per concert.

Britains Fattest woman dies of heart attack, after being unable to walk out of her house for six years

Britain's fattest woman who weighed 40st died of a hear attack after being unable to walk oout of her house.

Doctors warned Brenda Flanagan Davies, 44, to loose weight or die, when she became bed-bound at home after consuming more than 6,000 calories a day. 

Her husband Ronald Davies, 68, found her foaming at the mouth and in pain. He called an ambulance and four paramedics used a blanket to carry her to the vehicle, but she died on her way to the hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Her husband, Davies, now wants to warn people about the risks of obesity after he was left devasted, following her death.

"I want to warn other people to look after themselves and not to declne help if any one wants to give you a hand. I wouldn't want what happed to Brenda to happen to other people. He said.

Man Sentenced to six days community service for stealing pot of soup in Lagos

Abiodun Ojedokun, 28, has been sentenced to six days community service by Somolu Magistrate's Court for stealing a large pot of soup.

The judge, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, sentenced the convict to 48 hours of community service for each of the three charges, after he had pleaded guilty.

The convict, arraigned on a three court charge of stealing, burglary and conspiracy pleadded guilty to all charges.

The prosecutor, ASP Akinlabi Adegoke told the court that the convict committed the crime on September 20 at 2am at the Onipanu Model Market in Somolu, Lagos.

The accused connived with some others, currently at large, to break into one Mrs Gbadamosi Sanni's shop and stole a large pot of soup, valued at N8,000.

The prosecutor told the court that the offence contravened sections 285, 308, and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Ojedokun pleaded guilty to all charges and asked for leniency, claiming that he committed the offence because he was starving.

DJ Xclusive makees list of wealthy Africans, Spends £4 million a week on London property

Nigeria's DJ Xclusive, billionaires Folorunsho Alakija and Aliko Dangote have been listed among the wealth African buyers, spending almost £4million on London property every week as they look to snap up exclusive investments in the UK.

Different reasons including increased terrorism and the outbreak of Ebola is said to be behind the dramatic influx of African money to the UK capital market.

The new wave of super-rich includes Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian business tycoon who with a £16 billion fortune, is Africa's wealthiest man.

Folorunsho Alakija, a billionaire oil tycoon and fashion designer from Lagos, is also a big investor in the London property market. She recently bought four apartments in One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge.

Her British-born nephew Rotimi Alakija, popularly known as DJ Xclusive, has also invested in property in the capital.

Fatal Accident along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. 11 Injured, 7 burnt to death

An eighteen seater bus was involved in a fatal accident during the weekend, killing seven people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, at Kara, along Lagos/Ibadan express way.

According to eye- witnesses, the bus which took off from Lagos suddenly started leaking fuel. One of the passengers was said to have noticed a spark an raised an alarm. The driver pulled over t check but few minutes after take off, fire gutted the entire bus, leaving the doors jammed. The passengers scamper for safety but it was too late as they were trapped, leaving seven people including a pregnant woman and a baby burnt beyond recognition. While eleven others sustained degrees of injuries.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, TRACE Public Relations Officer confirmed the incident. The dead bodies and injured persons were taken to Ogun State University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), Shagamu.

PHOTOS: Osas Ighodaro hosts friends to a private birthaday dinner.

Tinsel star and former beauty queen, Osas Ighodaro celebrated her 26th birthday party and hosted a few friends to a private birthday party last night.

The party was at Fuse Lounge in Victoria Island, Lagos with music provided by DJ Xclusive.

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PHOTOS: Stella Damasus, Majid Micheal & Others Storm 2014 GIAMA Awards

Nollywood celebrities stepped out for the annual Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) which held in Houston, Texas.

The event is designed to celebrate African actors and actresses, movie-makers and industry shakers.

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300 Level UNIBEN Student Killed By Unknown Gunmen

There was Pandemonium at the Ugbowo Campus of the University Of Benin on Friday, when a 300-level student of Chemistry department Gbenedio Ejiroghene, was gruesomely murdered by unknown Gunmen.

According to reports, Ejiroghene, popularly known as 'Kizito', was taking part in the Jeans Carnival organized for final-year students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the 100-Lecture Theatre of the faculty when he was shot in the head by the assailants around 7pm.

The Public Relation Officer of the school, Harris Osarenren, who confirmed the incident said, that the remains had been deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. He also disclosed that the case had been reported to the Ugbowo Police Station while investigation had commenced.

Update:Abandoned Kids Re-unite With Their Father Eight Years After In Ogun

Eight years after, Mr Segun Adepega, the man who abandoned his children in boarding school in Abule- Iroko. Area of Ogun State, has finally re-united, with his children.

According to reports, "run away" father, who got to the school, Solid Rock College, could not hold back his tears when he saw his kids.

Adepegba told his children "I am very sorry for leaving you, Titi, Seun and Seyi. I am really very sorry. I have missed you all so much. I will not leave you again."

It was earlier reported that Adepegba took his children to the school few years back and abandoned them on the ground that he could not afford to cater for them, since his wife left him.

The school authority said, they had spent up to N7m on the upkeep of the children. But when the news broke out, Adepegba came out of hiding and promised to visit the kids.

According to reports, whe he arrived, an angry mob was prevented from attacking him, when they learnt he was the father of the abandoned children. He was accompanied by 4 friends, who pleaded on his behalf.

Although the children were happy that their father was back, they are still longing to meet their mother. Adepegba promised to look for their mother, who go by the name- Ruth Okochi from Ogwashi - Uku in Aniocha South LGA of Delta State.