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Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek has joined the growing number of a-listers that have accused Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. "For years, he was my monster," the Mexican-born star wrote in an essay published in The New York Times, detailing the torturous production of the 2002 movie "Frida" that eventually earned Hayek an Oscar nomination for best actress. The critically acclaimed biopic about the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo - eventually won two Oscars and grossed more than $56 million at the box office. After reaching a deal for Weinstein to pay for the rights to the movie that would eventually catapult her to household fame, the now 51-year-old actress and producer said it became "my turn to say no." "No to opening the door to him at all hours of the night, hotel after hotel, location after location. No to me taking a shower with him. No to letting him watch me take a shower. No to let...

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has denied Maryam Sanda, the woman who allegedly killed her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, bail. Maryam, her mum Maimuna Sanda, her brother and one other person, were arraigned before the court today. Delivering judgment on her bail application, Justice Halilu said Maryam's counsel, Joseph Daudu, did not provide cogent reasons for him to grant her bail. The presiding judge said that Daudu had attached a medical report and requested for bail based on the health status of Mrs Sanda but that he did not prove to the court that the sickness cannot be treated in a detention facility. Justice Halilu held that the fact that she is a nursing mother is not a general principle for granting bail, hence her denial of it. He, however, granted bail to her mother, brother and the third defendant on the condition that they must provide two sureties each, who must reside within the city center of Abuja. He also ...

At least four children have died and several others were seriously injured when their school coach was 'cut in half' after colliding with a train in the south of France today. The horrific accident happened close to the town of Perpignan when the vehicle 'was caught between barriers' shortly after 4pm.   A TER commuter train travelling at around 50mph ploughed into the bus, causing carnage among the party from a high school in nearby Millas.  A witness who was on the train, named as Barbara, said "it was a very violent crash - it seemed as if the train would derail". Casualties are being rushed to hospital in Perpignan. Police and emergency medics are at the scene. Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne called the crash a "terrible accident" and said on Twitter that she was going to the scene, about 850km (530 miles) south of Paris.

After a week of fighting between Bobrisky and singer, Mc Galaxy, Bobrisky has come on social media to apologize to Mc Galaxy stating that he was not involved in the reason why his gateman, Jacob left his home. According to him, it was a 'misrepresentation' and that they have gotten back together. Just yesterday, Bobrisky went on Snapchat to insult Mc Galaxy for not showing up at the police station after writing a petition against him. See his apology below

The Kaduna Division of the National Industrial Court today issued an order stopping the state government from going further with the plan to sack 21,780 primary school teachers that failed a competency test organised by the state government. Recall that in June, the state government organized a competency test for primary school teachers in the state. Sadly, over 21, 000 of the teachers failed the primary 4 set of questions given to them. Some of the scripts released by the state government showed that many of the teachers supplied ridiculous answers to basic questions they were asked. About two-thirds of the teachers that sat for the competency test, failed to score up to 75 percent. The state government afterward announced it will be terminating the appointment of the incompetent teachers. This decision caused the  state union of teachers to on October 30th through their counsel, Samuel Atum, file a lawsui...

President Buhari has returned to Abuja, Nigeria after participating in the One Planet Summit in Paris, France where he joined other world leaders to discuss climate change.

Idris Ibikunle, the Principal of Ikoyi Prisons School says that at least 50 prison inmates will sit for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. He said the school has prepared the inmates well for the examination as officials of the facility have stepped up efforts in ensuring an excellent performance. “Right now, we are preparing about 50 of the inmates for the next UTME and by what I see, they are very determined to excel. We are yet to enroll them for the examination proper; we want to give a little more room for others interested so we can do the enrolment once. I am optimistic that we will enroll more than 50 of the inmates for the examination,’’ Ibikunle said. Earlier this year, 59 inmates were registered for the 2017 UTME out which 35 had their results released and are at various stages of admission placement to tertiary institutions. The principal also said 40 inmates were being prepared for the newly introduced 2018 J...

After having proved himself as a talented music act the industry can boast of with his raving singles,  Osinachi, Focus, Jukwese  amongst others, N-tyze Entertainment act, Humblesmith, has released another hit single,  Abaliki to Lasgidi  and has shot a visual for the masterpiece which features the very much talented king of the Street, Olamide. Directed and shot by the ever dynamic Clarence Peters , the visuals would definitely be having the typical Igbo tone and settings depicted in the much celebrated “Osinachi”, as the song tempo is very much the scintillating Igbo vibe that you could wiggle to when it pops up. And typical of Clarence, we all should be expecting something quintessential, as the video drops on Friday, 15 th  December, 2017. Abaliki to Lasgidi  is a celebrative song of success, depicting a struggling personality that has made it big and has so many reasons to give thanks. The amiable celebrity stylist, Jekwu the Sty...

Angry traders from Utako market attacked Mr. Dennis, an official of the Federal Capital Development Authority, inflicting him with head injuries at the FCT high court in Abuja today. The traders got angry after their case with the Municipal Council Area which had initially been scheduled to come up for hearing today was adjourned indefinitely. They accused the court officials of conniving with the FCDA to stall their case. When saw Mr Dennis, they chased him into the Legal Unit of the court to attack him. It took the intervention of a police officer to stop the angry traders from killing him. Shop owners at Utako Market have been at the loggerheads with the FCDA over the plan by the Abuja Municipal Council Area ( AMAC) to demolish and revoke their shopping licenses. The traders claimed that already signed after 99 years of the lease agreement with the FCDA.

Naomi Campbell is on the cover of the January 2018 edition of S Moda Magazine and she looks nothing short of flawless. The 47-year-old wore minimal makeup in the photos, thereby giving her a youthful appearance. She also displayed her cleavage in a plunging dress. The cover was shot by Cuneyt Akeroglu with styling by Natalia Bengoechea. Another photo below.

A police station at Ahiaukwu Olokoro, in Umuahia South LGA, Abia state was on Tuesday burnt down by hoodlums suspected to armed robbers and drug dealers. The hoodlums attacked the police station at night and wreaked havoc. They burnt one operational vehicle attached to the police station, as well as one keke napep parked at the station. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, confirmed the attack. He said some policemen acting on a tip-off, had raided the Ahiaukwu Olokoro area and arrested four suspected drug dealers and armed robbers. After the arrest, while officers in the post were about to transfer the suspects to the police division at Ubakala, hoodlums attacked them and aided in the escape of two of the suspects earlier detained. The hoodlums then returned to the police station and set the building on fire. Ogbizi said no life was lost and no arms were taken away from the station. He also said 7...

Nigerian pop star, Kiss Daniel is currently embroiled in a legal battle with his erstwhile record label, G-Worldwide. Their case is already in court and the media is filled with reports, insinuations, court documents and some facts. Since the story broke, LIB has been digging and talking to both parties involved and while the key players are avoiding the media as well as being quoted, their aides and sources close to them are talking. Our investigations revealed that contrary to the denials by G-Worldwide in the press, Kiss Daniel was actually placed on a monthly salary of 30,000 per month all through the success of his hit single 'Woju'. A highly placed source who spoke to LIB on condition of anonymity said, 'from the beginning of his contract (a 7 years and 5 album contract) he wasn't placed on any percentage rather Kiss Daniel was placed on a monthly salary of 30,000 (thirty thousand naira) up until 'Woju' remix was released...

Too much sauce, lol. See the full photo below:

The Jigawa State Commander of the NDLEA, Josephine Obi has disclosed that the agency arrested six suspects in the state and recovered 1000kg of drugs between December 9 and 11. Obi said that two suspects were arrested with cannabis while four others were nabbed with over 900 grams of Tramadol tablets. All the suspects have been charged to court.

The Akwa Ibom State Police on Thursday said they arrested 67 suspected cultists and members of a notorious armed robbery gang. Briefing newsmen at the police Headquarters, the command's spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said that on December 7, police operatives arrested one Miracle Joseph Etukudoh, aged 20 years old, of Effiat Offot village in Uyo Local Government Area, who is the gang leader of a notorious armed robbery syndicate specialized in robbing people of their GSM phones, handbags, monies and other personal effects around Uyo and environ. During the course of investigation, three other gang members were arrested and one locally made pistol was recovered in the house of one Uko Effiong Edem of Ikot Oduot village in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area. Other items recovered from the suspects includes: wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, different types of GSM phones snatched from people, female handbags, electronic devices suspecte...

A Twitter user shared her family's WhatsApp group chat where they not only chat, but they also pray and sing praises. As in, they literally type in the praise and worship songs word for word in the chat. And it was all started by her mother. Nigerian moms are just special. See the tweet below.

 The media personality shared the stunning new photos on Instagram. See full photos below.

At least 20 people have reportedly died at an illegal refinery camp at Kolo Creek in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and many others were said to have suffered varying degrees of injury during the inferno. The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, security outfits directly in charge of checking illegal bunkering, pipeline vandalism and illegal refineries, were said to have had knowledge of the camp but allegedly failed to halt its operation. According to reports, tragedy struck in the camp near the creeks of Ebelebiri and Otuogwe when it exploded on December 5, 2017 and went up in flames. Community sources claimed that an attempt by a woman in the camp to cook noodles, using a stove, sparked the fire that caused the havoc. An eyewitness described it as tragic, unspeakable and avoidable.   “When we got there, I almost vomited. I saw charred remains of people. They were bur...

Award-winning American actor and movie producer, Mark Wahlberg, has been named the most overpaid actor of 2017 by Forbes. The 46-year-old actor was reportedly paid a whopping $68 million this year, before taxes. His estimated salary for the year was over $10 million more than the worldwide gross of his Boston Marathon bombing film, "Patriots Day." According to Forbes, three of Wahlberg's pre-June 1 wide release films brought in $4.40 for every $1 he was paid to appear in them. Among the films considered in this figure was "Deepwater Horizon," which raked in $121.8 million - just over $10 million more than the estimated $110 million it reportedly cost to make. The publication added that neither "Transformers: The Last Night" nor "Daddy's Home 2," both of which brought in more than $100 million, factored into the scoring because of their release dates. British actor, Christian Bale was named the second most overpai...

LIB investigation continues into the on-going saga between Nigerian pop star, Kiss Daniel and his former label, G-Worldwide as the label finally opened to react to recent reports from the singer's camp. Remember LIB exclusively reported how Kiss Daniel earned 30k monthly salary for a long time Below is a detailed reaction from the Emperor Geezy led G-Worldwide records on the Kiss Daniel issue. There has been a lot of misinformation in the media as to the background of Kiss Daniel’s wrongful exit from G-Worldwide Entertainment; firstly the management of G-Worldwide Entertainment wishes to state it had never been its intention to seek legal redress, nor join issues with an artist who we fear is being given bad legal advice. However, we feel it is important that we set the records straight for the benefit of the general public and others who are interested in knowing the truth. We would like to reiterate that our organization’s sole mission is to scou...