France's first lady Brigitte Macron, 66, is seen the first time since 'having three-hour cosmetic surgery in Paris' (Photos)

Brigitte Macron has been spotted for the first time since after reportedly having three-hour cosmetic 'facial rejuvenation' surgery at a private hospital last month.

The France's first lady, 66, looked fresh-faced as she stepped out with her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, 41, this week for a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Fort de Bregancon, a presidential residence in Bormes-Les-Mimosas, southern France.

Her outing comes after a three-week break, during which she reportedly recovered from the procedure. 

According to local media outlets, Brigitte was reportedly placed under general anaesthetic on July 16 before she underwent a three-hour cosmetic surgery operation at the private hospital in Paris before heading off on summer holiday.

Open Letter to DJ Cuppy: You need to wake up and stop focusing on negative comments

Journalist, Adeyinka Oluwamayowa has written an open letter to DJ Cuppy advising her to ignore negative comments and focus on the positive ones.

According to him, ' You need to wake up, don’t be too clouded by your emotions because the few negative comments are getting at you (real hard), instead, focus on those who love you and keep doing you'.

See the full post below...

Piers Morgan mocks 'eco-warrior' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Piers Morgan, who makes no secret his dislike for Meghan Markle, has gone on Twitter to mock the Duchess of Sussex and her husband as they are being criticized for making four private jet trips in 11 days despite advising people to take action on climate change.

Shortly after criticisms began pouring in for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after photos of them boarding a private jet emerged, the Good Morning Britain presenter, who has previously criticised the royal couple's private plane habit, took to Twitter to call out the couple.

Assault: Senator Elisha Abbo trial adjourned due to his health challenge

Senator Elisha Abbo's trial at the Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Abuja, was stalled today as he failed to appear in court. Abbo is standing trial for assaulting a nursing mother at a sex toy shop in Abuja sometime in May.

At the resumed hearing of the case today, his counsel, Adegbite Adeniyi, told the court that the Senator is ill and could not make it to court today.

Video: Epe residents lay curses on Tinubu, others following EFCC's alleged raid on Ambode's home

This morning, news broke that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the residence of former Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos state, in Epe area of the state. 

Breaking: Supreme court strikes out Atiku and PDP’s appeal

The Supreme Court has struck out an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.  A five-man panel led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad said the appeal was statute-barred.

The appeal marked SC/738/2019, had sought to quash an aspect of proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal where President Buhari’e re-election is being

Ed Sheeran failed music course at college but still became global best-selling pop star

It has been revealed that Ed Sheeran, who has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, actually failed music at college.

A letter sent to the 28-year-old singer/songwriter in 2010 confirmed he had received six F grades in all segments, including songcraft, of his higher diploma in Contemporary Music Performance course at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey.

Robert Mugabe's VP flees from Zimbabwe over alleged corruption and criminal abuse of office

Zimbabwe’s former vice president has fled from anti-corruption questioning after he was summoned over alleged criminal abuse of office.  

Phelekezela Mphoko, 79, who served under Robert Mugabe, was due at the police in Bulawayo, the country’s second city, to record a statement on the allegations, but he drove off as soon as officials from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) approached his car.  

Obama's basketball jersey sells for $120,000 (N43m)

The Dallas auction house on Monday August 19, sold a basketball jersey formerly owned by former US president Barack Obama for $120,000.

"I'm looking for wifey" Jidenna announces as he makes his beliefs and values clear

Jidenna has revealed he is looking for a wife and he went on to state what his values and beliefs are when it comes to love.

The Classic man rapper revealed he believes in marriage and monogamy but added that he also believes in polyamory, which, according to the dictionary, is "the practice of engaging in multiple sexual relationships with the consent of all the people involved". He also added that he believed in "non-traditional union".

Toyin Lawani exposes DMs old men sent to her 14-year-old daughter as she calls them out for being pedophiles

Toyin Lawani posted the Direct Messages some old perverts sent to her 14 year old daughter, Tiannah.

According to the serial enterpreneur, some perverts believe her daughter is the one running the Instagram page she opened in her name and have been sending her some messages saying they want to get to know her some more.

Ambode confirms EFCC raid on his Ikoyi and Epe residence, says 'no cause for alarm'

Akinwunmi Ambode, the former governor of Lagos State has urged his supporters and the general public to remain calm and law-abiding as there was no cause for alarm over search of his houses by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  

Ambode, in a statement by his media aide, Habib Aruna, spoke on the backdrop of a search by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on his Epe Country home and Parkview Ikoyi residence, where the anti-graft agency conducted the exercise without any incident.  

Blackface warns 2face, Faze and Ruggedman against performing Plantashun Boiz songs, serves copyright notice

Blackface has served Ruggedman a notice of an impending copyright violation alongside 2Face and Faze, ahead of his scheduled concert. 

The veteran singer said that the copyright notice became necessary after other members of the defunct Plantashun Boiz band 'perform their songs together without rehearsal'. According to Blackface, the act he overlooked before now has continued 'damaging the image of the band'. 

Ubi Franklin reacts as fourth baby mama, Sandra Iheuwa says she will rather iron things out with the devil than with him

It seems Ubi Franklin and Sandra Iheuwa may not be reconciling any time soon, as the music executive's fourth baby mama has insisted that she will rather iron things out with the devil than with him. 

Sandra Iheuwa disclosed this in response to a follower's question on if she will accept her baby daddy back if her followers pleaded on his behalf. The music executive's fourth baby mama further stated that she decided to cut him off after he denied their baby. 

Bobrisky discloses how many boyfriends he has and reveals what need each boyfriend meets

Bobrisky has disclosed how many boyfriends he has at the moment but is threatening to dump some of them because of the troubles they bring.

The crossdresser, who is planning his 28th birthday, shared a video where he was dancing on Instagram, and thanked all his boyfriends for contributing to his upcoming birthday celebration.

Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte resigns amid growing political tensions in the country

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said he will offer his resignation following a blistering attack on coalition partner, Matteo Salvini.

Conte said Salvini had been "irresponsible" in creating a new political crisis for Italy for "personal and party interests". Salvini, the leader of the nationalist League party, had tabled a no-confidence motion against Mr Conte. He also said he could no longer work with his coalition partners Five Star.  

Cardi B exposes her boobs to promote her new movie

Cardi B shared a provocative photo of her unclad breasts to promote her new movie. The photo is a scene from the movie called Hustlers which also features acts like Jennifer Lopez and Keke Palmer.

37 FRSC officials arrested for extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways

A Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 37 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for allegedly extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways.  

The Team, comprising officials of ICPC, FRSC and the Department of State Security (DSS) also arrested five persons said to be agents of the corps officials in a sting operation carried out simultaneously in the six geo-political zones.  

50 Cent stops Wendy Williams from entering his party (video)

Wendy Williams got turned away by 50 Cent after she showed up for the rapper's pool party at New Jersey's BarCode on Saturday. 

Sharing a footage in which the 55-year-old daytime talk show host was spotted wearing her now-signature Yankees hat, 50 Cent stated that she can't just show up at his party when she's been talking about him. 

Man pranks his girlfriend by pretending he had another girl at home and her reaction has Instagram users in stitches (video)

A man pranked his girlfriend by setting up a dummy to make it look like he had another woman in the house. The girlfriend's reaction when she walked in will have you watching the video multiple times.

In the viral video, the man can be seen putting the dummy in place as he awaited the arrival of his girlfriend. He then lay back on a chair and waited until he heard her footsteps. 

You have to be presentable to be noticed - Mimi Orjiekwe slams IG troll, Bold Pink after shade post

Mimi Orjiekwe fired back at popular IG troll, Bold Pink, after she took a dig at her over an Instagram photo of her drinking champagne from a wooden table in a car. 

In a shade post addressed to the Nollywood actress, the controversial Instagram user had written 'only in Nigeria, sis what is the table doing there? lol #luxury lifestyle. Some Nigerian celebrities lol giving us local luxury lifestyle.'

NYPD fires officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold even as he shouted 'I can't breathe'

A New York City police officer involved in the death of an unarmed American man, named Eric Garner, has been fired by the department five years after.

Eric Garner, 43, was killed by police on Staten Island in 2014 and his death elicited outrage and spurred Black Lives Matter activists into action.

Popular YouTube couple Jamie and Nikki announce separation after 6 years of marriage

It’s officially over for popular YouTube interracial couple, Jamie and Nikki. After weeks of speculation triggered by their absence on social media, the vloggers broke their silence by announcing their separation via their respective Instagram pages. They have since unfollowed one another.

Cristiano Ronaldo 'admits he paid rape accuser $375k settlement as his lawyers demand her civil lawsuit is dismissed'

Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, has admitted he paid his rape accuser Kathryn Mayorga $375,000 in hush money in 2010.

This comes after Las Vegas authorities announced last month that there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges against the Juventus striker.

American model, Mayorga claimed the football star raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 but Ronaldo strongly denies the claims. She also admitted that she took $375,000  from Ronaldo back in 2010 as part of a private settlement and also signed a confidentiality agreement vowing to keep her mouth shut about the alleged incident.

Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes split after 6 years of dating

Few days after 51-year-old Jamie Foxx was spotted partying in Los Angeles and holding hands with a much younger singer Sela Vave, it's been confirmed that his romantic relationship with 40-year-old actress Katie Holmes has hit the rocks after 6 years. 

Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have been together since 2013, a year after she divorced Tom Cruise. E! News confirmed that they went their separate ways in late May, a few weeks after making their red-carpet debut at the Met Gala. 

Germany attack: Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Chris Ngige, others pay Ekweremadu sympathy visit

Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Chris Ngige and other members of the 9th senate, paid a sympathy visit to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, last night.

The visit was to sympathize with Ekweremadu over the assault and humiliation he suffered from members of the Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB In Germany over the weekend. 

Donald Trump makes Twitter joke about Greenland but it doesn't go down well

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday night, August 19, to share a mischievous tweet that's likely to further inflame sensitivities over his comments about buying Greenland.

Trump on Sunday confirmed the idea of buying Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory, had been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits to the US. For decades, the United States has operated the Thule air force base in Greenland.

'Be ready to work with this government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty' - President Buhari tells ministers-designate

President Buhari has charged ministers-designate to be ready to work with his government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.    

Buhari spoke while declaring open a two-day retreat for 43 ministers-dsignate in Abuja on Monday, August 19th saying that incoming Ministers should ensure that all hands were on deck to realise the administration’s vision of laying the grounds for the lifting of 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years.  

Jamie Foxx's new girlfriend Sela Vave 'living' at his home after split from Katie Holmes

Jamie Foxx's hot new flame, Sela Vave is reportedly living at his home after split from his girlfriend of 6 years Katie Holmes. 

Speculation of their split came after Vave, said to be a young model, aspiring singer and actress exited Bootsy Bellows nightclub in Los Angeles hand-in-hand with 51-year-old Jamie Foxx on Saturday August 17. Recall LIB reported that the 40-year-old Katie Holmes also confirmed her split from the actor and singer while having dinner with her friends at La Esquina.

I'd douse my own self in gasoline than sleep with you - Rapper, Joyner Lucas exposes IG model Celina Powell for trying to get down with him

American Instagram model, Celina Powell is popularly known for targeting celebrities and after sleeping with the stars she exposes them on social media.

But this time, she has been put on blast by rapper Joyner Lucas, whom she tried to make her next victim.

Igbo community in Germany calls IPOB a humiliation of the Igbo race in a foreign land as they apologise to Ekweremadu

The Igbo community has issued an unreserved apology to senator Ike Ekweremadu and condemned in the strongest terms, the actions of the IPOB members who descended on him.

This was made known by Uche Anichukwu, Special Assistant to Ekweremadu on Media who quoted the group's statement. 

 

Osun State declares public holiday for traditional worshippers

The Osun Government has declared Tuesday, August 20th as a public holiday to mark the 2019 Traditional Worshippers’ Day, also known as ‘’Isese Day.”

Obawale Adebisi, the Supervisor for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism , announced this on Monday in Osogbo. Adebisi, however, appealed to traditional worshippers to be peaceful and law abiding in their conduct during and after the festive period.  

Nigeria’s population explosion is frightening - Buhari

President Buhari on Monday August 19, expressed fear over Nigeria’s population explosion which he described as "frightening". 

The President told the 43-ministers-designate who will assume office tomorrow to work hand-in-hand to find a solution to the worrisome trend. 

“By average estimates, our population is close to 200 million today. By 2050, UN (United Nations) estimates show that Nigeria will be third globally, behind only India and China with a projected population of 411 million.

“This is a frightening prospect but only if we sit idly by and expect handouts from so-called development partners. The solution to our problems lies within us" he said. 

Update: German police say nobody has been arrested over Senator Ike Ekweremadu's attack

German police says nobody has been arrested in connection with the attack and humiliation of former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, at the New Yam Festival last Saturday August 17th.

Speaking in an interview with Channels tv, the press officer of Nuremberg police, Seebaurer Rainer, said 

Donald Trump throws shade at Anthony Scaramucci by tweeting old video of the former aide praising him

Donald Trump took to Twitter to throw shade at Anthony Scaramucci after the former aide criticized him publicly.

Trump discredited the former White House communications director, who served for less than two weeks, by tweeting an old video of Scaramucci praising him.

Miley Cyrus' family believe her new girlfriend, Kaitlynn Carter is using her for fame

Miley Cyrus' family is reportedly unsure of her romance with Kaitlynn Carter after the end of her marriage to Liam Hemsworth. 

Recall that Miley and Liam confirmed their eight-month marriage was over after photos of the 'Wrecking Ball' singer kissing Kaitlynn during a romantic getaway to Lake Como surfaced. 

Breaking: EFCC raids Akinwunmi Ambode’s residence (video)

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently raiding the residence of Akinwumi Ambode, the immediate past governor of Lagos state.

Our lawyers have started reviewing FIFA’s life ban on Samson Siasia – NFF

The Nigeria Football Federation has disclosed that its lawyers have started to review the decision against former Nigeria player and coach Samson Siasia by the FIFA Ethics Committee, which on Friday announced that it had placed a life ban from all football-related activities on Siasia.  

Acting President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, himself a lawyer of more than three decades at the bar, said on Monday that the Federation had already reached out to the former U20, U23 and Super Eagles head coach and is aware that he is receiving appropriate legal advice.

Human Rights lawyer backs IPOB on Ekweremadu attack

While condemnation from different quarters have greeted the attack on senator Ike Ekweremadu by IPOB members in Germany, a human rights lawyer, Femi Aborisade, said IPOB was right to question the senator. 

Aborisade argued that the action of IPOB towards Ekweremadu should serve as warning signals to current public officeholders that they would account for their actions in office.

Bobrisky drags IG troll, Bold Pink, for attacking Mimi Orjiekwe

Bobrisky has dragged IG troll, Bold Pink, for attacking actress Mimi Orjiekwe, yesterday August 19th. 

In a post he shared on his IG page this morning, Bobrisky expressed his disappointment at Mimi for replying Bold Pink whom he described as an ''Elephant with Fat face''. Read what he wrote below