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The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday sought the support of his colleagues to stand with him against “some powerful individuals” outside the Senate in order to defend the sanctity and independence of the legislative body. Mr. Saraki, on whom vote of confidence was passed by 83 Senators at the plenary Tuesday, also got subtle solidarity from the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who urged the federal government to ensure that due process was followed in the trial of the senate president. Mr. Saraki, who strongly believed his trial on a 13-count charge before the Code of Conduct Tribunal was politically motivated, said it was consequent upon his emergence as the senate president “against the wishes of some powerful individuals”. He reiterated this position in his welcome address, following the Senate’s resumption of plenary after a six-week recess. “I wish to reiterate my remarks befo...

Beautiful Rihanna for Fader magazine.

Chris Brown is scheduled to perform in Australia in December - but government officials last week announced their intention to block his work visa because of his 2009 domestic assault conviction. Chris took to twitter today to plead his case with Australia.

No wonder Kate Hudson no wan respect herself... Hmmm

The heel of the sandals of the heavily pregnant star buckled under her weight as she ran errands in LA yesterday.

Pop star Davido has revealed his joy in being a father but insists he has no plans whatsoever of settling with marriage for now. Davido and baby mama, Sophie Momodu. The Owo Ni Koko star told The Punch in an exclusive on September 27 that his second album had been moved a number of times owing to busy schedules, schooling and family; contrary to claims he shifted the release date for competitive reasons with fellow music stars. “My fans have requested that I release a second album, [but] I would not say I have been under pressure to do that . “I postponed the release date because of my crowded to-do list. Some of my international collaborations needed more time in order to get a good job done. Also, I was busy with school and family as well; remember I have a daughter now,” he told Punch. The young father also debunked the rumor that he stopped being friends with May D after the latter was dumped by PSquare, stating that they are still cool as always....

Rapper Ice Prince was in New York recently with other celebrities like Jay Z, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono and more at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The festival focused on plans to eradicate poverty globally by 2030. It held at the Central Park in New York City on September 26. The event also featured performances from Ice Prince Zamani, Beyonce, Common and Ariana Grande, among others. Other popular figures that attended include Kerry Washington, Hugh Jackman, Joe Biden, Chris Rock, Sting and Salma Hayek, and more Below are pictures from the event:

Over the weekend, South Africa hosted top African celebrities all over the world in other to mark the 11th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), which has always taken place in Bayelsa state. The show which was hosted by top Nigerian Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde also had in attendance veteran Nollywood actors, actresses as well as new generation actors. In making the celebration a success, celebrities graced the event looking smashing, gorgeous, dope and handsome for the event. In addition, Nollywood actors also bagged several awards at the just concluded award ceremony in South Africa.

18-year-old Jeffery Akoh has emerged winner of the 8th edition of Project Fame West Africa On Saturday, September 26, 2015, Jeffery Akoh beat five other contestants to emerge the winner of the eighth edition of MTN Project Fame West Africa. A Sound Engineering graduate from the SAE Institute, Cape Town, the 18-year-old talented singer joins past winners like Iyanya, iMike, Ayoola, Chidinma, Monica, Olawale and Geoffrey. Emerging the winner, Akoh received the grand prize of N5 million, an SUV and a recording contract. Emerging as the first runner-up, Pearl Olanma Awa-Agwu received a car and N3 million. Anderson Emmanuel Amos who finished in 3rd place, won a car and N1 million, while Adanoritsewo “Ada” Gold Tosanwumi who secured the fourth spot, went home with N1 million prize.

Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz shared a video of a section of his impressive wardrobe on instagram. See more photos after the cut...  

DIVAS RAVE "Celebration of All Battle Of Likes Contestants &Crowning of the winners" | @Club Laurel (opposite Dikat Building, Ring Road Ibadan.|OCT 8th|9pm Red Carpet Starts| Special Guest: CEO Nigeria Hip-Hop Academy "9jaboy"|

Showing some love for her English fans, Selena Gomez showed up at BBC Studios in London, England on Friday morning (September 25). The “Wizards of Waverly Place” babe was in the house to plug her upcoming album Revival ahead of its October 9th release and she caught plenty of attention in her gorgeous red getup. Of her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s career comeback, Selena told the New York Times, "While people were writing that I was stupid for being in it, this is what I always saw in him. I'm like, duh!" Enjoy the pictures of Selena Gomez out in London (September 24 & 25).

She may have turned 49 recently, but Salma Hayek is every bit the sex symbol she was 20 years ago, and her Evening Standard cover shot provides plenty of proof. The “Desperado” dame wears goodies from the likes of Theory, Celine and Mulberry in her photo spread, hinting that she’s ready for some downtime- “I was thinking last night that maybe next year, when I finish the two or three films I’m working on, I’m going to take it easy and just go to the spa every day… but it would be so boring. No? I guess it’s not altogether me.” Salma also confesses that just because she doesn’t make a big show of it, she enjoys doing charity work- “I work behind the scenes and there’s a lot of work you don’t see. I love it, but sometimes you want to help and make a difference but there are so many things that have to align to make even one small change.”

With almost a full century of fashion coverage to its credit, Vogue Paris went big with four different 95th anniversary covers for October 2015. Legendary supermodel Kate Moss posed pretty for Mert and Marcus, while Christy Turlington gave a fabulous face close- up for Inez & Vinoodh. Meanwhile, Kendall Jenner showed her fierce side for David Sims’ lens, and Gisele Bundchen went topless in the closet for Mario Testino. Check out all four Vogue Paris 95th anniversary covers!