Photos from D'banj's show last night featuring Amber Rose

D'banj's 10th anniversary concert, hosted by US reality star, Amber Rose took place last night in Lagos. Will bring official pics later. See more photos after the cut...

 Photo credit: Online Fashion TV

Justin Timberlake confirms wife's pregnancy with a sweet photo

After  8 years together and two years of marriage, Justin Timberlake and wife, actress Jessica Biel are expecting their first child together. The first time dad-to-be took to his instagram page last night to confirm the happy news with his fans. Congrats to them.

Boko Haram launch new assault on Maiduguri this morning

These insurgents have been trying to capture this town for a while now. There are reports of a fresh attack on the city of Maiduguri, in Borno by Boko Haram militants. According to reports, armed men stormed the city in the early hours of today, trying to enter Maiduguri through a suburb community called Dalwa. Loud gun fire is being heard on the streets of the northern city as many residents flee.

Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idriss, said people were fleeing the south, but also moving into Maiduguri from the surrounding areas, fearing fresh attacks from other directions.

"The fighting started at about 2:00am. The military also says it is deploying large numbers of troops to the north of the city as this could be a ploy or diversion by Boko Haram," Idriss said

Idriss added the attack could be an attempt by the group to "prove a point" following recent successes by multinational forces fighting Boko Haram in Chad and Cameroon.

INEC extends deadline for collection of permanent voter cards

Find the INEC press statement released today below...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Sunday, 8th February 2015. This supersedes the earlier deadline of Saturday, 31st January 2015, and is intended to give registered voters yet to collect their PVCs the opportunity to do so in readiness for the February 2015 general elections. Continue...

INEC hereby calls on duly registered persons not to delay in going to collect their cards before the expiration of the new deadline. The Commission reaffirms its determination to make the 2015 elections free, fair, credible and peaceful; and urges all stakeholders, including voters, to spare no effort in working towards the same objective.

Kayode Robert Idowu Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman

See the body language: John Legend and wife, Kim and Kanye

John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen and Kim and Kanye went on a double date at the Waffle House after an event and you can see the difference in body language. Kanye, always frowning..lol. See more photos after the cut..

See the African dolls created by Nigerian man that's outselling Barbie in Nigeria

Found this report on Mail Online and they titled it "Nigerian doll created by man who couldn't find a black toy for his niece is so popular in his country that it's outselling Barbie". Never heard of these dolls but they are lovely and it's an interesting read. Find below...

A man who couldn't find a black doll in the shops as a gift for his niece decided to take matters into his own hands.

In 2007, Taofick Okoya, 43, created his own doll that Nigerian girls could identify with by recreating their skin colour and style - and it is now so successful that it is outselling Barbie. The doll, which is called Queens of Africa, comes with traditional outfits and accessories and costs around £4.50.

The dolls' look is modelled on three of the country's biggest tribes and aims to promote strong feminine ideals, like love, peace and endurance.

The doll is now so popular that, according to Reuters, it is selling up to 9,000 units a month - a staggering 15 per cent of the country's toy market.

But the Queens of Africa aren't just selling in their home country. Thanks to the doll's online presence, customers are coming from as far as America, Brazil and Europe.

Speaking to ELLE about his dolls out-selling Barbie in his native Nigeria, Okoya (pictured above) said: 'My mission is to make the Queens of Africa a symbol of hope, trust, and confidence by promoting African history, culture, and fashion.'

One person that Okoya really hopes the dolls will have a positive impact on is his daughter, who, he explains, once wished she was white.

He explained that even though they live in Nigeria, there was a lot of Western influence. He said: '[This] might have been responsible for her wishing she was white. It made me aware that I needed to make her proud and happy being a black African girl, and not limit it to her alone as this was a common trend among the younger generation. The Queens of Africa became a platform to achieve this.'

Unfortunately, Okoya has been told that he won't be able to sell the dolls on the shelves of mainline stories in America and will have to limit his business to specialist stores. 

But he is determined to see the decision overturned, he said: 'I am looking to prove them wrong.'

Photos: Meet the first Nigerian women to be made lawmakers

Margaret Ekpo (left) and Janet Mokelu (right) were the first women in Nigeria to be elected into a regional parliament; Eastern Assembly 1961. Love history. Photo credit: SeeMeSeeNigeria.

IBB explains why he has not remarried 5 years after losing his wife

After 40 years of marriage, former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida lost his wife and mother of his four children, Maryam Babaginda, to ovarian cancer on 27th December 2009 in an LA hospital. She was just 61. It's been five years and IBB, now 73, hasn't made an attempt to re-marry. He spoke to Vanguard about why he hasn't tried to re-marry

On what life has been like without her:

She was a real companion who got to understand and accept me for what I am and tried to make the best of me and that is what I am missing. She was the one who would look at me and say ‘you’re wrong’ and I had to accept and bury my pride and I will say ‘sorry, you’re right’. That is the sort of counseling I am missing now. 

On why he hasn't remarried

I will tell you an interesting story. There was a woman I was joking with and I said, ‘Okay, why don’t you marry me?’ and she said, ‘No I won’t’. And I asked her why? She said, ‘I am not sure I can spoil you the way your wife used to spoil you; so don’t put any idea into my head’.

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina reportedly brain dead

Late Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina, 22, was found unresponsive in the bathtub inside her Georgia home yesterday. She was rushed to the hospital where TMZ later reported that she was in a medically induced coma for swelling of the brain. Now MTO is reporting that she's brain dead

MediaTakeOut.com just exclusively spoke to a hospital worker at North Fulton Hospital, where Bobbi is staying. We're told that Bobbi Kristina is "brain dead". The worker, who asked to remain anonymous said, "She lost oxygen to her brain for too long - she's not going to be able to recover." We asked if the worker was sure about Bobbi's condition, and they replied, "Yes, very sure."

We're also told that her father Bobby Brown, and family friends including Tyler Perry are at her bedside, praying for a miracle. Let's all say a special prayer for Bobbi tonight.

MediaTakeOut.com just learned MORE information - on what happened to Bobbi Kristina yesterday. As you all know, Bobbi Kristina was found FACE DOWN in a bathtub - and NON-RESPONSIVE. She was rushed to the hospital and placed into a medically induced coma. And we spoke EXCLUSIVELY to a person at the hospital - who described Bobbi's current condition as "brain dead". Her family is currently praying by her side, asking GOD for a miracle.

Initial reports were that Bobbi Kristina may have had a DRUG OVERDOSE . . . well now we're hearing otherwise. A person CLOSE to the Brown family tell MediaTakeOut.com exclusively that they suspect that Bobbi Kristina may have COMMITTED SUICIDE!!!

The insider dropped EXCLUSIVE TEA to us. The tipster explained, "Bobbi and [husband] Nick [Gordon] were not together. They were staying apart. Nicki got a call from Bobbi Kris and he felt hat she was try to hurt herself. So he [and a friend] rushed home, and they found her."

We're told that Bobbi Kristina was in a DEEP DEPRESSION - caused by trouble in her marriage, and FRUSTRATION with the portrayal of her mother Whitney in a recent Lifetime Biopic movie.

Exclusive pics: Omotola at Silverbird Abuja for autograph signing

Omotola attended the only part of her ‘omosexy@20’ tour that was open to the general public. The actress stormed the Silverbird Galleria Abuja to meet, greet and sign autographs for numerous fans who all came to celebrate with the entertainment Icon.

Wearing a fabulous Omosexy by Ada print wrap gown and a golden head band, the actress and singer shone like a million stars. See the photos after the cut...

Suicide bomber blows himself up inside the residence of a PDP politician in Yobe state, 6 killed

A suicide bomber at about 1.20 this afternoon blew himself up inside the residence of a PDP House of Representative candidate in Potiskum, Yobe state, killing 6 people. According to reports, the suicide bomber made his way into the residence of Sabo Garbu, the PDP candidate for the Potiskum / Nangere Federal constituency in Yobe for next month's general elections and detonated the bomb.

Many supporters of the politician were at his residence when the bomb went off killing at least 6 people. They are now entering politicians homes? More later.