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According to  www.InternetLiveStats.com ,  China, the country with most users (642 million in 2014), represents nearly 22% of total, and has more users than the next three countries combined (United States, India, and Japan). Among the top 20 countries, India is the one with the lowest penetration: 19% and the highest yearly growth rate. Nigeria represents 16% 1 year growth of Internet users, numbering 67,101,452, higher than United kingdom  which has 3% 1 year growth. See the table below.

Rihanna looked like a goddess in a plunging Tuxedo jacket that showed her legs and cleavage at the 2014 British Fashion Awards that's happening tonight at the London Coliseum. The singer wowed as she walked the red carpet at the event, held at the London Coliseum, showing off her style credentials at what is arguably one of the biggest fashion events on the British calendar.   Photo credit: Getty Images

The American naturalist who filmed himself getting eaten by an anaconda for a highly-anticipated television event has spoken out about what inspired him to take part in the risky stunt.  This past summer, Rosolie donned a special suit to let a 25-foot 400-pound snake eat him in a dangerous performance set to air on Discovery Channel this Sunday. Overall, Rosolie was so confident in the suit's design that he was more worried about the snake's safety than his own.  'I didn’t want to stress [the snake] out too much. I wanted to make sure that the suit was smooth and wasn’t going to hurt the snake,' Rosolie said. ' I really wasn’t scared. We tested this suit and worked on this with experts so we knew I was going to be safe.'  Amid a backlash from animal rights activists who believe the anaconda was tortured by being forced to eat Rosolie, a man much bigger than its usual prey, Rosolie has responded to say the snake was unharmed and that the ...

If the youngies can do it, so can 56 year old Madonna. The pop icon posed topless - like all her boobs out - for the December issue of Interview magazine. See the pic after the cut... The censored version...

Nigeria, we have really come a long way, this was the biggest budget in Nigeria as at that time, but now even trillions is not even enough. God will help us all. Photo Credit: Ovation International

Flavour's baby mama, Sandra Okagbue shared pics of herself with her baby daddy in a video posted on her instagram page this evening. Earlier today, in his birthday message shout out, Flavour referred to her as his 'Ugegbem". Now, checkout the inscription on her shirt and what she wrote below... " Still thankful for today...Ugegbe flav❤️, Udala nmicha flav❤️. I thank u lord for dis day #BirthdayFlow #Thankful #Keneya"

A Federal High court in Abuja today Dec. 1st gave PDP permission to apply for a mandatory order compelling either the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, to declare the Kebbe/Tambuwal seat being held by Hon Aminu Tambuwal vacant following his recent defection to APC from the PDP. The PDP had dragged Tambuwal to court, asking the court to mandate him to declare his seat vacant and vacate his position as Speaker following his defect to the APC. Delivering his ruling today, the presiding judge granted the PDP "leave to apply, by way of judicial review, for an order of mandamus compelling the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives to give effect to the provisions of Section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution by declaring the Kebbe/Tambuwal federal Constituency seat vacant.”. Source:   The Nation

Embattled Hill staffer Elizabeth Lauten has resigned amid a backlash over critical remarks she posted on Facebook Friday about President Obama’s daughters. Lauten, communications director for Rep. Stephen Lee Fincher (R-Tenn.),came under fire over the weekend after posting derogatory remarks about Sasha and Malia Obama regarding their appearance at the president’s annual Turkey pardoning. “Dear Sasha and Malia, I get you’re both in those awful teen years, but you’re a part of the First Family, try showing a little class,” Lauten wrote. “Rise to the occasion. Act like being in the White House matters to you. Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar.” Lauten confirmed her resignation to The Washington Post on Monday morning. Several media outlets pointed out that the two girls, ages 16 and 13, appeared bored while their father spoke during Wednesday’s event. The exasperated looks on the pair’s faces were used to gently mock the annual turkey pardon on ...

All these allegations...I'd rather you just read directly from the source. Below is an mail sent to Linda Ikeji by her reader  "I would like you to help me publish a news on your blog about a driver that was killed by some police men yesterday in Agbor, Delta state. The driver works with APACO foam industry, Agbor. On his way back to the company from where he went to dispatch goods‎ in kwale with his colleague, he ran into some police men with the vehicle "Abavo police patrol " who stopped them at check point but he didn't stop. The police men chased them from Abavo town to agbor, exactly in front of the APACO foam industry. The story continues below...but be warned there are some graphic photos too... The driver realized the police men were coming towards their vehicle, so he ran out of the vehicle out of fear, his colleague didn't run. Only for the police to shoot at him three times though he was still running with the bullet in his...

Kim K took to her instagram page to indirectly shoot down recent divorce rumours. She confessed her love to her 'bff and husband', Kanye.

The First Lady of Imo State Nneoma Okorocha turned a year older today  and friends and loved ones gathered at the government house to celebrate her. See Governor Okorocha's message to his wife below

A video of two sisters beating up three men, who they claim sexually harassed them on a moving bus in India, has gone viral on social media. The sisters, who were on their way home from school on Friday November 28th in the northern state of Haryana, claimed the three men began harassing them, passing sexual remarks at them. They first objected but as the men continued to harass them, one going as far as touching the girls inappropriately, one of the girls removed her belt and started beating the men...the other girl joined with her fist. Another passenger filmed the whole incident on his mobile and uploaded it on Youtube. The girls, 22-year-old Aarti and 19-year-old Pooja, later spoke to BBC Hindi about the incident;  "The men started to abuse me and touch me. I told them 'if you touch me again, you'll get beaten up'. They called a friend on the phone and told him to 'come over because we have to beat up some girls'," Pooja said. The...

The trailer of Star Wars episode 7- The Force Awakens was out over the weekend and there was quite a stir on social media because John Boyega, A Nigerian, is black and acting the role of an Imperial Stormtooper (fictional soldiers); a role that they say has only been played by white people. The hashtag #blackstormtrooper was a trending topic on Twitter over the weekend, leading to some people writing racist comments. John, who also acted in Half of a Yellow Sun as Chiwetel Ejiofor's character's houseboy, maturely handled the critics in one post on instagram. Find what he said after the cut...

Actor James Omokwe, best known as Kenny of popular TV series Shallow Waters doesn't appreciate Wizkid's new song 'In My bed'. The way he analyzed it on his Facebook page a few days ago is hilarious.  Start from above and continue below and tell us if you agree with him...

Algeria and Porto forward, Yacine Brahimi, has emerged as the 2014 BBC African Footballer of the Year award winner, beating Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama to second place. Brahimi shrugged off competition from likes of Ivorian star and former holder Yaya Toure, Gervinho Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Enyeama to become the first ever Algerian player to be so honoured in the continent. Many had thought that Enyeama who has been a phenomenal figure in-between the sticks for the Super Eagles and was key to Nigeria making it to the round of 16 of the last world cup staged in Brazil will nick the top prize. If he had won, Enyeama would have been the second Nigeria after Jay jay Okocha to win the BBC award. Many will now hope to see Enyeama scoop the ultimate which is the CAF African footballer of the year award which he is amongst the final five shortlist for the award. Source: Premium Times

This is how most women are deceiving men these days

More than 10 persons were killed with several others severely injured after 2 female suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Maiduguri Monday Market in Borno state this morning. The Borno state Police spokesperson, Gideon Jibrin, confirmed the number of casualties to AFP in a text message "Two female suicide bombers detonated an explosive in Monday market in two different locations killing more than 10, and injured many".

NBC released this photo of 16 year old First Daughter Malia Obama...and I'm sure you know what  the people  are saying. But she's under-aged so let's not focus on that. But you can imagine the beauty she'll turn into in a few years...

A lady dressed in the Muslim Burkah with a bomb under her robe was caught at Murtala Specialist Hospital Kano, where the victims of Friday’s terrorist attack were being treated. The woman was pretending to pay a visit to a sick patient. She was dressed in Hijab Niqaf with socks. Under her hijab she had a bomb strapped. According to Newsrescue reporter the bomb was directly disabled by security people at the site and the lady was set on fire. The woman was said to have been accompanied by two armed men who were waiting for the bomb to be exploded, to again start shooting on the escaping victims. This comes two days after terrorist attacks on the Kano central Mosque where over 200 worshippers were killed. Murtala specialist hospital is one of the hospitals receiving victims of the deadly Mosque attack. The Kano Central Mosque had been closed down for the first time in its 400 year old history. It was reported earlier today that according to a victim...

The suspect was said to have been caught near the Dinshe neighbourhood in the Kurna area of Kano state. A female suicide bomber has been arrested in  Kano State  after she reportedly tried to bomb a primary school. The suspect was said to have been caught near the  Dinshe neighbourhood in the  Kurna  area of the state. This comes as two female suicide bombers blew themselves up near a Monday market in Maiduguri today, December 1. Kano also recorded many hundreds of casualties after multiple explosions occurred at the Central Mosque in the state on Friday, November 28.

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Bill Cosby's silence over rape allegations is being taken for his admission of guilt.Though his lawyer released a statement ,calling the claims ridiculous and questioning why none of the over 20 women ever filed a complaint ,Donald Trump has slammed him over his silence.. He feels Bill Cosby should have responded personally ..Many agree with him though..But the name calling on Donald's part though...

This is a heartbreaking photo of  shoes  left behind by the dead and survivors of the Kano bomb blast last week. Photo courtesy of Alkasim Abdulkadir

Rihanna went bra-less as she went shopping in a clinging black top in very cold New York yesterday . Photo credit: X17online