Serena Williams is engaged to co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian

Tennis champ Serena Williams has announced she's engaged to boyfriend of 15 months, Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian.

The 34-year-old champion revealed her engagement story on Reddit – with this short poem below..

10 Photos of World Beauty Queens On The Catwalk Vs Real Life

#1 Megan Young (Philippines), Miss World 2013

Beauty queen pictures reveals them more beautiful when they're not on the catwalk.

Beauty competitions like Miss World and Miss Universe often require the contestants to wear incredible amounts of makeup and dress in various eye-catching outfits, but these women look so much better in the photographs taken from their real lives. 

The list of pictures includes beauty queens from several countries including The Philippines, Spain, Colombia and Venezuela. Which one do you think looks the best?

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Northern Leader Rejects Women Equality with Men in Nigeria because it is against Islamic Teachings

 
One of the northern leader in Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar, has called on the Nigerian Senate not to consider the bill seeking gender equality in inheritance because of its religious implications.

The sultan said this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 20th Zamfara State annual Qur’anic recitation competition.

Actress Toyin Aimakhu Changes name to Toyin Abraham

Nigeria yoruba actress Toyin Aimakhu changes her name to Toyin Abraham due to a family decision made.

Hilarious Trump And Queen Mash-Ups That Will Make America Great Britain Again

Mark Zuckerberg Skipped Trump's Meeting with the Biggest Tech Entrepreneurs

 
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AP Photo/Ben Margot

On Wednesday, the most influential people in the tech industry gathered at Trump Tower in Manhattan for a conversation with president-elect Donald Trump. 

CEOs from the largest companies in tech, including Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet/Google, attended the summit. But one prominent tech CEO was curiously absent: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

Attending on behalf of Facebook was instead Sheryl Sandberg, the company's COO. Zuckerberg's decision to skip the high-profile meeting with Trump is unclear .

Check out Official Pre-wedding photo Of Zahra Buhari & Ahmed Indimi's

#Zahmed2016 - Zahra Buhari Announces Her Wedding on Twitter

Zahra, daughter of President Muhammadu and Aisha Buhari, shared her wedding hashtag via Instagram, making it the first time she'll acknowledge the upcoming nuptials publicly. 
She will be getting married on December 16th, 2016 to Ahmed, one of the sons of Billionaire oil mogul, Mohammed Indimi.

Black Model Recreates Famous White Model Fashion Campaigns The Result is Beautiful

Deddeh Howard is a Liberian-born model based in LA, and she's hoping to raise awareness about the lack of diversity in the modelling industry with her new photo-project called Black Mirror. In it she recreates some of the world's biggest fashion campaigns by taking the places of major modelling stars such as Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen.

"I would walk into various fashion model agencies and I would immediately be compared to that one or two black model that they had on the roster," she writes on her website. "Even though I was told by those agencies that I have an amazing look and wish they could represent me, they already have a black model. Besides having an abundance of white models. It seemed as if one or two black models on the roster are enough to represent us all. 

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Trump Explains Why He Picked Wealthy Cabinet Memebers who have 'made a fortune'

 

 
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet defended his selection of millionaires and billionaires to join his administration, likening his picks to rich athletes.

On the third leg of his "Thank You" tour Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump explained “I want people that made a fortune because now they’re negotiating with you. It’s not different than a great baseball payer or a great golfer," Trump said. 

See The Obama's 2016 Family Christmas Card!

 

 

For many reasons, when Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama leave the White House next month, they are going to be dearly missed. 

According to tradition, the White House sends out a holiday card to friends, political supporters, and members of the media.

Federal Government of Nigeria Declared Monday 12 December 2016 as Public holiday

So I read and heard offices in Abuja are closing for holiday on Monday the 12th.

According to the news...."The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday 12 December 2016 as public holiday to observe the Eid El-Maulaud celebration."

Enjoy your break. 

Source: http://www.news24.com.ng/National/News/fg-confirms-monday-as-public-holiday-20161209

Singer Peter Okoye Unveils Christmas tree with Kids

Peter Okoye, his daughter Aliona and nephew, Andre Okoye seen standing by their lovely Christmas tree.

Adorable Smiling Photo of Dream Kardashian

 
Rob Kardashian shared this adorable photo of his daughter, Dream Kardashian on his page and captioned it: Hi baby :)

Woman create Beautiful Yorkshire hamlet using 35 scrumptious Christmas cakes, icing and marzipan

he village of Youlgrave in Derbyshire has been recreated in cake form by local baker Lynn Nolan 53, who spent six months on the incredibly detailed project to help raise funds for the church roof. 

Around 35 cakes had to be shared out and baked in several ovens around the village before the project could be completed. 

The cake village includes almost exact replicas of real life buildings including the pub left, hotel , houses right and the village shop.

Former Astronaut John Glenn - the First American Man to Orbit the Earth - Dies aged 95

Former senator John Glenn, an American war hero who went on to become the first astronaut to orbit the Earth, has passed away at the age of 95. 

He passed away on Thursday afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, over a week after he was first hospitalized for an unknown illness. Glenn is survived by his wife of 73 years, Annie.

Woman is Bitten on Her face 21 times When She Dumped Her Jealous Lover So No Man Looks at her

So Cruel!! Woman is bitten on her face 21 times when She dumped her jealous lover to make her ugly so no man looks at her againa. 

Melody Moon, 25, from Yeovil, Somerset, broke up with her partner Jamie Mitchell when he became jealous and controlling. After she finished with him he lured her to his house 'to talk' where he attacked her, biting her on the face 21 times - leaving her with permanent scars.

Melody has also suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and is being treated for anxiety.

Asian man's passport photo is rejected because facial recognition software insists his 'eyes are CLOSED'

Richard Leewas trying to organise a passport to travel from Australia to New Zealand for Christmas but received an awkward error message (inset left) when he submitted his picture to an official online photo checker. The automated system told the DJ, a New Zealand resident born in Taiwan, his eyes were closed, despite them being quite obviously open. 

The Department of Internal Affairs blamed it on the lighting but social media users have claimed the software is 'racist' (inset right). 

Source:DM

Trump is named Time 'Person of the Year' defeating Hillary

Donald Trump has been named Time 'Person of the Year.' The President-elect was declared the latest winner of the annual honor on Wednesday morning, beating out finalists including Hillary Clinton, Beyonce and Vladimir Putin. This was the second year in a row that Trump had been a finalist of the accolade.

Bold Kenyan Author Binyavanga Wainana Reveals He is HIV Positive on Twitter

Gay Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina took to Twitter to reveal that he is "HIV Positive ...and happy". The brilliant author, who is a long time friend of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie revealed his status on Worlds Aids Day, marked yesterday, December 1.

In 2014, the 45-year-old shocked the world when he revealed his sexuality in a blog published on africasacountry.com

After 22 years of Reign, President Jammeh Loses Election to Former Security Guard, Adama Barrow,

Adama Narrow (pictured right) has been declared winner of Gambia Presidential 

election after defeating President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in power since 1994.
 

Adama garnered who was a former security guard 263,515 votes while Jammeh won 212,090 votes, Alieu Momar Njie, head of electoral commission announced in the capital Banjul on Friday.

United Nations Apologizes for Haiti Cholera Outbreak

United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized Thursday for the U.N. not doing enough to contain the spread of a cholera outbreak in Haiti, but he stopped short of apologizing for bringing the disease to the Caribbean nation, CBS report.

Ban made his remarks in a speech announcing the U.N.’s new approach to cholera in Haiti, which seeks to provide aid to communities affected by the disease that has afflicted some 800,000 Haitians and killed over 9,000.

“On behalf of the United Nations, I want to say very clearly we apologize to the Haitian people. We simply did not do enough with regard to the cholera outbreak and its spread in Haiti. We are profoundly sorry for our role,” Ban said.

New Yorkers Light Up 94-foot tall Rockefeller Christmas Tree

Despite the little rain thousands of New Yorkers came to witness the Rockefeller Christmas tree light up the night sky once again this holiday season. 

Mayor Bill de Blasio flipped the switch just before 9pm, illuminating the 94-foot tall, 14-ton Norway spruce with 50,000 multicolored LED bulbs on 5 miles of wires.

 

World's top supermodels rule the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris

 Models including Kendall Jenner, Izabel Goulart and Barbara Fialho celebrate at the end of the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Mariah Carey, 46, In New Romance with Dancer toyboy, 33,

Just few weeks of splitting from her engagement with James Parker, Mariah Carey has finally made it clear that she and back-up dancer Bryan Tanaka are much more than just friends.  The 46-year-old confirmed her romance with the 33-year-old choreographer when they were spotted piling on the PDA at the beach in Hawaii on Monday. 

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Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper are Expecting their First Child

According to E! News Victoria's Secret model Irina Shayk and is expecting her first child with boyfriend, actor, Bradley Cooper. The pregnant star is said to be in her second trimester and is "so excited" about becoming a mother for the very first time.

Caitlyn Jenner Seems to be tranforming back to the Old Bruce Jenner

Tired or Not? Looks more of Bruce Jenner than Caitlyn doesn't he?  There are rumours he's considering re-transitioning back to Bruce.

50,000 Lightbulbs Christmas Tree Unveiled

Vilnius lunched their Christmas Tree On the evening of November 26, 2016, that lit the Cathedral Square. Building on the success of last year’s Christmas Tree which was nominated as one of the best in the world by The Guardian, this year’s tree was promised to be even better, as it casts a net lit with 50,000 lightbulbs over the ‘Christmas Town’ festive market in the center of the square.

Vilnius Mayor, Remigijus Šimašius, described the tree’s decor as making it look like “something from a fairy tale.” Remigijus Šimašius then went on to encourage not only those in Vilnius, but everyone across Lithuania to embrace the Christmas spirit

Babies Who Look Like Hollywood Celebrities

 


Kids who looks exactly Celebrities shared by their parents and family friends compiled by Bored Panda. Keep on scrolling to take a look and don't forget to vote for your favorites!

From Jamie Oliver and Gandalf to Jay Z and Gordon Ramsey, we've included them all and their look-a-like babies in this list

Man Used Stones Found on Beach to Create Incredible Pictures

Woman Artist Spends 3 Years Rewriting The Entire Quran In Gold On 164 Feet Of Silk By Hand

 Azerbaijani painter Tünzale Memmedzade spent 3 years meticulously rewriting the sacred book by hand and the result is captivating even if you’re an atheist.

Memmedzade started her project after investigating that, even though the Quran had been transcribed onto various materials, it has never been inked on silk. 

She took the official version released from the Diyanet, the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs, as her source and used a little more than three pints of liquid gold and silver as well as 164 feet of 11.4″ x 13″ sheets of fine silk.     More photos after cut

Hillary Clinton Is Back To the Spotlight with Surprise Appearance at UNICEF Gala

Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation when she made a surprise appearance at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball in New York City to present her avid supporter Katy Perry with a humanitarian award.

Clinton returned to the spotlight after losing the recent election to Donald Trump by giving Perry the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award for her charitable efforts with the organization on Tuesday night.  

The Dutch Parliament has Voted to Ban Face Covering in Public

The Dutch parliament has voted to ban the burka on public transport and in public buildings.

The limited ban on 'face-covering clothing', including Islamic veils and robes, was approved by a large majority in the 150-seat lower house. The legislation must be approved by the upper house to be passed into law.  

The Dutch proposal, which is described by the government as 'religion-neutral,' does not go as far as the complete bans in countries such as France and Belgium.

Hard Working Woman Building a House with her Baby Strapped to her Back

Hard working woman, who could not use having a baby as yardstick to lazy around. Photos shared on Facebook of young mother laying bricks while carrying her child on her back.

Adorable Photo of Rob Kardashian & Blac Chyna's daughter

New born, Dream Renee Kardashian, is a cute baby girl!

President Elect Donald Trump Suggests Jail Term or Loss of Citizenship for flag burners

Ladies, Would you Fix these Claw Nails?

Fashion or Crazy? Guys would you date ladies or allow your wife to fix this nail kind?

Who was Louisa May Alcott? Beloved author of Little Women commemorated with Google doodle on 184th birthday

The novel's author, Louisa May Alcott, who was born in New England 184 years ago today.
Raised by transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, Louisa grew up in the company of luminaries like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau.

These well-known intellectuals fostered in her a strong sense of civic duty, which led to her becoming a suffragist, abolitionist, and feminist in later life.

Igbo Decent Betty Chioma Akeredolu becomes Ondo State First Lady [Photo]

  
New Governor elect, Rotimi Akeredolu in the just concluded Ondo State Governorship election, whose wife is from the Igbo decent Betty Chioma Anyanwu-Akeredolu is set to become the First Lady of the State.

 Mrs. Akeredolu, who is currently the President of Breast Cancer Association, hails from Emeabiam in Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State. The couple are blessed with four children, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Jnr), Dr Teniola Akeredolu, Mrs.Yejide Runsewe and Babajide Akeredolu.

Breaking News: Plane carrying 72 passengers - including a Brazilian football team - crashes in Colombia

A plane carrying 72 passengers including a Brazilian football team has crashed in Colombia. Brazilian side Chapecoense were on their way from Bolivia to Medellin International Airport in Colombia to play in the Copa Sudamerica final when the plane came down. 

There were 72 passengers and nine crew on board, Colombian aviation officials said.Local media outlets reported that the plane, which was carrying nine crew, crashed at about 10.15pm after suffering power failures while flying through the mountainous Antioquia Department.

Source DailyMail.co.uk

President Buhari's daughter Zahra set to wed Billionaire Mohammed Indimi's son, Ahmed

 

Zahra, daughter of President Muhammadu and Aisha Buhari, will be getting married in December 2016 to Ahmed, one of the sons of Billionaire oil mogul, Mohammed Indimi…The Introduction between both families held at the Aso Villa, Abuja on Friday, Nov 18th, 2016. It was a small…

Russia Has Banned LinkedIn For Citizens Use

Russia has banned LinkedIn, the Financial Times (FT) reports.

Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has reportedly added the social network to a list of blacklisted websites. As a result, internet service providers will have to block access to the website.

Roskomnadzor has taken issue with the way that LinkedIn handles the data of its citizens and a Moscow court upheld a verdict last week, according to the FT. The court ruling reportedly "paves the way" for the cite to be banned.


Source: Business Insider

Russia Quits International Criminal Court

Russia says it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) under a directive signed by President Vladimir Putin according to CNN news

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the ICC had "failed to meet the expectations to become a truly independent, authoritative international tribunal," in a statement released Wednesday.

It described the ICC as "ineffective," adding that "during the 14 years of the court's work it passed only four sentences having spent over a billion dollars."

Under Wednesday's directive, President Putin instructed his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the UN Secretary General that Russia no longer intends to become a state party to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC.

America Just Discovered the Largest Oil Deposit Ever Found in Texas...

  Largest deposit of untapped oil ever has been discovered in America according to the US Geological Survey on Tuesday.

An estimated average of 20 billion barrels of oil and 1.6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids are available for the taking in the Wolfcamp shale, which is in the Midland Basin portion of Texas' Permian Basin.

"The fact that this is the largest assessment of continuous oil we have ever done just goes to show that, even in areas that have produced billions of barrels of oil, there is still the potential to find billions more," Walter Guidroz, program coordinator for the USGS Energy Resources Program, said in a statement. 

Twitter Gets Emotional With #ThankYouObama Salute To Outgoing President

Thousands take to social media to show their gratitude to POTUS even though President Barack Obama still has more than two months left in office, but the tributes are already pouring in.

The program, “Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration” on BET Tuesday night, prompted thousands of people to tweet their gratitude and caused #ThankYouObama to trend.

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