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Kanye West surprises Kim K with a roomful of flowers for their 3rd wedding anniversary

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Kanye West surprised his wife, Kim Kardashian with flowers in celebration of their 3rd wedding anniversary. The reality TV star arrived home to the surprise, shared a video on Snapchat, saying; "How cute that I get to come home and see these gorgeous floating flowers'. We are actually assuming Kanye sent them

Photos: 17 years after trying to conceive, US-based Nigerian couple welcome sextuplets, 3 boys, 3 girls

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VCU Medical Centre in Richmond, Virginia, US on Wednesday, May 24th, announced that their staff has successfully delivered sextuplets, three boys and three girls. The Nigerian parents, Ajibola Taiwo and Adeboye Taiwo had been trying to conceive for 17 years. The babies were born on May 11 and are in good condition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. A statement from the hospital said they were the first sextuplets delivered at the hospital and a 40-person team was involved and the delivery – which was a C-section – required hours of planning. For the couple, they learned they were pregnant with four babies in November. It wasn't until they arrived at the Richmond hospital that they learned they were expecting sextuplets. See more photos at the link and the full statement issued by the hospital, below: "On May 11 at 8:26 a.m. a 40-person team at VCU Medical Center successfully delivered sextuplets. Ajibola Taiwo, a native

'I'm not using Moji Olaiya's death to seek popularity' - Foluke Daramola's husband speaks

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Foluke Daramola's husband, Kayode Salako has once again spoken to clear the air on his earlier comment on the death and burial committee set up for late Nollywood actress. According to him, his comment was not meant to to seek publicity for himself, rather he was advocating for the right purpose to be achieved. See his post below.... "What other popularity would I have been looking for in all of this? I have been talking on national television stations in the past 15 years; my wife is an A' list Nollywood celebrity of about 25 years stardom. I have featured in more than 300 news and celebrity journals as a prominent public affairs analyst; activist and social commentator. And I have taught more than 20,000 students as a seasoned educationist of more than 26 years since 1989. So, what is that popularity I am still looking for around anybody's death that even that of my own wife cannot pull for me? This is not about looking for popularity, but about advocating for

LeBron James surpasses Michael Jordan as NBA playoffs leading scorer

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Cleveland Cavaliers star, LeBron James, has moved past Hall of Famer Michael Jordan as the leading scorer in NBA playoff history after helping his team to comfortably beat the Celtics 135-102 to clinch the best-of-seven series 4-1 on Thursday, and set up a third successive championship series against the Golden State Warriors. James who needed 28 points to surpass Jordan (5,987 points) achieved the milestone which had stood for 19 years, in the third quarter with a three-point jump shot, which put the Cavaliers up by 32 points setting his new mark at of 5.995 points in 212 play-off games, while six-time NBA champion Jordan set his record in 179 games.     On smashing the record, the 32-year-old celebrated by raising his right index finger to signal number one, but quickly retreated to the backcourt to defend as the game continued. Speaking to reporters after the game, the 32-year-old said: "I think, first of all, I wear the number (23) because of Mike," he told report

Ikeja Computer Village: What it was, what it will always be

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In 2013, Shadare wanted to upgrade his Blackberry Torch to the latest Z10. He had dreamt about this new toy for a while and imagined that the new phone would upgrade his status.  He emptied his savings and some change and strolled into Computer Village, the phone headquarters of Nigeria. As he entered the famous Otigba street, someone approached him and asked, “you wan buy phone? We get the latest: Samsung Galaxy S4, S6, HTC phones, Z10, iPhone 5s.” “As soon as he mentioned my dream phone, the Z10, I told him, oya bros, let’s go to your shop,” Shadare recalls. When they got to the ‘shop’, which was buzzing with people, his escort went to talk to some guys, behind the counter. They exchanged a few words and he returned with the phone. The escort wasted no time in starting his sales pitch. “This is the phone, original, wey go last till you wan troway am. Na ₦80,000, see am”. Shadare was mesmerised by the sight of the black phone, however, he felt that the price was outrageous so

Sleep deprivation as a recipe for success: Challenging the myth

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Experts recommend a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 8 hours of sleep every night. Even though the 8-hour sleep cycle has been debated to be oversleeping in some quarters, 6 hours is the globally accepted standard. There are medical conditions that can cause a person to lose sleep involuntarily; diabetes, kidney diseases, heart failure, sleep apnea among others.  But the rate of voluntary sleep deprivation among millennials is at an alarming high. According to medical research by Awake! in 2012, an estimated 6 billion hours of sleep debt is owed every night around the world; Medical researchers estimate that earth’s population is now getting, on average, an hour less sleep per night than what is needed. While this may seem slight, a nightly six-billion-hour debt has become the focus of research into both the variety of sleep-related illnesses and their impact on the quality of life Thankfully, sleep debt can be repaid. But should it even be owed at all? Speaking to  USAToday,