Nigerian model with tribal mark gets a followback from Rihanna

A Nigerian model with tribal marks, Adetutu who recently launched out to get Rihanna’s attention by asking Nigerians to help her retweet a tweet where she clearly stated she would love to model for Rihanna, has gotten the attention of the singer.

Rihanna has finally noticed the Nigerian model with prominent tribal marks who want to work with her and she replied by following her.

Adetutu took to Instagram to share the good news and expressed hopes that Rihanna's management will get in touch with her soon.

She wrote:

Star Actress Genevieve Nnaji joins United Talent Agency

Nollywood Actress Genevieve Nnaji has signed a deal with United Talent Agency, (UTA) for representation in film, TV, and production.

The Nollywood actress joins stars like Kevin Hart, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, and DJ Khaled who are all signed onto UTA.

The deal, it is also been suspected, will see the ‘Lionheart’ actress collaborating with top Hollywood filmmakers to produce movies from African and Nigerian stories.

Genevieve continues to be repped by 3 Arts Entertainment.

INEC bars Atiku, Buhari, other aspirants from campaigning till Nov. 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has prohibited public campaigning by presidential candidates until November 18.

This is in line with the timelines given by the agency and the provisions of the Electoral Act, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said.

Yakubu reminded political parties and candidates that the end of primaries did not mean the immediate commencement of campaigns.

“Section 99(1) prohibits campaigns by political parties earlier than 90 days before polling day.

I Don’t Have Social Media Accounts – IBB

A former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, has distanced himself from all social media accounts in his name.

In a statement by his media office, Mr. Babangida, popularly called IBB, particularly disclaimed Twitter handles making statements in his name.

The latest of such is a purported message of congratulations to Atiku Abubakar, who emerged presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the weekend.

See Mr. Babangida’s full statement below.

Former Miss World Agbani Darego -Danjuma Announces The Birth Of Her Son

Former Miss World Agbani Darego and Her Hubby Ishaya Danjuma Welcomed a son recently and the beauty queen and entrepreneur has announced the arrival of Baby Danjuma on her Instagram page

Congratulations to them! 

Alibaba founder Jack Ma set to visit Rwanda

Chinese business magnate and investor Jack Ma is scheduled to visit Rwanda on 31 October, to meet with local investors to explore opportunities available in various sectors, an authoritative source revealed Tuesday in Kigali. Among the key sectors of investment, Ma is set to focus is tourism, electronic payment, and education between Rwanda and China, a statement issued by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced.

World's most powerful passport revealed as countries' global rankings shift - see the full list

Japan passport holders will find it easier than ever to travel the world, as their travel documents have just moved up in the global Henley Passport Index to take the top spot.

The Henley Passport Index is a ranking of all of the passports in the world based on the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free.

Until now Japan had been sharing joint first place with Singapore, which gained visa-free access to Uzbekistan earlier this year bringing its total to 189 countries.

Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. Ambassador

President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration "at the end of the year."

Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign.

He called Haley a "very special" person, adding that she told him six months ago that she might want to take some time off. Trump said that together, they had "solved a lot of problems."

Women are still invisible - Chimamanda Adichie

Women everywhere are sharing stories of sexual harassment and gender inequality but men still aren't really listening, Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie told the Frankfurt book fair Tuesday, urging men to read books by women.

"All over the world, today women are speaking up. Their stories are still not really heard," Adichie said at the opening of the world's biggest publishing event.

"Women are still invisible. Women's experiences are still invisible."

A year after the #MeToo movement went viral and ignited a global discussion about sexual harassment, Adichie said there was much work left to be done.