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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announce name of their newborn son

TV&Showbiz Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's God complex has reached a divine new level. The reality star, 35, and the rapper, who also goes by Yeezus, have named their newborn son Saint West. The couple are already parents to two-year-old daughter North. In a post titled 'To Our Fans' on her subscription based website kimkardashianwest.com, the reality star wrote simply: 'Saint West, 12.05.15, 8 pounds 1 ounce.' A heavenly name!: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their son Saint West. They are pictured here in October A heavenly name!: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their son Saint West. They are pictured here in October It was accompanied by four emojis, depicting their family. Poll Saint West: Do you like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's name choice for their son? a Within minutes of the announcement, memes poking fun at the name began circulating on Twitter and Instagram. One showed a painting of Mary and Joseph kneel...

Kim's delivery: Khloe Kardashian heads to hospital

  Khloe Kardashian couldn't wait to meet her new nephew on Saturday, Dec. 5 – the reality Khloe Kardashian headed straight to Cedars-Sinai hospital in L.A. just hours after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's baby was born. It's the same Los Angeles hospital where Khloe's estranged husband, Lamar Odom, has been recovering since he was discovered unconscious in Nevada brothel in October. Khloe, 31, initially spent more than three weeks by Odom's side and has since been a constant visitor, even bringing the NBA star a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. She was also spotted arriving at the hospital on Friday, Dec. 4, to visit Odom, hours before her big sister Kim was admitted to give birth. PHOTOS: Khloe and Lamar's Whirlwind Romance » "I know these hospital halls way too well," Khloe tweeted on Saturday. "Hop[p]ing from one room to another." Kim, 35, announced the birth of her son – her second child with West – in the early hours of Saturday mor...

Ongoing fuel scarcity: the Debt Management Office's factor

Following the approval by the National Assembly of the supplementary budget, which includes a provision for the payment of subsidy arrears, petroleum product marketers are expecting the issuance of Sovereign Debt Notes by the Debt Management Office for the settlement of the debts. The delay in the payment of the subsidy debts to the marketers fuelled the latest round of fuel shortages in many parts of the country, similar to what was experienced in May this year. On Thursday, long queues of motorists were seen in several filling stations in Lagos, with many struggling to get petrol in jerrycans. President Muhammadu Buhari had in November sent a supplementary budget of N465.6bn to the National Assembly. The National Assembly reviewed the amount upward to N574bn, stating that the addition would help to offset the fuel subsidy for the last quarter of the year, which was not captured in the 2015 budget. A breakdown of the approved supplementary budget showed that N522.2bn would be use...

Cameroonian troops capture, kill Boko Haram terrorists

YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- Cameroon's government spokesman says troops have freed 900 hostages held by Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists, killed more than 100 fighters and arrested 100 others. Issa Tchiroma Bakary said Wednesday that Cameroonians, Chadians and Nigerians held by the Islamic extremists were freed in an operation from Nov. 27 to 29 from several camps by joint forces from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Benin. He said they are being reunited with families. Bakary said troops killed more than 100 fighters and also arrested one of the group's leaders along with about 100 other fighters in Boko Haram strongholds in the Sambisa Forest, which straddles northeastern Nigeria and Cameroon, and the Lake Chad area. Boko Haram's 6-year uprising has killed 20,000 people. The Islamic extremist group has expanded attacks into Cameroon, Chad. AP

Despite wide consumption bans, this newlyweds had a cigarette-themed wedding

Menu            2015 Have you ever heard of a cigarette-themed wedding, darlings? Because when Mary-Kate Olsen, 29, got hitched to her beau of three years, Olivier Sarkozy, on Black Friday 2015, this was her choice of decor. Eschewing the traditional peonies, roses, and twinkling lights, the happy couple chose a rather different theme for their intimate ceremony: lung cancer. “There were bowls and bowls filled with cigarettes, and everyone smoked the whole night,” revealed one guest who is probably now suffering from emphysema. This mystery source also mentioned that the vow exchange and subsequent dinner party were both held at a private residence and guests were required to turn in their cell Now, yes, Olivier is a Frenchman (the brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to be exact) and at 46 years old, is from a generation where it was considered tres chic to chain smoke. BUT COME ON — this is just revolting and nauseating on SO....

For his new daughter, Mark Zuckerberg wants to,give away 99 percent Facebook shares

Mark Zuckerberg, his wife Priscilla and their baby girl called MaxImage copyright Getty Images Image caption Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla with their baby girl called Max Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they announce the birth of their daughter Max. Mr Zuckerberg made the announcement in a letter to Max on his Facebook page. He said they are donating their fortune to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative because they want to make the world a better place for Max to grow up in. The donation amounts to $45bn (£30bn) at Facebook's current value. However the shares will not be donated to charity immediately, but over the course of the couple's lives. Were Mr Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his shares immediately, he would still possess hundreds of millions of dollars. Ms Chan's worth has not been documented. Max was born last week, although her birth was only made pu...

Chris Brown denied visa into Australia because of Rihanna

Chris Brown has yet another reason to rue the infamous day he physically assaulted Rihanna, also a singer and his former girlfriend. Reports coming in says Brown has been denied entry visa into Australia where he is scheduled to perform as part of his global tour because of his epic violent encounter with Rihanna. As a result of the development, Breezy, as he's called by fans, is forced to cancel all his appearances in Australia. The singer has dealt with huge criticisms due to his altercation with Rihanna on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards as they were returning together from rehearsals where they were scheduled to perform together at the ceremony. As a result, they could not perform as slated especially as Rihanna was still hospitalised. Since then, Brown has been involved in many brawls across several US states. He is yet to finish his legal woes resulting from the Rihanna incident. At some point, he trashed his hotel room after he was extensively grilled about it duri...

BREAKING:One of the Neville brothers becomes Valencia's new coach

One of the famous Neville brothers who ruled Manchester United during the halcyon days of David Beckham has just landed,a coaching contract. Gary Neville, brother of Neville, has just inked a contract to be the new manager of Valencia FC in the Spanish La Liga. The Neville brothers are tight childhood friends with Beckam; they graduated from Man. Utd. youth football academy together, played for the club's senior team and were permanent fixtures in English national team, all at the same time.

Meet the 2015 most popular musical artistes

The world now knows the new power personalities in contemporary music for 2015. According to Spotify, Drake is the most popular US artiste as he was streamed 1.8 billion times in the outgoing year. His former girlfriend, Rihanna, occupies the female slot as the most popular female artiste in 2015. Across the atlantic, Ed Sheeran, the British musician, is the mist popular artiste of all time with over 3 billion of his songs streamed since 2008.

Gwen Stefani tearfully performs,new breakup single about ex-husband, new boyfriend gives standing ovation

Coach Gwen Stefani taught her contestants a lesson in performing on Monday, Nov. 30. The Gwen Stefani, the No Doubt frontwoman, 46, and The Voice coach took to the flower-covered Voice stage in a white gown to belt out her new ballad, “Used to Love You.” The breakup anthem was written about her headline-making summertime split from her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale. Us Weekly recently broke the news that Rossdale had been cheating with the family’s former nanny Mindy Mann. Gwen Stefani gave an emotional performance on The Voice. Credit: Trae Patton/NBC  Stefani had tears in her eyes as she belted out lyrics like, “I don't know why I cry / But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time / Since I hated you / That I used to love you.” After it was over, coaches Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton were shown giving her a standing ovation. Stefani and Shelton confirmed to Us they were dating last month via Stefani’s rep. Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton gave a standi...

Kim Kardashian's foetus forcibly turned as she prepares for childbirth

The baby has turned! Kim Kardashian, who's currently pregnant with her second child, revealed in a new update on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that her baby son has turned from his breech position in her womb. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians standout, 35, penned a blog post on her website titled, "Baby West Update: All Turned Around!" in which she detailed how doctors got the little one into the proper position for birth. "So I wanted to give you guys an update on my pregnancy since my last post," Kardashian wrote. "This weekend, I checked into the hospital and underwent a procedure called an ECV (External Cephalic Version, or a Version), which is done to manually turn the baby from a breech position to a head-down position. They gave me an IV with medication to relax my uterus, and then three doctors attempted to work together to turn the baby." The second-time mom-to-be revealed last Tuesday, Nov. 24, that her baby son was breech and would require a C-se...