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Awww, see the look of love...Rihanna & Drake turn up the heat!

Rihanna & boyfriend Drake pictured staring at each other with love then sharing a hug at the Staples Center after watching the Los Angeles Clippers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder last night.

Meanwhile, the lovebirds showed up for Rihanna's bff Melissa Forde's birthday party and sources claim they couldn't keep their hands off each other. See the report after the cut...

Our eyewitness tells us that: “They were all over each other! Others saw them kissing. They were super close.

Drake arrived alone, Rihanna with Mellisa ford, but they were together in the club. They left separately. Rihanna looked very very happy … her eyes were sparkling … happiest I’ve seen her in a while.”

Rihanna knows that club inside and out and she took Drake away for about 10 minutes or so and they had some one-on-one time. Nobody was with them but their security so you know what that means! Drake had a big smile on his face when they came out AND he had her lipstick on his lips and cheek. He wiped it off though once Ri and Mel made fun of him. He was cool about it though. No harm done whatsoever.

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6 months after getting engaged, Big Sean & Naya Rivera split

That was fast! Six months after they announced their engagement, rapper Big Sean and Glee actress Naya Rivera have called off their engagement. Big Sean's reps released a statement yesterday.

"After careful thought and much consideration, Sean has made the difficult decision to call the wedding off. The recent rumors and accusations reported by so-called or fake sources are simply untrue.

"Sean wishes Naya nothing but the best and it is still his hope that they can continue to work through their issues privately. We will not be commenting again on this matter."

The rapper and model announced their engagement in October 2013 after just six months of dating. Meanwhile yesterday Naya accused her ex-fiance of stealing a Rolex from her house. She tweeted, @bigsean stealing rolexes from a lady's house now. Maybe cuz I'm on Glee and making more money or something. #triflin. Continue...

Big Sean's reps later denied the Rolex stealing story, claiming the watch was Sean's in the first place - he bought it for himself when he became successful, he then gave it to Naya to wear ... but it was never hers to keep.

He also hinted on reasons the engagement was called off. Sources close to Big Sean said the cheating rumors were 100% false and that Sean actually made the decision to call off the wedding because he felt Naya was too controlling and too jealous of the women he worked with and met on tour.

Senate passes 2014 Budget

The Senate today Wednesday April 9th passed the 2014 budget totalling N4.695tr, an amount which is N52.2bn higher than the N4.642trl which was submitted by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly on December 19, 2013, through the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Highlights of the 2014 budget as approved by the senate are, Statutory Transfers (N408,687,801,891), Debts Service (N712,000,000,000), Recurrent Expenditure (N2,454,887,566,702), Capital Expenditure (N1,119,614,631,407) while the Aggregate Expenditure is N4,695,190,000,000. (Punch)

James Ibori may not return a dime of the money he stole as governor

According to new reports, former Delta State governor James Ibori may not return a dime of the money he stole as governor for eight years. Find the report from UK Daily Mail below...

A former Wickes cashier who became a Nigerian state governor and defrauded £157m of public funds to live a lavish lifestyle may not have to pay a single penny back.

James Ibori, 51, is said to have personally pocketed £50million of cash stolen from the west African nation’s oil-rich Delta State during his eight-year tenure.

The former £5,000-a-year Wickes cashier blew millions on luxury homes, a £12.6million private jet, fees at some of the UK’s most expensive boarding schools for his children, first-class travel and exclusive hotels. Continue...

He owned a £600,000 fleet of armoured Range Rovers, a £120,000 Bentley and a £340,000 Mercedes Maybach that was shipped direct to his £3.2million mansion in Johannesburg.

Described as one of Nigeria’s most influential and wealthy politicians, Ibori rigged lucrative state contracts with the help of his wife, mistress, sister, and an inner circle of corrupt officials and lifted money straight out of state funds.

He also sold £23million of state-owned shares in telecoms company Vee Mobile to fund a lavish lifestyle, including £125,000 monthly credit card bills while his people languished in poverty.

Ibori, who now lives in Hampstead, north west London, was sentenced to 13 years behind bars in April 2012 after admitting a raft of fraud and money laundering offences.

He is due to face a confiscation hearing at Southwark Crown Court but it was claimed today that he did not make a single penny from the £157million fraud.

Applying to have confiscation proceedings thrown out, Ivan Krolick, defending, said Ibori’s pleas of guilt were not an admission that he personally profited from the scam.

The court heard if the full confiscation hearing does go ahead under the Proceeds of Crime Act, the fraudster may only be ordered to pay back £330,000.
Prosecutor Sasha Wass QC said: ‘The handling of the money itself gave rise to the crime so the benefit of the crime in the context of this case would be the same thing.
‘It gives rise to the proceeds of crime.

Ibori owned a £120,000 Bentley, a £340,000 Mercedes Maybach that was shipped direct to his £3.2million mansion in Johannesburg and a range of homes including one in Dorset, pictured

Ibori, described as one of Nigeria's most influential and wealthy politicians, bought a £120,000 Bentley, pictured, a £340,000 Mercedes Maybach and a £600,000 fleet of armoured Range Rovers

Ibori, 51, who now lives in Hampstead, north west London, pictured, was previously convicted of stealing goods from hope improvement store Wickes and handling a stolen credit card

The former £5,000-a-year Wickes cashier owned a £600,000 fleet of armoured Range Rovers and sold £23million of state-owned shares to fund a lavish lifestyle, including £125,000 monthly credit card bills

‘The Crown has been taken wholly by surprise that Mr Krolick should address the court and say that there was no evidence in effect that Mr Ibori benefited’.
Nigerian-born Ibori moved to the UK in the 1980s where he married his wife, Theresa, and worked as a cashier at Wickes in Ruislip, Middlesex.
In 1990 the pair were convicted of stealing goods from the store and fined £300. A year later Ibori was fined £100 for handling a stolen credit card before he moved back to his homeland.

Ibori was elected as governor of Delta State in 1999 after tricking his way into power by hiding details of his previous convictions in the UK for theft and changing his age.
In 2003, he was re-elected as governor for another four year term, after failing to disclose his previous convictions and financial status.

During that time he systematically stole funds from the public purse, secreting them in bank accounts across the world.

His methods included the inflation of State contracts, kickbacks and the transfer of cash from the State accounts by unscrupulous employees in his inner circle.
In one instance he rigged the tendering process for state contracts in cahoots with his mistress Udoumaka Okoronkwo, who would be due to face confiscation proceedings alongside Ibori.

The couple used Okoronkwo’s companies Sagicon, Rivbbed and Saagaris - the latter of which their four-month old love-child was named as a director of - to ‘bid’ for inflated deals to provide items to the state including china and vehicles.
The money was then channelled out of Nigeria before it was laundered through a series of off-shore trusts and companies.

Ibori was also helped to steal the cash by his wife Theresa, sister Christine Ibori-Ibie, and a series of corrupt professionals - UK London based lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil, fiduciary agent Daniel Benedict McCann and corporate financier, Lambertus De Boer.

Ibori was also helped to steal the cash by his sister Christine Ibori-Ibie, whose plush home is pictured above, wife Theresa and a series of corrupt professionals including London based lawyer Bhadresh Gohil

The former state governor was arrested by officers from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria in December 2007.

Two years later at a court in Ibori’s hometown in Asaba, 170 charges of corruption were dismissed on the basis that there was no clear evidence to convict.
The case was reopened in April 2010 by the EFCC before Ibori fled to Dubai. He was finally extradited back to the UK in April 2011.

Ibori admitted ten offences relating to conspiracy to launder funds from Delta State, substantive counts of money laundering and one count of obtaining a money transfer by deception and fraud.
He was excused from attending today’s hearing and Judge Anthony Pitts is expected to rule on Friday whether he will face a full confiscation hearing.

Beyonce shares holiday pics with husband and daughter

Beyonce took to her Tumblr page today to share some photos from the recent vacation she took with Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy in the Caribbean. Continue to see more photos...

Mercy Johnson Okojie confirms expecting her second baby

It's my job na...lol. Big congrats babe...

Model/actor Alex Ekubo looking dapper in new photos

One of Nollywoods finest & top model Alex Ekubo looking suave in recently released pics. Continue to see more photos...

Ms Sahhara strikes fierce pose during bikini shoot

She announced two days ago that she's doing a sexy lingerie shoot so I've been stalking her Facebook page...lol. She finally released a pic from the shoot today...and hot damn, that's the body of a former man. Mehn, I have to hit the gym ASAP!

Photo: This is the minibus of a governor?

Looks like inside a private jet...

Photos: Rihanna gets butt naked for French mag photoshoot...18+

By now we all know Rihanna has no limits, but these photos are a little shocking regardless. lol. The singer posed totally naked from waist down, and on all fours, wearing just a crop top for a semi-nude photoshoot for a French magazine in LA...

She posed face down, butt up...and even exposed her nipples at a point...with many people on set. Oh dear Rihanna. See the photos after the cut...but please do not open if you're in the office...:-)

There are 70 more photos HERE...Enjoy..:-)

Happy birthday to Africa's leading entrepreneur - Aliko Dangote

He's an inspiration to many so it's only deserving to wish him a happy birthday. Africa's richest man, with an estimated net worth of $25 billion as of March 2014, Aliko Dangote, is a year older today Thursday April 10th. Wishing him many more successful years ahead!