January 10 .On This Day In History

1945 –British rock singer and song writer Rod Stewart was born.

1951- Sinclair Lewis b. was found dead in Rome. (American author, first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1930 for Babbitt, 1922).

1863-The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London

1776-Thomas Paine's Common Sense, which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published.

2003-North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

A Slender Melissa McCarthy Stuns At The 2016 Golden Globes

Melissa McCarthy had her newly svelte body on display in an inky black gown on Sunday at the Golden Globe Awards.

The 45-year-old actress has lost more than 50 pounds in the past year and showed off her new figure in the floor length gown with a plunging neckline and front leg slit.

McCarthy who is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her portrayal of Susan Cooper in Spy

McCarthy during a red carpet interview told E! That the Golden Globes 'was my favorite one' among the Hollywood awards shows.

“It's like a wedding where I get to see everyone,” McCarthy said upon arriving at the awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Melissa at the 2015 Golden Globes . 

Just over a year ago, a heavier Melissa pictured above at the golden globes.she has put in a lot of work,and not only does the funny lady look amazing;she is healthy.

"El Chapo" he dreamed of a biopic that helped lead to his recapture and extradition process

According to Sky News, the recaptured Mexican drug lord was planning to make a biopic of his infamous life while on the run authorities said, which lead to his arrest.

Prior to his arrest, the notorious fugitive had even got as far as contacting actresses and producers for the film. His arrangements for the movie actually played a part in his capture, six months after his Hollywood-style escape from a maximum-security prison near Mexico City.

Attorney General Gomez said, an "important aspect that allowed us to locate him was that we discovered Guzman's intention to make a biographical film, for which he established contact with actresses and producers".

"The follow-up work allowed us to document meetings between attorneys of the now-detainee and these people," she said.

I would just say it, PYSCHO ALERT.

Lamar Odom Finally Leaves Hospital,Moves To Private Rehab

Former NBA Star, Lamar Odom has left the Los Angeles hospital where he was hospitalized for about three months after overdosing on cocaine and herbal Viagra during a four-day bender at the Love Ranch, about 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Oct. . He has been moved to a private rehab facility arranged by his estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian.

Odom has gradually regained basic motor functions, showing great improvement and has reportedly taken several steps with the help of a walker.

I pray this was truly his rock bottom. Please remember Lamar in your prayers.

Conor McGregor To Floyd Mayweather “Don’t Ever Bring Race Into My Success Again"

UFC featherweight champion Connor McGregor called out to Floyd “Money” Mayweather on an Instagram post on Friday saying, “don’t ever bring race into my success again”

“I am an Irishman, My people have been oppressed all our entire existence. And still very much are. I understand the feeling of prejudice. It is a feeling that is deep in my blood.

“In my family’s long history of warfare there was a time where just having the name ‘McGregor’ was punishable by death.”

Floyd Mayweather had earlier insinuated that McGregor’s victory over former featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, was because he is white. “Racism still exists in Combat Sports” Mayweather said.

Who is right, who is wrong. I also dream of a day were” one’s race” isn’t used to explain every, and anything.

The End of An Era.Legendary Playboy Mansion up For sale

The Playboy Mansion where Lennon burned a cigarette on a Matisse and Elvis slept with eight Playmates at once is now up for sale. It has been reported that Playboy Enterprises plans to ask for $200m for the six-acre Beverly Hills estate, although sources believe the actual price tag will be closer to $90m, many Thanks to its history.

The Mansion has been the backdrop to countless celebrity-filled parties and movies since Hefner, 89, purchased it for $1m from a chess master in 1971. Former Playmates have since revealed that the interior of the house is 'stuck in the 1980s' and less than glamorous, but whoever buys it must let Hugh Hefner stay until he dies.

Why do i feel some sort of loss? guess it is because i followed girls next door religiously .O well, it truly is the end of an era.

3032 Nigerian Soldiers Reject Deployment To Fight Boko Haram

The Nigerian soldiers who were pardoned last year for various offences during the fight against Boko Haram, have all been posted to the North East to fight Boko Haram. All 3,032 of the soldiers rejected the posting adding that they were never really pardoned and re-integrated into the Army, rather, re-sentenced to fight with Boko Haram and endanger their lives.

The soldiers also claimed that they have been subjected to unimaginable ill treatment after their pardon. They also said that since they have been kicked out of the barracks they have not been paid for seven months hence have been living from hand to mouth.

The Commandant of NASI, Major General Kassim Aldulkareem, informed them that they have been assigned new riffles and should be ready for deployment to the fronts on 11 January, 2016.

However, the soldiers complained that they have not been fully re-instated into the Nigerian Army, because attempts by them to report to their units were rejected at their bases since they haven’t been given their re-in-statement letters.

It was gathered that, they cried, “We are not going! Give us re-in-statement letters! You are sentencing us back to war,” among others. According to sources, the Commandant hurriedly left when the soldiers were becoming uncontrollable. One of the soldiers who spoke to some newsmen said “Look at me; I have put in about 28 years of my life serving this country. I have seen action in Liberia, I have been to Rwanda, Sudan and even served overseas and we the Nigerian troops did very well and were decorated in some occasions.

“But, our experience in fighting to save our motherland is too sad a story for the outside world to know. We are not cowards. We held on for over four months facing Boko Haram.

“I just want to say that after the Army dismissed about 5,000 of us, 3032 of us were pardoned last August. Since that time, the Army Authority has treated us like prisoners of wars.“We were told to assemble in Jaji on August 17, which we did. Then on August 19, the General Officer Commander, GOC, of 1st Infantry Division, Maj. Gen Adeniyi Oyebade gathered us and without prior noticed moved us to Nigerian Army training Centre, NATRAC, Kontogora. Some of us found ourselves there in bathroom slippers. We were just taken straight to the place. Then, without any additional clothes or uniform, we were subjected to what was clear punishment, not training for another three weeks.

“Still in the clothes we came, we were again relocated to 333 artillery Barracks, Njetilo, Maiduguri. We got nothing but constant insults as cowards. We were there without uniforms no arms. They just left us there and we were abused and told to assemble at every two hours through these days for another three weeks.

“In Jaji, we went through another round of punishment, not training. Yet, we were not given any letter to show that we are still serving soldiers.

“So when the Commandant came and said we were going back to the North East, without clearing our status, we felt we have been punished enough.” he said.

Culled from exhalenaija.com