Kelly Rowland has shared a photograph of her carrying her son, Titan on Instagram. This is the first photo the new mum and former Destiny’s Child member has shared since the death of her 66-year-old mother who is said to have died of cardiac arrest.
The posted photo is not so clear as it looked very dark. But the “Dilemma” singer is clearly seen cradling little Titan in the posted photo she captioned: “My only sunshine……you make me happy, when skies are grey.”
Last month, Kelly and her husband, Tim Witherspoon welcomed their son with full name, Titan Jewell Witherspoon to their lives. But her moments of joy were overshadowed with sorrow as she loses her mum a few weeks after giving birth.
Reality TV star and mother of one, Kim Kardashian has been named the “Most Searched Person of 2014″ thereby dethroning American singer, Beyonce to become the number one person that was searched on Bing this year. Beyonce, who was the winner last year has now been pushed back to number two by Kim. Third on the list is Miley Cyrus who is followed by Katy Perry as the 4th on the list.
Kim Kardashian has had a great buzz-worthy year this 2014 after a number of attention-grabbing events that propelled her to the number one spot. Some of the most important ones are her wedding to Kanye in which one of their photos is the most popular snap on Instagram – as her controversial Vogue wedding cover with Kanye that caused a lot of controversies. Her most recent attention-grabbing event was her nude photo shoot for Paper Magazine that was themed, “Break The Internet”, in which the 34-year-old wife to Kanye set the web on a fire.
On this weekend’s episode of Talk to Al Jazeera, Benin’s Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo criticized the Western media’s depiction of Africa, particularly since the Ebola outbreak.
“Do you think everybody in Africa has Ebola?” she asked presenter Barnaby Phillips. “That’s the image you give to people.
“We didn’t invent Ebola. It’s just a disease that exists there. Like, are we going to be blamed for inventing malaria too?
“If there is an Ebola outbreak in the Western world, will the media in the West treat it the same way?”
She also expressed her frustration with the way Western media portray Africa as a continent steeped in violence, victimhood and corruption. “A success story in Africa doesn’t interest any media,” she says. “They are so eager and hungry for horrible stories from Africa. Why?
“It looks like the West is the hyena, feeding on the misery of the African people. They should be ashamed doing this.”
On the topic of terrorism, she is crushing in her criticism of ISIS but urges an analysis of why young people are joining the group.
“The question is not asked here,” she says. “Everybody wants to fight ISIS. Why can’t we just do something better for people and remove the legitimacy of all those crazy extremists that are there just for the pleasure of killing people and for power?”
Kidjo, now in her 50s, has just written her life story, Spirit Rising, and released a new album, Eve. She‘s still recording and touring at a hectic pace, but where does she see her musical career going from here? And with Africa facing new challenges – from Ebola to Islamist extremists opposed to girls’ education – does she feel optimistic about the future of her beloved continent?
Watch Angelique Kidjo: ‘Africa is not just diseases’ interview below.
It was an emotional day for Gregory Hughes as the father carries the casket of his 25-year-old son who was accidentally killed by another player as he was struck in the back of the neck by a ball during a cricket game in Sydney, Australia. The funeral of Philip Hughes who died on the 27th of November took place on December 3rd and was attended by over 1,000 people including friends, family, the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, as well as several other national and sporting dignitaries. The event was broadcast live on Australian TV. Philip Hughes died three days before he could celebrate his 26th birthday.
Phillip Joel Hughes was a Test cricketer. In a tearful tribute to his teammate, Michael Clarke said: “I keep looking for him,” said Clarke. “I know it’s crazy but I expect any minute to take a call from him or to see his face pop around the corner.
Emotional Michael Clarke paying tribute to Philip
“Is this what we call the spirit? If so then his spirit is still with me and I hope it never leaves.
“I walked to the middle of the SCG on Thursday night … those same blades of grass beneath my feet where he and I and so many of his mates here today had built partnerships, taken chances and lived out the dreams we painted in our heads as boys.”
“I stood there at the wicket, I kneeled down and touched the grass. I swear he was with me, picking me up to my feet to check if I was ok, telling me we we just needed to ‘dig in, get through to tea’, telling me off for that loose shot I played, chatting about what movie we might watch that night, and then passing on a useless fact about cows.”
Philip’s mum
Clark went further to say many other things about Philip – as he struggled with his emotion while giving his speech and paying his last respect to a brother, friend and teammate.
Elton John’s “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” was played as Philip Hughes’s casket was carried out at the end of the funeral.
Jason and Greg Hughes leads the pallbearers for PhillipMourners walk through Macksville.
For the past four years, Forbes Magazine has been compiling the list of the “20 Youngest Power Women In Africa” and its 2014 edition has been released. The list is made up of 20 young women who are under the age of 45 and making an impact in Africa and Africa communities around the globe. They are the 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa working in technology, politics, diplomacy, business and several other sectors.
The list was compiled by Forbes contributor, Mfonobong Nsehe who made a request for nominations in November and said he received more than 700 nominees. See the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa in 2014 that scale through the huge list of nominees.
Fatima-Zahra Mansouri: This 38-year old woman is the Mayor of Marrakech, the third biggest city in Morocco with over 1 million inhabitants. She was elected in 2009 while she was 33.
Ada Osakwe: She’s Nigerian and 34. This young woman is the Advisor to the Honourable Minister Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria. She has been described as the best-performing member of President Goodluck Jonathan’s kitchen cabinet. Before taking a public position, she was the Vice President of Kuramo Capital, an investment management firm based in New York – as well as in several African Development Banks.
Amy Jadesimi: A 39-year-old Nigerian businesswoman and the Managing Director of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL.
Naisula Lesuuda: At 30, Lesuuda is a journalist, Peace Ambassador and Girl Child champion. She is also a Senator and the youngest female member of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Kenya.
Amira Elmissiry: She’s 31 and from Zimbabwe. This woman is the Special Assistant to the President of the African Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development finance institution established to promote the economic development and social progress of African countries.
Rimini Makama: She’s a Nigeria, 34, and the Communications Director at Africa Practice, Africa’s foremost strategy and communications consultancy.
Afua Osei: (Ghanaian) and Yasmin Belo-Osagie (Nigerian) are both 27 and Co-Founders of She Leads Africa, a platform that provides the most talented female entrepreneurs across the continent with access to the knowledge, networks and financing needed to build and scale strong businesses.
Phumzile Van Damme: South African and Member Of Parliament. At 31, Phumzile Van Damme is one of the youngest members of South Africa’s Parliament. Tebogo Mashego: This 32-year-old South African entrepreneur is one of the very few women operating in South Africa’s metal and aluminium manufacturing industry.
Naadiya Moosajee: The 30-year-old South African is the Co-founder of Women In Engineering – a global non-profit organization aimed at attracting, developing and nurturing the next generation of women engineering leaders through various streams, including workshops for high school students, an annual innovation challenge for university students and networking events for women in the engineering industry.
Irene Koki Mutungi: This 39-year-old Kenyan Pilot was appointed in April as a Captain on the Boeing B787 Dreamliner, making her the first African female Dreamliner Captain in the world.
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji: She’s 31 and a Nigerian Social entrepreneur. She is the Founder of RISE NETWORKS, a Nigeria-based private and public sector funded Youth Interest social enterprise with a primary focus on wholesome youth and education development.
Yvonne Khamati: She’s Kenyan and the Deputy Head of Mission at Kenya Embassy in Somalia. In 2007, former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki appointed her as Kenya’s head of Chancery and deputy permanent representative to the Kenya Mission to the United Nations Office in Nairobi.
Kamayirese Germaine: This Rwandese is 33 and trained as an engineer. She is the Minister of State in Charge of Energy, Water and Sanitation in the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), Rwanda.
Adiat Disu: this 27-year-old Nigerian is the founder of African Fashion Week, one of the most popular international African-focused fashion events. She is an international publicist and founder of Adirée, a New York-based communications and brand strategy company.
Jamila Abass, Linda Kwamboka, and Susan Oguya: these three young Kenyan women are the Kenyan mobile software company that may possibly transform the fortunes of millions of African farmers if duplicated through numerous African countries.
Tabetha Kanengoni Malinga: She’s a Zimbabwean and the Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture. She was appointed last year and at age 32. She is the youngest member of President Robert Mugabe’s cabinet and also functions as a Member of Parliament, representing Mazowe Central Constituency.
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Few weeks after celebrating the birth of her son and first child, Titan, American artist and former Destiny’s Child group member Kelly Rowland has lost her mother, Doris Rowland Garrison. She passed away on December 2nd.
While it was her friends and family members who broke the news about the death of her 66-year-old mother by sending her their condolences on Twitter, Kelly has confirmed the news that her mother passed away on Tuesday, a day after going into cardiac arrest.
In a statement to E! News, the “Dilemma” “singer said: “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my mother, Doris Rowland Garrison.
“She was an incredible soul who made countless sacrifices so that I could become the woman–and now mother–I am today. We humbly appreciate all the love and support and only ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
There’s no need for modesty when you’re 41 and have the gorgeous body of Heidi Klum. The German supermodel and TV presenter is the latest celebrity to the join this season’s nude photo shoot.
The mother of four and ex-wife of British-Nigerian singer Seal took off her clothes in a topless photoshoot for the campaign of her new lingerie line – HK Intimates.
The announcement the supermodel was going to take over popular Elle Macpherson Intimates line was made back in October this year. And in the announcement, it was said that the lingerie line will be rebranded as Heidi Klum Intimates.
Since reality TV star and mother of one, Kim Kardashian did her #BreakTheInternet photo shoot for Paper Magazine, the media has been awash with one nude photo shoot after another. Some of them include the 56-year-old pop icon, Madonna, Nigerian bad girl and singer, Maheeda, Kim’s elder sister, Kourtney Kardashian, actress and model, Sophie Monk and several others.
Holland based Nigerian singer and nude model, Maheeda is not ready to slow down. A few days after releasing nude photos she themed the “Goddess of X” the “Naija Bad Girl” singer released another set of x-rated photos with full frontal view. The nude enthusiast whose Instagram account was once deleted for posting provocative images shared the photos today on Twitter.
While most couples enjoy their first night as husband and wife together, American rapper Xzibit was without his wife and chilling with the Laguna police as he was arrested for DUI a few hours after getting married to long time girlfriend, Krista.
The couple’s wedding took place on the night of Saturday November 29th near Laguna Beach in California. And according to TMZ, the “Pimp My Ride” presenter and his bride partied hard at the St. Regis Monarch Beach. The following day which was Sunday, the couple were pelted with rice before presumably leaving the venue together.
But the 40-year-old rapper who once belonged to the group, The Alkaholiks, was interrupted by the cops in Laguna for speeding. During the control, it was discovered he was smelling from too much alcohol consumption and was immediately arrested for drink driving and taken to the station where a mugshot of him was taken.
According to Captain Jason Kravetz: ‘The officer contacted the driver and smelled alcohol. This started a driving under the influence investigation which ended with the arrest of [Xzibit].’
See some photos from the couples wedding that were posted on their Instagram page.
