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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.  Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, waving as she arrives at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on the first day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP A French court ruled on Tuesday that a French celebrity magazine must pay more than 100,000 euros in damages to Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate over topless photos published of the Duchess in 2012. The court also ordered Closer magazine’s editor and owner to each pay 45,000 euros ($53,000) in fines, the maximum possible. The grainy snaps of Kate Middleton sunbathing in a bikini bottom were taken while she was on holiday in September 2012 in the south of France with her husband, the second in line to the British throne. The couple was snapped with a long lens relaxing by a pool at a chateau belonging to Viscount Linley, a nephew of Queen Elizabeth. The pictures triggered a furious reaction from the royal family in Britain, where...

Updated September 6, 2017 Entertainment News. Singer Beyonce and actor George Clooney will headline a telethon to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which has displaced more than 1 million people in Texas, organizers said on Tuesday. “Hand in Hand,” a Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief, will air live on September 12 from Los Angeles, New York and Nashville on broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC as well as cable music channel CMT and digital platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The broadcast, which will air live on the U.S. East Coast at 8 p.m. EDT (midnight GMT) and replay on the West Coast at 8 p.m. PST, will include musical performances, taped messages. It will also include live appearances from a host of celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, actors Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Julia Roberts, and singers Barbra Streisand, Blake Shelton and George Strait. The telethon will benefit Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children, Feeding Tex...

Nigeria’s exit from its worst recession in more than two decades is positive in several ways, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Economic Matters has said. Dr Adeyemi Dipeolu expects news of the exit from recession to encourage optimism and investment in the country.

Updated September 6, 2017 The new Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Gbenga Adeyanju has assured residents of the state of safety and security of their lives and property in the “ember” months and beyond. The CP made this disclosure during the handing over by the outgoing CP, Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison at the command headquarters in Akure, the state capital. CP Adeyanju who called for the collaboration of every good citizen of the state in ensuring the state is crime free, urged the members of the public to always give relevant information to the police that  will ensure effective policing. The outgoing CP, Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, in her valedictory speech thanked the government and people of Ondo State for their support during her tenure. She expressed assurance that her successor will do better than her, calling on all the good people of the state to continue to give intelligent information to the police, to ensure better police operations. ...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will today be visiting Benue State on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, to meet with victims of the torrential rainfall that hit Benue State on August 27 and 28, 2017.