Many People in Nigeria Are Manic But Don’t Know It - Charles Novia Writes On Depression

In his latest blog post, Charles Novia writes on the death of actor Robin Williams, who reportedly committed suicide due to severe depression, noting that mental illness sometimes goes hand in hand with creativity. The filmaker also makes reference to legendary Nigerian reggae musician, Majek Fashek, who he says is currently battling with depression.

Read what he said below:

I was having a conversation a day before Robin Williams’ suicide with my daughter, Nosa, about Majek Fashek and how I managed him and his career for 6 years (2005-2011) and released his hit album ‘Little Patience’ on my label, November Records.

When she saw visuals of how handsome and vibrant Majek used to look and his recent visuals of his emaciated and scraggly look, she was touched and pained. Especially when I told her that Majek is battling with a form of depression and other ‘spiritual’ stuff he has openly confessed to in some media interviews.

Pope Francis Loses Nephew's Wife And Their Two Children In Argentina Car Crash

Two young great-nephews of Pope Francis and their mother, the wife of the pope's nephew have been killed in a road accident in Argentina, the Vatican said Tuesday.

Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the accident occurred Tuesday morning in the area of Cordoba, a major Argentine city. One nephew was 2, the other was 8 months. The age of their mother wasn't immediately available.

Lombardi said the nephew, Emanuel Bergoglio, a nephew of the Pope, his wife, Valeria Carmona, and two young children, Jose and Antonio, were travelling in a small car when it slammed into the back of a truck carrying grains, shortly after midnight.

Live Theatre on Sunday Presents What Men Want - A Stage Play

What makes a man, a man? Is it his 3rd leg? Its efficacy, its gait, its posture or is it the intellect or how a man responses to his world. It is truism that many issues face the modern day man but what does man really want that makes the world such a serious place. What makes a man leaves all he has achieved in search of a new visage?

Live Theatre on Sunday cordially invites you to the premiere of a new play, What Men Want, a remarkable story by Adelarin Awotedu and inspired by Adenugba Oluwanishola.

The play directed by Adebola Ogunshina premieres on the last Sunday of this month, August 31, 2014 at the New Unity Centre, 28 Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos at 4.00pm and 5.30pm respectively.

Shows are free. To attend Simply text RESERVE to 08108156335 to book your seat.

Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego Kiss And Cuddle In Happy PDA

Zoe Saldana is said to be pregnant with twins and the beautiful actress is wearing a clinging black dress that shows off her blossoming baby bump in an outing with her husband Marco Perego.

The couple got married in June 2013 after dating for barely a year, and it's heartwarming to see that their love remains in the honeymoon stage as they were photographed kissing and cuddling in the street with no distraction to those around them.

See more pictures below...

NNPC Doctor Admitted To Ebola Center In Lagos

A new suspected case of Ebola was admitted at the Ebola treatment center in Lagos. The patient had attended to one of the doctors that treated Patrick Sawyer, has developed Ebola symptoms.

A government source told SaharaReporters that  the suspected victim, a woman, is a medical doctor at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) clinic in Lagos. She had previously been treated and discharged, later being brought back into quarantine to be observed and retested.

On August 8 of this year, the NNPC clinc in the Muri Okunola area of Victoria Island in Lagos was closed indefinitely, following "pre-emptive" suspicion of an Ebola virus a suspected case of the Ebola virus at the location.

Bullied For Being Dark, Skinny And African - Tiwa Savage Opens Up In Birthday Message to Mother

Tiwa Savage celebrated her mother who added a year today with a touching message on Instagram. The singer shared the memory of how she was bullied for being dark skinned and how her mother helped her overcome it, and taught her good character in the process;

"During my high school days I was bullied for several years, I would get jumped on the bus, head flushed down the toilet and so on, it got so bad that I did something drastic and life threatening because I was so depressed. My mother was called to school on several occasions and each time she came she would ask to see the other students bullying me and would always pray for us all.

Of course they would joke and laugh but my mother was always so calm and reserved and she would take me home, cook me Naija food (we were living in london at the time) and she would make me realize how loved I was and how rich my culture is, how beautiful I am being a nigerian girl (I was bullied for being African, skinny, dark and I had a strong naija accent) what my mother didn't do was fight, shout or argue with the other girls or their parents (who were at times very rude and disrespectful) Instead she showered me with love and reminded me where I was from.

Torrei Hart Shows Off New Man, Says Successful Black Men Prefer Light Skinned Women

Torrei Hart has been divorced from Kevin Hart for more than 5 years and now, as he gets engaged, Torrei is showing she is ready to move on too.

The mom of 2 stepped out with her new man Reno Rankin at the “Atlanta Exes” viewing party held yesterday, and she also showed some skin. Her daring gown has cut-out panels around both sides of her waist, and slits up to her pelvis, Torrei wore a denim short to protect her privacy.

In an interview with Cherise Nicole to promote the VH1 show Atlanta Exes, the reality star talked about getting over Kevin Hart, her tools for moving on, and how she thinks black men feel they have to date outside their race when they become successful. She said,

Portia Surprises Ellen Degeneres With Skywriting For Their 6th Wedding Anniversary

Over the weekend, Portia Rossi surprised Ellen with a piece of skywriting to mark the special occasion. She had the word 'six' written in the sky via jetstream as the couple watched.

Ellen must have been wowed with the gesture and promptly posted a photo to Twitter to memorialise the moment. The couple pose for the selfie in matching grins with the skywriting over their heads, and Ellen captioned it;

'Look what my wife did for our wedding anniversary. Six!'

Portia De Rossi, 41 and Ellen DeGeneres, 56, have been together for almost 10 years and married for six years. Many more years to them.

#MichaelBrown - Photos Of Darren Wilson, Police Officer Who Shot and Killed Black Teenager

The photo of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on a street in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th has now surfaced.

Eye-witnesses said Michael was shot multiple times by officer Wilson as he turned around with his hands up, and autopsy reports confirm this. Michael Brown was shot six times, twice in the head and 4 times in the arm.

Darren Wilson, 28, claims the teenager rushed at him full speed before he opened fire.

A woman who claims to have witnessed the shooting has released a video showing officer Wilson pacing back and forth beside the lifeless body of Michael Brown in the street. A key annoyance of protesters is that Michael Brown was left in the street for hours before his body was taken away.

See the screenshots from the video below, it may be graphic for some people..

Addicted To Food - How The World's Heaviest Man Ate Himself To Death

A TLC documentary has shown how for many years Ricky Naputi, who at his heaviest, weighed more than 400 KG/900 pounds, battled with food addiction, and lost. His wife Cheryl described looking after him as 'just like taking care of an overgrown baby', as he fell in and out of a deep depression over his obesity.

Ricky Naputi was confined to his bed, and Cheryl did everything for him from cooking his food to cleaning every inch of his huge body, and helping him go to the toilet. At the time of his death hadn't walked on his own for more than 7 years.

Ricky could barely speak without becoming short of breath, let alone stand up or move from the bed he was confined to. He often needed the assistance of an oxygen machine.

But Cheryl and Ricky had dreams to start a family and have children, despite never having consummated their marriage due to Ricky's extreme obesity.