Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam - Finding Love Again [Author Interview]

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam describes herself as a hopeless romantic. But not that she would want to change that. She lives in Enugu with her lawyerly husband and her pretty, hyperactive daughter.  Finding Love Again is her first novel with Ankara Press. She's also the blogger at creativewritingnews. Enjoy our author interview with Chioma on her journey to birthing this book...

- What inspired you to write this book?

The uncertainties of life. I am fascinated about how life throws us into the unexpected situations, how we find love in the most unlikely places and how we resist unconventional love.

8 Things A Woman Expects From Her Man

Someone once said 'To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse'.

Well, what women want still remains the unanswered question across the globe. However, men needn't lose hope for all is not lost. There are still a good number of things that most women like. Here are a few from the long list which can perhaps help you make her fall head over heels in love with you. Take your pick to woo and sweep her off her feet!

Miss Tourism Nigeria 2014 Promotes Anambra In Christmas Photoshoot

Isn't she lovely? In the spirit of love and giving, her eminence, Queen Collete Nwadike, current Miss Tourism Nigeria 2014 and SA Tourism to Anambra State has just released an exclusive Christmas photos. As Face of Anambra State's huge tourism potential, the images will adorn major billboards across Anambra state and the entire country. Reading this, one wonders why there isn't more of Ananmbra State tourist sights in the photos, but hey....

Collete Nwadike will also be hosting a special Xmas charity party in collaboration with office of the governor for children in Awka this festive season. Good one! See more pictures below...

NYPD Cop Caught Punching Handcuffed Black Teen

After all that has been happening with the police, and especially in New York with the choking death of Eric Garner, one would expect the NYPD officers to be more judicious in their work. However, a plainclothes police officer has been caught on camera punching one of two teenagers who were already in handcuffs during a street arrest.

The video, uploaded to YouTube last Monday, shows three officers restraining the teenager. Suddenly, a plainclothes officer hurls himself onto the suspect, punching him twice in the back.

#HarryStylesNudesLeaked - Twitter Reacts

#HarryStylesNudesLeaked is currently trending on Twitter and millions of fans of One Directioner Harry Stlyes are going crazy. While there are some nude pics floating around on the hashtag, there is no confirmation that any of them belong to the teen sensation.

So far, the general sentiment is that the hashtag was started by a spoof account and may not be real. See some reactions from Twitter users below...

Video - Obama Calls The Interview Star James Flacco While Addressing SONY Hack

Oops! James Flacco? While discussing ‘The Interview’ being pulled from cinemas, President Barack Obama slipped up on one of the names of movies' stars. He mentioned Seth Rogen and James Flacco?

The slip up happened during his end-of-the-year news conference, where President Barack Obama addressed the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment and said he was not happy they pulled "The Interview". He admitted he was a fan of both major actors in the movie.

Some say he may have misidentified James Franco the movie actor, possibly confusing him with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. See the video below...

More Photos From Ibinabo Fiberesima's White Wedding And Celebrity Guests

Ibinabo Fiberesima says of these past two days in which her traditional marriage and white wedding, took place, "The best days of my life begins...."

Check out more pictures from today, some of the celebrity guests at the white wedding include the Aneke Twins, Ifeanyi Enyiocha, Empress Njamah, Doris Ekere, Fathia Balogun and more. Here's wishing Ibinabo all the happiness of love and marriage.

Rihanna's Father On Being A Drunk, Rihanna Being Single And Wanting Grandchildren

Ronald Fenty, Rihanna's father, is 61 and has battled addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine for years, with an an-and-off relationship with his daughter after he abandoned her with her mother while she was still young. He was in the US recently, invited for Rihanna's Diamond Ball for charity and though he did not get to meet her or talk to her, he had an exclusive interview with UK Daily Mail before he traveled to Bardados.

It was a long interview where he mostly talked about how Rihanna put him through a $58,000 Malibu rehab program last year to save him from jail after he was arrested during a previous visit to California. He also opened up about being kicked out of the Diamond ball by Rihanna's mother (with him above) for being drunk and misbehaving.

Miss World Pageant Abolishes Bikini Segment

After almost 65 years of the Miss World pageants, and just as more and more public figures are embracing showing off more skin in public, the organizers of the premier beauty pageant in the world have turned their back on the nudity trend.

The Miss World pageant owners have announced that there will be no swimsuit segment starting from next year's competition. The organization’s chairwoman Julia Morley made the announcement recently.

Iggy Azalea Slams Azealia Banks – You’re Poisonous and I Feel Genuinely Sorry for You

If you thought the feud between female rappers Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks was over, then you thought wrong! Azealia Banks continued from where she stopped the last time, read here, when she said this in a radio interview on Thursday (December 18) that Iggy Azalea did not deserve her grammy wins;

“The Grammys are supposed to be awards for artistic excellence… Iggy Azalea’s not excellent.”

Iggy Azalea has now clapped back, tweeting that Azealia is a bully, a bigot, and a “miserable, angry human being.” The 24-year-old “Fancy” rapper went off in a series of tweets on her Twitter page. See below...