Kim Kardashian 'not classy' enough for Palace of Versailles wedding

 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were reportedly "not classy" enough to get married at the Palace of Versailles. The reality TV star, 33, and her rapper fiancé, 36 - who got engaged in October - were keen to hold their wedding at the royal château in France, but their request was firmly declined because officials believed the couple were too glitzy for the French landmark.

However, despite having their multi-million-pound offer rejected, the pair - who have seven-month-old daughter North together - still paid a visit to the luxury venue during a break to Paris over the weekend in the hope of winning the approval of directors while face-to-face.

A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "Kim and Kanye really wanted to get married at Versailles and were hoping to persuade officials during their visit."But ultimately it backfired. It was still a firm no. They will now be scouting private estates and chateaux in the region."A number of rooms within the mansion can be hired for up to 600 people and was once used by the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for his marriage to Carla Bruni, as well as by Syrian billionaire Wafic Said, who paid a staggering £84 000 to hold his daughter's nuptials at the venue in 2012.

However, it was suggested earlier this week that officials refused Kim and Kanye's request to wed there because they were concerned about the disruption the nuptials could cause.

Bayelsa students protest hike in fees

Students of the newly established Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa, on Thursday paralysed the activities at the institution following a protest against alleged increase in school fees.

The students, who barricaded roads leading to the Otuoke Community and the institution, described the increase in the school fees from N55 000 to N85 000 as unacceptable.The protest also led to the closure of some business outlets in the area.

One of the students, Christy Asuen, said the increase in the tuition fees was not commensurate with the facilities available.
"We are studying under very tedious conditions. We don't have power and water, most of us buy water and contribute money to buy power generating set," she said.

The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Mobolaji Aluko, however, denied the increase."The truth is that we have not increased the school fees of the university," he said, explaining that the fees advertised by the university during its admission were still the ones being paid.He said the fees were charged according to the three sets of students that had so far gained admissions into the school.

Aluko said the pioneer students were already in their first semester year two, while the second set were in their second semester year one.He said the flood that ravaged the state in 2012 affected the academic calendar of the university.

According to him, the students, who are in their first academic year second semester, have all paid these fees.Aluko said what they mean by increase in fees was that the pioneer and non-pioneer students pay different fee schedule."So there is no increase in fees. We have the pioneer set of students.

We have the second set of students and we have the third set of students."When the pioneers came in, their fees were N45 000 for tuition and accommodation."By the end of their first year before this second set came in, we increased it to N50 000, but separated the accommodation fees from it."It is for pioneer students and they will pay that till they graduate.

The second set of students, Humanities and Social Sciences, paid N72 000 and science students will pay N80 000."Of the fees, N16 000 of it was for acceptance fees; I.D cards fees, paid only once."After the first year, they will be paying N50 000 for humanities and social sciences and N58 000 for science students," he explained. -  NAN

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Justin Bieber drug arrest mugshot: Timeline of popstar's most controversial moments.

Justin Bieber poses for his FIRST EVER police mugshot after being arrested for DRAG-RACING in a supercar following a drink and drugs bender.He spent the day in custody after being busted in Miami Beach, police have confirmed.

Go back seven years and the 19-year-old was a complete dork, with a terrible fashion sense, even worse hair but a huge future in music.It’s unfortunate that testicles drop and voices break because since growing up he's been on a free-fall of popularity.

In recent months, he's been cleared by cops for hit-and-run incidents, accused of speeding and caught on camera peeing into a restaurant's mop bucket, Add to this allegations of spitting on his own fans and reportedly being caught smoking weed, here's what happened to the teenager since 1994.

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7 things you need to know about Justin Bieber’s arrest even though you don't care .

When news broke that the pop singer Justin Bieber was arrested, nobody was really shocked.It had been a long time coming. The Biebs had a few run-ins with the law in recent months with a drug bust at his house just last week.

Although we’ve been receiving a lot of “who cares” comments, the story surprisingly still seemed to make its way onto our “most read” list. Strange. So for all those “secret” Bieber fans.

 Here are 9 things you need to know about his arrest:

1) Justin was arrested on Thursday morning in Miami Beach, Florida.

2) He was charged with drag racing, driving under the influence and resisting arrest.

3) A judge set Bieber's bail at $2 500.

4) Bieber is smiling in his mugshot.

5) According to the cops Bieber admitted to consuming alcohol, smoking marijuana and taking prescription drugs, before he was arrested.

6) Bieber was driving a rented yellow Lamborghini and R&B singer Khalil, who was also arrested, was driving a Ferrari. Both cars were towed.

7) Bieber failed a field sobriety test when police pulled him over at around 04:09.

Creative industry awards Okonjo-Iweala.

The Creative Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has been named coordinating Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the best overall contributor to the development of the Nigerian creative industry.

CEAN will confer the  on her at the 2013 Creative Industry Awards event scheduled for Saturday at the British Council Gardens in Ikoyi, Lagos.The organization said the award was in recognition of the Minister’s leadership and contribution to the success of the YOUWIN programme which has supported thousands of youth entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and create jobs for other youths.

“The impact of the unique business plan competition which is coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Finance, along with the Ministries of Communications Technology and Youth Development, is confirmed by the fact that the 2400 winners of the first two rounds of the program have created close to 20 000 jobs so far,” the organization said.

According to Wale Ewedemi, the Director General of CEAN, the federal government’s support of entrepreneurs could be attested to through its various laudable projects and intervention in this drive. “While expressing gratitude for such support we hope that the symbiotic relationship will yield good results as entrepreneurs hold the key to any thriving economy,” Ewedemi said.

Dr Okonjo-Iweala has always stressed that the country needs to work harder to create more jobs for the teeming youth population. A total of 1.6 million jobs were created last year according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Meanwhile, Okonjo-Iweala and the British High Commissioner for Nigeria, Dr Andrew Pocock, will also be at the event on Saturday. Okonjo-Iweala will speak on the lessons learnt from Funding Startups and growing companies in Nigeria, while Dr Pocock is expected to speak on British-Nigerian Creative Business Environment.

The key objective of the award is to make Nigerians aware of opportunities in the sector while showcasing and rewarding individuals that have contributed to the economy through overcoming challenges.

SSS officers visit Nasir El-Rufai at home .

Armed officers of the Department of State Security Service  were on Thursday sent to the residence of  former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, according to Premium Times.

The operatives did not produce any arrest warrant, the former minister has said.El-Rufai  who is also the Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, [APC] was invited by the SSS in connection with saying  that there might be violence if the 2015 general elections were not free and fair.

Omotola releases new single ‘Barren land’ .

Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has released a new single ‘Barren land’ off her forthcoming album ‘Me, Myself and Eyes’.

The Nollywood actress is currently sharing her time between shooting movies and releasing an album in 2014.

The single was produced by hit producer, Del-B.