PHOTOS : WORLD MOST EXPENSIVE ENGAGEMENT RINGS. ( CELEB )

Getting engaged is a very special moment in a person's.life, and
fortunate beings make it a highlight bypresenting their beloved ladies
with high-priced
engagement rings, boasting their affluent status.

Every now and then, we see some of the world's most expensive
engagement rings, made with some of the precious gemstones.

Here we have compiled some of the most expensive engagement rings
owned by celebrities and royal figures. Read on:-

World's most expensive rings

1. Beyonce's engagement ring Beyonce

Price:$ 5 million,Jay Z known for his extravagantlifestyle, opened
his heart out as he sought the consent of Beyonce.

He presented her a 20 carat ring on the engagement. We were bedazzled
with the shine of the 18 carat diamond
that formed its center.

2. Paris Hilton's engagement ring
Paris Hilton

Price: $4.7 million Paris Hilton is more famous for her off screen
media engulfing attributes than on screen excellence.

Her engagement ring was also popular in the media. Paris.Latsis
gifted his lady love a big fat engagement ring, studded with 24 carat
diamonds.

With a price tag of $4.7 million, Hilton babe found it too bulky
initially and later got a simplified version from Cartier.

3.Melania Knauss's engagement ring
Melania Knauss

Price: $2million
This belle had a wedding that was flaunt of riches. Gifted by Donald
Trump, Melania Knauss engagement
ring is described to be a Graff diamond ring, quite famous as

"The lord of the rings". Priced at $2million, it was the lord in the
true sense as the choicest diamonds were incorporated in its making.

4. Kim Kardashian's engagement ring

Kim

Price: $2 million
The giant diamond engagement ring of Kim comes second on our list.
Kris lovingly voted for the bling of her
beloved in place of money, and spent $2 million to get an engagement
ring for gorgeous Kim Kardashian.

However, the most ridiculous part is that the marriage hit the rocks
only after 75 days of nuptial, and Kim is simply not prepared to
disown it.

She is too modest to offer the original sum of the same to Kris, so
that there is no claim on it in future.

7. Jennifer Lo's engagement Ring

J Lo ranked 7 position

Price: $1.2 million

Jennifer Lopez has made her entry in this list of dear engagement ring
with her pricey one gifted by her once husband, Ben Affleck.

The ring featured a 6.1 carat pink, reflecting the lady's love for
the shade. In year 2002, the ring was priced $1.2 million, and one can
assume its
market value now.


9. Angelina Jolie's engagement Ring
Angelina Jolie
Price:$250,000

Recently, when Angelina Jolie showed off her $1 million engagement
ring, it generated as much hype as the news that the couple are
finally getting hitched.

This dazzling engagement ring is the result of none other than the
man himself, Brad Pitt who has designed the
ring in collaboration with Beverly Hill based jeweler, Robert Procop.

With each diamond of the highest gem
quality and the side diamonds specially cut to encircle her finger,
the ring costs a staggering $250,000.

10. Helle Berry's engagement Ring
Helle Berry
Price: $200,000

The design concept and streaming price tag of Halle Berry needs hats off too.

A 4 carat bright green emerald adorned its center, while the base
features pure gold,forged according to the style of the rich
Phoenician tradition.

The codes and symbols etched on its body in place of conventional
motifs, makes it unique. The jeweler, Oliver Martinez remarks that is
depicted the
love story of the couples only they could decipher!

11. Jessica Simpson's engagement Ring

Jessica Simpson's Ruby Ring Price: $100,000 A dear Neil Lane creation
has been spotted on the ring finger of Jessica Simpson recently.

It is one of the nontraditional engagement rings created by the
renowned brand. It certainly made the rendezvous of Jessica with her
five month's beau, Eric Johnson. If not
the design, its price tag of $100,000 is definitely the agent that
created all the news.

12. Britney Spears' engagement Ring

Britney
Price: $ 92,000

This lady might have record number of marriages and divorces, but that
has hardly anything to do with the price tag of her engagement ring.

Britney Spears is on our list with her dear possession from her husband-to-
be, Jason Trawick! This pricey ornate wedding ring features a giant 4
carat central shimmer with a glittery
band along with diamonds pronged all over the platinum surface.

Priced at $92,000, Jason excitement
over his much coveted marriage with Britney is quite prevalent.

PHOTO : LADY GAGA CRAZY MONSTER OUTFIT

Well, we give up. A day after Lady Gaga invited folks like Paris
Hilton and Marc Jacobs to watch her nap in a tinted plastic pod that
definitely was a none-too-distant cousin of the egg contraption she
hatched from at the Grammys last year, the pop star showed up for her
Fame fragrance launch at Macy's in a relatively unusual horse-drawn
carriage.

But then she got out of the carriage. Mother Monster outdid herself
for her appearance in New York City Friday. Her Alien-meets-monster
look included a gold crown covering the upper half of her face and a
black latex "jacket" (a word that doesn't even begin to do it justice)
molded into a swooping hunchback shape that was pure sci-fi from the
back.

In a nod to the Fame ad campaign, her towering black boots were
crawling with little gold men meant to look like they were struggling
to ascend Mt. Gaga. While she may have tweaked her M.O. since claiming
her perfume would include notes of blood and semen, Gaga certainly
didn't go the ordinary vanilla-and-bergamot route or anything in
crafting her first signature fragrance.

"I wanted it to be a very slutty perfume," said on Good Morning
America today. "Because that is sort of the addictive nature of fame
that it is, it is seductive.

" The "first ever black eau de parfume" also, thankfully, just
features "tears of belladonna, crushed heart of tiger orchidea with a
black veil of incense, pulverized apricot and the combinative essences
of saffron and honey drops," according to the description on the
purple and black bottle.

PHOTO: WORLD’S TALLEST DOG ZEUS, 7-FOOT TALL AND WEIGHS 70KG

Guinness World Records 2013 lists Michigan dog as world's tallest Dog
in the world. The Great Dane Zeus Standing on his hind legs,stretches
to 7-foot (2.13-meter)-4-inch (101.-millimeter) and towers over his
owner, Denise Doorlag. Zeus is just an inch taller than the previous
record-holder, Giant George. Zeus weighs 155 pounds (70 kilograms) and
eats around 12 cups of food a day. That's equivalent to one 30-pound
(13.6-kilogram) bag of food.

The three-year-old Great Dane's owner Denise Doorlag told AFP: "The
most common thing people ask is: 'Is that a dog or a horse?' We had to
get a van to be able to transport him, oh, and if he steps on your
foot he leaves bruises!"

Source: Daily Mail

FAME OR SHAME : POLICE ORDERS DAVIDO'S ARREST, TO BE PROSECUTED SOON?

According to what Punch Newspaper reported, on Aug. 12, 2012, CRIME
DIGEST reported that popular singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido,
allegedly assaulted a taxi driver in Lagos and
that his publicist, Valerie Obaeze, claimed via an e-mail that the
singer knew nothing about the incident.
In a related development, Hashiru Azeez, the employer of the taxi
driver, whose name is Femi Ajibola, told CRIME DIGEST that Davido
himself said that the taxi driver was assaulted by his cousins. Azeez
confirmed that he gave a Toyota Corolla to Ajibola on hire purchase.

"I gave it out to him on hire purchase. When Ajibola initially told me
about this matter, I did not believe him. Later, I went to Beni's
Apartment in company with Sgt. Nuru Umar, who is the Investigating
Police Officer, and we found out that he was right.

"We went to the DPO and he called Davido's father after I took time to
explain who the boy was," Azeez said.

Immediately after the story was published, the young woman who was
conveyed in the cab to see Davido allegedly threatened Ajibola at the
taxi park where he operates.

"I got a call from Ajibola that Susan allgedly went to the park to
threaten him. She said that if he was claiming that he lost N100,000
during the incident with Davido, she would pay the money. Then she
asked if the cab driver had forgotten that she lost her cell-phone,
which was valued at N175,000.

"She said that Ajibola would have to produce her phone because he was
the one that took them to the hotel in his cab. She added that she
would deal with him," he said.

The car dealer said he had advised his employee to report the matter
at the nearest police station.

However, since the case had initially been reported at the Bar Beach
Police Station, Ajibola was directed to go and lodge his complaint
there.

Azeez said, "Ajibola went to Maroko Police Station, but he was
directed to the Bar Beach Police Station because he had already
reported the case there."

Azeez said that a petition had been written on his behalf to the
Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 about the
incident. He stated that somehow, the Adelekes got wind of this and
contacted him for a meeting.

"A lawyer, Malachy Ukwamadu, wrote a petition on our behalf to the AIG
Zone 2. We had written the petition even before the publication.
Somehow, the Adeleke family got to know that we had written a petition
and they got someone to ask me to come with Ajibola to the Bar Beach
Police Station. They said they would bring Davido to the station. The
boy had surrendered himself and the police were ready to prosecute
him. It was hard to believe, but I was optimistic," the car dealer
said.

Azeez said he was advised not to honour the invitation by a policeman
who warned that the case might be tilted to the advantage of Davido.

"The policeman warned that there was an ulterior motive behind the
invitation. He said the moment that Ajibola stepped into the Bar Beach
Police Station, the case would change and turn against him.

"This prompted us to invite a lawyer to go to the station instead of
Ajibola. Ukwamadu was out of town. So, we invited Bar. Ademola
Olamide. While we waited for them to bring Davido, the IPO told the
lawyer that they wanted to negotiate.

"Olamide said that he thought they wanted to bring in Davido and why
was it that it was the police that wanted to negotiate. Should they
not be neutral?" Azeez said.

The lawyer insisted he would not talk to the police unless they
brought Davido to the station. The IPO then phoned somebody who spoke
with Olamide and agreed to meet him.

When meeting took place on Aug. 12, the lawyer informed Azeez that the
picture painted by Davido was different from what he had learnt from
the complainant.

Azeez said, "I was asked to come over to explain. Fortunately, we had
our witness. While the counsel was disputing what we said, we called
in the witness. He is a driver and he drove along with Ajibola; he had
some guys in his vehicle and I learnt that those girls brought those
guys.

"When we brought in our witness, they calmed down. Davido then said
that he was not the one that assaulted Ajibola. He said that the guys
we were claiming were his bodyguards were actually his cousins. He
said that it was Bayo, one of his cousins, who beat up Ajibola."

Suspecting a foul play somewhere, Azeez asked what business Bayo had
with Susan since she was Davido's girlfriend.

"We told him that from his conversation, Susan was his girlfriend and
why would Bayo beat up Susan? At a point, they said that they would
like to compensate Ajibola and that they wanted to know how much
Ajibola made in a day.

"They said that they would pay two weeks' earnings. I was not there
when they were discussing the money issue. I told my lawyer that there
was no basis for compensation since he denied assaulting Ajibola. I
said he should produce those who beat up Ajibola, that the police
should do their job and we would know what step to take from there,"
he said.

Azeez told CRIME DIGEST that Ajibola's car keys had not been returned
to him. He said that an agency that fights for the cause of the less
privileged had contacted him and was ready to help out in the matter.

"The agency champions the cause of the less privileged and they are
willing to assist us in seeking justice. Davido claims he was not the
one that assaulted the driver; but how did he get hold of the car keys
before handing it to his father and later, the DPO?

"Why would he take someone's car keys and keep them? Up till now,
nobody has confirmed if Davido has written any statement regarding
this case. We still believe that he is above the law until he comes
out to say his own part of the story. If at all we agree to negotiate
with him, he should accept that he was wrong to have assaulted a man
that is 16 years older than him andapologise for his behaviour. Then
we will know what to do from there," he said.

When CRIME DIGEST contacted Susan on the phone, a male voice answered
the call, claiming it was a wrong number. However, Obaeze, Davido's
publicist, maintained that her client knew nothing about the incident.

In an e-mail to CRIME DIGEST, the publicist wrote, "Thanks for your
enquiry and effort to get our own side of the story, but our previous
statement (still) stands. Davido was neither aware of nor involved in
any incident involving the assault of a taxi driver or the illegal
seizure of his keys. He does not condone violence in any form and will
not be commenting further on this matter."

The Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Police Command, Femi
Balogun, confirmed that the case was being handled by his command. He
said that the AIG had ordered that Davido should be brought before him
with the Toyota Corolla used as taxi. He said they did not know where
Davido is and he would be picked up once they have information on his
whereabouts.

Culled from Punch Newspaper

Why I left Nigezie’ – Host of Nigeria’s Got Talent Andre Blaze reveals

TV host Andre Blaze has opened up on why he left popular cable TV
channel Nigezie where he worked for four years.

'Expansion! It was time for me to grow', the young dark skinned
presenter who started working at Nigezie from
August 2008 told our source.

Andre Blaze says he officially turned in his resignation
in May 2012 but left in June. 'It's been an incredibly, the
most educational experience', Andre Blaze reminisces. on his stay at Nigezie.

Before joining Nigezie, Blaze was head of programming at Rhythm FM
93.7, Port Harcourt. Andre Blaze was recently announced as the host of
the first ever edition of 'Nigeria's Got Talent' show.
He is however not new to hosting talent shows. 'I've hosted shows
like 'Zain Nigeize True Search','Battle of the Year', 'Peak Talent
Show', but this one looks even more impressive', Blaze said .

FASHION : OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE COVERS SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF FASHION AND LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE, TW

Beautiful Nollywood diva and mother of four, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
has been Featured on the September issue of TW magazine. Sitting
delectably on the front cover with a smile powerful enough to chase
away a bad mood, the sultry actress is aptly tagged, "She's a baaaaaad
mamma-jamma!" Whatever that means. Lol.



Anyways, I couldn't help but notice Omotola looks unusually 'fatter'
in this cover photo- not that it's a crime in itself. Earlier today,
the actress had tweeted about her last child going to boarding school,
how quiet the house will become and even hinted on getting 'another
one for the road'. Maybe that one is on the 'road' after all. I didn't
say anything.

ROBBERS RAID NOLLYWOOD ACTOR NKEM OWOH’S(OSUOFIA) HOUSE IN ENUGU, CART AWAY JEEP

Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh, has been raided by yet-to-be-identified
hoodlums who carted away his Mitsubishi Montero Jeep with number plate
BU 64 FST, alongside other valuables.

The confirmation of the said incident was done by Owoh himself who was
said to have been in Abuja at the time of the incident.

The Nollywood actor popularly known as Osuofia, also lost his Toshiba
laptop and camcorder to the intruders, who broke into his house at
Phase 6, Tran's Ekulu, Enugu.

The actor, who spoke to reporters on phone, said: "I was in Abuja last
week Saturday when my neighbours called that it was like my place was
burgled, that my gate appeared to be open.

"I asked them to check and they reported back that out of the three
vehicles parked in the compound, the Jeep was no longer there.

"I called my driver and asked him to make a report to the police
immediately, which he did."
Owoh, who has returned to Enugu as a result of the incident, further
revealed that the robbers removed the burglary roof in his window,
through which they were able to remove the laptop.

He said there are no suspects for now but noted that the police had
been alerted.

PHOTO: OBAMA’S SECRET SON APPEARS

Reports gotten from the Union has it that the first family has turned
more than a few heads at this week's Democratic National Convention,
where the president, as he greets delegates and waves to crowds of
supporters, is often accompanied not only by his wife and two
daughters, but also his rarely seen 19-year-old son, Luther.

The shy, slightly overweight teenager, who has lived his entire life
with his mother in central Illinois, seldom appears in public with the
president, with whom he has reportedly shared a somewhat distant and
occasionally strained relationship.

"When I saw that kid with President Obama, I had no clue who he was,"
said Georgia delegate Kathy Tyson, stating that the teen appeared to
have difficulty sustaining eye contact with others and stood
uncomfortably alongside his father when he shook hands with voters
Thursday. "I guess he does kind of look like the president, though a
bit shorter and stockier."

Luther was born in 1993 to Andrea Pletcher, then a 24-year-old diner
cashier whom Obama, a young law professor at the time, met during a
brief trip to the state capital of Springfield. While the president's
son is said to have faced numerous obstacles during his childhood,
including academic troubles, repeated emotional outbursts, and his
mother's bouts with alcoholism, family friends have stated that
overall he was a "good kid" who "genuinely meant well."

White House aides said the president sends money to Pletcher each
month for Luther's care. After he became a U.S. senator and moved to
Washington, Obama reportedly visited his 11-year-old son every other
Saturday afternoon, playing wiffle ball with him or taking him out to
a movie matinee and then dinner at the local Applebee's.

When he became president, however, Obama's contact with the boy
reduced markedly, though sources confirmed he would still send Luther
a birthday card and speak with him on the phone every month or so,
often talking him through his schoolwork or asking about his son's
interests in music and online gaming.

According to reports, the two have often struggled to find common
ground, owing largely to their sharply differing levels of motivation
and expectations for academic and personal success.

"There was a rough patch during Luther's early and mid-teens when he
and his dad didn't get along at all," said Pletcher, speaking from the
$600-a-month ground-level condominium she shares with her son and
live-in boyfriend. "But Barry came to Luther's high school graduation
last year, and that was a big step forward for them. And now that
Luther's rebellious phase seems to be winding down, there's definitely
a greater respect between them."

"I'll tell you, though, Luther was a real handful for a while there,
with his ADD and all," Pletcher continued. "But he's doing okay now.
And I've been with [boyfriend] Ian [Williams] for the past three
years, so Luther's had a male figure he can look up to a little bit."

In a sign of their improving relationship, Obama is said to have
congratulated his son heartily upon learning Luther was giving school
another shot this fall, enrolling part-time at Lincoln Land Community
College. Additionally, Obama expressed optimism that his son could
have a "real bright future" in the field of sales or, if he applied
himself, computers.

With Luther now slated to join the first family on the campaign trail,
staffers confirmed the president has encouraged them to entrust the
frequently expressionless teen, who often dresses in all-black
clothing, with some minor tasks to help him learn about
responsibility.

"We've got Luther stuffing envelopes and handing out pins to the
delegates, and he's doing a great job," senior campaign aide Stephanie
Cutter said. "It takes a while for him to come out of his shell, but
once he opens up he's a real nice kid. Plus he's just so great with
Sasha and Malia. They really love their half-brother."

"Luther may not have his father's smarts or gift for rhetoric," Cutter
added, "but he tries. And he's got a good heart—a real good heart."

Despite comments that interactions between the president and his son
have remained noticeably stiff and awkward, Obama said he was excited
that he and Luther were spending quality time together and "finally
starting to get to know each other."

"I can't say I was the perfect father by any means," said Obama,
admitting candidly that he "wasn't always there for Luther." "While my
son has battled his share of problems, his mother really did the best
she could raising him, and I think she did a fine job. Now Luther and
I are ready to move forward and make up for lost time." "I'm real
proud of my boy," he added, putting his arm around his son, who
flinched ever so slightly at the physical contact.

FOLUKE DARAMOLA TO WED KAYODE SALAKO, A PASTOR’S HUSBAND

Yoruba actress Foluke Daramola is set to wed again after deserting her
husband, one Mr Tunde Shobowale back in 2008.

Kayode Salako, a wealthy businessman right activist & politician has
confirmed that he is dating Foluke and that the two are set to walk
down the aisle soon.


Kayode Salako

Kayode Salako who was previously married to a female Pastor in
Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG) was reported to have left his
wife for his new lover without a formal divorce.

Following weeks of denial, Mr Kayode Salako has finally opened up to a
soft-sell magazine on his affair with the actress.

PASUMA, OSUPA, AND RONKE OSODI OKE, CLERGYMAN PREDICTS DEATH OVER THEM

Famous entertainers, Ronke Ojo-Anthony, popularly known as Oshodi Oke,
Alhaji Wasiu Alabi Odetola, also known as Pasuma and Alhaji Saidi
Akorede, better addressed as Osupa, have all shunned the death
prophesy by a certain clergyman to them.



They reacted to the death prophesy by declaring that sudden death is
not their portion. They also denied alleged frantic effort for
spiritual means of washing off the distasteful prediction.

Culled from one of the nations' magazines, last Friday, September 7,
2012, Oshodi Oke, who is currently in the United Kingdom expressed
bitterness about the clergy's unguided prediction. She, however,
enjoined the public to disregard such, while they should also remain
prayerful for her.

"My Brother, I am now in the UK, enjoying myself. That's the man's cup
of tea. They have called me about it but I am not bothered by anything
like that again because God is always on my side. If I am running from
one spiritual home to the other as alleged, would I have the
opportunity of being in the UK now?

"Sudden death! God forbid. That's not my portion in Jesus name. We
will talk better when I am back from my trip. Thank you, sir."

We also reached out to Osupa, via his manager, Alhaji Sulaimon
Balogun, a.k.a Baloo. He swiftly rubbished the authenticity, adding
that it's out of place, "That's rubbish. Anyway, that's not the first
time of hearing that, we are used to it. we are not scared of any
message from any pastor.

"What I know is that sudden death is not in God's agenda for Saidi
Osupa. There is no shaking, God is always there for us. We can't be
running helter skelter because of that."

Corroborating what Oshodi Oke and Osupa said, Pasuma's spokesman,
Afolabi Oyekoya faulted the authencity of the seer's claim, querying
if he himself knows the day he would die. "Pasuma can't be bothered by
such again. he is a prayerful person and God is always on his side.He
is a prayerful person and God is always on his side. He fasts and
prays regularly. He just returned from Umurah (lesser Hajj).

"He can't be running from pillar to post because of such useless and
empty prediction. Currently, he is in UK, from where he would be
moving to the US. He is billed to return in October. He has not
achieved percent of the purpose for which God send him to this world.

"So, there is nothing like sudden death in his file. Even the
predictor himself doesn't know the day he will die."