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Actress Samira Wiley and writer Lauren Morelli are married. The couple met on set of Netflix series 'Orange Is the New Black' back in 2012. At that time, Lauren Morelli was married to man before she came out as gay while working on the show.   According to Martha Stewart Weddings, they got married on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Palm Springs, in a confetti-themed celebration complete with colorful garlands and place settings and Funfetti cake. The couple made their grand entrance with Justin Bieber's "Baby." while Wiley's parents officiated the outdoor ceremony.

Bassey is the latest housemate to be evicted from the on-going Big Brother Naija reality show. He was up for nomination this week alongside 3 other housemates: Tboss, Debbie-Rise, and Bally. The Live Eviction Show witnessed a good performance by singer, Praiz   Bassey now joins other housemates like Miyonse, Soma, Coco Ice, Gifty, Uriel, Kemen and TTT, who have all been evicted from the show.

Social media has made it easier to connect with people you otherwise will never have crossed paths with and for some, these connections are leading to the altar. A Twitter user with the name Umutyer just shared the story of how she met her husband, Ikiere Michael, on Twitter. Now, they've been married for a year and have a beautiful baby together. Twitter is proving to be the modern day fairy godmother. See their tweets and more photos below.  

Carrie Lam the former chief secretary and deputy to current Chief Executive CY Leun has been voted to be the first female leader in Hong Kong. Lam was selected to be the fourth Hong Kong chief executive, with 777 votes from the 1,194-person committee.  A total of 1,163 valid votes were cast. Speaking to reporters after the result was announced, Lam thanked her rivals and members of the election committee "no matter who they voted for. The first thing I will do is to repair our divided society so we can move forward together," she said, "The task in these five years is great, but I will work with everyone to make a better Hong Kong" Lam added.

The Nigerian Army has denied claims by a twitter user that some soldiers of the 174 battalion Ikorodu, Lagos state, beat a man identified as Mr George to death at the Ogijo area of Ogun state (Read  here ).    A statement released by the  Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman,  Director Army Public Relations, says the allegation is a figment of the twitter user's imagination. The ARmy has asked the twitter user to tender an unreserved apology otherwise they would take legal action against him. Read the statement after the cut.. The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to media reports and photograph of the corpse of one Mr. George of Ogijo, Ogun State, allegedly “murdered” by troops of 174 Battalion Ikorodu. The story and the photograph were ostensibly shared by one Mr. Kenny Abel Adesanya through his twitter handle. However, investigation have confirmed that the allegation is not true, rather it was figment of Mr. Adesanya ’s imagination borne ...

WOODBURY, Vt. - An increasing amount of Lyme Disease cases has the Health Department warning Vermonters to protect themselves. Zachary Kirkpatrick of Woodbury- used to consider himself an adventurer. He spent a lot of time outdoors, but now says those days are long gone.  "I'm pretty much disabled. I'm in my 30s. That's really hard," Kirkpatrick said. A few years ago the small business owner was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. "I wake up and I'm exhausted. I don't sleep much either because my body is just -- I'm always in pain," he said. And as the weather slowly starting warms up, ticks that carry the bacterial infection are coming back. "Spring is the worst time because the nymphs come out, and the nymphs versus an adult are very small, and they can bite you, but they are just much, much harder to see," said Dr. Christopher Grace, an Infectious Disease Specialist at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Grace says Lyme ...

[SYDNEY] The US dollar took a spill in early Asian trade on Monday as investors in the region fretted about the chances of US fiscal stimulus following the defeat of President Donald Trump's healthcare package. The move was exaggerated by a very thin market with the US dollar down over half a per cent against the yen at one stage to a 110.78 low and was last trading at 110.83. The euro initially hopped to a near four-month peak at US$1.0846 and was last up 0.37 per cent at US$1.0837. Against a basket of currencies, the US dollar was down 0.17 per cent at 99.454. Traders said the market was divided on what the failure of Mr Trump's healthcare bill meant for the outlook for US tax cuts and infrastructure spending. "There is a widespread perception that failure to pass the healthcare bill somehow derails the rest of the Trump agenda," said Tom Porcelli, chief US economist at RBC Capital Markets. SEE ALSO: Sterling jumps above US$1.25 in Trump trade slump ...