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- Daddy Time - Yemi Sax And His Cute Baby Son, Ademide Gold
- A Shout Out To Haters and Losers By Charly Boy Oputa
- Funke Akindele and Sasha Join FADAN To Walk For Cancer Awareness
- Genevieve Nnaji stuns in yellow ensemble at LFDW
- For the Love of Phones:Thieves In Indiana Steal More Than 20,000 LG G2 Smartphones.
- PULLOVER! Wizkid & Limpopo Master, KCEE Shooting ‘Pullover’ Video (Photos)
- Former Miss Nigeria Ene Lawani dressed in suit & tie for Mai Atafo
- Beyonce Gushes Over Blue Ivy: “Motherhood Has Made Me Braver & Stronger”
- WARDROBE MALFUNCTION: Salma Hayek Shows Us What’s Up
- Egypt: Gunmen open fire on Coptic Christian wedding in Cairo
- Funny - Tonto Dike Lifts Her Husband on Their Wedding Day
- What to Do When Your Man Needs Some Space or a Break From The Relationship
- Marriage Avowals - Couples Need To Learn How To Talk To Each Other
- What Has Been Your Experience at Doren Specialist Hospital in Ajah?
| Daddy Time - Yemi Sax And His Cute Baby Son, Ademide Gold Posted: 26 Oct 2013 11:06 AM PDT  It was less than two months ago that Yemi Sax and his wife welcomed their baby son into the world [HERE] and the couple continue to enjoy their time with him. The dad shared this photo and more below taken when the boy, named Ademide Gold, marked his one month birthday. He sure is growing quickly :)    |
| A Shout Out To Haters and Losers By Charly Boy Oputa Posted: 26 Oct 2013 10:30 AM PDT  The other day I was at the departure hall at Nnamdi Azikewe airport waiting for my flight. I was tucked away at a corner, from people's preying eyes, at least so I thought. My flight was delayed so I had about 2hrs to kill. As I reached into my backpack to get my iPad and keep myself busy till boarding time, a man with two teen girls approached me; they were all beaming with the most enchanting smiles I have ever seen. "Charly these are my daughters, they've been worrying me that they want to take pictures with you" I obliged, as their father took position to capture a golden moment for his two teen daughters. Before anyone could say Charly, the boy in me jumped out. There I was clowning around, making funny faces, as the girls caught the monkeying around bug. And to everyone's entertainment and amusement, we turned the whole departure hall into a photo studio and a runway, hummm! Oh boy come and see. All of a sudden most of the waiting passengers, teens, youths, mums and dads started to lineup for their own Kodak moments. Na who find trouble now? It is always at times like this that I feel special and loved, and all I want to do is give back that love to all the people showing me warmth. Not too far from where I was displaying and forming model tins, from the corner of my eye, I caught a young man probably in his late 30s giving me some very dirty look. I don't think it was his frustration that got his face twisted with those hating eyes that kept piercing my smooth baby skin. Kai!!! If looks could kill, I would have been dead ten times over, no be small tin. You don't need to be psychic to know that the man is not a CharlyBoy lover, but a hater. Yesoooooooo! I may not be James Bond 007, but I assassinated that hater with my smile. A hater is someone that just can't stand you, usually your success. They hate you for who you are. They are merchants of gossip and all malicious stories about you. They even like to recruit members into their haters club; on the Internet they hold sway. Haters hate you for your accomplishments, youthfulness, attractiveness, popularity, but guess what? Most of the time they don't even know why they hate on you. Some haters come from the lowest social ladder, they are as green and as ignorant as they come, I swear. These "winche" people are everywhere. For haters, hate is the only way they can cope and go on with their lives. They usually suffer some insecurity or inadequacies. If you are on top your game, you must have haters, no escaping. I rather have real haters than fake fans. It is important to be mature in dealing with these prematures'. Being able to sift through people's envy and bad intention towards you for the valuable truth in their criticism is often a key to being great and surviving people's bad belle and nonsensical jargon. As my head kept playing back some very famous haters in my life and how they chopped all the bull shit and the shenanigans I dished out. A beautiful middle aged woman came to sit by my side. I have been watching you, she said. "How do you manage with people swooping all over you like that" referring to the short drama that just took place. "I read your articles on Linda's blog all the time, most of all I admire your courage in being your authentic self, how did you build such a thick skin." If I walk tall, how is that my fault? I live my life the way I please, how is that supposed to affect anybody's peace. Shame if they think I care, shame if they think I would flair. I no send dem atall atall. Free Me!!! Haters are usually people with little social consequence to you. See dem, yahoo boys with no laptop. They are validation that you are a big deal. The more successful you are, the stronger, the more opinionated, I tell you, and the less you will be generally liked. But Hey! Cut yourself a slack and ignore haters. Instead, focus on turning people who like your dream to people who love your dream. I have noticed that the average or the ordinary don't get bothered by haters, only outstanding people, "weird" people, crazy people, unusual people, in short, people who don't stand up never get stoned at. Haters hate either because they don't understand or they can't imitate. Little do they know that their hating is their sincerest form of flattery. Haters only hate things they can't get or people they can't be. For me sha! I don't have time for haters, I have ignored haters, all my life I just keep doing what I do best, treating others with love and respect always. So! Don't waste your time with this silly hating game! Because dem no see you dem no send you.  |
| Funke Akindele and Sasha Join FADAN To Walk For Cancer Awareness Posted: 26 Oct 2013 10:25 AM PDT  Funke Akindele and Sasha were celebrity partcipants in the FADAN (Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria) Walk for cancer awareness and prevention some days ago. Funke shared these pictures with the caption, "#walking for a worthy cause #cancer awareness (Breast and Cervical Cancer)Pls go for free screening @ 118 bode Thomas street,surulere!" Great job to all involved!   |
| Genevieve Nnaji stuns in yellow ensemble at LFDW Posted: 26 Oct 2013 10:22 AM PDT   OK...so who like's Genevieve's matching yellow dress & shoes which she wore to the Lagos Fashion and Design Week yesterday? I love it. Not because it's Genevieve wearing it o..I just loving matching ensembles..:-)  |
| For the Love of Phones:Thieves In Indiana Steal More Than 20,000 LG G2 Smartphones. Posted: 26 Oct 2013 09:39 AM PDT   At the moment there don't appear to be any leads in the case, though police in Indiana and Illinois are looking for the truck and the thief, and the FBI is aware of the situation. The burglary might hamper the launch of Sprint's LG G2 which was planned for later this year. That being said, the real question is what the thief or thieves might do with that many phones. AndroidPolice have got a few ideas:
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| PULLOVER! Wizkid & Limpopo Master, KCEE Shooting ‘Pullover’ Video (Photos) Posted: 26 Oct 2013 09:36 AM PDT     For those who haven't heard the song yet….  |
| Former Miss Nigeria Ene Lawani dressed in suit & tie for Mai Atafo Posted: 26 Oct 2013 09:34 AM PDT |
| Beyonce Gushes Over Blue Ivy: “Motherhood Has Made Me Braver & Stronger” Posted: 26 Oct 2013 09:06 AM PDT  The American singer has 21-month-old daughter Blue Ivy with her rapper husband Jay Z. Even when she is touring the world with her music, Beyoncé makes time for her adorable tot and is keen to expand her family in the future. 'I perform on stage for a few hours of my day, but the rest of the time I'm changing diapers. I enjoy it,' she told British magazine Very. 'I'd definitely like to have more children and I look forward to that. I'm trying to make sure that I don't work so hard that I don't enjoy the blessings that are around me every day.' Since becoming a parent, the 32-year-old star has changed her priorities. She puts Blue Ivy before everything else and will do anything to look after her little girl. 'Motherhood has changed everything for me. I'm a lot braver and I'm more secure. I have more purpose,' she insisted. 'I feel like you see things a bit differently after you give birth and my biggest job is to protect her.' Until she is grown up, Beyoncé tries to be a good example to her daughter in everyday life. She already knows the first piece of guidance she will pass on to Blue Ivy when she is old enough to make her own decisions. 'The biggest advice I will give my daughter is to always value herself. Everything else falls into place after that,' she smiled.  |
| WARDROBE MALFUNCTION: Salma Hayek Shows Us What’s Up Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:56 AM PDT  Are you ready? Salma Hayek, a Lebanese and Mexican American Hollywood actress accidentally gave onlookers a glimpse of her bare butt on Wednesday when a gust of wind blew up her skirt while she was shooting a scene with Pierce Brosnan for their upcoming movie How to Make Love Like an Englishman.  The brunette bombshell's Marilyn Monroe moment happened as she and Brosnan, 60, were sitting on a beach in Malibu. Hayek, 47, was wearing a white Oxford blouse, a black hat, and a flared mini skirt at the time. The gorgeous star — mom to daughter Valentina, 6, with husband Francois-Henri Pinault — has been heating up the beach all week in the sexy, skin-baring ensemble. Photos taken elsewhere on set show her blouse unbuttoned and tied at the waist, revealing a black-and-white gingham bra top underneath — not to mention plenty of cleavage.  Source: US Weekly  |
| Egypt: Gunmen open fire on Coptic Christian wedding in Cairo Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT  Three people, including a girl aged eight, died when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a wedding party outside a Coptic Christian church in Cairo. At least nine others were wounded in the attack in Giza, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Egypt's Coptic Christian community has been targeted by some Islamists who accuse the Church of backing the army's overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in July.The unidentified attackers fired indiscriminately as people left the church. A man and a girl were killed outside the church and a woman died on her way to hospital. "We heard a very loud sound as if something was collapsing," one eyewitness said. "I found a woman seated in a chair with lots of bullet wounds, covered in blood. Many other people had fallen around her, including a child," he added. Coptic priest Thomas Daoud Ibrahim said he was inside the church when the gunfire erupted. "What happened is an insult to Egypt, and it's not only directed against Coptic Christians. We are destroying our own country," he said. Another priest, Beshay Lotfi, told Egyptian media that the church had been left without a police guard since the end of June. The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of Christianity's oldest, founded in Alexandria around 50 AD.  |
| Funny - Tonto Dike Lifts Her Husband on Their Wedding Day Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:29 AM PDT  Of course it's a scene from one of her movies, The Illiterate. The scriptwriters sure have a sense of humor, and Tonto too for going along with it. And she must be strong too, or the guy is a lightweight, lol.... Tonto shared the throwback picture today on Instagram with the caption, "Am jux a local Champ** ... #tbt"   |
| What to Do When Your Man Needs Some Space or a Break From The Relationship Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:25 AM PDT  By Eniola Lawal There comes a time in a relationship when everything seems to be falling apart or already at the verge of doing so, and your partner wants out. Whatever the reason he is giving, you are not happy because even the so-called small issues are big deals to you especially when you value your relationship. But you have to ask yourself, what kind of relationship do you have? Now, if I haven't mentioned this before, my very bad. Relationships are of two types: you are either going out with a kid who doesn't know what exactly he wants and can't even place why he is with you and definitely will always play around at any given chance (most times wouldn't wait for a chance at all) or a man who is intelligently matured enough to realize what he wants, why he is involved with you, why he chose you and why he must always make it up to you. When you are dating someone immature, it doesn't precisely mean he is first year under-graduate, he's always on the rainbow color attires, can't live without his different colors of snapbacks & the hugest frames of ray bans, really dying to have a tattoo of Nicki Minaj's butt on his arm, NO! At the same time, you might not be able to classify dating a fourth year graduate, always in a suit-and-tie, hardly have time to club type of person as dating a man. It's all about the mind and mentality. I may list how to recognize a man from a boy, but that is a post for another day. Today, we're talking about what happens when these two set of guys need space and why? 1. Why your 'immature boyfriend' needs space: Let's say it is beginning to dawn on him that he doesn't even have a purpose for himself in your relationship let alone you. Maybe he doesn't have the guts to tell you it was just infatuation that brought him closer to you, but he just needs to get rid of you anyway. It might be that he believes your session in his dramatic life is over, to begin a new one he needs to eradicate you completely. The only way he can do so is by telling you he wants space even though he has no good reason what that space will buy him. What do you do? It pains me to still have to tell you to create a large one for him wherever he wants to go! Just excuse yourself from him and everything that involves him, don't even talk to him! Till he's grown and mature anyway. 2. Why your 'man boyfriend' needs space: Ladies we all know some of us can be tough nuts to crack and no matter how perfect a guy will ever want to claim, some of us will make a mountain out of a mole hill. Your relationship has a purpose, thanks not to only you but your man also, it takes two to tango. If that purpose is missing, you may not want to let go, because you have other reasons why you think it should work. If in a situation when your man demands for space, that means maybe you both communicate better than you think. But, if he knows you will be hurt, he may never say those words 'babe, I need some space' to your face because he wouldn't want to hurt your feelings. If so, you may have to be the one to decipher his change of attitude and most times his routine with you will change too. If he does say them whether you are hurt or not, maybe he is nonchalant about your feelings at some certain moments. Here are some reasons your man may be pulling away from you; - Maybe he thinks you're choking/ rushing him, which you really might be, - He might have critical issues at work - He think you are not fit for another phase in his life, The least you can do for any of these scenarios is to re-assure him of how you can help rather than be an extra problem. If he likes you and doesn't just want to annoyingly get rid of you, he will ask for space. At this point, don't go all crazy dear, chillax! He is human too remember, and he is prone to mood swings too just as you are, why not be considerate? So what do you do? Give him the space! By so doing, you give him the liberty of re-sizing his options, re-scaling how much you worth to him, if he's going to be all fine without you. I bet he may soon be back like he never heard the word 'space' before let alone acting the need of one. That means he really never wanted you two apart, he just needed re/assurance of your relationship. PS - If he doesn't come back, then probably, the relationship was not meant to be.  |
| Marriage Avowals - Couples Need To Learn How To Talk To Each Other Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:22 AM PDT  Ngozi Omolaiye met her husband Gordy in her first year in University back in 1991! The couple have been together since, married for over 15 years. They waited over 12 years after marriage for their child and welcomed a baby girl two and half years ago. In this exlusive interview with RML, she tells us more about their marriage, and what has kept them going so long. How did you meet your husband? I met him in Jos through a secondary school mate and friend who happens to be his niece. I had just started my undergraduate degree at University of Jos. My friend was already in the university and living with her uncle. So I decided to go in search of her in her uncle's music studio. There were no mobile phones then and I didn't know if she'd be there but I took the chance. She wasn't there but her uncle was. He gave me a warm welcome and made me feel at home while I waited for her to return. How long was it from when you first met till he proposed? Hmmm, you know it's been a long time. I met him since 1991, so I don't really recall. But I think it was about a year later. We always knew we were meant for each other from the first few months after we met. How did he propose? There wasn't really a formal proposal per say. Like I said we always knew we were meant for each other and started talking about our future from the early days of our meeting. But he kind of made it formal by asking his niece to be present when he was making the 'proposal' formal. He didn't know how she'd take it, being my friend and his niece. But she took it well and told us we are both special to her and mustn't break each other's hearts. What made you fall in love with him and decide to say yes? His demeanour, his whole disposition. He is such a gentleman, calm and collected – a lot like my dad. I always prayed I'd find a gentleman like my dad. He met all my criteria and with a yes from God, I was bold to say yes.   What's one change you've made for your spouse? It's actually quite funny. Not cooking my soups with stockfish. Can you believe that Myne? It caused a few fights when we first got married. He can't stand the smell of stockfish – it makes him feel sick. Can you imagine an Igbo lady cooking her soups without stockfish! Hmmm. How many children do you have and how has this affected your marriage and relationship with each other? We have a 30 month old daughter who we waited for for over 12 years. She is absolutely delightful and brings us so much joy. She has affected our relationship in a positive way. We now have to consider her in every decision we make and work our lives around her. We can't just up and go like we used to. We are loving every bit of parenting. What was your last fight with your husband about? It's been long we had a lovers tiff. When you get to understand each other better, the fights lessen. I think the last one was about travelling – my hubby doesn't really like to travel. It was about how we'd plan our future holidays and I said now we have a daughter, once she gets older, we should plan to go on vacation every year. He said it doesn't have to be a ritual etc. It went on for like 30 minutes. We were with friends so they kind of helped end it. But we sorted it out when we got home. Which do you fight over more - money or chores or children? This may sound unreal but we don't fight about any of them. We've got a mutual understanding and have a motto, "We are in this together". Without knowing it we've spilt the chores to what comes to us naturally. I manage the money and cook and we both clean. He does all the DIY and mows the lawn. We share caring for our daughter equally. When she was a few months old, we took turns sleeping so no one suffered sleep deprivation. As mentioned earlier, travelling is usually where the fight originates from.   What's your perfect date night activity? I think it's between curling up on the settee and talking endlessly and going out to a quiet restaurant to share a meal and talk. We talk a lot - that is to each other. When was the last time you went out on a dress-up date? I can't recall the last time – it's been so long ago. What do you think is the "key" to a successful relationship? Honesty and being able to communicate with each other. Couples need to learn how to talk to each other. It solves most problems that come up in relationships. Don't hold back. Be honest. You are one, so why should you be dishonest about things? Finally, couples should learn to be more vulnerable with each other. It helps you to bond.  |
| What Has Been Your Experience at Doren Specialist Hospital in Ajah? Posted: 25 Oct 2013 11:19 AM PDT  Doren Specialist Hospital commenced business back in 1996 as a clinic, and says on their website that they aim "to provide qualitative health care delivery services to the citizens of Nigeria as well as foreign dwellers at affordable rates without compromising standard." But it seems those standards are being annihilated with impunity in recent years. I came across this story that chilled me to the bone! Ibilola Essien was a patient at Doren Hospital and shared her experience on her blog so others will learn. Here's an excerpt My husband decided to take me to Doren Specialist Hospital (his HMO hospital in Ajah). We got there and the doctor said she thought it might be Urinary Tract Infection or Acute appendicitis. Because of the pain they immediately placed me on IV and by the next morning, I had taken like 10. Subsequently they called the Chief Surgeon to take a look at me. He ordered that I do a scan on the 1st floor of their hospital to confirm his theory that it was acute appendicitis. I did the scan followed it with blood and urine tests. As if this experience was not chilling enough, from the comments came more narratives about Doren Hospital that would make any right thinking doctor of this hospital ask his staff questions. Here's one of them Oluwakemi Animashaun-OderindeTuesday, 12 March 2013 20:38:00 GMT-7 There are even more gory recounts of bad experiences at Doren in the Blog comments. I know a lot of systems in Nigeria are bad, and if there are two systems that suffer the most when resources are poor, it is health and education. But it is painful that when called to own up to their shortcomings, rather than offer help, this is what a doctor at Doren had to say. Brig Gen (Dr) J.A.Aremu (Rtd)Monday, 1 July 2013 15:37:00 GMT-7 Why does anyone faced with charges of mediocrity think people are out to pull them down? The evidence is right in your face! So many people cannot be wrong and only you right! What has been your own experience? Who knows whether Doren is now under investigation, or at least has their HMO license revoked?  |
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