Ndigbo in Akure eats humble pie, begs Deji over misconduct of Eze

The leadership of the Igbo community in Akure, Ondo State, on Friday swallowed its pride and begged for pardon from the Deji of Akure, Aladetoyinbo Adelusi, following two weeks of hostilities between the Igbo community and the palace.
The Deji had vowed to obliterate the position of the Eze Ndigbo of Akure, after the title holder, Gregory Iloehika, allegedly insulted the traditional ruler.
Mr. Iloehika, was accused of rude behaviour at the Deji’s palace, an action which angered the Chiefs and resulted in a war of wits between the palace chiefs and Igbo traders.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191989-ndigbo-in-akure-eats-humble-pie-begs-deji-over-misconduct-of-eze.html

What's A Skoliosexual?

Miley Cyrus made headlines over the summer when she came out as pansexual, thereby introducing many people to a term that they may have heard before but don't entirely understand.
But pansexual is just one of many sexual and romantic identities that exist beyond more commonly known and discussed orientations like heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual. In fact, some people may not even know that a person can be romantically, as well as sexually, oriented. According to Asexuality.org, romantic attraction "is an emotional response that most people often feel that results in a desire for a romantic relationship with the person that the attraction is felt towards." The site notes that "many asexual people experience romantic attraction even though they do not feel sexual attraction" and though romantic and sexual orientations often "match," "it is common to find mixed combinations of romantic and sexual orientations" in the asexual community.
"A lot of people feel broken before they find a label and a community to go with it," Michael, a team member affiliated with the Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN), which works to inform people about sexuality and identities which may fall under the asexuality umbrella. "Many asexual people feel they can't live up to the expectations of their friends, family and society, and are hugely relieved at finding out they're not alone," he added. "We hold that no-one can tell anyone else whom they are sexually attracted too, if any. Telling an asexual person they are not asexual is like telling a straight person they are gay or bi, or vice versa. Ultimately only the person in question is in a good position to know either way."
To help shed some more light on this subject matter, here are 12 terms related to sexual and romantic identities that are beginning to receive more attention in the media but that are still regularly absent or erased from conversations currently taking place in popular culture.


http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/561bf841e4b0082030a35f80

Elijah Cummings: Benghazi Panel Is An 'Abusive Effort To Derail' Hillary Clinton's Campaign

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, criticized his Republican colleagues for using the panel to attempt to "derail" former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, characterizing the committee as a "fishing expedition."
Clinton, who was secretary of state during the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, faced hours of questioning Thursday from the committee, which Democrats have accused of being a blatantly political endeavor. Cummings continued with that line of criticism during his opening remarks, criticizing Republicans for using the panel and Thursday's hearing to hurt Clinton's 2016 presidential bid.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/562912b5e4b0ec0a38938a6b

Edo 2016: How Buhari is altering Oshiomhole’s permutations

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Joseph Erunke
Buhari’s choice of a long loyal political associate as his minister from Edo State could alter permutations as regard the emergence of governorship candidates in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
THE body language of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his associates in the All Progressives Congress, APC had indicated that the battle for his succession would be narrowed down to the Edo South Senatorial district.
It was as such not surprising that Oshiomhole’s leading political traducer in the state, Chief Tony Anenih, the leader as he is called by his associates, moved with caution to nudge the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to narrow the party’s ticket to the dominant Edo South senatorial district.
The reason the two major parties in the state narrowed the choice to Edo South was because the district with more than 50% of the total voting population could easily determine the outcome of the main election in the event of the election taking an ethnic divide.
The decision of the two major parties was not without consideration of the fact that the Edo Central Senatorial district it would have been the turn of Edo Central, the only zone that is yet to have a full four-year term at the governorship. The zone’s only hold on the governorship was the 17 months or so Senator Osehreinmen Osunbor from the zone was governor before he was removed by the
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/edo-2016-how-buhari-is-altering-oshiomholes-permutations/

PDP, APC senators poise for war over Amaechi ’s confirmation

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke
 ABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators were yesterday pitched in a war of intrigues over the ministerial screening of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi even as the constitutional deadline for his clearance narrowed down to four days.
Unless the Senate confirms or formally rejects him by Thursday, October 29, Amaechi would automatically be sworn in as a minister upon the expiration of the 21-day constitutional deadline allowed the Senate to confirm or reject a ministerial nominee.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/pdp-apc-senators-poise-for-war-over-amaechi/

Can Nigeria's president defeat oil industry corruption?

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took power promising to tackle the "mind-boggling" level of corruption in his country's oil industry. But can he succeed?
Although oil is said to account for 75% of the Nigerian economy, no-one knows how much the country actually produces or refines because hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil are stolen every day, at each level of the supply chain.
President Buhari has taken personal control of the oil ministry and split the state-owned NNPC oil company into two entities in a move aimed at reducing corruption.
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about the challenge he faces.

Kolawole Banwo: Oil theft 'at industrial scale'
Kolawole Banwo is a senior programme officer at Nigeria's Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre.




"We do not have an independent metering facility to measure the quantity of oil that is extracted.
"We are not able to know the figures, [but] as at 2014, Nigeria could have been losing 300,000 barrels a day; about $12bn (£8bn) annually. That's a sizeable part of our budget.
"We can hardly afford to pay basic salaries and fund our budget because oil is being stolen. Considering we have the highest number of out-of-school children all over the world; the highest risk of maternal mortality; decaying infrastructure, and about 60% of our population live in poverty, it's very shocking indeed.
"Some of these pipelines were built in the 60s and 70s, so they are not strong. They are on the surface, they are rusted.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34580862

Ministerial Screening of Amaechi: The moral burden

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The fate of Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, arguably, one of the best performing governors in the last dispensation hangs as a moral burden on the All Progressives Congress, APC Senate caucus. After deferring the screening on two occasions, the Senate would be hard put to justify another deferment today.
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
IT is not surprising that Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi’s ministerial confirmation hearing has generated the most contentious debate among stakeholders. Controversy was imprinted at his naming ceremony even as an infant. Though he is neither Yoruba nor Igbo, Amaechi bears two of the most popular names among the mutually suspicious Yoruba and Igbo.
His schooling was also not without controversy peaking with his activism on the platform of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS in the mid-80s.
Politically, Amaechi’s footprints are also laced with much controversy underpinned by his revolutionary emergence as governor in 2007 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite having a ‘K-leg’ problem as perceived by the former leader of the party and then President Olusegun Obasanjo.
However, his most controversial political landmark was his role in marshalling the successful campaign of the APC in the 2015 presidential election.  That was despite the fact that just four years before, Amaechi, was perhaps the closest confidant of President Goodluck Jonathan


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/ministerial-screening-of-amaechi-the-moral-burden/



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Popular blogger Linda Ikeji’s splash N600M on new mansion

One of the recent news making the rounds on the social media is the N600 million mansion bought by popular blogger, Linda Ikeji at one of the choicest location in Lagos state- Banana Island.
One of the recent news making the rounds on the social media is the N600 million mansion bought by popular blogger, Linda Ikeji at one of the choicest location in Lagos state- Banana Island.
linda Ikeji's Mansion
linda Ikeji’s Mansion
The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.
Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home.
To Linda the newly bought mansion is a dream come true.
Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.
But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures below? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?

The house which is on 3 floors consisting of 6 en-suite bedrooms, a master suite with a separate walk-in closet/dressing room and a massive bathroom suite; it also contains 2 living rooms, media room, cinema room, gym room, laundry room, a fully fitted kitchen, with a large pantry.
Also it has a two room boys-quarters, a gatehouse, swimming pool, waterfall wall, changing room, cabana, and amazing water-view. “Absolutely, my dream home.
To Linda the newly bought mansion is a dream come true.
Yes, dreams do come true. And yet, so many people have preferred to keep sleeping, snoring way deep into the world of doubts and indecision.
But the salient questions here are: What do you make of the house as shown in pictures below? Are you inspired by Linda’s success to make your dreams come true and how many men have such kinds of mansions in Nigeria?


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/what-do-you-make-of-linda-ikejis-n600m-mansion/

Why we have sex

By Yetunde Arebi
Sex, since the history of man or human evolution has gone through several changes, even in terms of definition and form and the individuals engaging in it. Once upon a time, sex was thought to be primarily for reproductive reasons, then for the relief of sexual tension and later, for the sexual pleasure. Right from the explosive documentation of the Kama Sutra, various studies and experiences have been carried out by persons and institutions to unravel the mystery of human sexology and why, besides procreation, sex is important to mortal men and women.

From the researches of Alfred Kinsey who is regarded as the father of sexology in the 40s and 50s to Masters and Johnson’s famous researches on orgasms of the 60s and 70s, sex has become a subject of great interest to all.
Now, a research conducted by psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss on why women have sex which is published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, the duo in their new book of the same title, have listed 237 reasons why women have sex with their partners.
Ranging from the mundane desires to experience physical pleasure; to the vengeful intentions of getting back at a cheating partner, the spiritual attempt to get closer to God, or the altruistic gesture of wanting a partner to feel good about themselves, Meston and Buss concluded that the motives for engaging in sexual intercourse may be larger in number than what most people think and psychologically complex in nature too.
Some of the reasons listed are quite glaring and practiced across societies and persons at various times, regardless of their marital status too. In fact, marital sex as well as long term relationships tend to be more complex than those in newer or non-commitment relationships. Just as a married woman may have a legion of reasons for not wanting to have sex, she just might have another gazillion on why she must have sex.
The most important and common reason being “duty sex”. Once married, it is assumed that providing sexual pleasure to her partner is a given. She must fulfill her own side of the bargain to keep the union. To some other women, it is the price for the status and benefits. In this case, it has nothing to do with her own sexual pleasures or preference and more about submission, ditto the man. Many women also believe that the more sex they have with their partners, the less chances he is likely to stray.
Women assume that the more sex he gets with them, the less chances he is likely to think about sex outside the box, much less look for it. While good communication channel and a strong sexual connection may have been identified as important keys to a good relationship, hardly has having sex with a partner on demand been known to keep a person from straying into the thighs of another individual. Some women also believe that sex and children are the perfect ways to keep their men.
Women dubiously believe that the more children and responsibility they throw at their husbands, the less likely they are to walk away from them. So, where they have agreed on two children, these women, on their own volition, manipulate or “accidentally” go on to have more children. This hardly works in some cases. You can only keep a man down for as long as he wants to stay down. I intend to write more about this complex situation in subsequent editions. Let’s just go through some reasons I found quite interesting in this book which I have practical examples for:
Pity sex: Women may sometimes give in to sex for this simple reason, after all, we are women with maternal instincts. Some of the women in the book confessed to have had sex with men just because they felt sorry for them. According to one, she had been dating a guy over two years and he had been pleading with her all through. One day, she said she took pity on him and agreed. However, he was out of the door as soon as he could pull his pants up. A similar scenario happened to one of the young girls I counsel.
She’d been dating the guy for quite some time, and though she’d told him she was no virgin, she’d however decided to go celibate until she was married. The guy had gone on to systematically work on her emotions and soon, broke her down. She said the day she agreed to have sex with him, he had prostrated flat on his stomach, swearing heaven on earth. What kind of desperation is that? However, what happened after the act, almost robbed her of her education as she did not want to return to school.
She said immediately it was over, he jumped up and punched the air with his fist, asking if that was all that she had to offer and that he’d had better lays. He went on to tell her that he had only been acting out a script and never loved her. In fact, he and a couple of guys already placed a bet on her and though she had tried, he had won eventually. To make matters worse, he had ordered her out of his room.
She said she ran away from school and several days was even scared to pick her calls or check the social media as she feared that he had recorded their activities and might post it on the internet. Eventually, he had come to apologise but the damage had already been done. Sex for pity’s sake almost always turn out to leave a sour taste in the mouth as you can never be sure of the other person’s motives.
Have sex because you want to and not because you feel pressured to, or are sorry for the guy. That way, should things go sour, you can hold your head up, look the a- – in the eye and say “f..k off, you fall me, I fall you, no big deal!” Marriage sex: This is very different from marital sex. This is simply sex to negotiate for marriage. Some ladies believe that having sex with a guy will provide them the opportunity to show the guys and convince them that they are good and suitable for each other.
To add insult to injury, some of these ladies are prepared to play little housewife roles, they go over to the guy’s apartments for chores and even wash their dirty under wears and clothes. Some even cook with their own money to convince the guys that they can support the union financially too. My little sister gave me a gist about one of her friends who played house help for someone she called her fiancé for almost four years, refusing to heed everyone’s warning.
As suspected, her generosity and selfless acts did not succeed at the negotiation table as the guy sprung the most unexpected surprise. He married the daughter of his neighbour and co-tenant, the little girl that had been calling his fiancée “aunty” and often came to the apartment to play with her when the guy was not around! My bet is that she had even run errands between the lovers and had benefited from the older lady’s generosity too. Eventually, they both betrayed her, her goodness did not help, neither her assumed sexual prowess.
Trade by barter sex: Just as the phrase imply, this is when you use what you have to get what you want. The first thing that comes to mind here is prostitution, that age old trade of using the body for financial benefits. The activities of the prostitution ricampus-sex111ng are a multimillion dollar investment worldwide with tentacles in drugs, violent crimes, human trafficking and many other vices.
Interestingly, the average prostitute in many climes no longer enjoys the liberty of dealing her wares as a one man (sorry, woman) enterprise or sole trader to any interested client today.
To carry on business as usual, she needs protection and this she invests in with the proceeds from her business as well as sex. Again, a drug addict or junkie will exchange sex for drugs naturally and when caught in a tight corner, many women have been known to exchange sex for their freedom.
Negotiation sex: If the above seem rather on the dark side, let’s bring it down to base. Many things have been written about the power of the female anatomy. I mean, bottom power! Many men, both high and lowly have been known to succumb to the aura of this potent natural endowment. Many women have perfected the art of using their gifts from mother nature to get what they want through intense manipulation and negotiation. Sex is thus used by women to curry favour, to get jobs, promotions, or even maintain status as the case might be.
A friend once told me the trick she uses to get anything she wants from her boyfriend. According to her, he is one of those shy types who can hardly express his thoughts or views on issues, let alone approach women. So, he considers himself very lucky to have found her and perhaps cannot trade the opportunity of the occasional sex for anything. (not yet, at least).
So, for her, most times, She engages in sex to get him to do stuff for her. Her crude method even involves stopping in the middle of the act to get him to agree to her demand. And the poor thing just crumbles like a pack of cards.
Revenge sex: This is common with women who have been hurt and who want to get their pound of flesh. Often, a wife might cheat on her cheating husband just to get back at him and probably make him feel the way she felt. It could also be to get back at a partner who has neglected them. Again, she might have sex to reassure herself that she is still pretty and desirable by men after she’d been jilted by one, or to simply walk out of an existing relationship.
Revenge sex may sometimes take a bizarre twist, depending on motive and individual. While working on my book, Youth, Sex and Wellbeing, I spoke with a lady who confessed to having slept with a boyfriend she was no longer interested in and infected him with a STI. According to her, she’d gone to visit on his insistence, thinking that she would seize the opportunity to inform him of her slight indisposition. But to her annoyance, she caught him escorting another girl off.
And though she’d always known she was not his only partner, seeing him that day was just too much and she made up her mind to teach him a lesson. A couple of years back, a National Newspaper published the self confession of a university undergraduate who at the brink of death, afflicted with full blown AIDS, claimed she’d purposely passed on the HIV virus to over 400 men. Her grouse was not with these men but the man who’d given her the virus and she wanted to take her revenge out on the world.
If the men thought she was an easy lay at the time, they definitely would have a change of heart after reading her confession! Cindy Meston and David Buss, aptly summarised the various motives in these words. “Every person brings their own individual history to any sexual situation. The reasons why they are having sex, the way they feel about the sex and the consequences of having sex are all very different across individuals no matter what gender they happen to be”. And that includes men too.










  



















































































































































































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LETTER OF LEAVING SCHOOL.
Daer Sir
I'm writter this letter with haters and tell you that I'm leave your school for good enough.
The why of the leave it is because at your school, the teachers are beat us very harmful and very sad. Sometimes one day of once upon a time, I wanted to cried but my friends telled me a man is a sheep he is not a cry. I was silent but vibrating in and out.
Another why is because of discriminate, we writted a test and I'm cheated, I get 20% that I'm not deserved. The teachers says my head is dead. Oh, it pained me too much.
I will tell you plenty things when you want us early in the morning but Sir you must know it is very ice in the morning, blanket is not want to be removed from body, I wake up early but I am come late. I'm write exzam study at another school.
Great your wife and childish. Pliz tell all childs of school that I'm say good bye for ever and ever amen.
Your's faithfool
Jozef.
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Jesu....dis guy are a first classed idiot...only an letters he cant written comfortedly..this was some insult on top of my schooling respectation..I knows all the types of teachers on this our schools carry a PHD inside their curse on the uniferzity...and he even have some of the rights to told me to great the childish on the schools...ehhh maybe he are a cultish boy..he wanted to implication this childrens inside his cultness..I am really unbearable towards this letter..Mtchee I guessed him are repeated elementary six..Infact as a matter on fats, I have sack you as a student..nunsince..
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TANZANIAN PROTESTS OVER THE CLOSING OF STORE

Angry staff and suppliers from one of East Africa's leading retailers, Uchumi Supermarkets, have forced the closure of one of its stores in Tanzania.
More than 300 people barricaded the store in Dar es Salaam amid fears they would not get paid.
There have been reports that the chain, which is based in neighbouring Kenya, is closing some of its shops.
Financial woes have already forced Uchumi to recently shut some of its outlets in Uganda.
The struggling retailer has said talks are under way to resolve the dispute.


source:BBC

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Can you be stupid in love because you don't want to be hurt or get hurt because you don't want to be stupid ? Lets read your opinions on #Lokkoscorner

LIVING A GOOD LIFE by Adefemi

Life is good but living a life without meaningful impact seems to be hurtful. We have come to identify our life with a factor that determine who we are. Are you happy? It is a question that will always spark up the instinct within us. Stay positive  and be guided.

WE ARE YOUR CHILDREN by Adefemi

It might seems like a game but this is a different ball game entirely. Looking at the great possibility of restructuring Nigeria to be a better nation, the task is huge for an
erudite,intelligent,rugged and indefatigable
President Buhari. Yet, the bucks stop on his table in moving this country forward. It is not illogical to say he belong to nobody and belongs to everybody because time will tell. Mr President need to wake up and put his best energy on insecurity and governance while other things will fall into place because of his personality. I want him to fight corruption to the fullest no matter who is involved but it must not be selective because people are watching critically. It is good for people to have choice through a dedication to change but they must no be short changed. Nigeria is a lovely country with capacity for development and vibrant youth with innovative minds! It is so saddened that none of them could get a space in your angelic list why? May be I should wait for second batch. We will patiently wait. My great PMB, in as much I keep tap on your progress and I believe in your pedigree to do your best please do everything possible within your power to call Fulani Herdsmen to order because of the recent development in the country over chief Olu Falae. He is an elder statesman just like you sir and it will not good for him to be ridiculed.
In all fairness to you sir, you have brought sanity to the conscious mind of Nigerian's that there is hope but the only area I'm not that comfortable with is the area where you seems to put attention on 97% and seems not to be bothered on 5%. Please treat us as your children because you are presently the father of the nation.
  
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You don't secure lives with lies ! by Adefemi

I can't sleep because of insecurity and when I looked at what happened in Turkey yesterday where many people as over 90 lost their lives through bomb blast, I felt so bad. Come to our great nation where great people are going

Former Bayelsa state governor, Alamieyeseigha dies at 63

Former Bayelsa state governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is dead. He died of Cardiac arrest today at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. He was reported to have gone into a Coma two days ago and was placed on Life support. May his soul rest in peace Amen
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Deziani begs Nigerians to pray for her

 Ikokwu, Gbagi, Sarah Jubril disagree over her request
By Clifford Ndujihe (With agency report)
IMMEDIATE past  Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is battling with cancer in London and  being investigated by UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) for alleged corruption, has asked Nigerians for a special favour. She wants Nigerians to pray for her as she undergoes cancer surgery next week.
Nigerian petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke listens to a question following a speech at the IHS CERAWeek energy conference Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
 Diezani Alison-Madueke
Speaking through Oscar Onwudiwe, her family’s lawyer, according to online newspaper, The Cable, Diezani, who denied reports of her arrest, said she was undergoing cancer treatment in the UK and “hopes to come out strong to face all the allegations.”
In a statement, Onwudiwe said: “The Madueke family, like most other families, has its own challenges. For instance, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been receiving treatment for cancer in the UK


source: Vanguard

GRATTITUDE

When we begin to imagine what life can give, the most unique thing we should be thinking of is grattitude. Happiness within is the most unique tool that will effect great change no matter the circumstances.

Revealed! Game Of Thrones Brother & Sister Dating In Real Life?!

As it seems an natural scenario to fall in love, We guess it's not incest if they only pretend to be brother and sister for the show!

The Queen’s 1947 wedding brought back to life in £100m Netflix drama

As 9th September draws ever closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year reign and its highs and lows.
Now, US-based streaming service Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a £100m drama, The Crown – tracing The Queen’s reign from her wedding to The Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 through to the present day.
The 60-episode series, which is expected to air next year, will star Claire Foy as the 21-year old Princess Elizabeth and former Doctor Who star Matt Smith will play the young Duke of Edinburgh. Foy has already experienced royal portrayal earlier this year, starring as a young Anne Boleyn in the BBC’s historical drama, Wolf Hall.
Groups of extras, dressed in authentic 1940s attire, lined the streets outside Ely Cathedral on Wednesday as filming began of the original royal wedding. The cathedral, built over 700 years ago, is acting as an ‘alternative Westminster Abbey’ backdrop for the spectacular royal event and the set was a true mashup of modern and vintage as modern green screens and vintage 1940’s cameras mixed.

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Elle Canada Calls A Dashiki A 'New Trend' & Immediately Gets Backlash

Culture is life and therefore, A word of advice to Elle Canada -- people don't like it when you dub their traditional clothing a "new trend."
The publication has faced major backlash and Internet anger for a fashion piece on their site that refers to a dashiki, a traditional West African garment, as the "newest It-item."
[ Related: Pharrell Gets Called Out For Wearing A Headdress ]
The piece, called "Is The Dashiki The New Kaftan?", features images of various celebrities, including Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Shay Mitchell (above) wearing a dashiki with accompanying captions.
An image was also posted on Elle Canada's Instagram but then quickly deleted.
Readers have also been quick to post their anger and disappointment at the magazine. Here are some of people's reactions on Twitter:


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Celestial Church Crisis : Obasanjo plays peace-maker

By Leke Adeseri, South West Regional Editor
The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo has said that the unity of the Celestial Churches of Christ (CCC) all over the world is of utmost importance to him. He made the submission during the week, at his hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital when the Oshoffa family and some leaders of the church paid him a courtesy visit.

Hmm! One Direction Posts A Throwback Pic But Cut Zayn Malik Out Of It!

Looks like someone's still bitter that Zayn Malik decided to leave the group!

On Thursday, One Direction shared a blurry screenshot from one of their old music videos as a part of #ThrowbackThursday, urging their fans to test their boy band knowledge by guessing the song the still is from.
[ Related: Selena Gomez Is Team Zayn! ]
However, we can't help but notice there are only four pixelated people in this pic, but there were definitely five singers initially in the shot.



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Mikel snubbed me in London – Oliseh

By Jude Opara, Abuja
Super Eagles Chief Coach, Sunday Oliseh yesterday explained why he left out Chelsea of England midfielder, John Mikel Obi from his list of players invited for the forthcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Tanzania. Oliseh who revealed this at a media parley in Abuja said he made several phone calls  including text messages to Obi’s number but he never responded to any.

Spousal Support! Judge Denies Glory Johnson’s Request for $20,000

Brittney Griner may have been unsuccessful in seeking to annul her marriage to Glory Johnson, but she secured a major victory in court today.

5 Things You Should Stop Doing If You Often Experience Menstrual Pain

Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhea is severe abdominal pain felt during menstruation. Statistically, it is the most common gynecological symptom affecting women in reproductive age group worldwide. However, slight pain during menstruation is normal but such pain should not be severe enough to affect normal daily activities. When this occurs, certain lifestyle can be attributed to such occurrence.

Uzor Kalu Lists Obasanjo's Corrupt Deals

Former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo.



Kalu said any meaningful probe of corruption in Nigeria must begin with Obasanjo; GUARDIAN reports. Listing Obasanjo's corrupt deals, the former Governor accused Obasanjo of as culled from nigerianbulletin :

• Preventing the proper auditing of the accounts of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
• Handling major oil deals through his cronies
• Owning a foreign account and a platinum credit card

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SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

Comedian and Businessman AY buys brand new G-Wagon as birthday gift to himself

Comedian, Businessman and movie producer AY Makun turned a year older today August 19th and bought himself a brand new G-Wagon as birthday present. Happy birthday bro. More photos after the cut...

Tinubu, Ambode absent at Fashola's book launch :Photos

Former Lagos state governor, Bababtunde Fashola yesterday attended the launch of 3 books titled 'The Great Leap', In 'BoLD Print' & 'The Lagos Blow Down' written by Hakeem Bello which detailed Fashola's experience and accomplishments as Governor of the state. The launch happened at the Muson center Lagos. National leader of APC, Bola Tinubu and Lagos state governor, Ambode as well as other APC leaders were conspicuously absent at the event. More photos after the cut...

Heart touching photo of newborn lying next to mother's caesarean wound goes viral

God is faithful! More than 11 million people have viewed this picture on social media, but it has certainly divided opinion.
This striking photograph of a mother and baby taken just three days after being born by caesarean section has taken social media by storm.
Helen Aller, 29, took the black and white image of the woman and her newborn lying next to her wound.

How Do You Form Your Thought Process?

 

Albert Einstein: "‘The words of the language as they are originally spoken don’t seem to play any role at all in my mechanism of thought. The elements of my thought are certain signs, or more or less clear images, which in my case are of a visual and sometimes of a muscular type. The combination of these different images in productive thought is what enables me to make progress before there is any connection with logical construction in words or any other sign that could be communicated to others.'"

How about you? Do you start your thought process with words, images or haphazardly?

#YouAreCreative

Goodbye is the saddest word ever...By Mbizo Madlala

Be inspired!!!
Imagine spending years with someone & one day out of the blue God calls them home....without notice...they are gone forever and you are left with questions that have no answers....
Yeah death is a part of our genetic make up but it's truly one of those sad concepts we can never really be familiar with....
It hurts so bad and no words can fully describe the numbing pain you feel inside....
No one can say death striked when they were fully prepared and ready for it to take their loved one...
Now for life to be easier I think it's best to make the most of all the time we have together while we still breath...
Appreciate what is....
Create special memories and just be there for all those that we love....for when their number is up we shall weep bitterly but we shall also rejoice at the moments of impact we shared with them....
Yesterday I cried when I lost friends....but today I rejoice at all that we have shared in this lifetime....
Life is a gift my friend...
Stop complaining and savour each day as if it was your last....
Love with your whole heart..
Never fear what you don't control....
Cherish it all so that when your eyes finally feel too weary to open....you shall say....
"I gave my life my best shot....now I am ready to see my maker"

MUST READ! How We Can Federate Nigeria By Reno Omokri

I find this article interesting and believe I should share it with my esteemed readers! Enjoy as you read.
Two weeks ago, I asked a question-Who Will Federate Nigeria? It was actually a rhetorical question which was prompted by recent happenings in the polity which exposed deficiencies in our current federal set up.
One of these recent happenings is the issue of unpaid salaries which has caused so much pain to individual families.
Having asked that question, it seems to me that I have a duty to answer it and this piece will provide some ideas on how we can federate Nigeria.

Must Read! Teenager who was born with hundreds of birthmarks over her entire body embraces it

This is a story about courage and loving yourself no matter what. We should all be thankful for who we are at all times.
A teenage girl who has been verbally abused for years by other children has revealed how she has come to love the hundreds of birthmarks covering her face and body.
Ciera Swaringen, 19, of Rockwell, North Carolina, was diagnosed with Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus after being born with the oversized mole-like marks.

They cover more than two-thirds of her body, with the largest one stretching from her navel to her lower thighs. 

Since she was a small child, she has had to endure cruel taunts from other children - and adults - but she has developed a positive attitude towards her rare skin condition, which affects around one in every 500,000 people.

Catch Up With a 'goddess worker' at McDonald's in Taiwan:Photos

 

Interesting to note that McDonald server in Taiwan is bringing a little added allure to the counter.

Hsu Wei-han, whose age was not given, has been attracting plenty of customers to her branch of the fast-food chain in the city of Kaohsiung after she was discovered by a blogger.

RainDog spotted the doll-like beauty and noted that Wei-han, who is also known as 'Weiwei' or 'Haitun' ('dolphin' in Chinese), was cute and wore a pink shirt and heels.

She has been called the 'cutest McDonald's goddess in Taiwanese history' after fans pointed out that the country's branches are famous for dressing up their female employees in cute themed outfits, such as sailors or maids.
The blog has received over 7000 likes and she has since been dubbed the 'goddess worker'.

If Igbos are butchered again, Nigeria will break; Fani- Kayode warns

Fani- Kayode

By Henry Umoru
ABUJA- FORMER Director of Publicity, Peoples Democratic Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode Monday lampooned the Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, describing his comments that President Muhammadu Buhari owes Igbos nothing as most
most insensitive, cruel and Puerile.
Responding to comments credited to Junaid, Fani- Kayode in a message to Vanguard noted that his statements that If the igbo feel marginalised they should attempt to break away again, was most uncharitable and careless, warning that if there was any attempt to butcher the Ibos or a repeat of what happened in 1966, it would be resisted by not only the Ibos, but by all Nigerians, with attempt to secede, which according to him, would be successful.

Chinese among 22 killed in deadly Bangkok explosion

Chinese among 22 killed in deadly Bangkok explosion
At least 22 people were killed and 117 others injured as of Tuesday morning in the deadly explosion that hit downtown Bangkok on Monday night.

Two Chinese mainlanders and two Hong Kong resident were among the dead, while at least 11 Chinese were injured according to China’s embassy.
Up to ten Thais and one Filipino were also killed, while others are yet to be confirmed.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has initiated an emergency response, demanding its embassy in Thailand start immediate investigations and put in all efforts to help the injured.

Jonathan keeps mum as he visits Kenya Games Reserve .

Barely three months after he handed-over power to President Muhammadu Buhari, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to keep mum on public matters.
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Jonathan who, Weekend, visited Kenya’s Maasai Mara Games Reserve on a chartered plane with his wife, Patience and two children was reported by the Kenyan media to have refused to speak to journalists on arriving the Games Reserve.

He is at the reserve for a three-day tour to witness the wildebeest migration. Jonathan was booked at the new Angama Mara Lodge at the Oloololo conservancy.

The ex-president was received by Narok Governor Samuel Tunai. Tunai, who is also the Council of  Governors tourism committee chairman, said more than 500,000 tourists from all over the world are expected to witness the spectacular crossing of wildebeest across the crocodile-infested Mara River.

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Barely three months after he handed-over power to President Muhammadu Buhari, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to keep mum on public matters.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience pictured landing in Kenya for a weekend holiday

Jonathan who, Weekend, visited Kenya’s Maasai Mara Games Reserve on a chartered plane with his wife, Patience and two children was reported by the Kenyan media to have refused to speak to journalists on arriving the Games Reserve.
He is at the reserve for a three-day tour to witness the wildebeest migration. Jonathan was booked at the new Angama Mara Lodge at the Oloololo conservancy.
The ex-president was received by Narok Governor Samuel Tunai. Tunai, who is also the Council of  Governors tourism committee chairman, said more than 500,000 tourists from all over the world are expected to witness the spectacular crossing of wildebeest across the crocodile-infested Mara River.
According to Kenya media, Jonathan is the second dignitary to visit the reserve in less than a fortnight after the King of Swasiland, Mswati III. The king was booked in the same lodge six days ago.
The owner of the hotel, Nicky Fitzgerald, said this tourism peak season is different from the past as prominent personalities from across the world have been calling for bookings.
“We have received Mr Jonathan, King Mswati III, a Chinese prominent family and we are expecting other royalties,” said Ms Fitzgerald.
Ms Fitzgerald said United States (U.S.) President Barrack Obama’s visit last month was a boost for tourism in Kenya.
The trooping in of world leaders to Kenya is expected to boost the tourism sector, which is recovering from travel advisories.
Britain has withdrawn travel advisories against Kenya and America is expected to follow suit.
“Starting of direct flights between Kenya and the U.S. as Obama promised would really promote trade and tourism,” said Ms Fitzgerald.
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BREAKDOWN: Funds allegedly stolen or unaccounted for during the Jonathan administration- APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted what it described as a massive campaign to stop the recovery of an estimated N13.972 trillion allegedly squandered by the immediate past administration
(Read full report here). This is a breakdown of the alleged stolen funds.

I hate Okocha – Oliseh

BY TONY UBANI Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has finally laid to rest rumours that he does not see eye-to-eye with his former assistant in the Eagles Austin Jay-Jay Okocha when he said; ‘’yes, I hate Jay-Jay’’. A reporter had asked him to clear the air on rumours that he does not see or stay in the same room with the former playmaker of the Super Eagles. The hall was like a graveyard when he made the pronouncement. He looked round and explained further. “I hate Okocha because anytime we play Tennis, he beats me.  We played  at the weekend at Sheraton Hotel and he defeated me’’. He made light of the rumour that started after he was appointed coach of the senior national team. Many still believe that Okocha stabbed Oliseh in the back when he accepted the captaincy of the Eagles to the 2002 World Cup.  ‘’We’re the best of friends and we played Tennis at the weekend’’, he emphasised. Okocha is currently the Chairman of Delta State Football Association and Chairman of NFF’s Study Group.  Speaking on the Eagles, Oliseh said that he was going to make the Eagles to play team football combined with individual talents. ‘’If you remember our victories in 1994 and 1996, it was based on individual talents. But we do not have such individual talents again. What we need to do is to play collectively. That is what obtains in Germany and Spain. It’s a lot of hardwork. We’re here to do our best’’, he added.

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