Romance Meets Life |
- Mary J Blige on Stage at The Sisters with Soul Concert in Lagos
- Maternity Style - Annie Macaulay Idibia Rocks Her Baby Bump in Little Black Dress
- Daddy Time - Kunle Afolayan and His Four Children
- BTS Pictures of Juliet Ibrahim in Big Gele From African Time, A Nollywood-USA Movie
- Poor Divorcees, Widows and The Scarcity of Husbands in Zamfara - From The Muslim Perspective
- Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh At the Flower Girl Movie Premiere In London
- Mommy Time - Nadia Buari Shares Fun Times With Her Mother
- Painful Sex Vs. 'Normal' Sex: The Differences Explained With Food
- [Web Series] Waiting... Episode 1
- Wedding Gown Ideas From The Emmy's Red Carpet - Which is Your Favorite?
- Share Your Story, Win $25,000 in the Africa Connected Competition
| Mary J Blige on Stage at The Sisters with Soul Concert in Lagos Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:48 PM PDT  Mary J. Blige, an outstanding American R&B and soul singer, was in Lagos, Nigeria for a divas concert labelled "Sisters with Soul". On the billing were other Nigerian female musicians including Seyi Shey, Zaina, Chidinma, Niyola, Lola Rae, Emma Nyra, Eva, Victoria Kimani, and DJ Cuppy. Check out some shots of Mary J. Blige oing her thing on stage.          |
| Maternity Style - Annie Macaulay Idibia Rocks Her Baby Bump in Little Black Dress Posted: 27 Sep 2013 05:09 PM PDT  Annie Idibia recently let out the news that she and husband Tuface Idibia were expecting their second child together. In this picture, Annie is really roking the bump in a stylish gown. Congrats to her and looking forward to more maternity styles from her. |
| Daddy Time - Kunle Afolayan and His Four Children Posted: 27 Sep 2013 04:03 PM PDT  Kunle Afolayan, is always on the location of one of his movies for one reason or the other. But when he's home, or off the clock, he loves spending time with his kids. Above is a picture of the versatile actor, director and producer on the basketball courts with two of his children. Check out another one below of all the kids on the red carpet with Kunle Afolayan for the premiere of Phone Swap.  |
| BTS Pictures of Juliet Ibrahim in Big Gele From African Time, A Nollywood-USA Movie Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:10 PM PDT  The film is about "African Time" a phrase used to describe the relaxed attitude that many Africans exhibit towards time. It seems to have become a part of African culture in that most African events tend to begin a few hours after the specified start time. In addition to Nollywood's Juliet Ibrahim and Steph Nora Okere, 'African time' also features Hollywood acts Syr Law and Tasia Grant [from Tyler Perry's 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman' and 'Meet The Browns' respectively]. African Time is totally frustrating to those Africans that like to be punctual. Ironically, many Africans that are late to various social events are seldom late to work and to other engagements of interest. This movie questions whether "African Time" is really a culture or a choice and humorously explores the issue of late coming among Africans and unveils some possible solutions for the infamous African Time.     |
| Poor Divorcees, Widows and The Scarcity of Husbands in Zamfara - From The Muslim Perspective Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:09 AM PDT  By Shittu Fowora The news yesterday has it that more than 8,000 Zamfara women protested over scarcity of husbands. Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa'idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole. "Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us," they said. The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry. While assuming that spinsters in Zamfara have enough 'able-men' seeking their hands, the following continued to nudge me: 1. Being woman does not automatically make 'you' worth marrying, men are running away from burdens and responsibility. 2. The 8,000 runaway/break-away husbands of these women are all dead? Is there a war in Zamfara or marriage is now a sport for 'taste and runaway'? After running away,do the men remain forever celibate? 3. In all these, are the men oblivious of the onus of care/attention for children from these turbulent relationships? 4. If committed/honest/able men start an aggressive marriage spree,marrying as much as 20 women across the state weekly[20 x 48 weeks=960 Annually],and no new divorcees are thrown out of their marital homes,it will take 8 years for this crowd to lessen to a few number. 5. If men are not gainfully employed, and women are gainfully employed in the same locale, marriage burden is eased and the marital coexistence is achievable. But when the woman is not having any 'sellable skill/no education/no volition/she is bringing noting to the marital table', and the broke-ass men aren't doing any jobs? Then men will rather seek the cheap route [patronising the available variables] 6. Women who are married must show genuine care and concern for the unmarried, lest their husbands/sons/male relatives may be in harms way (an unmarried/broken/divorced/widowed woman's emotions can be very dicey). 7. Families should fear Allah on the issue of the girl-child/her education and her emancipation. If you,as a man assume your earning is sufficient for your wife and children and family upkeep, beware of such days that calamity/lay-offs/forceful retrenchments and whatnot may happen. 8. Allow our women to acquire quality education/vocation/entrepreneurial skills ahead of marital life. To rush into marriage is to put hapless women at the mercy of unprepared men. 9. 'Marriage' is not government's business, but provision of job is a central purpose of governance. If Nigerian leaders are dishonest, then the most dishonest ones are evidently from where poverty is more rife. 10. I am afraid to imagine that this number of 'unproductive/poverty-ridden' women in Zamfara may be lesser than the average across the most populous Northern states of Kaduna/Kano/Sokoto. And the Boko-Haram/war-wrecked North East may well be bringing the number to well over hundred thousand. This must stop, things must change. _________________ First posted on Facebook |
| Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh At the Flower Girl Movie Premiere In London Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:12 AM PDT  Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh acted the main characters in new movie Flower Girl which premiered in London last night. I hear the movie was further edited and upgraded for the UK audience, hope that made it better. Damilola and Chris were also good together in the Ghanaian romantic comedy, Six Hours to Christmas, so I look forward to seeing them in Flower Girl. You can read the review of the movie by Joy Bewaji, HERE.   Pictures via 360nobs.com |
| Mommy Time - Nadia Buari Shares Fun Times With Her Mother Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT |
| Painful Sex Vs. 'Normal' Sex: The Differences Explained With Food Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT  Painful sex and vulvodynia are health issues that affect millions of women, but they are often under-reported and misdiagnosed. This is according to women4real.com, [fronted by Sally Turner and Sabine Tyrvainen] who have produced this short film to raise awareness around the issues. Who remembers the previous video we shared here? Yes, women4real were inspired by Some Real Sex Facts Explained With Food. According to their press release, women4real "loved the film's humour and creativity as an issues-raiser and were inspired to bring some hot sauce to the table (along with a frankfurter, a finger roll and a creatively spliced chilli) to highlight" the burning issues of painful sex and vulvodynia. Check out the video :) |
| [Web Series] Waiting... Episode 1 Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:44 AM PDT  I left the office at exactly five and by exactly five, I mean I was already downstairs walking into the busy street at five pm. I quickly hustle my way through the crowd so that I could get to the train station before I missed the next train that was arriving in 3 minutes. A quick swipe of my transit card and I got to the train tracks just as soon as the train was pulling up. Before I got into the train and lost all network service, I sent a quick group text to my two best friends; On my Way! I get to the Salon 33 minutes later after a 28 minutes train ride and a 5 minute walk that should have taken 7 but my excitement didn't let me walk at a regular pace. "Hi, I have a group waiting for me" I said to the receptionist as I pulled out my phone and started texting Lola so she could find her way to the front desk to come get me. "Yes ma'am, follow me". She said before she ushered me into this room that was heaven on earth. It looked like the size of my current apartment except it was made solely for relaxation purposes. There was a shower that had no doors, a massage section that had be prepared with three massage tables, a mud bath, pedicure and manicure station and another section for facials and body wrapping materials. Lola said she found this place on Yelp and since I'm always the planner of most activities we find ourselves doing, I was glad to give the pass to someone else for a change. "Your friends are in the back picking out nail polish colors" the young attendant said to me. She must have noticed I was looking for the other two ladies in my group. I quickly undressed and changed into the plush robes that were neatly hung in the corner. "Hey hey" Lola shouted as they walked into the room, shouting and dancing with a cocktail in hand, that just confirmed that this place was heaven. We had decided to use our groupon deal before we went on the vacation because we wanted to take loads of pictures and we didn't want the stress from work and life in general showing on our faces. This spa was the perfect oasis for us. We all hurdled into Tayo's car and headed to my apartment after spending about 4 hours at the spa. The airport we were flying from was only 15 minutes away from my cozy one bedroom apartment and taxis offered standard rates because of the short distance so it made sense to leave from my apartment. She dropped us off at the front of my apartment with her luggage and went to look for parking on the next street. "I swear, I can't wait to just be on the plane so that I know that I am truly unreachable. I wonder what my boss would do without me then." Lola said as we headed up the elevator. Lola's boss was one of those bosses that had decided that he would get to the top but once there decided he didn't want to lift a finger to work anymore. She was always constantly doing her work plus his hence the hatred. Her boyfriend had broken up with her because he said she didn't have time for their relationship which in all honesty she didn't. She was always exhausted, tired or angry or all three at the same time. She still blames her boss for her lack of relationship. Her 2 year contract with her company was about to be over which would give her an opportunity to seek managerial positions in other companies. We could barely sleep from all the excitement of this vacation. We had all graduated from our individual masters programs a year and half ago and were fully pushed into the adult living too fast. You don't realize how much you actually spend on yourself until you're responsible for all your bills. All the Hermes bags and Louboutin shoes we thought we would be able to afford have still not manifested. We had not taken a vacation since we graduated which was why this vacation was so important to us. "Tayo, did you pack your acne cream, I think I might have left mine" Lola said while already closing her eyes to sleep. "Yea, I brought the one that has almost finished though but it should be enough for both of us. I woke up at exactly at 4am and decided to say my prayers before I woke the girls up. 10 minutes later, everyone was up; Lola was showering, I was wrapping up my packing and Tayo was on the phone trying to call a taxi to take us to the airport. 45 minutes after that we were headed to the airport for our 6:55am flight that was about 3 hours. Checking in was a lot easier than I assumed because traveling from the Dallas airport was always a drag. After checking in, we had over an hour before boarding "I'm hungry oh, I think I'm going to McDonalds to get something." I stood and started fishing through my purse for my wallet. "So with all the salad you've eaten for the past month, McDonalds is what you want to eat for breakfast" Tayo said without even looking at me. "Abeg, I have assumed vacation mode so free me and what I eat, do you want anything jo, fitness expert" "Certainly not McDonalds" She said while still reading her romantic novels. I walk away from our gate in hopes of finding somewhere else to get breakfast other than McDonalds. I had starved and cried to lose the 10 pounds I wanted to for this trip, if I was going to ruin my clean eating, McDonalds was not worth it. I found a café opposite the shoe shine station and was instantly grateful to the gods of food. I ordered a turkey and cheese croissant and as I waited for the attendant to toast it up, I quickly got in line at the Jamba juice right next to the café to get a yummy green tea smoothie. "Please can you get me a bagel" Text from Lola, it's now when I had gotten off the line that she wants a bagel I thought to myself. Maybe I can ask the girl to get me a bagel when she hands me croissant. I went up to the front of the line to see if I could get the girls attention to see maybe she could sell me a bagel without having to stand in line. She quickly apologized and said in order for me to make another purchase; I'd have to get back in line. After I got my food, I was looking around to see if there was somewhere else I could buy something for Lola because I didn't want to share my food when I heard someone behind me. "I think you left your juice at the café counter" he said and flashed his 32. I was enthralled by this 6"2 man who was standing right in front of me smiling as if he just won a million dollars. His smile was so amazing, it almost brought me to my knees. _____________ Hi, I'm Moriam. I'm curious and I love cooking. I also like to write short stories. If you haven't check out Part one and two of Love's Pain. If you love recipes, check out my blog too. |
| Wedding Gown Ideas From The Emmy's Red Carpet - Which is Your Favorite? Posted: 27 Sep 2013 02:05 AM PDT  Earlier this year, ladies at the Cannes Film Festival walked the red carpet promoting their movies, several wore white, cream, ivory, gold or champagne gowns that looked very much like wedding gowns [see post]. This time we're looking at the stars on the Emmys red carpet. Their dresses will definitely inspire any bride to be who is still looking for her gown. Even if you're not, which of these gowns is your favorite for a wedding gown inspiration?           |
| Share Your Story, Win $25,000 in the Africa Connected Competition Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:00 AM PDT  The Africa Connected Competition is part of Google's efforts to help boost the social and economic impact being created by Africans who have embraced the web. Google is offering up five prizes of $25,000 each to the most inspiring stories established on the continent where the web has played a pivotal role in achieving success. Do you have an amazing success story that is powered by the web? Submit your story HERE for a chance to win one of the five cash prizes. Africa Connected The power of the web is changing lives in Africa every day. Africa Connected. Success stories powered by the web. is an initiative by Google in collaboration with our partners that is aimed at creating a platform to: - Drive the largest collection of inspiring stories about ventures established on or propelled by the web by Africans in Africa - Demonstrate how these achievements are having social and economic impact in the everyday lives of people across the continent - Encourage users of the web in Africa to learn more about all the things that they can do on the web with Google |
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