Thursday, March 12, 2015

Chimamanda Adichie On Elnathan John's 2013 Twitter Rants Against Her

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For the month of March, Chimamanda Adichie has been sharing her fashion outfit of the day [OOTD] pictures with Vogue UK and her fashionista fans around the world. But a new interview with Olisa.tv, in which the award winning writer speaks about a misunderstanding with writer Elnathan John, has sparked controversy amongst the Nigerian literati.

Elnathan is also a Nigerian writer, well known online for the satirical pieces on his blog, including How to Show Nigerian Love and others. He is also a famous Twitteratti, and among his viral tweets is an episode where he ranted about Chimamanda's natural hair campaign.

42-Year-Old Mom of Four Shares Inspiring Story of Weight Loss & Running Marathons

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Tuedon Morgan is a marathon runner with medals and accolades to show for it. Better known as Tee Morgan, Tuedon has 40 marathons scheduled for this year alone, and this is in addition to her family and a full-time job. Tee is almost 42 years old, and has a high level job as an education administrator. She has been married for 21 years, and has 4 sons - 20, 18, 16 and 8.

Tee's passion for running started when she joined a gym and began walking on a treadmill in her desire to lose the weight she had gained during and after her fourth and final pregnancy. Tee and her family have lived in Qatar since 2005, but she has over the past four years travelled the world in pursuit of her dream, and hopes to be the first Nigerian to run the North Pole. Read excerpts from her inspiring interview with BN below...

Couple Alert - Lupita Nyong’o and Common Dating?

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Lupita Nyong’o and Common were first photographed together at the 2015 Golden Globes Awards ceremony, as seen above, but nobody paid any mind to the pictures. Now, several eye-witnesses have said the two stars were spotted together out and about socially as they went from what appeared to be a dinner date to a movie date and then to a bar. Basically, they spent the whole evening together.

What do you think? Do they look like a couple couple from the picture above? The fans who saw the duo took to Twitter to share the news but there is no statement or confirmation yet from both Common and Lupita. Check out the tweets and see the picture Lupita herself shared on her Instagram of the two together with their mutual stylist.

Parents Fear Violent 7 Year Old Adopted Son Wants To Kill Them and Others

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A couple have appeared on the Dr Phil show to beg for help about their adopted their seven-year-old son, who they say threatens their life and has an imaginary friend who tells him to harm people. The couple adopted the boy as a baby from a meth-addict, but are now convinced that his obsession with knives and blood is a sympton of something very sinister.

Kim and her ex-husband, Ryan, adopted Rylan when he was a baby and say both his biological parents had bipolar disorder. The pair are now both terrified about his aggressive behavior and fears that he would become a serial killer starting with them.

Online Shopper Wants Refund After Sexy Dress Doesn't Fit Her Like The Model [Photos]

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A Chinese woman is not happy that the sexy dress she bought online does not look the same on her as it does on the model whose photo showcases the dress on the shopping website. The disgruntled shopper has posted photos after the risqué black dress turned out to fit differently on her than what she expected it to.

The woman bought the dress from eCommerce site Taobao and went back on the review site to say the reality of the dress on her turned out to be less glamorous than she hoped. She then posted these photos of her in the dress on the sellers page, asking for a refund. Do you think she should get her money back? See larger photos below..

Fantasy Author, Terry Pratchett Dies at 66 After Battling Alzheimer's

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Terry Pratchett wrote more than 70 books over his lengthy career. He was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2007. Sir Terry Pratchett died at home, surrounded by his family. He died aged 66 after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease. Though he was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2007, the author continued writing, completing his final book last summer. Popularly called Sir Terry by his fans, the fantasy author was best known for the Discworld series.