Friday, June 13, 2014

RMD Replies Critics Of His Recent Weight Loss - 'I'm Not Sick, I Changed My Lifestyle'

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When actor Richard Mofe Damijo or RMD as he's popularly known, was spotted at the AMAA's last month, above were some of the pictures that emerged, and many online commentators said he was looking not like his usual robust self.

Everyone acknowledged that RMD had lost some weight, some said a lot of weight, and many asked if it was all from healthy living, a bad camera angle or something more troubling, like illhealth, or cancer.

The Nollywood actor and politician has now responded to the rumors. Speaking with the Weekend Groove, the actor who anchored the Night of Tributes for Amaka Igwe at the Haven in Ikeja on Monday said:

Jimmy Fallon Talks About Infertility Struggles and How They Found Success With Surrogate

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Jimmy Fallon's popularity has skyrocketed since he took over on The Tonight Show, but his proudest accomplishment is becoming a father. In a new interview the 39-year-old discusses the five year struggle it took he and his wife to get their daughter.

On the cover of the current issue of People Magazine, Jimmy poses with his 11-month-old daughter, Winnie Rose, and they both wear matching grey suits and polka dot ties.

Inside the magazine, Jimmy Fallon discusses in detail how he and wife Nancy Fallon, 47, tried to have a baby by undergoing five years of fertility treatments, some which were initially successful but then failed. Finally, the couple found success with a surrogate:

Short Film Review - Cold Harsh Reality Hits in Frost Bite

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Frost Bite is a short film that tells the simple story of the thrills of romance, and how that can get interrupted by the realities of life after a while. The debut entry from the Ndani Shorts stable stars Folu Ogunkeye and was premiered online on May 21.

Ndani Shorts is a series of short films Ndani TV will be putting out quarterly. The idea behind Ndani Shorts is to inspire, motivate and show the reality of life in contemporary Africa and this will all be seen in the series of short films that will be put out.

Watch Frost Bite below and share your thoughts. All I ask is, does reality have to be so cold?

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Former Abductee Speaks on Being Raped By Boko Haram and The Baby She Has For Shekau

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Meenah Dawah (not real name), was kidnapped after she was forced to watch her parents being shot dead and held captive by Boko Haram for 27 months. She has told her shocking story to 1Q4 news, and says she was raped by multiple men and has a baby which may belong to Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau.

Meenah was kidnapped at 17 from her village in Konduga town, northern Nigeria by the dreaded sect after the massacre that claimed her family and has been moved around a lot since then. She only regaind her freedom after the Nigerian Military sacked the Boko Haram camp where she was held at the time.

However, though Meenah is free from the terror of the Boko Haram, she is now facing the stigma of having been raped and having a child that belongs to a terrorist. I wonder if there is a fund to help these victims of the Boko Haram violence against women?

FIFA World Cup 2014 Opening Ceremony - Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull Perform Theme Song

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FIFA World Cup

This is the day so many people have been waiting for, the 2014 FIFA World Cup finally kicked off in Brazil on Thursday night with pop superstar Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pitbull entertaining the crowds in a glittering opening ceremony at Sao Paulo.

Jennifer Lopez was earlier reported not to be performing at the World Cup 2014 Opening Ceremony, so it is a surprise to see her on stage. Everybody was dancing as Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull along with Brazilian singer, Claudia Leitte, perform the official soundtrack of the FIFA World Cup, "We are One" to round up the opening cereomony.

Now it's time for the football proper and the biggest show on earth! The first match between Brazil and Croatia has just started! See more opening ceremony pictures below...

[Please Advise] Dear RML, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG???

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This came in as a comment on the Real Love Story post

Awwww!!!! The story got me praying to God and asking for something beautiful as this to happen to me. At times I just feel like giving up. What is wrong with me that I don't seem to hook up with someone I love and who in turn genuinely loves me? There must be something wrong isn't it RML readers?

I've got a guy who head over heels in "love' with me but frankly I FEEL NOTHING for him. A friend tried to match make me with someone in the US and when we started off, it was ok though I was constantly appalled at his terrible use of the English language(both written and oral) and he is supposedly doing his Masters.

God Delivered My Birthday Gift To Me In My Own Home - Real Love Story

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This real love story is from one of the most dedicated readers of RML, and I believe her fiance reads the site too. The road to true love was paved with frogs, but let's just say all is well that ends well. I had a huge grin on my face reading her true love story, it was like something out of a book or movie :)

Enjoy, and check out more of their amazing pre-wedding photos at the end...

In July 2012, the guy I was dating left the country to study without informing me. He called me from the US to apologize. He said he did not tell me because he did not know how I would have handled the information.
I cried for days and swore off men. I stayed away from guys and their advances after that.

January 2013, I asked God to give me something unimaginable as a birthday gift because my last few birthdays had been clouded with memories of the loss of my dad.

Uzo Aduba Talks About Growing Up in America With Her Nigerian Name

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Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba plays Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in popular Netflix series, “Orange is the New Black", and in an interview published on The Daily Beast, Uzo Aduba talks about her childhood, growing up as a child of Nigerian immigrants in America.

She identifies with her character, Suzanne’s struggles to fit in as a child who feels different from others, and talks specifically about her Nigerian name. This is one side of the American dream for African immigrants that is not often discussed. How you name might be misspelt, mispronounced, or just plain lock you out of opportunities.

Uzo Aduba shared her story thus;

Vera Sidika Spent $170,000 on Skin Lightening - She's Dating a Nigerian Oil Tycoon

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Earlier this week, Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika who is referred to as the country’s Kim Kardashian, went viral for her skin lightening expenses.

In an interview with Larry Madowo of NTV, Vera said she has had skin lightening done in the UK at a cost of almost 15 million Kenyan shillings ($170,000/£100,000).

Vera also speaks about her “Nigerian Oil Tycoon” boyfriend hands her shopping cash gifts “$10,000, $20,000, $50,000″ and has hooked her up with a contract in Abuja. Vera says “my boyfriend spoils me“. The couple met in Dubai and are celebrating their 1 year anniversary right about now.

Sherri Shepherd Steps Out - Talks About Divorce From Lamar Sally, and Moving Forward

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Sherri Shepherd filed for divorce from husband Lamar Sally last month after he first filed for legal separation and began a custody battle to get their baby is due via surrogate on July 28. Sherri hopes to dust herself off and 'try not to make the same mistake' again now that she's moving on from her marriage of nearly three years, The View host told US Weekly at the Samsung Hope For Children Gala in New York City on Tuesday.

'I say you can't beat yourself up. When you know you've made the wrong choice in a guy you look, you do some introspective work, and you try not to make the same mistake.

If you do, get back up, dust your feet off, and start walking and moving forward.'

The View co-host filed for divorce on May 2 and has also asked for full legal and physical custody of her yet-to-be-born baby in the proceedings.