Magazine Covers - Ini Edo on House of Maliq

Ini Edo shares this month's house of Maliq magazine cover with IK Ogbonna, and here are some pictures from the photoshoot for her cover. Lovely!

Quote of the Day - Realize How Blessed You Are For What You Have

Secret Admiration Gone Public - Peeshaun Of Skuki Declares Love for Musician Chidinma

Peeshaun is one half of singing group Skuki, and in a bid to attract the attention of the lady of his dreams, he decided to be brave on the pages of the magazine. When asked if he was romantically involved, and specifically in the music industry, he opened up to the Encomium magazine reporter that he really fancied fellow singer, Chidinma, and would marry her if he had a choice.

Funmi Iyanda - Why She Risked Her Career to Interview Openly Gay Nigerian Man, Bisi Alimi, on National Television

Nigeria does not have a lot of whistle blowers, most have imbibed the suffering and smiling attitude that gets them through the day. But things are changing, and perhaps, corruption, mediocrity and all the hidden vices that drag the country down will become less brazen. TV talk show host, Funmi Iyanda in an article talks about how Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) stopped her from having live shows after she interviewed openly gay Nigerian man, Bisi Alimi, back in 2004. See her tweets and the article below...

A Lagos Housewife Gets 10 years in Prison For Flogging 14-year-old Houseboy to Death

One of the dreams of not a few Nigerian women is to get married, and more than that have their own homes, with the high possiblity of having househelps. The unfortunate reality is that most of those women, housewives or working women, have never managed people before, and before long, start to transfer the agression from their stressful relationships or careers unto their domestic staff. This is a lesson for women in the habit of mistreating their help to take it easy and learn new diplomatic skills of managing their underaged househelps rather than violent punishment for unnecessary reasons.

Tragic Joke! Friends Dress Up As Trayvon Martin and Zimmerman For Halloween Party?

I'm yet to buy into the American halloween custom, and  recently asked no one in particular what made a costume relevant for Halloween? Is it meant to be funny, is it meant to be scary, it it meant to honor something/someone you like, or maybe the TV show/movie you're a fan of?I asked that question when a costume ad on TV showed someone painted silver in a Gandhi costume, I found that disrespectful. This news takes the cake!

Omoni Oboli Speaks Out on The Recent Plane Crash and General Mediocrity in Nigeria

The Pain of Our Negligence By Omoni Oboli

I haven’t been this sad for a long time, owing to the passing away of a friend, Deji Falae. I can’t imagine that we still lose people in that manner. We have passed through this road of plane crashes and I thought it was a thing of the past, but here we are again. What’s wrong with us? Where did we begin to operate in this spirit of hatred for our own such that we end up killing ourselves. Our negligence is not just an irresponsible act that we need to change but something that could cause the death of another human being. I’m just so saddened by this incident, because it could have happened to anyone. No one in his right mind would get on a plane if there was the least shadow of doubt to its airworthiness. That is why the passengers got on board.

Maternity Style - Annie Macaulay-Idibia Glows in Pink

Annie Macaulay-Idibia has been missing her husband, Tuface Idibia who is currently on tour in the US, but she also continues to enjoy her pregnancy. Earlier today for an outing, the actress wore a pink top and matching handbag with black tights and heels. She looks positively glowing!

Tomi Odunsi - I Wan Blow (Music Video Romance)

Tomi Odunsi, who's day job is as the funny Tinsel character Salewa, moonlights as a singer and musician in her free time. This is the video for her first single "I wan blow", the story of a young lady who wants to make it in her entertainment career by all means, recognition by Obama, collabos with JayZ and Cosmo covers, the whole works!

Kerry Washington Pregnant - Friend Confirms She's Expecting First Child With Husband Nnamdi Asomugha

Kerry Washington's close friend has confirmed to US Weekly that she is pregnant. We all suspected, or some of us have [see initial post here] and if you've been following the current season of Scandal, you may have seen the bump under those her smart pant suits in one or two scenes. Now, I've been wondering how the show will work her pregnancy into the story line, or if they will :)