It was a stunning Oscar celebrations today, Ellen was a wacky and wonderful host and my favorite films and actors got recognized. And on the red carpet, several couples came with their better halves...
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has been married to her husband, Matthew Ekeinde, a pilot, for 18 years, half her life since she just celebrated her 36th birthday a month ago. In this interview with the Punch couples section, she and her husband reveal how they have managed to keep their relationship going even as her star has grown as a celebrity.
Toke Makinwa has decided to make domestic violence the topic of her weekly vlog in which she lists 5 signs that the man you're dating could be abusive, the famous red flags that one has to watch out for. The video is indeed very timely, as earlier this week, Arowolo Akolade was sentenced to death for murdering his wife in a domestic violence incident in which he stabbed her over 70 times. A young lady also shared pictures on Instagram of herself after she was pushed from a moving car and then dragged along by her boyfriend of eight months.
Facebook means that everybody is now a reporter. In the 60s, only journalists could report on events for they were the only ones with sole access to photo libraries and information. They also had the platform to reach a wide audience which was the Newspaper. Now everybody is a journalist reporting live from our living rooms. Google is there for research and any image can be uploaded in a second. Some report only on themselves as they have become biased into thinking that their every sneeze is a newsworthy item.
I stood before my mother armed with my Sony camera, waiting for that look on her face that said ‘I am now ready’. As she adjusted her hand bag and pushed a little at her glasses, she did not implore me not to cut her head or take an out of focus picture. She simply communicated her hope.
Weekends are those glorious times of the week when we take care of those things we have pushed off — including, ahem, sex — during the week because of the pressure of work and also because of the need to wake up early and sleep late. Now that the weekend stares each of us in the face, it’s also necessary to have a rough idea of what we will do in order to stay focused, healthy and totally revved up to meet the demands of the new week.
The British Council in Nigeria is hosting the Lagos Theatre Festival this weekend. Part theatrical experience, part real life and part city journey, the festival aims to transform the historic Freedom Park, a public space born out of the ruins of a colonial prison and reconstructed to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Nigeria with non-theatrical/ unconventional spaces, Fringe shows and Exhibitions.
Ohimai Amaize and Tessy Obi Oliseh celebrated their traditional wedding earlier today, and he shared these preliminary pictures on Facebook. Their hats look positively Egyptian, like that of a pharoah. Quite unique, and I like the beads too. Wishing them a great time as they complete their wedding ceremonies :)
Kim Kardashian was in the news for annoying an 84year old billionaire who had allegedly paid half a million dollars for her company at the opera. She accepted with the clause her momager would be there. At the event though, the old man wanted one-on-one time and went ahead to grope and fondle her. She got annoyed and left, making me think that was not part of the contract. But the old man says, it was Kim who did not stick to the "program".
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton announced their separation a few days ago after dating for 20 years and married for almost half of that time. They were very young teenagers when they started dating and now have a 3 year old son together. I'm always sad at any impending divorce becaus eit is never easy and you can imagine my grin when I saw this video below.