Sunday, August 17, 2014

Toke Makinwa Celebrates Husband Maje Ayida With Sweet Birthday Message And House Party

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Toke Makinwa threw a small private house party last night to celebrate her husband Maje Ayida on his birthday. She also shared sweet message to him on Instagram;

Maddest house party...... Still going on, thank you all that came thru tonight. Happy Birthday to my husband, Each day with you reminds me of God's promise that he is faithful. I have seen you grow baby, thank you got being my Support system, my friend, lover and all a girl can ask for. I love you Majestic, my dark chocolate. No one understands us like we, thank you for everything. Your wifey @majeayida

The Rapist Is Also Somebody's Son - Indian Prime Minister Talks About The Men Who Rape

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The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the issue of rape in India during his speech to mark the country's 68th Independence Day.

He called on parents to also pay some attention to their sons, to find out what they do, their friends, and to talk to them to stop rape. And, in a country where a rape happens every 22 minutes, this is a welcome addition to the national conversation. Modi said;

“When we hear about these rapes our heads hang in shame. Those who commit rape are also someone’s sons. It’s the responsibility of the parents to stop them before they take the wrong path.”

"Even when they are only 12, young girls are always being asked so many questions by their parents, like 'where are you off to?'. But do these parents ask their sons where they are going? The law will take its own course but as a society every parent has a responsibility to teach their sons the difference between right and wrong."

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde On The Meaning of Success, Her Childhood And Staying Scandal Free

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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has revealed that she had a humble background and still feels passionate about the divide between poverty and wealth, Makoko and Island. The actress, activist and philanthropist also talks about what success means to her, her fears, achievements and being scandal-free. Excerpts from the interview, with Sunday Sun, follow...

Can you give us tips on how to be a success­ful woman?
It actually starts with character, personality and what beliefs. Everything wrong today actually started from the content of a character. Are you immoral or are you straight forward enough to actually say something and carry through with it. Is the content of your character strong enough? I believe that for you to be great in anything, you have to be someone anyone can trust.you believe in. It stems from your moral.

Can you define what success means to you?
I think success is when God is happy with you. When the closest people around you are happy with you and when your soul is at peace with you.

Covers - Arianna Grande Tells Billboard, "My Mom Thought I Might Grow Up To Be A Serial Killer"

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Arianna Grande's follow-up album, My Everything, will be released Aug. 25, and the three singles that precede the album have a different sound from her 90's infused R&B debut Yours Truly.

This new album is more forward looking, going by the collaborations with young, and currently popular artistes in the already released singles. There's "Problem" with Iggy Azalea, "Break Free" with Zedd, "Bang Bang" with Nicki Minaj and Jessie J.

In her cover interview with Billboard magazine, the 21-year-old singer says she was "a very weird little girl" while growing up. Her mother feared she would become a serial killer.

40-Year-Old Man Dies Of Heart Attack After Ice Bucket Challenge

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I wrote yesterday about Bill Gates taking up the Ice Bucket Challenge, but really the act may not be so fun and not for everyone [read here].

Forty-year-old Willis Tepania, a father from Kaitaia, reportedly died of a cardiac arrest, five hours after participating in the ice challenge, which also included consuming nearly a liter of bourbon.

Tepania, who took the ice challenge, and followed it up by gulping down almost one liter of Jim Beam bourbon on Saturday night, died of a heart attack, after five hours.

Tepania reportedly went asleep soon after the challenge. It was only several hours later that it came to the realisation of his family that he had suffered from a cardiac arrest.

13-Year-Old Malavath Poorna - The Youngest Girl To Climb Mount Everest

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Malavath Poorna, a 13-year-old Indian girl whose parents are poor farmers successfully climbed to the top of Mount Everest, making her the youngest girl to do so.

The Indian girl said she met with a Nepalese climbing team on the 25th of May in Tibet, who agreed to guide her through the adventure.

However, speaking to the media on Wednesday in New Delhi, the young girl said it wasn't such an easy task as she battled with extreme cold, dead bodies, fear and difficult climbing conditions as she was climbing up the world's tallest mountain.

According to her, "tears of joy" flowed uncontrollably when she made it to the top of the mountain and saw "mighty mountains and morning sunlight" all around her.

Man Fakes His Own Death To Avoid Marrying His Fiancee

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When she saw the foreign phone number flash up on her mobile, British Alex Lanchester’s heart skipped a beat. It had been several days since she’d spoken to her American fiancé Tucker Blandford, and she couldn’t wait to tell him how she’d found the wedding gown of her dreams.

She’d been longing to discuss the arrangements she’d made for their big day – the invitations she’d bought, the photographer she’d booked, the bridesmaids’ dresses she’d chosen. Continue below...

And she wanted to tell him how she was counting the days until they were together again.

So her blood ran cold when the voice at the other end of the phone cracked with emotion and she heard the words: “Alex, this is Tucker’s dad. There’s no easy way to say this... I am sorry to say that Tucker is dead.”

Family Time - Banky Gets A Rare Selfie With His Parents

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Singer Banky Wellington shared this happy face selfie of him and his mom and dad. His parents who live outside the country came to spend some time with him and attend a funeral in Nigeria. He captioned the pic;
Good to have my Momma & Poppa W in the country visiting me. emoji#family #theseTwoGreatPeopleMadeMeAndRaisedMe #RIPProfessorShopeju Though
See more pictures of Banky's family below...

Nigerians Blame Minister For Ebola Outbreak, Ask For An Apology

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In April, 2014, the Nigerian Minister of Information said the country had Ebola vaccines and drugs to cure the Ebola virus. Some people say this may be why Patrick Sawyer decided to come to Nigeria while sick, and have blamed the Minister that his ignorance could be the cause of Ebola in Nigeria.

As the virus began to sweep across West Africa, the Federal Executive Council had discussed the preparedness of Nigeria to deal with the Ebola Virus Disease, if or when it came into the country. Premium Times reported that Maku had said:

“Nigeria is ready because the Ministry has taken every precaution, including getting the vaccines and medicines in case there was any incident in Nigeria.

So far, there is nothing like Ebola fever in Nigeria, and Council was reassured that every step has been taken to ready our country just in case, infected persons come into the country from our neighbouring countries."

Saturday, August 16, 2014