Friday, January 23, 2015

What Are McDonald’s French Fries Made Of?

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This is one question Atala and I have discussed a few times, especially because I do love McDonald's fries. I come from Nigeria where most foods are organic and all-natural, and most times I cooked my own meals with food stuff bought from the market myself. These days, I buy frozen processed meals for a few days, and sometimes we eat out.

My assumption about natural meals continued till Atala revealed to me that most french fries are not made from potatoes but from a starchy goo that may consist of anything and everything. Scary, right. I was all ears when the latest McDonald's ads featured customers asking questions about where the fries come from. And now the brand has answered.

President Goodluck Jonathan and Dame Patience At Sister's Burial in Bayelsa

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President Goodluck Jonathan's  younger sister, Nancy Jonathan-Olei, has been buried in Bayelsa State. The funeral service, which held at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Otuoke, was attended by a somber-looking Jonathan and his wife, Patience.

Mrs. Jonathan-Olei died on January 4 at the age of 52 and according to President GEJ, she died of a heart related ailment.

New 50 Shades Of Grey Clips In Ellie Goulding's Love Me Like You Do Music Video

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The 50 Shades of Grey movie will be out in the next couple of weeks and more clips from the highly-anticipated book-to-movie has been released in a new song from the soundtrack, 'Love Me Like You Do' by Ellie Goulding. As the British singer sings, scenes from the erotic film are shown in the new music video. Watch below...

PA Writes Tell-All Floyd Mayweather Book - His Money, Strippers & $15M Scam

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The cash-rich and often bizarre world of boxer Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Jr. is today exposed by his former executive assistant. Tasha Robinson-White worked for Mayweather, 37, for 12 years operating within his inner circle as the boxer's 'right hand' woman - and has now written a tell-all book about her extraordinary career.

In an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Online she reveals how she witnessed 'Pretty Boy' Floyd's extraordinary rise from a cocky young sportsman to undefeated boxing champion of the world in five different weight classes.

#DateNight - At Basketball Games With Beyonce, Jay Z Avoids Looking At Cheerleaders

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It has been noticed by several commentators that Jay Z tries not to look at cheerleaders whenever he's at a game with wife Beyonce. He looks up, down, sideways and everywhere but at the usually beautiful blonde and toned young beauties in their skimpy cheerleading outfits.

This was first reported last week during the game with the Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets and the rapper did same thing last night when he and Beyonce hit up the Staples Centre to watch another basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers. More photos below...

D’Banj In Amsterdam As Court Summons For Bad Debt Overrun His House [Photos]

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Nigerian musician D’Banj has been in Amsterdam for the past several days and in other countries of the world before then, including a few weeks in the US late last year. That was when the first news of his financial difficulties began to surface, with reports of pending legal action over unpaid thousands of dollars, read here.

A technology company, MindHub Technologies headed by Henry Ojogho claimed Dbanj was owing the company N15 million. Since then, things appear to have gotten worse. While Dbanj may be travelling on apparent philantropic missions and foreign endorsements, his staff are left unpaid and his house is plastered with court summons for bad debt.

10 Reasons Not To Get Married - John Dumelo

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Ghanaian actor John Dumelo is not married but is freuently badgered by fans on when he will be getting hitched and why he isn't married yet. The 30-something year old hunk defended himself in a list where he shared some of the wrong reasons people use to get into marriage.

He advices against those reasons and says he'll only do it for the right reasons, for love, friendship and laughter. I guess he's a romantic, the RML type of guy. Wishing him all the best. Check out his post below...

#DickOwens - Paris Fashion Week Models Show Peens On The Runway [Photos]

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Designers for womenswear get away with a lot of nudity, bottoms, nipples, etc. But usually the designers for menswear are more circumspect. And shows at the different Fashion Weeks in various cities mostly go off without a major ripple. Until designer Rick Owens sent his menswear models down the catwalk in Paris yesterday!

See The Amazing Moment A Blind Woman Could See Her Baby for the First Time

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Kathy Beitz, who has been legally blind since she was a child, got the opportunity to see her new born baby through a remarkable technology that gives sight to the blind. Kathy's sister who is also legally blind, uploaded a video of Beitz seeing her son for the first time on Youtube and it has gone viral. It's easy to see why because the video is really emotional. Kathy says;

“For the first baby that I get to actually look at being my own is very overwhelming. Even to look at my husband looking at him was such a good feeling. I got to fall in love with him."

Sam Smith Breaks Up With Boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel Just Weeks After Titanic Photos

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Just a few weeks ago, singer Sam Smith was gushing over his new boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel as they shared a romantic vacation in Australia, now reports say the two have called it quits. The 22-year-old Grammy nominee, who is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour, seemed to hint at an apparent split when he shared the photo above on his Instagram, writing;

Sometimes you just need to lay in bed with a glass of red wine and a football T shirt and listen to Joni Mitchell. It's been a sad day. Beautiful show, but sad day x