Friday, April 24, 2015

Blue Ivy Got Grandma Tina Knowles Married + Amazing New Wedding Photos

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Blue Ivy was the flower girl as her grandmother, and Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles got married to actor Richard Lawson a couple of weeks ago, [see photos]. Now as more photos emerge from the all-white ceremony, the new Mrs Lawson has revealed that it was her 3-year-old granddaughter that pushed her to get married.

"...we went on a boat with Beyoncé and Jay Z and when we came out one night dressed to go to dinner, Blue said, 'Oh, y'all look beautiful. When are y'all getting married?' Richard said, 'Oh, Blue, soon. Do you approve?'"

Like they say, out of the mouth of babes. Check out more photos from the wedding with Blue Ivy looking all grown up...

How #GreysAnatomy Killed Love & Got Me Crying

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When bad things happen, they often blindside you. That was what Meredith Grey said the episode before last as she complained that she'd not heard from her husband Derek Shephard after he left to go wrap things up in DC and move back to Seattle for good. Since his jaunt to the capital, I've been scared that McDreamy was on his way out, but I still cried last night as we said a final goodbye.

7 Best Apps for Pregnant Women in 2015

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By Shaun Chatman

Parenthood starts before the baby is born, and now thanks to smartphones and tablets, keeping an eye on development also happens before the child ever leaves the womb. Mobile apps also give moms-to-be a way to keep dads and other family members up to date on important baby milestones. Here are seven of the best pregnancy apps of 2015, from Android platforms compatible with the Galaxy S6 edge to more.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

What Would You Change About Your Body?

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Cassey Ho, who runs a YouTube workout channel called "Blogilates" digitally altered her body in response to online critics saying she looked fat for someone promoting physical fitness. Ho created a video, titled "The Perfect Body," to raise awareness against body shaming and cyberbullying. See the video below where the young YouTube fitness trainer asked;

When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see? Or do you stare at yourself, pinching your fat away, lifting up your butt, pushing in your boobs, wishing you looked like a VS supermodel? It's hard to be content with the shape of your body when people are constantly telling you how fat you are. The backhanded compliments, the mean comments, the cyber bullying - all of this messes with us...and it hurts. What if getting flat abs and bigger boobs was as easy as a click. What if you could stop all the hate and just photoshop yourself right now, in real life? What would you change?

7 Essential Wedding Apps From Making Your Budget To Going On Honeymoon

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Many brides-to-be often fall victim of the stress involved in planning the big day, so enter this infographic on “Essential Wedding Apps”. The infographic aims to inform on the various types of apps available that can help to simplify the planning process. It has covered the various stages involved in planning a wedding and identified an excellent app for each stage.

The infographic also provides information on price, and device compatibility. As you can imagine, there are hundreds of apps available regarding weddings so identifying the most efficient and beneficial ones can be challenging. For instance, an app which allows brides to be to virtually try on over 300 different wedding dresses is awesome at the stage before dress shopping. Check out the infographic below...

How To Know Your Vintage Engagement Rings - Different Eras Explained

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By Dana Smith

The term vintage is used lamely even by jewelers. Sometimes even vintage inspired rings are termed as vintage, which is incorrect. There is also a difference between vintage, estate and antique jewelry. There is a clear though thin difference between vintage and antique rings. One of the simplest ways to differentiate between all these is to know the time period for which the ring has been around.

An antique ring is over 50 years old. On the other hand, a vintage ring on the other hand means something that has been replicated in an antique design but is fairly new. As far as the estate ring is concerned – it is simply a pre-owned ring. In this article we use the terms antique and vintage rings interchangeably to denote rings that are above 50 years old and have a history.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Gen. Buhari Explains His Plans For Nigeria - WATCH

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The president elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has opened up on his plans for the country after he is sworn in next month May 29. In the exclusive interview with TVC, the incoming president who ran under the APC party, referred to his party's manifesto as he explains where he thinks the previous administration went wrong. For his first 100 days in office, he hopes to focus on security, corruption and unemployment. See video below...

28-Year-Old Narrates How Childhood Sweetheart Dumped Him Because He Didn't Have a Job

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The latest post from the Instagram account @thehumansoflagos is blowing up social media with this story of a 28-year-old man who remembers how his childhood sweetheart left him to marry another friend of theirs because he didn't get a job soon after they graduated. The young couple had planned to get married soon after university after they both landed jobs, unfortunately, he was not so lucky and the girl's parents coerced her into marrying the richer guy. Check out the touching story below...

Yoruba Doctor Backs Down & Apologises For Comments Urging Igbo Massacre

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In response to an ongoing petition against him by the Nigeria Moment group, Adeniran Abraham Ariyo, a US based Yoruba doctor has released a statement apologising for his comments supporting the Oba of Lagos. In comments made on Facebook before the Nigerian gubernatorial elections, the cardiologist had championed a scenario where the Igbos in Lagos and elsewhere are massacred for seeking political influence based on their financial and business success. Read his letter below, where he states the comments were made in the heat of debate, and stitched together by his detractors to further cause strife.

Bruce Jenner Snapped In Women's Clothes For The First Time

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Bruce Jenner will be on ABC this Friday to talk about is his transitioning journey to becoming a woman, and it seems the paparazzi want to get an exclusive before then. These new photos, have reportedly been gotten illegally by paparazzi, who camped out on a hill close to the former Kardashian-Jenner clan patriach's home in Malibu, California.

The new photos show Bruce Jenner wearing a maxi dress with horizontal stripes and a slit up the side. He is also smoking a cigarette and has his long hair, which is usually in a pony tail, let down. In the photos he seemed unaware of the cameras clicking away at first and when he realized he was being photographed he turned his back to the paparazzi.