Monday, December 29, 2014

Bisi Alimi On Coming Out Gay In Nigeria, Death Threats and Living With HIV

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Gay activist, Bisi Alimi may be based in London but remains one of the most prominent Nigerians fighting for homosexuals to be accepted back home. He recently took the fight to social media, using a picture of his white boyfriend to pass a message saying “love is love.”

Bisi Alimi described his boyfriend as the “best gift from life in a very long time”, and in a new interview with NPR, he opens up on the challenges of living as a gay Nigerian man, living with the HIV, and his relationship with his immediate family members.

Bisi, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2004 and came out as gay in 2007, says he's happy about the new Nigerian anti-gay law and it gives him hope. You can read excerpts from the interview below...

Alleged Nephew Slams Jay Z, Claims Beyonce Uses Voodoo To Distance Him From Family

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A Twitter user who claims to be Jay Z's nephew went off on the rapper for distancing himself from his family because of wife, Beyonce while he had forgiven her sister Solange for disgracing him in a public brawl. In ranting tweets by a now deactivated account, the user, @S_C_ also confirmed one fact that fans of the couple had debated over the years.

The supposed nephew alleged that Jay Z may have become a slave to his wife because he disvirgined her. He however goes on to also suggest that Beyonce is using some kind of voodoo over JayZ because she spends a lot of her time in New Orleans which is where her sister Solange lives. Read the tweets below courtesy of mediatakeout.

Mommy Time - TY Bello Shows Off Her Twin Sons

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Former Kush band member and pro photographer TY Bello posed with her twin sons a few days ago and shared the picture on social media. The singer welcomed her twin baby boys, Christopher and Christian on October 13th. God blessed TY Bello with her twin babies after 9 years of marriage [read here].

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Adanma Ohakim And Amaha's Traditional Wedding - More Photos

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Adanma Ohakim got married to her brand new husband, Dr. Amaha, at her father's compound in Isiala Mbano local government in Imo state yesterday. We have brought you some of the first photos from the event, now here are more photos, enjoy...

#AirAsia Flight With 162 On Board Goes Missing Between Indonesia And Singapore

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An #AirAsia flight QZ8501 which took off from the city of Surabaya in Indonesia and bound for Singapore, lost contact with air traffic control about 12 hrs ago and has not been heard from since. The plane went off radar about two hours after take-off, while flying over the Java Sea. It was carrying 162 people - 155 passengers, two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer.

Crying and confused relatives of passengers have gathered at the Surabaya airport, where a manifest of all passengers has been posted publicly, but while search and rescue started almost immediately after the plane was declared missing, there has been no update on the plane's whereabouts.

'That Which Was Taken Away Has Been Replaced' - Uche Jombo Marks Birthday With Thanks

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Uche Jombo Rodriguez added a year today 28th December and shared a post on Instagram thanking God for the past year and looking ahead with hope to the new year coming in 2015. Uche Jombo was to have given birth earlier this year but sadly, she had a miscarriage along the way. Now, the actress is putting the pain behind as she thanks God for his "best" plan for her. She wrote...

Happy birthday to me.... It's been an emotional year for me and also an amazing one too... They say that you never know the exact minute your life has changed; that circumstances and situations happen and one day you wake up and you just feel differently. I'm so thankful to God for that which was taken away has been replaced, my 'good' plan replaced with God's 'best' plan for me!

Miley Cyrus and Chelsea Handler Post Nip Pics To Protest Instagram Topless Policy

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First, Chelsea Handler, comedian and former talk show host, posted a topless photo of herself while atop a snow-covered mountain on a ski trip. Then Miley Cyrus also posted a topless photo of herself, above. Both women have been campaigning against Instagram's censorship policies, in support of the #FreeTheNipple movement. With her picture, Miley wrote;

"Some lame ass deff gonna [flag] that but f--kkkkkkk it. #practicewhatchupreach #FreeTheNipple #FreedatShit."

Of course, posting female topless photos violates Instagram’s no female nipple policy and both Miley's and Chelsea's pictures were taken down within minutes. Chelsea Handler went ahead to post another topless photo on Twitter which allows it.

Mommy Time - Oge Okoye Travels With Children For The Holidays

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Nollywood actress Oge Okoye has been married since 2005 with two children though she rarely shares pictures of her family on social media. But as the yummy mummy travelled with the little ones for the holidays, she posted some new photos of her son and daughter. Her daughter marked her fourth birthday recently, see photos.


Family Time - Bishop TD Jakes Spends Christmas With Grandchildren

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Bishop T.D. Jakes is one of the most prominent pastors in America, and known for his powerful preachings and books throughout the world. He is married to Serita Jakes and is the father to three children, two daughters, Sarah [read her story] and Cora, and son, Dexter.

The two daughters are married with two children each and the entire family spent Christmas together. The bishop shared the picture above with the caption;

Family!!!! Nothing else to be said!!!! #merrychristmas #love #family

Genevieve Nnaji Becomes A Titled Chief - Eze Ada of Amuzu Nweafor

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Genevieve Nnaji has added another feather to her cap. Already a recipient of the Nigerian honor of MFR, the foremost Nollywood actress has now become a titled traditional chief, after being conferred as the Eze Ada of Amuzu Nweafor in Mbaise, Imo State where she is from. She shared the picture above with the caption,

#letmeReintroducemyself Chief G.N (MFR) #EzeAda of #AmuzuNweafor #NwaanyiMbaise