Friday, February 27, 2015

Mary Njoku Flaunts Baby Bump & Mercy Johnson Her Baby Boy at Movie Premiere

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Anyone who says women need to quit once married and making babies needs to take a lesson from theses two women. Mary Remmy Njoku and Mercy Johnson Okojie, are both married and with little toddler children, but they are still out there and working as hard as anyboy. Mary and Mercy were spotted at the movie premiere of ‘Thy Will Be Done’ held last night at the BFI Imax Cinema in London which was the first official screening of the movie.

Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie turned heads as she arrived on the red carpet with her baby son and reports say he stole the show with his cuteness. He does look so adorable! Mary Remmy Njoku also showed off her growing baby bump for the first time at the well attended event. Mary Njoku co-produced the movie and Mercy Johnson makes an appearance. More photos below...

Foluke Daramola's Ex-husband Marries Longtime Girlfriend in Lagos

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Babatunde Sobowale, son of former Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Professor Sobowale and the ex-husband of Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola, and father of her two children,  married his longtime girlfriend at the marriage registry in Ikoyi, Lagos this week.

Sobowale and Daramola got married in 2005, and the union ended in 2008 on allegations that the actress was been battered by her husband over accusations of infidelity. Daramola has since remarried, and recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary with her latest husband, Kayode Salako. Congrats to the new couple.

Robin Williams Daughter Says 'No Point Blaming Anyone' For His Suicide

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Zelda Williams has had her first sit-down interview since her famous father Robin Williams died tragically last August in an apparent suicide. Zelda, 25, spoke with NBC's Kate Snow on Thursday's TODAY show, saying there was no need to blame any other person for the suicide death as her father was open about his mental health issues.

#RIPLeonardNimoy - Trekkies Mourn Death of Original Spock From Star Trek

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#RIPNimoy is trending and it's like a big chunk of my childhood is saying goodbye. Most afternoons and weekends back in Enugu, the Anambra Broadcasting Corporation back in those days fuelled my love of everthing beyond this earth by showing re-runs of all the Star Trek movies and the series too.

Spock and his open fingered gesture was a big part of that childhood, and it's so sad that Leonard Nimoy, the original actor who portrayed the extra-terrestial so succintly has now passed on. But that is time and change, which finally gets to us all. Leonard Nimoy made the news a few days ago when he had to go in to hospital for pneumonia. He passed away today at home aged 83. May his soul rest in peace.

#TheDress is Really #BlueandBlack & Selling Out Fast! [Photos]

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What Colors Are this Dress trended for several hours yesterday with lots of big news sites joining the fray including the CNN and BBC. I was tweet-watching How To Get Away With Murder last night when I noticed the other buzzing topic and when I saw how contentious it all was, I had to put up a post.

I saw white and gold, like I said here, while Atala saw blue and black. Turns out he and others like him who saw the darker colors are right after all. For reasons why we all see different colors, read here. The real dress has been found and the colors confirmed. AND... it's selling out fast! So if you need one, go get yours now.

Kidnapped Baby Found 17 Years Later When Look-alike Sister Joins The Same School

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A baby stolen from her sleeping mother's arms shortly after birth has been found by the family through an astonishing coincidence 17 years later, South African police say.

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with kidnapping after pupils noticed a remarkable likeness between the 17-year-old and her younger biological sister, who started attending the same school this year.

Parents Get Tattoos To Match Daughter's Birthmark So She Can Feel Special

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Tanya Phillips along with her husband, Adam have, over the past few months gotten matching tattoos which look just like their daughter Honey-Rae's large birthmark. Their reason, they are scared that the rest of the public will bully her about the bright red patch all over her right leg, and are setting the foundation for the little girl to feel special about being different. Tanya says about the tattoos;

"Most people might think it’s very extreme but to us it was the natural thing to do to ensure our daughter never felt different or alone in the world. Some people will says it odd, but in our eyes all we have done is ensure Honey-Rae never feels different. Mummy and Daddy now have the same permanent markings as she does."

Lupita Nyong'o Reveals $150k Oscars Gown Stolen From Hotel Room

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Lupita Nyongo captivated the fashionistas on the red carpet of the Oscars when she walked out with this $150,000 Calvin Klein gown that featured 6,000 pearls and hugged her figure like a lover. However, the dress which the actress wore to the Oscars has been stolen from her Hollywood hotel room just days after the event. This according to TMZ...

Don Jazzy Looking For a Wife - Only Adaobis Need Apply

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Dan Jazzy as we all know is still single and searching, and that has made his announcement above to spread like wildfire on social media. But is it true? The boss of Mavin Records shared the photo below and some enterprising people changed it to what you see above.

But it's all fun, @mavinrecordshq retweeted it with the caption;  Important #photoshop #doroAnnouncement. Only #adaobis need apply. Real or fake, his fans are having mega fun with it, see their funny comments below...

Bold and Breastless Cancer Survivor Shares Her Testimony

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Most women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, and chose to get a double mastectomy, usually get breast implants at the same time or soon after their surgery. But a few choose not to, and go on with their flat chests, either to wear padded bras or prosthetics.

However, this Facebook user, a mom of two and cancer survivor, calls herself Bold and Breastless, and often goes out in public, confident and thankful for her health and without self pity for her missing breasts. Read her testimony below..