MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

Its just for one day,have everything in moderation and do not spend too much..


Enjoy your holiday!

MADAM TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

Dear women,
              
                     I am pleading with you to stop doing this things you do,you will not change hair for three month,you won't wash the hair either and you make oga uncomfortable while he sleeps and your excuse for looking dirty is ''my husband loves me the way i am''. Who told you that?The man might have know how tempramental you can be especially when corrected so he chooses to keep quiet.

Another stupid excuse is ''after looking sexy and good,he would still go and chase one small girl''. So you can't look good or take of yourself for you. You can not see something nice and buy it for yourself,you won't eat well because you are now in his house or because you are without a boyfriend. Its sad how some will say just keep watchimg your weight when you marry you can then start growing fat.LOL

We will now fry egg for you to change clothes and take a night bath even after sweating the whole day and cooking in the kitchen,you will carry your ogiri smelling body into body making these man have hard times breathing. Chai madam diaris God for you o.

Go out and have fun,Mba instead you sit all day and watch telemundo,its not as if you are even copying their dress styles you'd still flop.

 Madam please take care of yourself,there was a you before that man and the children came along. You are not bedridden so why can't you look good? Mind you,your body stature has nothing to do with your shabby dressing. Plus size women dress better these days,look through the social media you'd see and you don't even need to spend too much to be that classy well dressed lady.

A RACE FOR THE TITLE OR NAH

At wedding ceremonies,there is a section where the couple have to repeat after the priest to take their 

solemn vows,that part gets sweet and next ''you may kiss the bride'' and all other church formalities after which pictures would be taken then you see those relations who always have to tell you ''oh how you once pooed on their clothes'' begin to say things like ''you are now a big boy/girl and i hope its your wedding we would come to next?

Which brings me to these,its almost  festive season and a lot of weddings will be taken place and also a lot of young women will be on the look out for potential husbands,some make choices of the weddings they'd attend. If its not to a politicians son or daughter or at least a well known name in the country or if the wedding would not be graced by dignitaries even if it had to be local government chairmen,they would not waste 'their precious time' to attend,everyone wants the good life na.

In a society where been single at a certain point is seen as worse than death itself,every young girl is on the race for the title of ''Mrs''. According to someone,the title gets you the respect you never have gotten so the race is so fierce.

Its a battle where they have to show case whose husband has more money or is finer,some even go to wedding to compare their imaginary husbands that they haven't gotten to the ones standing on the alter.

This is why some women just go into a marriage and mess the man' life up because their only intention was to meet up with friends and standards and not because they actually had an iota of love for the intended husband.

The race for this title has also left so many woman bitter from abuse when they had to marry the next man who showed them the ring without thinking twice if they could even survive a day together.
 Its all for the race,the battle of who wins, its so fierce that some might get burnt. Just search in their hearts you would discover that it is all for the title,it is like an award of excellence and or a gold cup.it had to be conquered and those relations and friends has to see them also making their marks.

FOR BETTER TOGETHER(FICTION)

Continued from the previous......

After a long search, Emeka couldn't bring himself to just accept that the good life he once had was gradually going down the drain. His wife who was once a very sweet lady didn't make things rosy,she nagged and wanted to shout down their roof at every given opportunity and had threatened to leave if he stops doing the needful. It was as if everything in his life had crashed,every man struggled to keep their own family and he couldn't disturb them with his own problems,his which was even a small family could not be kept together simply because his wife wanted to have it all and couldn't be patient with him or even remember the good days when everything was all sunshine and good. 
The days when he made her feel like a Hollywood star with all the expensive jewelry and clothes,she wanted to have more and was never content with the once she had, living with Nnenna for the past months was like riding on a rough and sloppy path.
She was never happy about anything especially once he was in the house,these was a woman who always wanted him around when he was sent on official assignments to other towns. Was that all pretense, Emeka always thought which confusion on how to keep up and meet her unending demands .

Emeka pleaded with Nnenna to exercise a little patient with him as his new business was still growing and they had just paid rent for their new place and several other responsibilities he had to tend to but Nnenna having to lead an extravagant life style,coupled with the fact that she didn't want to look for a job or do any business. She was the kind of person who wanted a comfortable life without stress or risk,she was also a shopaholic and wasn't bothered about the other person unless she is made comfortable.

 After six months of struggling to no avail,it was as if God had forgotten them. Emeka turned into another human beign all together,he was soon diagnosed with a kidney problem coupled with his blood pressure issues after having to endure these past months with a cheating and nagging wife who has made living difficult for him.

It got so bad that his once sweet Nnenna who pampered him was only married to him because the money was there and he spoilt her silly but when the tables turned,she showed her true colour. Men came visiting her in her matrimonial home and they satisfied her unquencheable urge of wanting to have more,more money,clothes and beauty products. Emeka didn't know what to do with her and her mother didn't help matters,concluding and saying her daughter can not die in poverty and that he should be a real man and fend for himself and his wife,in her words ''once a queen,always a queen'' but Emeka endured thinking his wife would later come back to her senses and therefore none of his family members knew what was really going on in his home.

When Emeka was down with the kidney problem,Nnnenna felt she had heard enough and she left, she was of the opinion that it should be ''for better together and for worse divided''. A marriage where no child was produced and she had to suffer with hin,for what! Despite all Emeka's pleas she left without mercy or even looking back leaving him to die in loneliness and anguish.

 After several months Emeka was fully recovered after his friends had teamed up and sent him abroad for advanced medical care and surgery,he bounced back to life after he was paid of a contract he had done some months before his fall out with the company he worked for. He was even doing better than he was before and vowed never again to fall for physical beauty for ''charm might be deceptive'' but a good woman will always be one regardless of her physical beauty. It was Nnenna's beauty that attracted him first to her but because he wasn't thinking he overlooked all the traits of not been content which she showed off but he assumed her beauty shone also through, to her heart.

His marriage was not one he wanted to even remember or wish his enemy,it was indeed ''for better together'.



copyright Ifunanya Ononiwu 2015

FOR BETTER TOGETHER(FICTION)

This is a work of fiction originally written by me,every name,character or place used here are product of my imagination,any resemblance of these work is coincidental.


In his usual manner,Emeka hummed Phil Collins' 'paradise' while as he showered as was his regular thing. few minutes later he was out and already set for work,he had his breakfast,kissed Nnenna goodbye and drove off to work.
This has been his routine every morning for the past five years,he was thankful to have met a woman as good as Nnenna.   Before he woke up every morning,his wife had already prepared and packed his lunch for him and by the time he came out to the dinning,breakfast was ready. Every meal with nnenna was a sure feast from omlettes and plantains to egg sauce and yam in egg barter for breakfast and a host of both Continental and African dishes that Emeka could not get enough of.

 Nnenna would be described as a perfect chef,she was just too much in culinary activities which Emeka's friends presumed that was the reason he had married her under three months of their meeting not minding the fact that Nnenna is a very beautiful dark woman who is in her late 20's. She is what most men would describe as the way African women should be,she was created on the best days because you could see her beauty even from afar with her very curvy figure especially with a back side that tempt men to woo her even with their idea of her marital status. She was almost the complete woman with a good man as a husband.

As Emeka arrived the office,there was coldness in the voice of everyone he greeted,he just waved it and felt maybe the harmattan had gotten a better toll on them, then he went straight to his office dropped his briefcase and headed to greet his boss who seemed so dazed over something Emeka could not place a finger on. 'Good morning sir' he greeted more like talking to himself because his boss was far away in thoughts,he had to come close and greet like three times more before his boss shuddered back in a manner that suggested he was running wild with thoughts.  The boss turned to him and  ''Mr Emeka Ezeani,am so sorry your services here will not be needed anymore as the company can no longer afford your high prices,you are one of the best around that is why am so confused as to who to hire when you are gone. the MD has refused to see reasons with me and has asked that you tender your resignation letter by month end''..    Emeka couldn't believe his ears,a company he had worked with since he left school,he worked for one year  and married before he met his heartrob,Nnenna.

When he got home that day he couldn't bring himself to believe that in two weeks, he would be out of job, how is he going to cope since he is the one taking care of his parents and seeing his siblings through school.     What about Nnenna,he was so confused, the house and the car belonged to the company. He then decide to keep it to himself till he found a solution even if its a trade that he would start with his little saving while in the course of his job hunts,from that moment he began to submit applications for different kinds of job even the ones he was over qualified for.
Since the company had given him three months grace to vacate the staff quarters and return the car,he would have found an alternative by then and this would certainly not be one his night mares he assured himself..


           Full story coming soon........................

THE OLDER,THE BIGGER THE APETITE MIGHT GET

Four years ago what you would have settled for was like the best thing that ever happened, you might have figured out in your head that it was one of your best times and you wished for it never to came to an end. The kind of love,laughter and everything meant the world to you at that very moment.

Fast foward to the next four years and i bet some people will puke if given that same thing or person who served as their joy for free. Divorce is on the rise today and most of the cases are as a result of irreconcilable differences which may have occurred when partners become and live like strangers,that bonding that drove them head over heels with each other had gone sour and their hearts no longer desire each other.

Alot of people who are in a hurry to get married especially because all their friends are married tend to fall in the category of people who woke up after some years of marriage and regret why they had ended up with that person or how they would have probably be laid with another kind of person,this is when you hear people go like 'why did i end up with you'  'i am supposed to be married to someone on a different level not you'  'i regret this marriage or relationship'. And out of their bitter hearts words spur out.

 Because as we mature our tastes becomes different, for example;if you were used to having  high carb or fatty foods for breakfast while you were younger,you might just wake up one day and realize your sugar level has gone way up then your sweet breakfast turns into a healthy meal of maybe unripe plantain and vegetables or something even more better.   Another example; you might have been used to been in a relationship with certain kind of people maybe it was limited to a particular profession or a particular place or even a certain age bracket then suddenly your taste changed maybe got higher or you just yearn for something new and different at that point. That is when it feels like you have not been living life all the while and you might end up hurting whom you are with in your quest to find fulfilment.

 Maybe some years back,you were satisfied been a first degree holder with a very good job but at a time you begin to desire more.   Humans are naturally this way,our appetite keeps growing, its just insatiable though alot of people do not realize its their desires that has changed they might blame it on others for their change while its a natural thing.   Many may recognise this change in desires and wants and act fast while other would never discover what it is the really want and the remain unhappy all through.

 Before you jump into anything at all especially relationships, new friendships, marriage and maybe in your education,career part and even the kind of business you choose to do, be very sure its what would give you satisfaction on the long run,do not be hasty or in a hurry for anything. Be sure you can wake up every morning refreshed and happy not been miserable even there is no reason to be aside the fact that your interests diverted.   This is why most people even with good paying jobs that other people may envy are never happy because their desires are now bigger than the satisfaction their current job gives them.

If its something deep down your heart you know you would always desire then don't hesitate to go for it but in your double thoughts,don't be in a hurry because most bigger appetite works more the older we get!

WOMAN STABS INSPECTOR HUSBAND TO DEATH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A woman, Wunmi Omowa, allegedly stabbed her police husband, Israel, to death during an altercation at the Olu Foam area of Akure, Ondo State.

A police source said the couple had a misunderstanding which turned into a fight. The inspector’s wife allegedly  rushed to the kitchen and returned with a knife which she stabbed her husband in the neck with.
According to reports, she realized what she had done, ran out to neighbours screaming for help, however, the victim died on his way to the hospital due to immense loss of blood.

 

A neighbour, said nobody knew the cause of the fight.

He added:“Wunmi must have stabbed her husband in the neck to avenge the beating she got from the deceased on the fateful day because she had bruises on her face.

“She called us to help her rush the deceased to a private hospital, but he eventually died.

The Police was contacted and Omowa was subsequently arrested for murder.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph, explained that the deceased died as a result of loss of blood.

Joseph said the late Inspector was attached to the Mopol 17 of the Mobile Police Force in Akure and was a member of the Fast Strike Squad on routine patrol in the state.
 

The PPRO said, “We have commenced investigation into the death, while the suspect has been arrested.”

LET IT GO

No matter how hard it is,the pains and scars might linger but let it go.
Let it go for your own heart to be free from any bitterness or you'd be a prisoner of whatever or whoever had offended you.
 It might not be easy but the moment you let the pain slid away,you will feel a satisfaction and you would be free of worries..
Have a Fab weekend as you decide to let that old baggage go!

WAJE AND DAUGHTER AT TINSEL CHARITY BALL

The award winning singer stepped out with daughter,Emerald in black and white at the Tinsel charity ball flaunting her new body.. Aren't they cute?

BE TACTFUL

Tactful is an adjective which means having or showing what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.
It is also the ability to say something as the above picture stated without hurting another's feelings.. A lot of us are blunt but still can address issues tactfully.
You don't need to tell someone their food tastes bad or something that would demoralize them instead you talk about the good part then find a way to talk about the bad experiences.
 Criticisms most times should be done in love so the other person doesn't get offended..

May we learn a tactful approach in dealing with people this month and the rest of the year!
  Happy new month Fam and Independence Nigeria!

TALES OF THE AFRICAN CHILD SERIES 3 :CHILD MARRIAGE

Child marriage is a union between a grown man especially far older and an under aged girl;girls below the age of 18. Some of these girls go into those marriage from the age of 9 or 10 years once she stays having her monthly flow.


This early marriage poses a big threat to the human rights of the child involved,it denies them opportunity to grow and empower themselves. Their health is also at risk considering what might befall them in event of childbirth or even when the husband might force his way into her if she refuses to give in to his advances.
Girls from poor homes are likely to be married off early than girls from a wealthy household.he

At an age where a child should be basking in innocent games and gaining education, young girls are married off before they are mentally, physically and psychologically prepared for the responsibilities that a marriage brings. At times they are married to, and even sold off to men who are a lot older than these young girls. The young girls are neither capable of handling themselves nor the burden of marital responsibilities. Young girls are forced for merely to serve their husbands and in-laws and do not have a right to make any decisions or to have a normal social life.

The consequences of child marriage are just too numerous,from how it affects the girl psychologically,mentally and physically.

 Their education suffers, they are also prone to high domestic abuse, rape, higher risk of contracting STI's.
The risk of death is involved during child birth,the child mortality rate is high becausethe are still young.

VVF - Vesico Vaginal Fistulae : This is an abnormal fistolous tract extending between the bladder(vesico) and the vagina that allows the continuous involuntary discharge of urine into the vaginal vault, it usually occurs after child birth in some women; It can also be said to be a hole that develops between the vagina and the bladder.
12,000 women develop VVF in Nigeria alone every year,many girls between the ages of 11 to 15bbecome mothers in Nigeria after an early marriage to an older man. Various research have attributed early marriage to one of the causes of VVF and it is usually high in areas where early marriage is practised.

80% VVF cases are due to unrelieved labor during child birth (frequently in women under 18), their pelvis are not yet developed to go through the rigorous process of carrying a child,the stand greater chances of prolonged labor at that age(usually below 18 and worst below 16); This is also one of the causes of the high maternal mortality rates in some areas.

Allow the girl child more time to grow and mature,she deserves to have a right to decide on her reproductive and sexual life and also learn about child birth and motherhood

    LET CHILD MARRIAGE STOP,Let marriages of girls below 18 stop!***CHILDNOTBRIDE***

THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MINUTE!

''All my mates are doing very well with good paying jobs,some are even married with kids but here i am wallowing in poverty and no way foward''. This is what goes on in the mind of some people who may feel their condition or present predicament is the worst. They also forget that some of their mates are dead,hospitalized or without food to even eat.

What if you were dead,did you also imagine that you could also have been in their shoes or if you were hospitalized and you can't even help yourself. No,you didn't think about that i guess. You are alive and you can always reach your desired height.   

Do you know that some toil day and night,doing all kinds of job and yet their money is not even enough for them not to talk of the family the also cater for,even some married ones are better single because you really don't know how hard it is for them unless you hear their stories.

Next time before you go causing yourself and why God has left you to suffer,remember you are better than some people,you also enjoy benefits which the don't get to enjoy yet they choose to live happily and not let their problems become their frustration...

 Before you start wishing to be like that rich friend of yours,think of how the started, its never easy at the start for anyone. Also think of what some of them had to engage themselves into just to get to where they are,some do not have peace of mind or might not be totally as happy as you think.

 Remember the mind is like a bag and you never know what is in the others own unless they pour it out to you.
 Just know that some people have little but are living in peace,things would get better. Keep the hustle going and believe your own time would come, i know you might think yourself useless but know this once there is life then there is hope.do not kill yourself for what you don't have now.

                                          BE HAPPY AND CONTENT!

DIY FOR PINK AND SOFTER LIPS

For those with dark lips wishing for them to be softer and pink,i read this and thought to share.. Use a teaspoon of honey and a drop of lemon juice on your lips,do this as often as possible everyday till you get desired result,
Also try Cinnamon powder for luscious lips.. There is a whole lot that honey,lemon and cinnamon can do. The also aid in weight loss.

POWER SURELY INTOXICATES

If you want to know how arrogant or abusive a person really is,just put them incharge of something or over people no matter how small the position is,he or she would just change automatically. They might begin to act like as if they were drunk or high on any substance,their countenance changes and they begin to live like different people who are too big to listen to anyone.The become lords and often times take nicknames that show their authority over everyone.

Try and put that person who acts humble and loyal to just a tiny test and see him fail woefully. Power really gets into some people's head so much that they don't even recognize if any other person was existing,they would want to be lord over everyone's life. Many people have shown an example of how power intoxicates in past times and in our everyday life.

Keep a child and tell him to look after his younger ones and give him the power to correct any of them that goes wrong,before you come back na mortar combat fights you go see for your hose.Lol
 
The only thing on the minds of these kind of people is how to get even with anyone who questions their authority,mind you before they got to that position they were everybody's friend,always smiling at everyone who cared to smile back,they were even so generous with their things and didn't mind if anyone stepped on their toes.
This people are seen every where from big positions in the society to positions as small as School Prefects, Course Reps, CLO's, Women and Men meeting presidents,Team head.
Being the eldest child of the house also gets into some heads where they try to manipulate or bend their younger ones to their own terms,ever wondered why some siblings who used to be really close fell out with each other?
For the positions where they would be elected into, they most times would never react to any silly thing people did until when they finally got hold of that position then those who opposed them becomes their first example of a 'scape goat'.

As long as a person has that thirst to always be in charge which a lot of humans posses,at any little opportunity they are given will not fail to show their prowess and lordship over all, some even make laws and ask others to abide by it. For instance,you will give them mantel of leadership for some days or weeks,before you come back they have rearranged everywhere when they are aware the position is not even a permanent one. Some will even fight you when you come back for your seat because they have so clinged to power that leaving it seemed difficult.Truly power intoxicates when it gets to the head.

Power intoxicates,Absolute power intoxicates absolutely -Lord Acton!

THE BABY DADDY TREND

Surely if ladies would have spiritual lenses to have a peak into what goes on in the lives of these baby mama and daddies,love would not be excuse for our ignorance.

Its actually your business if you decide to have a child outside wedlock,that is a different ball game but this trend of baby daddy is getting out of hand, where a man especially celebrities have children from more than one woman. The problem is not the man but you the woman who maybe wishes to be associated with a celebrity.

Even if you wish for the association,it shouldn't be the case of subjecting yourself to just making babies for him or because you feel that would trap him into marrying you when he explained that he needed to focus on his carrer and marriage wasn't part of it.

Have you asked yourself if those women that these men marry have two heads? Surely the have just one head with pretty features like you too,why then have you subjected yourself to only popping out babies and enlarging his empire. He does this with two different women and yet you had the mind to have the fourth or third child for him..

In all honesty,some women create the mess and dramas they are in. This is for those with ears!


If a woman decides to have a child and take care of that child not because she wanted all those baby mama drama,that is a different case but thinking that having a child with him can make him stay and marry you is surely going to be a failed fight. Look around,you'd see how futile that style has become.

THE THREE L'S

This is something to ponder over,how much love do you give. Giving love is not only in the romantic aspect but the one you give to those who have no one like the orphans,prisoners,widows and the less priviledged generally. A little visit or even prayer for them will do.

Have you ever thought of your problems and just laughed because you believe something big is on the way,some people might think you have lost it but a little laugh will do. You are not the only one with a problem. A sad face is only paving way for a weak heart.

Ever wondered how cancer survivors make it  through,i read a story about one that really touched my heart and got me thinking . What about people whom we thought after seeing their conditions would never leave the hospital ward or one problem or the other alive,have you ever thought of the driving force in you that makes you determined to live against all odds. When you decide to make the most out of life no matter how hard it might seem but you live through it all..

 You are not carrying all the problems of the world though today maybe be tough but joy comes in the morning. Change your routine today and include the three L's : Love like never before, Laugh like you send nobody and choose to Live happy despite how hard it might seem.

Put a smile on that face no matter the condition,there wouldn't have been sunny days if the rain didn't come..

Be Happy and Live life....  Happy Sallah celebration and holiday in advance fam.. xoxo

DON'T TELL ME WHO YOUR FATHER IS,TELL ME WHO YOU ARE

It was a Saturday evening,i was walking back to my aunt's house from a shop where i went to get some fruits for my dinner. He walked up to me and asked for a minute of my time,i am not the type who shun people i'd rather listen to know whatever the person has to say so i stopped.

 He introduced himself and asked that we exchanged numbers,he also talked about how he knew my aunt and her children very well and that they were all from the same place. Because i felt it was harmless to exchange numbers and since i had no friend around, i gave him my number.

 I got into the house and thankfully i met my cousin,then i asked about this guy i met,my cousin said he was cool and i could hang out some time with him if i wished and since i was always bored and i agreed.

 Something about this guy wasn't right to me even after my cousin had cleared me on that but then he proved my intuitions right when he called me after some days saying he had been busy and bla bla and bla. He tried to convince me why i should be his friend which the reasons included how his brother is a senator of the federal republic. That particular statement  blew his chances,how could he think i would be tripped by his elder brother or father's achievement.

 I kept wondering until i realized that many a time,most young men think they can woo and get a girl by mere mention of their father's numerous achievements,'Oga some women are tripped by your own achievements not that of your family member'  These kind of men make it seem like they are nothing without these popular or rich family member of theirs. The only thing i asked this guy that made him stop pestering me was when i asked what he has been able to do for himself since he had a rich brother and surprisingly nothing..

  

 This also applies to women too..Let that your father,mother,brother,sister be a role model you look up to not a name to get your way with. I am only interested in Who you are not who your father is. If i wanted that your father or brother then that's a different case,stop spoiling ya show with ya hand..LOL

 Your father is a president,who are you? Your brother is a rich man,where is your own?

TALES OF THE AFRICAN CHILD SERIES 2 : CHILD PROSTITUTION IN DISGUISE

I just remembered a story that a cousin of mine told me about some girl about 14 years whose parents were preparing her to follow a relation whom they knew well that she takes children and young women to prostitute and make her money,i was shocked because i thought this form of slavery and child trafficking was carried out because the parents are unaware of what their kids were made to do but i was wrong.. This is how it works, she meets a parent and convinces them of how useful or lucrative sending their child abroad would be. She tells them she has a restaurant where their children can work and make money in order to send home to them, the woman sometimes pays this parents some amount of money which her victim would have to recover back to her on arrival to the designated country. In most cases, this young women whom are always taken more than their male counter part because they convince their people to believe that the females would make more money and since it was a restaurant or beauty parlour their services would be needed more than that of their male counter parts are used to traffic drugs to their 'madam's' client in the country. If this women who make their money through this means discovers the girl was good in her first trip, she most times keep her as her drug trafficking agent but in most cases the reason they are taken abroad is to be used as commercial sex workers.. Their madam tells them to make sure they recover all the money spent on them,the visa fees,their international passport,their accommodation till they can stay on their own and the money which was paid to their parents. Most of the victims were told that they were going abroad to complete their education while some of them went with their eyes open knowing exactly what they were going for. Some had to go because their parents had told them they had to help in raising their younger ones,some have become rich through this while some had fallen into dangers of all sort which they never survived... There is another case where the woman tells parents she wants to help train their child,this person might be a complete stranger according to the one i heard and have seen happen. Only for her to take the children and sell them to women who needed hawkers for their fruit or sachet water business whereas he deceived the parents to believe their children are in school and doing well... When ever she visits the parents,she gives them money which is proceeds from the sales their children make so in the end she'd tell them they were enjoying their child's hard work just in case they decided to make any trouble with her and this type of women in most cases have mouths that speak for them and connections which this poor parents can't contend with... In most cases,the children are threatened not to let anyone in their new environment know how they were conned into prostitution and they have to work a long time just to pay their madam off who would constantly be on their neck,to sustain themselves and their family who think once they are abroad it automatically guarantees them wealthy.. That harmless 'good evening ma' to that madam turned to this sore tale...

BESTIE OR BEDMATES?

They were always seen together and every one thought they had something good going on.. Even if you were told you wouldn't believe they weren't seriously dating,the bond was just too much that their various partners were jealous they had been left lonely. They also traveled together but in no time, it went beyond the friendship and they got carried away in their own desires.. In no time something that started off as harmless went beyond the ordinary. The lost interest in every other person in their life because of the closeness,they were too fond of each other until one found what would be described as one's own 'missing rib'.. Then the other couldn't take it and that marked the end of something so good because contrary to what they made people believe,the were actually warming each other's bed... That brings me to the question, do you believe a man and woman can be best friends without having to feel anything intimate for each other. Would they be considered as just besties or bed mates if your mind was to judge without coming close?

HEART BURN RELIEVE DRINK

Cut the ginger into slices and put in warm water,leave for 20 minutes and drink.. It has been proven to be a relieve for heartburn and again avoiding foods that trigger you to have heartburn.

JUST BEFORE YOU FALL HEAD OVER HEELS

Its very common to see couples running from clinic to clinic just to save their dying children by what they had brought upon themselves,some are so blinded by love that the forget to check if their genotype match. Some people who get pregnant while in their relationship before marriage most times suffer this fate of bearing children with sickle cell because many people getting married now are enlightened and know that bringing an innocent child to suffer is not nice..I remember a woman i used to know when i was much younger,she lost her two children because they had sickle cell anemia.. It was just a sad news as they died within a space of one year. i also remember these couple whose three kids also died,these very adorable souls were lost because of their parent's ignorance and mistake. The Importance Of Knowing Your Genotype And Your Blood Group Before Marriage: Genotype is the genetic makeup of an individual with reference to a trait or multiple traits. They are the collection of genes passed from parents to the children. Some children born of the same parent will have different genotype. Exceptions are seen in cases of twins or multiple births that are fertilized from the same egg. Human beings have two alleles with each pair inherited from each parent. An allele represents a gene. Before the advent of modern medicine, there was high mortality and infant death rates. All these children lost to the cold hands of death were referred to as "abikus". All these happened because there was no knowledge on blood group or genotype. People that get married irrespective of their genetic makeup should not be blamed for their ignorance. But with the advent of modern medicine( read about modern medicine and its advantages in Nigeria ), biological explanations are now being made on the causes of infant death rate, this led to the discovery of sickle cells in Africa, especially in Nigeria. Before marriage, partners should be aware of their genotypes and blood group as the society no long provides excuse for this ignorance (read an interesting article named no excuse for ignorance here). Parents should check the genotype of their children during pregnancy or immediately after birth. This will help to know the health status of the child and what they have to do to sustain and maintain the child's health. There are four genotypes in humans - AA, AS, SS and AC. AC genotype is not so common and popular unlike the other three. SS and AC are the abnormal genotypes or the sickle cells. The knowledge of genotype is important when choosing life partners. Intending couples should know both their own genotype as well as their partner's genotype at the early stage of their relationship before they are well rooted in love and emotions. Emotions and time spent in the relationship can cloud people’s judgment or decision to break up if they are not compatible, thus, giving birth to sickle cell children and subjecting themselves and their children to pain, torture and agony. Possible Outcomes of Different Genetic Combination AA + AA = AA, AA, AA, AA AA + AS = AA, AS, AA, AS AA + SS = AS, AS, AS, AS AA + AC = AA, AA, AA, AC AS + AS = AA, AS, AS, SS AS + SS = AS, SS, SS, SS AS + AC = AA, AC, AS,SS SS + SS = SS, SS, SS, SS AC + SS = AS, AS, SS, SS AC + AC = AA, AC, AC, SS People with the genotype AA are prone to malaria sickness at their early ages. Sickle cell arises when there is any blockage in the blood vessels which inhibits the flow of oxygen. When the red blood cell do not have the required oxygen, there will be changes in its original shape (disc shape) to a "Sickle-like" or "crescent-like shape", Thus, the name "sickle cell". Sickle cell patients experience severe pains in body parts that lack oxygen flow. Their bone marrows will fail to produce red blood cells and this result to anemia. To save this crisis, blood is usually transfused to them. In terms of compatibility, someone with AA genotype can marry anybody. It is safe for someone with AS to marry someone with AA genotype. The combinations of AS and AS, AS and AC should not be risked. There is probability of having a SS. Although. Two sickle cells should not even have a relationship or get married. Individuals with the AA genotype should help you prevent genetic abnormalities by marrying the AS, AC and SS. By this, we are hopeful to eradicate sickle cells in the world. Blood Groups / Blood Types The red blood cells that transport oxygen in the body carry two antigens, which are the A and B antigens. These antigens determine the blood group. Blood groups are represented with A, AB, O, and B. When the red blood cell carries only the A antigen, the blood group is 'A', it is 'B' when the blood cell has only the B antigen. When both A and B antigens are present, the blood group is 'AB'. Finally, when there is neither A nor B antigen, the blood group is referred to as ’O’. Below is the cross breed of different blood groups and the products (offsprings) A + A = A or O B + B = B or O A + B = A, B, AB or O A + O = A or O B + O = B or O A + AB = A, B or AB O + O = O only The genotype of blood type A is AA or AO. The antigens on the blood cell are A and antibodies on the blood plasma are B. For blood type B, the genotype is BB or BO with A as the antigens and B as antibodies. The blood type AB has the genotype to be AB. The antigens are both A & B, and no antibodies on the blood plasma. The blood type O has the genotype to be OO. There are no antigens but has antibodies to be A or B. Rhesus factor or the 'D' antigen is also found on the surface of the red blood cell. Those with it are seen to be "rhesus positive or Rh+" and those without are "rhesus negative or Rh-". There is a possibility of having both Rh + and Rh -. A person who is Rh + will produce antibodies against Rh - blood cells. A patient with Rh +can receive blood from someone who is Rh + or Rh -. But an Rh - can only receive blood from Rh -. Knowing your blood type helps during pregnancy. If the mother is Rh- and the father is Rh +, the fetus can either inherit the Rhesus gene from either the father or mother. Complications (Rh incompatibility) occur when the Rhesus factor of the fetus contradicts that of the mother. This is common when a pregnant woman has Rh - and the fetus has Rh+. If the blood of the Rh + baby mixes with the mother’s, it can lead to the production of antibodies against the baby’s blood known as Rh-sensitization. To curb this disease, pregnant women should always meet regularly with obstetricians and human anti-D immune globulin or immunoglobulin should be administered to those with the complications. General Note *O are universal donors (donate blood to all blood types). *AB+ are universal recipients (receive from all blood types). *A+ can receive blood from A+, A-, O+ & O- * A- from A- & O- *B+ from B+, B-, O+ & O- *B- from B- & O- *AB- from A-, B-, AB- & O- * O+ from O+ & O- *O- from O- In Conclusion Knowing one's blood group helps a lot. It determines the donor and recipient of blood transfusion, and also helps in determining paternity. A person with one blood type or group can produce antibodies against the other. For instance, a person with blood type A makes antibodies against blood type B. If this person is given blood of type B, his or her type antibodies will bind to the antigens on the type B blood cells cause the blood to clump together. Compatibility of blood type is necessary before transfusing blood in times of accidents and emergencies.(culled from information parlour) Sickle cell anemia: according to research this was the first genetic disease to be characterized at the molecular level. Sickle cell anemia also known as sickle cell disease which is caused by a point mutation in the globin gene,the sickled cell tend to get stuck in narrow blood vessels blocking the flow of blood. As a result those with the disease suffer painful crises in their joints and bones,the must often be hospitalized for blood transfusions and majority die before the age of 20 although with modern medicine some live into their 50's. I hope someone benefits from this,have a fab weekend!

TALES OF THE AFRICAN CHILD SERIES- FEMALE CIRCUMCISION

Hello Fam,this is going to be a long but educative post and you won't regret reading.. FGM can be defined as the practice of partially removing the external genitalia of girls and young women for non-medical reasons which commonly leads to infections,infertility and may even cause death. This is mostly carried out between infancy to age 15. There are four different procedures or types of female circumcision. Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade or razor (with or without anaesthesia), FGM is concentrated in 27 African countries, Yemen and Iraqi Kurdistan, and found elsewhere in Asia, the Middle East, and among diaspora communities around the world. The age at which it is conducted varies from days after birth to puberty; in half the countries for which national figures are available, most girls are cut before the age of five. The procedures differ according to the ethnic group. They include removal of the clitoral hood and clitoral glans (the visible part of the clitoris), removal of the inner labia and, in the most severe form (known as infibulation), removal of the inner and outer labia and closure of the vulva. In this last procedure, a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual fluid, and the vagina is opened for intercourse and opened further for childbirth. Health effects depend on the procedure, but can include recurrent infections, chronic pain, cysts, an inability to get pregnant, complications during childbirth and fatal bleeding. There are no known health benefits for female circumcision. The practice is rooted in gender inequality, attempts to control women's sexuality, and ideas about purity, modesty and aesthetics. It is usually initiated and carried out by women, who see it as a source of honour, and who fear that failing to have their daughters and granddaughters cut will expose the girls to promiscuity. In some communities,mutilation is carried out as part of initiation into adulthood. in such areas a girl cannot be considered an adult unless she had undergone FGM. The also believe it helps to reduce the woman's sexual desire and lessen temptation or becoming promiscuous. Contrary to these believes,it doesn't guarantee a woman to remain chaste but FGM gone wrong can cause the following: Immediate consequences of FGM include severe pain and bleeding, shock, difficulty in passing urine, infections, injury to nearby genital tissue and sometimes death. The procedure can result in death through severe bleeding leading to haemorrhagic shock, neurogenic shock as a result of pain and trauma. Almost all women who have undergone FGM experience pain and bleeding as a consequence of the procedure. The event itself is traumatic as girls are held down during the procedure. Risk and complications increase with the type of FGM and are more severe and prevalent with infibulations. “The pain inflicted by FGM does not stop with the initial procedure, but often continues as ongoing torture throughout a woman’s life”, says Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. In addition to the severe pain during and in the weeks following the cutting, women who have undergone FGM experience various long-term effects - physical, sexual and psychological. Women may experience chronic pain, chronic pelvic infections, development of cysts, abscesses and genital ulcers, excessive scar tissue formation, infection of the reproductive system, decreased sexual enjoyment and psychological consequences, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Additional risks for complications from infibulations include urinary and menstrual problems, infertility, later surgery (defibulation and reinfibulation) and painful sexual intercourse. Sexual intercourse can only take place after opening the infibulation, through surgery or penetrative sexual intercourse. Consequently, sexual intercourse is frequently painful during the first weeks after sexual initiation and the male partner can also experience pain and complications. When giving birth, the scar tissue might tear, or the opening needs to be cut to allow the baby to come out. After childbirth, women from some ethnic communities are often sown up again to make them “tight” for their husband (reinfibulation). Such cutting and restitching of a woman’s genitalia results in painful scar tissue. A multi-country study by WHO in six African countries, showed that women who had undergone FGM, had significantly increased risks for adverse events during childbirth, and that genital mutilation in mothers has negative effects on their newborn babies. According to the study, an additional one to two babies per 100 deliveries die as a result of FGM. FGM has been outlawed or restricted in most of the countries in which it occurs, but the laws are poorly enforced. There have been international efforts since the 1970s to persuade practitioners to abandon it, and in 2012 the United Nations General Assembly, recognizing FGM as a human-rights violation, voted unanimously to intensify those efforts,, SAY STOP TO FGM TODAY AND SAVE THESE YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMAS..STAY FAB

NAIJA NAWA O

Ther is nothing we will not see in this country o,this man is a supposed pastor..LOL

FOOTBALLER,JOSEPH YOBO CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH FAMILY

The footballer added a year yesterday.

CHILD ABUSE.MAN MOLESTS DAUGHTER AND GIVES HER MONEY

A 7 year old girl (name withheld) has narrated how her father Chukwuemeka Odunzie, pictured above molested her by touching her body and putting his manhood in her mouth and afterwards gives her money so she wouldn't tell anyone. According to Vanguard, the young girl who is a primary 3 student and resides with her parents at their Ojokoro Housing Estate, Meiran, Ijaiye, Lagos, said her dad usually touched her private part whenever her mother wasn't around or was busy with domestic work "My daddy usually gives me money after touching my private part or putting his penis in my mouth. He touches my private part when my mother is outside washing clothes or when she is not in the house.” she said The victim’s mother, Mrs Odunzie, while narrating her experience said she began to notice something was not right with her daughter who later confessed that her father was molesting her. “Last year, my son told me that his younger sister was fond of playing with her private parts. It sounded strange that a seven-year-old child would be doing that. I will talk to her, scold her and sometimes beat her. There was a time I told my husband. All he said was that if she was acting strangely I should take her to any of these white garment churches. I was alarmed when one day, while we were in the sitting room, she started touching and playing with herself. Immediately, I called her inside the room and asked her what the problem was. I asked her if anyone was fiddling with her private parts. She said it was her father that always touched her private parts and that after touching her private parts, he would give her money. I confronted my husband when he returned from work but he denied vehemently. I reported a case of defilement to Ebenezer Divisional Police and the policemen invited my husband for questioning. He was arrested later by the police, who gave me a report to take my daughter to the hospital. The doctor said there had been no penetration, but that there is an opening in her virginal and advised that the victim be tested for infection. By the time we came back from the hospital, the IPO said it was a family issue and that we should go home and settle the case. Members of his family were shouting, saying that I had no right to report the case to the police, that it was a family issue that should be treated as one. They pressurized me till I withdrew the case, after which he promised not to defile our daughter again. After I withdrew the case, my husband began to beat the children at the slightest provocation. And at times, he would beat them for no tangible reason. Two weeks ago, it happened again. I asked her what she did for her father that made him give her money without giving her siblings. That was when she said that daddy gave her the money after touching her private part. Her siblings said it had been ongoing for a while and that they refused to tell me because the last time they did, their daddy kept beating them. Her brother said whenever I was not around, or I was outside washing clothes, daddy would send him and his other siblings inside the bedroom, while he would ask the victim to kneel down in between his legs and bend her head towards his manhood. She also confirmed that after touching her, daddy would put his penis in her mouth. There was even a time my daughter was caught in the act with a four-year-old boy, who is a neighbour’s child.”she said The swine of a father who confessed to the crime, said he molested his own daughter once and that he wasn't doing it for any thing fetish or occultic. He has since been handed over to the police.

WORLD SHORTEST MAN DIES AT 75

The world's shortest man Chandra Dangi from Nepal has died. He died from pneumonia in a US hospital yesterday September 4th. He was 75. He had been sick in his home which he was treating but had traveled to the US for work where he was rushed to the hospital after his symptoms worsened Dangi was just 21.5ins, and was declared the shortest human adult ever documented in history. ‘Today, our circus is flooded with tears at the loss of the world’s smallest man...whom we lovingly called Prince Chandra.’

BANANA PEEL AS TEETH WHIT`ENER

This DIY works,try it out.. Have a fab Saturday!

HONEY DOES IT ALL

It takes about 60,000 bees, collectively traveling up to 55,000 miles and visiting more than 2 million flowers, to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey.2 Once the nectar is gathered, the bee stores it in its extra stomach where it mixes with enzymes, and then passes it (via regurgitation) to another bee’s mouth. This process is repeated until the nectar becomes partially digested and is then deposited into a honeycomb. Once there, the honeybees fan the liquid nectar with their wings, helping the water to evaporate and create the thick substance you know as “honey.” This honeycomb is then sealed with a liquid secretion from the bee’s abdomen, which hardens into beeswax. It can be stored indefinitely providing Bees with the perfect food source for cold months. Honey has always been a very popular culinary delicacy as well as an important medical remedy for many years, It dates back to so long when it served different purposes for our fore fathers. Today, honey is the focus of much scientific research by the medical community, which has been investigating and confirming the many uses of honey our forefathers thought up. Honey is truly a remarkable substance, made even more extraordinary by the process with which it is made. This blend of sugar, trace enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and amino acids is quite unlike any other sweetener on the planet. And while honey is high in fructose, it has many health benefits when used in moderation. HONEY ESPECIALLY IN ITS RAW FORM HAS BEEN OFF TREMENDOUS HELP; 1. Honey Makes Excellent Cough “Medicine” The World Health Organization (WHO) lists honey as a demulcent, which is a substance that relieves irritation in your mouth or throat by forming a protective film.5 Research shows honey works as well as dextromethorphan, a common ingredient in over the counter cough medications, to soothe cough and related sleeping difficulties due to upper respiratory tract infections in children.6 2. Honey Can Treat Wounds Honey was a conventional therapy in fighting infection up until the early 20th century, at which time its use slowly vanished with the advent of penicillin. Now the use of honey in wound care is regaining popularity, as researchers are determining exactly how honey can help fight serious skin infections. Generally Honey works as traditional medicine,cold and cough remedies,helps for a clear skin. helps digestion,destroy bacterias,good for the blood,helps sleep,safer than sugar,aids in weight watching and heart care. Raw honey is believed to work better than drugs for herpes. 3. Honey Improves Your Scalp Honey diluted with a bit of warm water was shown to significantly improve seborrheic dermatitis, which is a scalp condition that causes dandruff and itching. After applying the solution every other day for four weeks, “all of the patients responded markedly.” According to the researchers:9 “Itching was relieved and scaling was disappeared within one week. Skin lesions were healed and disappeared completely within 2 weeks. In addition, patients showed subjective improvement in hair loss.” 4. Help Boost Your Energy A healthy, whole-food diet and proper sleep is the best recipe for boundless energy, but if you’re looking for a quick energy boost, such as before or after a workout, honey can suffice. This is particularly true for athletes looking for a “time-released fuel” to provide energy over a longer duration. Honey also serve for DIY home remedies for hair,skin and general weight control. 1. HONEY HAIR CONDITIONER: Mix ½ cup honey with ¼ cup olive oil. Work a small amount through your hair until coated. Cover your hair with a shower cap and let sit for 30 minutes. Shampoo as normal and rinse. 2. HONEY BODY MOISTURIZER: Mix 5 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons rose oil, and 2 cups almond oil in a medium-sized bottle. Apply as needed onto wet skin. 3. HONEY ALMOND SCRUB: Mix 3 teaspoons honey, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and 6 ½ tablespoons of finely crushed almonds. Rub the exfoliating scrub onto your face gently and rinse with warm water. 4.HONEY FOR WEIGHT LOSS: one spoon of honey in warm water with one bag of green tea or one lemon, one spoon of Cinnamon powder diluted in hot water ,mix with a spoon of honey and drink every morning.. It helps curb cravings for the rest of the day.

RIHANNA POSES BRALESS IN NEW SHOOT FOR DIOR

The singer wowed in her new dior shoot..

ANNA EBIERE SHOWS OFF HER BABY

The former beauty queen who welcomed her daughter with singer Flavour posted a pics of their cute child.

MAN SETS PREGNANT LOVER ON FIRE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS

On monday,a 37 year old bar operator who was identified as Lucky Esonahae was arraingned on the charge of setting his 7 month old pregnant lover on fire. the incident took place at Uwelu Quartres in Benin, and was reported by the victim, Stella Isaac, on July 6, the same day it occurred. Yahya said Esonahae poured kerosene on Stella, who was said to be 7 months pregnant, lit a match and set her on fire. He said that the victim was later rescued by one of her sons and her neighbours, who forced the door of her room open, as she had been locked in. He said the victim, who was later rushed to the Central Hospital, where she received treatment sustained burns on her hands and forehead. The accused had taken the action following his suspicions that his lover was cheating. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge and pleaded leniency, the magistrate presiding the court Igho Braimoh sentenced him to five years in prison with hard labour.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF COCONUT AND WATER MELON SEED

Contrary to popular believe coconut is very good for the health even in pregnancy and in little children. its oil can also be used as creme for the skin or treatment for hair. It can also supplement butter or other oils in cooking. Coconut milk is made from coconut meat and water can also be used for cooking though it might not be your regular low calorie milk. Coconut water can be used in smoothies and it serve as a natural sport drink,the meat is also very nutritious.. Until now i always threw away my watermelon seeds but i have just discovered its good health benefits and thought to share with you as a new month package.. Have a fab month sugars

MERCY JOHNSON ON BABY NUMBER 3?

The Actress,Mercy Johnson Okogie posted this photos on instagram to thank friends and fans for their birthday wishes to her and she is already heavy with her third baby..wow

YEMI ALADE'S SHOWS OFF ICONIC WEAR

The female act,was pictured at her performance in Wembley.. She had earlier posted a pic of the wear,her bible and phone which she grabbed in what seemed like a fire alarm where she was lodged. Isn't she so hawt

THE OL' DAYS

Hello Fam,am back so to say from my sabatical leave.. LOL Alot has happened this few weeks away buh i bring you a good thing to laugh about this morning. Remember when we used to run around naked dancing in the rain, when you can bath outside without shame of who might be watching, I remember when i was the mother in all those mama and papa drama, when we used empty tomatoes or milk tins as pots and sticks as stoves while we used grass and sand as food. The times when we played swe'. Am not sure thats the exact spelling,lol It was fun living in the era when we threw our fallen tooth on the ceiling so the lizard can take it and give us a new one,i remember when i met a weird girl in primary school that told us to put our fallen tooth under our pillow and sleep on it that by morning we would have money there in place of the tooth. there was no money by dawn under the pillow infact some of my friends left their own tooth all through the weekend under their pillow and by Monday morning our tooth money maker had changed school. LOL, whatever she was up to i couldn't really say but i know the were all Superstitious and probably a trick. The ol' days when we waved our hands when ever we saw that white flamingo asking it to give us white nails and take our old ones,there was alot and i enjoyed my childhood. Hope you did? Have a fab saturday!

GIVE YOUR HEART A CHANCE

Now this might be deep depending on how you choose to understand it. Christy has always had this love for dark skinned men infact she virtually has a crush on almost all the dark skinned celebrities, that Denzel Washington kind of men, you know. This was always her dream 'when she would walk down the aisle with her dark skinned prince charming with royalties standing in waiting and chariots of army' and yes she also fancied the uniformed men and people from royal homes maybe too much movies and novels had taken the better of her mind. She had an exceptional taste just like she does with cloths. The funny thing is she never meet any dark skinned man in person who was attracted to her and even if she liked them the relationship usually turns out sour in the end but in her dream land lived the one whom her heart desired. She meet so many light skinned nice men whom she would have never regretted knowing but the dream in her head wouldn't let her see past their skin colour. This is the same thing a friend of mine who was obsessed with short women because according to him, as tall as he is he should be with some one who would not be so tall and because with that tall woman he would produce 'long' children and he didn't want his children over growing and that a short woman would compliment his height. LOL These two never meet those whom they had built a castle for in their hearts,not like those people didn't cross their parts but there were so many things missing from them which they got from the ones their hearts didn't yearn for. I also recall a story about a lady who strongly desired to be married to her town's man but behold who she got married to, some one from another state entirely. She didn't even meet her town's man who could satisfy her other expectation not to talk of a man from her state but she found love in the arms of another far away from her initial desire. Have you thought of why you have not had peace in that job that you took up simply because people are making lots of money from it or why you feel at ease with a certain thing or person that ordinarily your inner mind would despise on first sight? maybe it is because you overlooked other opportunities that would have been favourable and instead opted for that which you felt would be for the better and here you are filled with regrets on why you made the wrong choice and because that which you despise most is what is truly meant for you. Am not saying your desired can not come to you but when its not forth coming you can look in the directions of the available, truth is the available might be the best thing you need and not the desired and the available might even be better than the desired. So to avoid mistakes from reoccurring make your heart a little bit flexible so it can look through options it comes across,you never can tell.. Your body,soul,spirit and mind would surely be at peace with each other if you give your heart a chance to explore things beyond the way you have programmed your mind sees it. Have a Fab day sweets till am back again.. Xoxo

HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING CUCUMBER

Hello bloglovers,came across this and thought to share this simple health tips with you.. Cucumber belongs to the same family as watermelon and pumpkin,it contains B vitamins including vitamin B1,B5and B7 which helps to relieve feelings of anxiety and effects of stress. Cucumber is needed for healthy digestion because it contains water and fiber,these two rich elements are of tremendous help. There are a whole lot of good reasons why we should eat cucumber, the fact that it contains anti-flammmatory flavonol called Fisetin which helps in brain protection. Cucumber can pass for a mouth freshner,according to Ayurveda cucumbers may also help to release excess heat in the stomach which is said to be the primary cause for bad breath. The B vitamins in cucumber help to relieve stress and fatigue. Cucumbers also help in regulating the heart health,it is also great base for vegetable juice and salads. Cucumber lowers the risk of catching chronic diseases. Make a cucumber part of your diet today.. xoxo

KIM KARDASHIAN CELEBRATES FAN'S 21ST BIRTHDAY WITH HER

Kim Kardashian traveled all the way to New Orleans to celebrate a fan's 21st birthday with her.. it would have been grand and nice of Kim if not for the fact that the whole trip was filmed for Keeping Up With The Kardashians... so you know she had her own reasons for going. Anyway, she spent some hours with Myleeza and bought her a pair of expensive shoes. Myleeza documented the meet and greet with Kim whom she adores,this also included a special message from Kim's daughter North West.

PHOTO OF STEPHANIE LINUS AT HER MOVIE PREMIER 'DRY'

RIHANNA STEPS OUT IN BARBADOS FESTIVAL

Rihanna steps out in hot wear at a barbados festival.. She's so hot,badgirlriri..LOL

PREGNANT ANNA EBIERE IN US TO DELIVER FLAVOUR'S SECOND CHILD

The former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria has traveled to the US to give birth to her child with high life singer, Flavour. Flavour is expected to join her when the baby is due in a few weeks. The child would be Flavour's second child.

PHOTOS FROM FFK DAUGHTER'S WEDDING IN LONDON TODAY

Temi and Jaiye Randle tied the knot today in London after few week their traditional marriage was done. Happy married life to them

HAPPY NEW MONTH BLOGLOVERS

Hello Fam,welcome to August. Its actually my birth month and i wish all of us good tidings this month and the remaining part of the year.