Popular Kannywood film star, Nafisa Abdullahi advised parents to stop having children they cannot afford to take care of. The actress made the remarks in a series of tweets on Saturday, saying: “Stop giving birth to babies you know you can’t afford to take care of. “God will hold you accountable for having children without giving them all the necessary guidance and parental care. “God will ask you on the way and manner you raised your children, so those in the habit of having many children they cannot take care of, ending up in sending them far in search for…
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Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema lamented over the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU strike. ASUU embarked on a one-month warning strike on February 14th and extended it by another two months, over the alleged failure of the government to fulfil its agreements. Students have been at home since then waiting for the strike to be called off. Rema who had earlier disclosed he got admission to study at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, on Monday urged ASUU to call off the strike. He lamented that he has not started schooling since he got the admission.…
Accidents happen. When they do, they may leave injuries on the skin. After a while, the injuries turn into scars leaving the skin with flaws. Below are natural remedies to remove scars caused by injuries to the skin: 1. Another homemade remedy to clear scars is the use of baking soda, which is a natural exfoliator and aids in gently scraping the scar tissue layer by layer. Make a light paste using two parts of water and one part of baking soda. Scrub this gently on the scars for about a minute after which you can rinse it off. Make…
Thanks to technology, people can find love online. No need to go outside, social media and the Internet have made it so much easier for people to find someone to date. You need to understand that dating someone you met online is very different from dating someone you met in ‘real life’. There are certain things that need to be taken into consideration when it comes to online dating to have the relationship you dreamed of. These include: 1. Don’t trust too soon This should go with every dating circumstances, but especially for someone you met online and when you…
The Easter weekend is a great time to spend with family and loved ones. You may want to go out and have fun but if you prefer staying indoors, here are a few activities you can do at home to spice up the moment with your family and loved ones: 1. Plan a picnic Normally picnics take place at the park or an open field. However, this is an idea that you can bring the activity into your backyard. Start by preparing a traditional picnic like sandwiches, fruits, sweets and potato chips. Load everything into a basket. Don’t forget to…
If you want to look expensive, wear black. It does not matter the brand or fabric, an all black outfit portrays the wearer are polished and wealthy. Today, two ladies, Nollywood actress, Omowunmi Dada and style blogger, Ama Godson are dressed in all black. Omowunmi is decked in this lovely black suit. From head to toes, she is wearing black. The ombre hairdo brngs in some contrast to her all black look. She wears a lovely silver necklace that matches her wristwatch. Holding her black purse, Omowunmi gives a diva’s pose. Her smile is the icing on the cake, it…
My love, you are one of countless others sheltered firmly from the sun. But why are you, from measureless yonder Pining madly for my love? When I stretch out to feel the splattering rain, It’s your cold, lonely hand that I take. Your graveyard smell pervades my loneliness Spreading a balm of death across my back. You have built a house in my mirror; A permanent nest for your lovesick face. And the sad echoes of your baritone voice, Congeal my laughter around the root of my throat. “Why do you cry behind bolted doors? And spill your tears on…
Readings: Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; Resp: Daniel 3; John 8:31-42 In the First Reading of today, we see the courage and the faith of the three Hebrew children. They defied the order of the mighty king Nebuchadnezzar, not because they hated or did not respect him but because he set himself against the King of kings. When there was a clash of interests, they chose to obey the Almighty. They were threatened with a terrible punishment and subsequent death but they refused to bow down. From their response to the king, we see that these children had been set free…
Veteran singer, Orlando Julius Ekemode has passed away. The highlife musician died on Friday, April 15, at the age of 79. Bimbo Esho of the Evergreen Music Company Limited confirmed the death of the 79-year-old highlife singer. In her eulogy, while announcing Orlando Julius’ death, Esho wrote; “Bimbo Daddy has passed On…This was the message I stumbled on waking up at exactly 3am to peruse my WhatsApp page.. It was a message sent in to me by Orlando Julius beautiful and supportive wife Lady Latoya. “Orlando Julius a native of Ijebu Ijesha succumbed to the cold hands of death and…
The pick of poetry shortlisted for 2022’s Brunel International African Poetry Prize strikes a sad note in many ways as the ten-year-old title goes into retirement. Driven by Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, The African Poetry Book Fund will take on the £3,000 competition renamed the Evaristo African Poetry Prize. This year’s judges said they had a rich and crop of collections to select their shortlist from featuring themes such as families, the body and history, but the bunch seem to contain a lot of sadness. “Many strike a deeply melancholic note, and even a sense of mourning,” they said.…