A Nigerian mother, Uchenna Onyia-Murphy and her daughter, Ona have been commended for risking their health to save lives in New York. Uchenna Onyia-Murphy, who needed a fresh start after her marriage crashed, moved to the United States from Nigeria. She had briefly worked in Taco Bell before studying to become a nurse. She later got her LPN license, her RN license, and then got her Nurse Practitioner license. Her daughter followed her footsteps and they both started practicing in Arkansas. With Coronavirus outbreak in the epicentre, the duo travelled to New York to treat infected patients. In celebration of…
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With the Corona pandemic outbreak, working from home has become the ‘new normal’. It comes with its own perks. Asides serving a way to stay safe and healthy, there is less stress of commuting daily and is cost-effective. There is always this feeling of wanting to laidback since you are working from the confines of your home. Truth is, if you don’t have a working strategy and routine that you follow religiously, you may end wasting precious time and getting nothing done. It is required that you give in the same input working from as you would have done in…
Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo, in a recent interview, revealed that his mother wanted him to become a Reverend father. The actor cum farmer opened up during an interview with YFM’s Y-Leaderboard Series with host, Rev. Erskine. The dapper-looking actor said that he was once a mass server in the Catholic Church and his mother would have loved it if he continued serve and go on to become a priest. He said: “I used to serve mass and at a point, I think my mother even wanted me to be a Reverend Father but that calling, I beat am. When you…
She was free-spirited, unafraid and unashamed of being her real self but the world would not let her be. If only she had long hair, they said, she would be beautiful… Listening to them, she got herself a long Brazilian wig and hoped she met their expectation. But it did not end there. They continued: “How can she be lady like in baggy trousers and oversized shirt” She needed to prove her worth. So she bought a tight fitting little black dress, hoping she would impress them. “No, not on sneakers for heaven’s sake” They jeered. Under pressure, she borrowed…
Beauty entrepreneur, Tara Durotoye and her hubby are in celebration mode. Yesterday was Fela’s 49th birthday which coincidentally is their 19th wedding anniversary. Taking to Instagram, shared an early morning birthday gift to her hubby, with caption: “S U P R I S E “I tried my luck this year and I did well We usually take a walk in the morning so today I worked with my dearest @yetunde_fatai to organize a saxophonist on our walk path to perform a few songs for @feladurotoye & invited a few friends to “drive-Thru ” and shout HAPPY BIRTHDAY . He was surprised and happy .…
The world’s shortest man, Edward Nino Hernandez has regained his Guinness World record title for the second time running. He first won the title a decade ago. Mr Hernandez was originally crowned the world’s shortest living man at the age of 23 in 2010 after officials measured his height as 70.21cm. On Tuesday, Guinness World Records announced in statement that Hernandez had been awarded the title of the shortest mobile living man. It stated: “After turning 34 on 10 May, Edward can now begin his new year of age with a fantastic new record title; one that he achieved with…
Nigerian actor, Mike Ezuruonye is not buying the idea of “faking it till you make it”. In an Instagram video on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, he ranted about how some people are living fake lives to impress people that don’t matter. He cited an example of someone who hasn’t been able settle his landlord in Lagos but was driving a very expensive car in an Instagram post which he captioned: “You got a G-Wagon and Squatting…Been Impressing The Whole Lagos…Now you need Relief…I Can’t deal????#fakelifeisexpensive,” https://www.instagram.com/p/CAFWLKPgaHq/ This is not the first time a celebrity would be calling out people…
Zainab Olisamah, Associate Director, Finance at IHS Towers, is our Woman Crush Wednesday. She is part of the senior management team of IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world, she shows high expertise in financial planning, business management and decision support/analysis. As an acute business professional, she is a high achiever and is making giant strides in the financial sector of the economy. Her strong business acumen skills and drive for excellence has led her to achieve business objectives across all levels both in the finance and non-finance sectors.…
Every human farts. It is not a bad thing in itself even though it is causes so much discomfort. Farting is the by-product of the digestive system breaking down and processing food/nutrients. It happens when gas and air builds up in the gastrointestinal tract after eating. Some food gets absorbed naturally by the body and then gets released as a fart. Did you know you fart says a lot about your health? Read below: When you consume too much fibre and you fart too much, you become constipated. You should drink more water to liquidize your stool. Reduce your…
How far can you go to go against your values? For Big Brother Naija star, Khafi Kareem, who was one of the housemates in the fourth season of the reality TV show, she would not compromise or take any chance in the face of any test. She proved so after she turned down a brand deal offer from a skin whitening company worth N8M. According to her, the reason she decided to turn down the offer was because of her personal belief and values. The reality TV star made this known during an Instagram live chat with media entrepreneur, Ubi…