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My name is Nancy Isime. I am a black woman tall as a cypress, strong beyond all definition, still defying place and time and circumstance assailed.

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Photos of Famous thespian, Ronke Ojo-Gbolahan, popularly addressed as Oshodi-Oke with her mum and beautiful daughters have surfaced online... Recall that in an exclusive interview with BroadwayTV, the actress reportedly said that things can’t work out if the responsibilities of a home lies heavily on one person. She stated that if she provides for the needs of the family or takes up the role of the breadwinner then there is no way she’s cooking for any man. Marriage, love, mistakes 

Eman Abdul Atti, who was once known as the “world’s heaviest woman” has passed away at the age of 35. According to medical experts at Burjeel Hospital, Eman passed away on Monday, September 25, at 4:35am due to complications from the underlying comorbid conditions, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction. The Egyptian had been under the supervision of over 20 doctors from different specialities, who were managing her medical condition from the time she arrived in the UAE. 

It is now official, Nigerian music duo, P-Sqaure have finally split up. Coming after it went viral that there was war/brouhaha between twin singers, Peter and Paul Okoye, it has now been confirmed!  According to LIB, Here's what happened! Peter sparked speculation recently that all was not well with him and his twin brother/business partner - Paul after he referred to himself as Mr. P (his personal brand name). He also dropped cryptic messages on Instagram, one of it addressing how no one's opinion should matter about something that makes you happy.

In An Interview With Saturday Scoop Actress Ajoke Silva reflected about her wedding with Her Veteran Actor Husband Olu Jacobs.... In what year did you get married?  I got married on November 16, 1985. How was the crowd Like?  It was not a very large crowd on that day. I had a moderate wedding. I think we had about two hundred guests maximum. Even back in those days, people used to have elaborate weddings but I just didn’t want a huge wedding.

A teenage single mother hanged herself after her ex-boyfriend ignored a string of texts she sent to him threatening to kill herself. Chloe Hiller, 17, sent her former sweetheart 37 messages some of which read: 'I can't-do this anymore. I hang myself on Friday.' She also told him she planned to buy rope and asked him whether it was possible to buy rope from a garage. But the boy, also 17, didn't take her warnings seriously and failed to raise the alarm. Chloe was later found hanged at a park near her home in Blackpool, Lancashire, having told the staff at a mother and baby unit she felt 'sh***y'.

A serving 2016/17 batch B, stream 1 corps member, Miss Susan Abraham, in Oyo state (OY/16B/0950), has given a added laughter and joy to the Mercy of God Home, Iwo road, Ibadan, by renovating the orphanage home. She renovated the buildings and provided 14 mattresses, foodstuffs such as bags of rice, garri, provisions, and toiletries for the home. The Corps member said that the aim was to provide major needs for the home, make it visible to public awareness. She said the need to reach out to the less privileged was strong within her, stressing that she decided to kick-start the idea by celebrating her birthday at the orphanage. “In my search for an orphanage, I came across one where the children live with polio, the condition is one of the poorest standards of living one can come across, and their illness is worsening and endangering the lives of their caregivers. “Only two women using their personal funds to run the home with little support from the society,” sh...

A study has reportedly revealed why people over 40 years should only work 3 days a week. A new study has found that cognitive performance of people over 40 increased as the week progressed up to 25 hours a week, and workers’ performed their best at this peak. The research, which was published in Australia’s  Hilda Report , with data taken from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report, revealed that cognitive function began to decline after 25 hours and that middle-aged person who worked 55 hours revealed results that were worse than those that are unemployed or retired. One of the authors of the study, Professor Colin McKenzie from Keio University, explained that long working hours cause fatigue and stress, which have a significant effect on cognitive function.

Comedian, Bovi has taken to his Instagram page to enumerate the importance of self-discovery and self-love. It is really inspiring. Here is what he wrote... The most difficult journey you will travel in life is the journey to self-discovery. When you know yourself and accept who you are, you will use your strengths to touch the world and accept your weaknesses just as they are. You will be sorry not only when you're wrong. You will be sorry just because it makes others feel good about themselves. You will love yourself so much, you wouldn't need anybody's validation to believe in yourself. You will avoid manipulative people not because you're arrogant, but because light and darkness don't mix. You will be patient with fools because you understand they need help and it's nothing personal. You will understand that nothing is ever really personal. People will only curse you because they're emotionally unstable. Love is such a strong feeling. And only ...

Not even a broken wrist could prevent this bride a lovely wedding as s he got a pleasant surprise when her bridal party sported bandages in solidarity. See photos below...

A 25-year-old man committed suicide after he stabbed his 25-year-old girlfriend to death. He had first attempted to stab himself, before ingesting pesticide. Unfortunately, these didn't work, he resorted to using a rope tied to a rafter. This happened in Molo town, Nakuru County Kenya on Monday night, September 18. The 25-year-old man identified as Daniel Mwangi alias Dan

  Model and up-and-coming actress, Sandra Onyenemere is peeved! Reason: randy movie producers and directors are giving her a hard time because they want to sleep with her before giving her a role, and she is not ready to compromise. In a chat, the hazel-eyed, light-complexioned beauty and graduate of Economics from Madonna University opened up on her ordeal, declaring that no matter what happens, she will never drop her pants in order to secure a role because a randy movie maker wants her to. Hear her: “I want to expose randy movie producers and directors who give the industry a bad name. Most times we females are the victims. There is so much pressure from directors; they want to take advantage of you because they know you are passionate about acting. They know you are vulnerable so they want to take advantage of that, and that is tragic!” Bitter experience Recalling her ordeal, the fast-rising thespian narrated: “It was a bitter experience. I don’t want t...

A Pakistani couple united in an arranged marriage over 24 years ago recently learned that they were in fact of the same parents,  SMACK  reports. The siblings, who were separated as children after the tragic death of their parents, were later adopted by different families until they later married each other. It took about 24 years for them to realize the truth. “We thought our marriage was normal, we thought we were cousins” explained Abdul Rahim, 47. “Everybody in town knew we were brother and sister but no one had the courage to tell us until now,” said the sister turned wife, Aisha, in tears. Anthropologist Juliane Edwards, who has studied the case of incestuous arranged marriages in Pakistan for decades is not surprised the least by the situation.

Actress Funke Akindele and her husband, singer JJC Skillz are presently on vacation in Dubai. They visited an aquarium today and shared photos via their respective social media pages.

Florence Ifeoluwa otedola aka DJ Cuppy, who is the daughter of Femi Otedola, has said that one shouldn’t strive to be a gold digger but aim to be goal digger. She took the twitter to write this...

A wife has chosen to forgive her husband after he hacked off two of her fingers and two of her toes with a machete. Atinae Afamiliona, 50, launched the repeated and frenzied attack on Tiperia Afamiliona, 45, when she said she wanted to leave him in August last year, according to reports.

The Federal Government, yesterday came close to unveiling the identities of alleged sponsors of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Addressing journalists after the weekly Federal executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, claimed that IPOB gets the bulk of its funding from sympathisers, both in the country and in the Diaspora, especially from France. “We have the records, we know IPOB collects money from many people from the Diaspora, they collect money from many people in Nigeria, they collect money from some foreign countries, this is clear. Let me tell you, the financial headquarters is in France,” he declared. Although he had been under pressure to name names, the minister declined, as he simply said: “It is incontrovertible that some people in the Diaspora contribute money to IPOB. Where does he (Kanu) get his money? We know this as a fact. Again, there are a few very naughty diplomatic issues, which you need to skip...