Monday 30 November 2015

MUST READ: Immense Benefits Of Avocado For Your Hair


Avocados, otherwise known as an alligator pear, because of their shape and color, contain incredible amount of essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

Avocados are delicious to eat and are very useful in making many health and beauty products including hair conditioners, face creams and bath oils, to name but a few.

You just cannot ignore avocados as they taste really great while they do you good and they can make you look gorgeous too.

The list of benefits of avocado for hair is quite long, below are some facts about Avocados you may not have know:

Avocado revitalizes your scalp
Avocados can also be used to treat a dry and itchy scalp. Just in case you are wondering about how to use avocado for hair, all you need to do is massage some mashed up avocado into your scalp and amino acids and proteins will penetrate your scalp and help to heal, nourish and improve the overall condition of your scalp and hair.

Avocado is a wonderful frizzy hair treatment
Because avocado contains so much natural oils and nutrients, it makes a great treatment for damaged and frizzy hair. Just mash up half an avocado or you get your paste using your blender, add two table spoons of your avocado oil and massage it into your hair and scalp. Leave the mask on for about fifteen minutes before shampooing and your unruly hair will be smooth and more controllable.

If you have coarse, frizzy hair, heat up a couple of drops of avocado oil between your hands and apply to the ends of your hair, it will not only help fight split ends and add shine but it will also change your hair from frizzy to manageable.

Avocado hair mask is awesome for shiny hair
To give your hair that shine you have always craved for, mash one ripe avocado and mix it with one egg yolk, add one tablespoon of coconut oil and massage the mixture into your hair and scalp, leave it in for 15-20 minutes, then shampoo and condition. This hair mask will help soften brittle and dry hair and also add luster and shine.

Apart from being the hair revitalizer, It is also very useful in curing mouth odour, facial mask and creating the needed solutions for a whole lot of other wonderful body needs.

Invariably, Avocado is truly a super food!

Artiste gets buried in magnificent shoe casket in Akwa Ibom(Photos)


A celebrated artiste in Akwa Ibom, Artist Ite, was buried in an amazing casket last Saturday, November 28.
According to a Facebook user, Emmanuel Emmanuel Udoh, who was at the burial ceremony in Ibeksipo area of the state, the artist was buried in a shoe-like casket. This is because he left a big shoe behind to be filled. Read what he posted below and the photos:
”Today I was at the Burial ceremony of one of the greatest artists to come out of the south south to pay my last respect.
Indeed he left a big shoe to be filled.
A great artist and sculpture. 
This masterpiece casket was done by 2 of his kids who took after him. Both great graduates of Fine Arts!
RIP Teacher/ Artist Ite.”
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Lagos Socialite, Toyin Lawani and Her Kids Rocked At The 2015 ELOY Awards


It was all glitz and glamour at the Red Carpet Hall, Victoria Island where one of the most anticipated events of the year was held yesterday, Nov 29, 2015.

The 2015 edition of the ELOY Awards was graced by top notch celebrities and showbiz stars. Toyin Lawani, the popular Nigerian fashion/celebrity stylist, clinched two awards and also rocked two different gorgeous outfits on the red carpet.
The first she wore to the event was the orange dress, then she took to her Instagram page to announce she had to change into the grey dress in the car.

She was accompanied to the event by her children and we must say, she slayed on the red carpet.
See pictures below:
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Both dresses are amazingly elegant, but which of the outfits is your favourite?


Toke Makinwa, Susan Peters, Michelle Dede, Tewa Onasanya, Others Storm The 2015 ELOY Awards


The 2015 Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) Awards was held at The Red Carpet Hall, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event was being hosted by Sika Osei and Ozzy Agu and several guests were spotted looking rather ravishing in their exotic outfits.

Guests who  were present at the event included Osas Ajibade and Gbenro Ajibade, Toke Makinwa, Bolanle Olukanni, Toju Foyeh, Tewa Onasanya, Elma Godwin, Cynthia Kamalu, Michelle Dede, Tonye, Susan Peters, Tomi Odunsi, Toyin Lawani, Nikki Laoye and more.
See photos from the event below…
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NYSC denies banning of hijabs


The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied the allegations that scheme had placed a ban on the use of hijab by female Muslim corps members, especially during orientation camps.
Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of the stream II Batch B, 2015 corps members at the Kubwa orientation camp in Abuja.
He stated that NYSC only appealed to corps members not to wear long hijabs due to security implication
The alleged ban had been contested by the various muslim groups and scholars who claimed the ban was against their rights as Nigerians.
He said “There was just a misrepresentation, we (NYSC) can’t for whatever reason ban the use of hijab. I think the misrepresentation has to do with the standard. We didn’t ban the wearing of hijabs by corps members, only appealed to them not to wear the long hijab where you can only see their eyes and to use the shorter one that will at least help us for the purpose of identification, so that other people will not take advantage of it.”

Dele Momodu Writes Buhari, Says Nigerian Are Lamenting They Are Yet To See The "Change" He Promised


Your Excellency, it’s been months since I wrote my desperate memo to you. I wish to thank you once more for reacting promptly and swiftly at that time and for giving me the honour and privilege of meeting you in your office.
I remember presenting you a special compilation of my articles, especially the many admonitions to your immediate predecessor, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. After handing over the book to you, Sir, I promised to continue acting in my self-appointed capacity as Special Adviser because of the need to tell you what those very close to you might not be able to say.
They might be afraid of you and your reaction. The truth is you are a plain and simple man imbued with a mission and a passion to save this great country but you cannot do it on your own.  You can only do it if people close to you, who should be advising you, tell you as it is so that you can do that which you were elected to do.
Sir, it is on the above basis that I’m back today for reasons some of which you probably know already from your own personal observations and readings. But before I go further, kindly permit me to set some records straight before some conspiracy specialists step forward to ascribe other people’s opinion to me. I shall clearly expose my personal views and state where I belong or stand for any avoidance of doubt.
Everywhere I go people refer to me as Buhari’s man and ask “what’s your Baba doing ooo?”. I seriously have no problem with that. I’m proud that I joined so many other Nigerians as well as foreign friends in supporting a man of impeccable pedigree and solid integrity. No matter your view of President Muhammadu Buhari, one thing his bitterest enemies give to him is the fact that he is way above the level of most mortals in matters of uprightness.
This is why many of us volunteered to scream your name to high heavens and we were ready to follow you to Golgotha. Many of your opponents have not gotten over the thrashing you gave them and would forever seek everything and anything to smear you with. It is therefore not surprising that there has been so much noise about what you’ve done or left undone. Whether they are right or wrong in their assessment, I feel it is right and proper to let you know what people are saying about you including your most ardent fans and supporters.
Sir, please, let’s not dismiss them as mere rabble-rousers. A groundswell of public opinion can easily metamorphose into an ocean of disenchantment and cataclysmic confusion. In short, I believe your enemies are skilfully setting you up for failure in order to be able to taunt your supporters later by saying we “we told you so!” In this regard it is pertinent to always bear in mind the Yoruba saying ‘ehin kunle l’ota wa, ile ni a se ni ngbe’! Loosely translated it means “the enemy lurk outside in the backyard but your foe resides inside your house.”
What is the matter this time? Many Nigerians are lamenting that the change you promised them is fast becoming a mirage. It is certainly not what they are seeing right now. They insist that your style and methodology appear too slow for a nation in dire straits and in need of urgent and miraculous deliverance. They are not happy that you are no longer the prudent man they used to know.
They think you’ve already capitulated by frolicking with members of the bourgeois class and junketing around the world while Nigeria burns like Dante’s inferno. They are miffed that you are still keeping the Presidential fleet when you are supposed to have sold most of them off, if not all. They are worried that the mandate of four years they gave you is being unwittingly frittered away and before you know it all the goodwill you garnered would have evaporated and vamoosed. Time, they say, waits for no man!
The economy and the free fall of the Naira have become worrisome. There are all manner of rumours that may make matters worse, if true, about the current state and status of our banks. Though the Central Bank of Nigeria has come out forcefully to dispel the dangerous rumours, they want you to unleash your economic master-plan as soon as possible, so that what was once a baseless rumour does not somehow become harsh reality.
They are expecting a blue-print that would guarantee a farewell to poverty. On this I agree with the opinion that something drastic has to be conjured up to arrest this drift to perdition. Nothing amplifies this monumental tragedy than the debit card fiasco which stipulates that Nigerians cannot live in a civilised world by walking into any international hotel or shop of their choice and paying with their cards. This is terribly depressing.
What this means in plain terms is that Nigerians must patronise the black market and run the risk of carrying cash recklessly whenever they travel abroad. It makes a mockery of the cashless society that the CBN has fought so hard to put in place and jeopardises your fight against corruption because government officials who travel abroad must of necessity carry large sums of cash if they are not to be embarrassed or even disgraced. Sir, the most important thing is that this is not healthy at all.
The last thing your Government should be telling the world is that we are so broke that we are on our knees.  The world laughs at us and treats us with derision because we have resources other than crude oil which should make us one of the richest in the world if we properly harness them. We must stop giving the impression that we are so impoverished when it is leadership, brigandage and a lack of focus that has failed us.
The other matter that continues to embarrass Nigerians is the issue of Boko Haram. The matter is made worse by the fact that you are a retired army General who should know and have what it takes to drastically reduce if not exterminate the cankerworm. But rather the menace has exacerbated. It has snowballed into a seemingly unquenchable conflagration. I had argued repeatedly that the military alone cannot achieve this result. Intelligence seems to be the key word here. Also identifying and locating some of the cells and prominent sympathisers is crucial.
Those who arrogantly and naively say that no form of negotiation should take place are very far from the theatre of war. They have probably not heard of a group called IRA, the Irish Republican Army, that terrorised Great Britain for God knows how many years. I and my directors at Ovation International were lucky to escape a massive explosion that shattered the peace and tranquillity of London Docklands when a bomb went off inside the South Quay light rail station which was next to our office at Beaufort Court.
The battle of wits and the war of attrition had to be fought using the carrot and the stick approach. It was the carrot approach that eventually succeeded and the United Kingdom has now been rid of that hitherto interminable scourge for many years!
The Boko Haram issue has defied every effort made so far and it is time to expand the options for the sake of our fellow citizens in the heart of this conundrum. When over 200 girls vanished into thin air, we were so sure they would return very soon but that has remained an illusion. This should tell us that this issue is not a joke and that we need to keep all windows open. Sir, Nigerians want to see government show a different approach and better compassion than what we had in the past. They are waiting to see how you will do this with minimum collateral damage.
Sir, you have a herculean task ahead but it is not a mission impossible. Other nations are experiencing almost similar challenges and they are forging ahead. The first indicator to exhibit our seriousness is when we stop the business as usual syndrome and tighten the belts of government officials and politicians. If the idea is to continue along the path of profligacy then Nigeria is contagiously jinxed. The Republic of Tanzania has already taken the lead. I will publish a report that has already gone viral below this letter as a veritable example of what is possible.
I wish you well as always Sir.
CHANGE, THE TANZANIAN WAY
Before I’m accused of plagiarism, let me say quickly that I don’t know the author of this widely circulated story which was forwarded to me by WhatsApp. I found it too good to be true but worth sharing all the same. I pray our politicians would pick some patriotic inspiration from it:
“(This is what is called change) UPDATES FROM TANZANIA POST ELECTION ACTIVITIES
Last weekend they were opening parliament and there was a state dinner planned for all guests that was going to cost about 300m. President Magulufi cut the budget to 25m and ordered that the rest be taken to buy hospital beds for Muhimbili. They got 300 beds and mattresses and 600 bedsheets from that money.
On 23rd Nov 2015 he announced that there will be no official ceremonies for Independence Day on 9th December, the money is to be used for more pressing issues and the day should instead be spent cleaning up our environment.
On Saturday 21st Nov 2015 a group of 50 people were about to set off for a tour of commonwealth countries (don’t know for what) but President Magulufi cut that list down to 4 people, saving government 600m in tickets, accommodation and per diems.
No more foreign travel, embassies will take care; if it’s necessary to go, special permission must be sought from him or Chief Secretary.
No more 1st class and business class travel for all officials except President, Vice, and Prime Minister.No more workshops and seminars in expensive hotels when there are so many ministry board rooms available.
President Magulufi asked how come engineers are given V8s when a pick-up is more suitable for their jobs. No more sitting allowances. How the hell are you paid allowance for a job which you have a monthly salary? That also applies to MP’s.
President Magulufi has literally pressed the reset button; returning Tanzania to default factory settings, because that was the TZ Nyerere left us with.
On the day after he was brought to power, in the morning as State House officials were showing him round he decided to take a walk to ministry of finance, told them to get their act together, asked why some employees weren’t in office (ever since then the traffic jam in mornings has become worse) and ordered TRA to scrap all tax exemptions, everyone must pay taxes especially the big guys
President Magulufi went to Muhimbili Hospital unannounced and walked through the worst parts that they keep hiding from important visitors. He fired the director, fired the hospital board and ordered that all machines that weren’t working (so that people go to private hospitals owned by some doctors) to be repaired within 2 weeks otherwise he fires even the new director; the machines were repaired in 3 days
Finally, last week when going to officially open parliament President Magulufi didn’t go by plane, drove the whole 600km from Dar to Dodoma.
President Magulufi has reduced the size of the presidential convoy, even reduced the size of presidential delegation that travels with him
President Magulufi chose a Prime Minister we haven’t heard of before, a guy with reputation for hard work and no corruption. All the big guys we expected could be PM have been let wondering what hit them. His motto is: Hapa Kazi Tu
After President Magulufi visited ministry of finance and Muhimbii Hospital without announcing, it is said the ports, (most corrupt, delaying, thieving officials) were all of a sudden the most efficient place. No loads are missing, things are done quickly and that habit of forcing for a bribe so that your container is released is no more.
Oh, they say when he was confirmed as winner people started congratulating him and wanting to bring gifts to his place he turned them back, saying he will receive all congrats over the phone, nobody should visit him.
All individuals/firms that bought state companies that were privatized but haven’t done anything (20yrs later) are to either revive the industries immediately or hand them back to the government.”
How I wish President Buhari and Vice-President Osinbajo will take some cue from this truly ‘change’ agent!

Lil Wayne Gives Daughter A 2016 Range Rover Evoque As She Turns 17


Lil Wayne’s eldest and only daughter Reginae Carter turned 17 today and to celebrate the big day, the rapper got her a 2016 Range Rover Evoque.
Reginae whose mum is Toya Wright was recently gifted two exotic cars- A Ferari 599 GTO and BMW X4- for her 16th birthday.
There is no doubt Lil Wayne who has 3 sons from 3 other women has so much love for his Kids…
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Flavour and Chidinma share deep, passionate kiss on stage (PHOTOS)


It’s about time these two came out and confess that this doesn’t exist only in our heads.
Flavour and Chidinma may have set off alarm bells, after sharing a very passionate kiss on stage.
Capital first lady, Chidinma and Flavour shocked fans, while performing their duetOlolufe at Phyno’s Phynofestconcert on Sunday night, in Onitsha.
The duo surprised fans when they engaged in the mouth on mouth action.
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Though both parties have repeatedly denied any form of relationship, but this kiss can’t be ‘just for show’.

Kate Middleton Releases Adorable Photos Of Princess Charlotte As She Turns 6 Months


Kate Middleton released lovely new photos of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge to mark turning 6 months.
The adorable photos were taken by the Duchess of Cambridge herself at their home in Norfolk, UK earlier this month and it was published by Kensington palace today as a thank you to royal fans for their good wishes.
Peep the photos below;
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