Thursday 7 January 2016

Kelly Rowland and Her Son Are Too Cute For Words on the Cover of Parents Magazine


Beautiful singer and one quarter of girl band, Destiny Child,Kelly Rowland is all smiles on the February cover ofParents magazine alongside her cute son, Titan Jewel Weatherspoon.

In the magazine, Rowland shares her experience of being a mom for a year. Her mother died at about time she had her son and she credits her son for helping her get through her tough moments.
“It was a tough, emotional point for me. I remember not wanting to be sad forTitan. I wanted to keep myself together because I believe that all that stress and grief can be passed on to your baby. Knowing Titan needed me, and having that to focus on, helped me through.”
She also mentions how she had difficulty producing breast milk after her breast implant, which is a common side effect.
“I had my heart set on breastfeeding, but I wasn’t producing enough milk,” she shares. “I got down on myself, which I think was mentally limiting my supply.”

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Whoopi Goldberg Denies Being An African-American, Says She Is American


For many years, black Americans have been labelled African-Americans and not simple Americans, because their ancestors came from Africa.
Whoopi Goldberg has caused many to raise their eyebrows in curiosity due to comments made during Tuesday’s (January 5) airing of The View.
During a discussion on immigration, comedian and co-host Joy Behar joked many would flee the country if Republican frontrunner Donald Trump were elected president. Goldberg didn’t seem to think the comment was funny, and quickly scoffed at the idea.
“You know what uh uh! This is my country,” the Academy-Award winner said. “My mother, my grandmother, my great grand folks, we busted ass to be here. I’m sorry. I’m an American. I’m not an African American, I’m not a chick American, I’m an American!”
The other co-host Raven who has in the past expressed the same sentiment agreed, saying,

“I’m an American! I’ve been here too long to not just hold American.”

Goldberg added; “Since the 1700’s my people have been here,” the Oscar winner pointed out. “So I’m an American alongside of the Native-Americans.

Health Tips: Common Vaginal Infections That Affect Pregnant Women


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During pregnancy, there is an increase in vaginal discharge which is usually clear in color and odor free. Certain infections find the extra discharge during pregnancy a good place to thrive therefore exposure to certain factors which includes sharing of public services can cause a woman to contract these infections. If your discharge during pregnancy is yellowish and has odor, you need to speak with your doctor soon.
Disruption to the PH levels is the reason for vaginal infections. These disruptions can come via having sex, and can be treated by taking antibiotics.
There are four common vaginal infections ranging from common to rare that can affect a pregnant woman. These infections are:
#1   Yeast Infections
During pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone help create an environment that the yeast infection thrives in and exposure to it can lead to contracting it.
The itching and burning sensation in the vagina when one has contracted yeast infection comes from the overgrowth of candida, which is a fungus that lives naturally in the vagina.
Your doctor can diagnose a yeast infection with a simple vaginal culture; she inserts a cotton swab, collects a sample of your discharge, and looks at it under a microscope.
Symptoms
  • Pain and itching in the vagina; the area can sometimes feel raw too
  • Redness and swelling of the vagina and labia
  • Thick, curdled whitish-yellow discharge; may or may not have an odor that smells like bread baking
  • Pain or discomfort during sex
  • Burning while urinating

Treatment:

A cream or ovule that you insert into your vagina, or an oral antifungal medicine such as Diflucan.

Prevention:

  • Wear cotton underwear, which will allow air to circulate and absorb any discharge.
  • Sleep without underwear–this can reduce your risk of infections.
  • Stay well hydrated to help flush out toxins. Drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
  • Urinate regularly to help eliminate infection-causing bacteria.
  • Eat complex carbohydrates and whole grains instead of refined sugar to help decrease the environmental factors for infections.
  • Consume yogurt often. Lactobacillus, naturally found in yogurt, is a probiotic that promotes proper digestion and is known to help prevent vaginal infections.
#2   Trichomoniasis
According to Center for Disease Control ad Prevention, there’s an estimated seven-point-four-million new cases of trick or trich (as its popularly called) every year. It is the most common and most curable STD. This infection lives in the vagina and is transmitted sexually.
Symptoms
  • Greenish yellow discharge with a frothy look and foul smell.
  • Itching, burning and irritation during sex.
Treatment
  • Your doctor can treat Trich with Oral antibiotics.
Prevention
  1. You and your partner should get tested when you get pregnant so that any STDs found will be treated in both of you rather than the woman being treated only to be reinfected by the man later.
  2. Stay with one sexual partner to avoid catching trich.
  3. If you or your partner has trich, always use protection when you want to have sex.
#3   Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
Survey carried out by the National Institutes of Health records ”approximately one in every five women will develop the itchy and irritating infection called Bacterial Vaginosis”. 
Shifting hormones during pregnancy sometimes influences the overgrowth of bacteria that lives naturally in the vagina. BV, if left untreated, will have persistent symptoms and the baby may be born premature, or underweight. For non-pregnant women, BV can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause infertility or damage the fallopian tubes.
BV can be diagnosed with a simple vaginal culture; your doctor inserts a swab, collects a sample of your discharge, and looks at it under a microscope.

Symptoms

  • Thin grayish-white discharge
  • Pain during urination
  • Itching around the vagina
Treatment
  • BV is one of those very rare infections that goes away on it’s own without needing any form of treatment. Doctors usually wait to treat you in your second trimester if it’s diagnosed you have BV.
  • More often than not, the infection Clears up in the first trimester. Certain antibiotics will do the trick so talk to you your doctor on what works for you.
Prevention
  • Never sit around in a wet bathing suit or sweaty panties; always put on a clean pair of cotton underwear after you’re finished swimming or working out.
  • Wear comfortable, cotton underwear that will allow air to circulate. Avoid tight pantyhose or pants, which can cause bacteria-inducing sweat.
  • Sleep without underwear–this can reduce your risk of infections.
  • Wipe front to back when you go to the bathroom. This will keep bacteria spreading from your anus to your vagina.
  • Skip bath oils — they can trap bacteria.
#4   Group B Strep (GBS)
20 to 25 percent of all healthy woman have GBS bacteria living in their system, usually in the intestinal tract, rectum, or vagina. Your doctor will automatically test you for GBS between weeks 35 and 37 of your pregnancy.
Because many healthy people have GBS living in their bodies, it’s unclear why some individuals develop more serious infections from GBS while others do not, according to the Mayo Clinic’s website. – parents.com
Symptoms
  • While GBS may cause Urinary Tract Infection, UTI in some women, it shows no symptom in others. General signs of UTI includes cloudy urine, a sudden urge to urinate, pain or burning during urination.
Treatment 
  • If a woman tests positive for GBS, she will be required to take antibiotics during delivery to avoid passing on the infection to her baby. (Without antibiotics your baby is at risk for early-onset GBS disease, which causes fever, difficulty feeding, and lethargy.)
Prevention
Unfortunately, there’s no way to prevent GBS.


Photo Credit, health.usnews

How Igbo trader sold five-month-old son for N400,000 to boost business


igbo traderA 28-year-old man, Okwuchukwu Ibekwe, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly selling his five-month-old son to a child trafficking syndicate in Anambra State for N400,000.
According to reports, Ibekwe and his wife had on December 17, 2015, contacted one Chinelo, still at large, for the transaction.
Ibekwe, who lives on Shinaba Street, in the Iyana Iba area of the state, allegedly had some difficulties in his trade and decided with his wife to raise some money by selling the baby.
The syndicate, through a woman, identified only as Chinelo, who stayed in Ihiala, Anambra State, paid the Ibekwes N400, 000. Ibekwe was said to have received N250, 000 as the father of the child, while the mother received N150, 000.
Trouble reportedly started when Ibekwe had a quarrel with his wife after returning from his trip to Anambra where he sold his baby. It was gathered that when he refused to give the wife her share, she reported the matter to the police and absconded.
Ibekwe was subsequently arrested and detained at the Police Gender Unit, Ikeja, while police operatives also arrested Chinelo’s husband in Anambra State. The baby and Chinelo had yet to be found.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Fatai Owoseni, while confirming the arrest and parading the suspect before newsmen on Wednesday, said the case was undergoing “intense investigation.”
Owoseni said, “The suspect is assisting the police with information to recover the baby.
“We are intensifying efforts to recover the baby,” the CP added.
While being paraded, Ibekwe said he collected N400,000 from Chinelo in exchange for his son with the full knowledge of his wife.
He said, “Chinelo was to give me N400, 000 for the baby. My wife was the one who suggested that we dispose of the baby to meet our business needs.
“But Chinelo gave me N250, 000 for the baby when I went to deliver him to her in Anambra State.
“When I returned, my wife and I quarrelled and she ran away for three days. I did not know that she went to report the matter to the police. She was concerned with her own share of N150, 000.
“I sell vehicle spare parts in Ladipo market.
“It was a lawyer who called me that my wife had reported me to the police, and that I should come and see her. When I went there, I was arrested.

“I do not know the whereabouts of my son. I did not know Chinelo would run away with my child,” Ibekwe added.

Visafone Acquired By MTN Nigeria, 2000 Staff Sacked


Over 2,000 employees have been thrown into the labour market as MTN Nigeria completes its acquisition of Visafone.

Reliable sources stated that the MTN would have completed the acquisition of Visafone, the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access operator in the country, before the end of 2015, but for the N1.04tn fine slammed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission.

When contacted, MTN Nigeria neither denied nor confirmed the deal, but said the management was already working on a statement that would be made available to journalists later in the day or today (Thursday).

Meanwhile, the disengagement of the 2000 staff members took effect from January 5, 2016 with a payment  three months’ salaries as severance package.

The only categories of employees said to be left were those in the personnel and transmission departments.



Tekno Deletes Instagram Photos, Unfollows Everybody, After Fans Blast him with RIP comments


Made men music star Tekno was in Tanzania and he took a picture with a beautiful Tanzanian video vixen and fans started commenting RIP on the picture while some were writing in swahili which he did not understand.

He had to get a translator to translate it for him, it was discovered that anybody that dates the girl always ended up dying mysteriously, fans already decided that Tekno too was in for it so his days are numbered.

The Duro crooner took to his Instagram page this morning to delete all his photos, videos, unfollow everybody and posted the statement above using the ”F” word in it.

It seems the new trend now is for celebs to use the ”F” word and come back apologizing.




Nigerian Man Sentenced To Death In Malaysia For Drug Trafficking(Photo)


A court in Malaysia has sentenced a Nigerian man to death for drug trafficking, after he was caught four years ago.

The accused person, identified as 36-year-old Alexis Zogbelemow, was arrested on February 28, 2012 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang.

Zogbelemow was sentenced yesterday by Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir of the Shah Alam High Court on charges bordering on trafficking of 824.1 grammes of Methamphetamine.

According to reports, the judge ruled that the accused person’s defence was a mere denial and a fabrication.

Zogbelemow is the second Nigerian in months to be sentenced to death on drug charges, after another court sentenced 37-year-old Emma Collins Isaac to death on drug charges on December 28th, 2015.

Fans Think AY Had A ''Quickie'' Because Of This Photo


Popular Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun better known as AY, has been put under blast by fans after he shared a picture of himself seated on his stair case as he plans to go to the beach with his wife.

What caught the attention of his fans is the centre of his knickers which looked wet and some fans had suggested that probably he has just had a nice time with his wife.

Many of them felt it was caused as a result of semen residue that normally surfaces after a hot round of fun but maybe he was busy arranging the house before leaving.


Genevieve Nnaji Meets With IMF DG, Christine Lagarde(Photos)

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, planning a base in the federal capital territory may not be a bad idea though as it will give her the opportunity of meeting with top government dignitaries in no time.

The actress was recently spotted at a construction site in Abuja, with many having the feeling that she might be making plans to acquire a property or have an investment in the city.

As many kept pondering on what the actress who loves being private was up to, she then sent her fans clapping as she revealed some memorable pictures she shared with the visiting Director General of International Monitoring Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde, in Abuja.

Already had her table reserved for her, the actress explained that she sees the opportunity given to her as an honour to be seated with such a strong woman.

In her words, “So honoured to have been in a room filled with strong, inspiring and impactful women. What a way to kick off the year.”

See pics of her outfit and the dinner after the cut…
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Annie Idibia Pulls Down Photo Of Her Praising Hubbys Babymama

Just yesterday, Annie Idibia, 2face Idibia's wife made her hubby's babymama Sunmbo Ajaba Adeoye her Woman Crush.



Apparently Sunmbo's event company organized 2face and Annie Idibia's daughter Olivia's 2nd birthday party which turned out a great event. Thus, Annie shared a photo of Sunmbo with Olivia,praising her and said she was her 'Woman Crush Wednesday'.

After receiving applause and commendation by her fans, surprisingly, Annie yanked off the photo.

That act has stirred lots of comments, as fans kept bombarding her questions over the real reasons she deleted the post.

We hope all is well with the two women
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Finally Davido And The Momodus Settle Rift Amicably

Finally, it seems the Adelekes and Sophia Momodu, have signed a peace agreement.
It was gathered that they decided to resolve amicably, the child trafficking allegation levelled against the music star.

The Sun Newspaper reports that this latest development came after at a meeting held at the instance of the Na­tional Agency For the Prohibition of Trafficking In Per­son (NAPTIP) which was attended by Sophia, the musi­cian’s father, Deji Adeleke, Mr. and Mrs. Dele Momodu, Adeleke’s lawyer, counsel to Dele Momodu, Gbolaga Ajayi, Mr. Ajayi Famakinwa, and NAPTIP’s representatives.

During the peace meeting, it was decided that the issue be resolved amicably and that both families should stop the ongoing media war.

Consequently, both sides were made to sign an agreement to stop the media face-off.

They also advised that the Adelekes should allow the child’s mother have access to her child, who is currently in custody of Davido’s half-sister, Ashley Adeleke.

Confirming the peaceful resolution, Momodu’s lawyer, Gbolaga Ajayi, also added that the issue of blackmail being alleged by Davido does not arise.