Happy 34th birthday to the Kokomaster, D'banj

One of Africa's biggest entertainers Dapo Oyebanjo is a year older today June 9th. Join me in wishing D'banj a happy birthday. Wishing you many more successful and happy years ahead. As he turns 34 today, continue to read a few D'banj facts...

Here are a few D’banj facts: (not compiled by me)

·      Dbanj is known to have found and signed everybody that belonged to the one time popular record label ‘Mo Hits Records’ consisting of major artists such as Wande Coal, Dr. Sid, Prince, K-Switch etc. 
·      In 2004, he won the KORA Awards “Most Promising Act”, his first major award since the start of his career.
·      In 2007 Dbanj was appointed as the United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace. He led a strong rally in Portharcourt to promote peace at a time in which there was unrest in Rivers State. After the Rally and meeting with then Governor of Rivers State, the curfew, which had been in place, was removed.
·      In this same year (2007), Dbanj won ‘Africa Artist of the Year’ MTV Europe Music Awards. He also won this same award in 2011 and in-between that won Best Male Artist in 2008 and 2009 at the MTV Africa Awards.

HEALTH EATING: Easy Tips for Planning a Healthy Diet & Sticking to It

Healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, stabilizing your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible—all of which can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and using them in a way that works for you. You can expand your range of healthy food choices and learn how to plan ahead to create and maintain a tasty, healthy diet.

Healthy eating tip 1: Set yourself up for success

To set yourself up for success, think about planning a healthy diet as a number of small, manageable steps rather than one big drastic change. If you approach the changes gradually and with commitment, you will have a healthy diet sooner than you think.

• Simplify. Instead of being overly concerned with counting calories or measuring portion sizes, think of your diet in terms of color, variety, and freshness. This way it should be easier to make healthy choices. Focus on finding foods you love and easy recipes that incorporate a few fresh ingredients. Gradually, your diet will become healthier and more delicious.
• Start slow and make changes to your eating habits over time. Trying to make your diet healthy overnight isn’t realistic or smart. Changing everything at once usually leads to cheating or giving up on your new eating plan. Make small steps, like adding a salad (full of different color vegetables) to your diet once a day or switching from butter to olive oil when cooking. As your small changes become habit, you can continue to add more healthy choices to your diet.
• Every change you make to improve your diet matters. You don’t have to be perfect and you don’t have to completely eliminate foods you enjoy to have a healthy diet. The long term goal is to feel good, have more energy, and reduce the risk of cancer and disease. Don’t let your missteps derail you—every healthy food choice you make counts.

Tonto Dikeh releases fresh beautiful photos as she turns a year older

The actress turns 29 today June 9th and released these lovely photos to mark the special day. She was styled by Jeremiah Ogbodo of Swanky's Signatures Styling. Happy birthday to her!

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Residents Riot Over Sanusi's Emergence As Kano Emir

Some residents of Kano State on Sunday took to the street following the announcement of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the Emir of Kano State.

*The Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

A witness said the aggrieved residents at the Kofar Kudu area of the state, near the Emir’s palace started the riot as Sanusi was announced the successor to late Alhaji Ado Bayero.

He said the residents of the neighbouring streets trooped out to the palace area in opposition to the choice, shouting “Ba muso, ba muso”, meaning, “We don’t want, we don’t want” in apparent reference to the choice of Sanusi by the state government.

According to him, the angry residents set tyres on fire, mounted road blocks and started throwing stones at passing vehicles.

He said the situation was, however, quelled by the swift arrival of a detachment of police officers, Civil Defence officials as well as members of the state Hisbah.

Nigerian Gospel Songs Can’t Lead You to Christ - Etcetera

Nigerian singer, Pascal Uche Ejikeme popularly called Etcetera known for always sharing his opinions about issues has spoken on the the kind of message Nigerian songs preach to the public.

Etcetera

Read what he has to say below:

Just like our Nigerian pastors, Nigerian gospel songs cannot lead you to Christ.  

Nigerian gospel songs are not spiritually uplifting. They are mostly about the things of the flesh, about riches and fame. The simple use of religious terms and phrases here and there is not enough to lead anyone to Christ. I dare you to go to any Nigerian gospel musician’s website and see if you will find a simple plan of salvation. You won’t.  

Most of the songs being sold to the public as “Christian songs” are religious rubbish. Most of them are songs without the truth, Church'ianity and not Christianity. Because most of the Nigerian gospel musicians are themselves not Christ-like. They carry as many babes as the worldly hip hop stars. Fornicate on Saturday night and minister to you in church on Sunday morning, tasking you to wave your handkerchief in the name of the lord.  

Sanusi Is The New Emir Of Kano

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the expelled Central Bank of Nigeria Governor has emerged as the new Emir of Kano.



Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, who made the announcement this afternoon, said the former Central Bank Governor was edged by four kingmakers from the Kano Emirate.

The recently ousted Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was turbaned as the Dan Majen Kano last two years by the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero.

The history of Dan Majen Kano title in the hierarchical traditional titles of the traditional institution of Kano Emirate dates back to the 16th century, exactly in 1509 when the then Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Kisoki appointed the first Dan Maje, that is, Dan Maje Ummaru.

This title continued to exist up to the time.Kano fell under the authority of colonialists after its invasion and from that time to date, Sanusi is the 10th Dan Maje of Kano.

Dan Maje title is 21st in the hierarchy in the over 60 District Heads and title holders in the Kano Emirate after the Magajin Gari title and followed by of Dan Kadai who is the 22nd in the hierarchy.

Kanye West Clocks 37, Kim Kardashian Celebrates With A Yeezus Cake

Kim Kardashian took to social media on Sunday, June 8, to prove her devotion, wishing new husband Kanye West a happy 37th birthday.



"Happy Birthday to my husband and best friend in the entire world!" she gushed.
"You have changed my life in more ways than you know! The way you look at life inspires me! I love you so much!!!" the 33-year-old wrote.

Kim also shared a snap of a cake made specially for the occasion.

Mr.Ibu signs contract with Merrybet, Launches N100million Merrybet Predict promo

 

Merrybet Gold Limited, the leading sports betting company in Nigeria whose platform provides world class bookmaking services on merrybet.com, recently signed ace Actor/Comedian Mr. John Okafor (AKA MrIbu) as one of its brand ambassadors.