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Popular Nollywood Actress, Chinedu Bernard Dies In Church.

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By Mene Prosper

Nollywood actress Chinedu Bernard was confirmed dead in the late hours of Friday 29th of April 2022 in Enugu state.

According to reports, she slumped while cleaning the chapel of St. Leo The Great Catholic Church inside federal housing area in Enugu state.

Efforts were made by Reverend father Uchendu Chukwuma, one of the Reverend fathers in the church and other members in rushing her to the hospital but all proved abortive as the popular actress fondly called Choco was declared dead by Doctors.

The late “The last manhood” star’s body has been deposited in the morgue whilst her cause of death remains unknown.

The late actress has featured in multiple Nollywood movies such as The regret, The last manhood, Big Mama’s stick, Royal bracelet, money fever amongst others.

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Meet Adedoja Adeyemi: The Best Unilag Master’s Graduating Student

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Adeyemi Adedoja the daughter of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has emerged as the best graduating student in her master’s class at the University of Lagos.

The good news of the princess’ feat was shared on social media as thousands of people gathered to celebrate.

Adedoja Adeyemi bagged a Master of Arts Degree in African and Diaspora Studies from the University of Lagos with a distinction and as the best graduating student from her class.

She had a CGPA of 4.63 (distinction) in the MA programme. This made Doja the first student to graduate with distinction from the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies since its establishment in 2017.

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Food

How to make Palm oil Rice

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Palm oil rice use to sound local to so many civilized people but when this delicious meal is tasted, you will always call for me.

Below are the recipe in making palm oil Rice

Ingredients:
3 cups of rice
1 Big Red Bell Pepper
2 big ball of onion
2-3 Scotch Bonnet (Rodo)
1/2 Cup dried pepper/ata ijosi (Optional)
125ml palm oil
3 cups chicken/beef stock/water
2-3 medium size smoked fish
2-3 pieces cooked ponmo, diced/sliced (Optional)
1/2 Cup smoked prawns
3 tablespoons grounded crayfish
1 Cup spinach or pumpkin leaves/ugu or basil leaves (Optional)
2 Knorr, Maggi or your preferred cubes
Salt to Taste

Preparation:
-Parboil your rice and set aside…
-Blend the Bell Pepper (Tatashe), Scotch Bonnet (Rodo), dried pepper (Ata Ijosi), 1 Onion with little water and set aside….
-Get a fairly big pot, add the palm oil. Place on medium heat. When the oil is hot, add 1/2 sliced onion, fry till translucent, this should take around 6-8 minutes, add the crayfish, stir and fry for 2-3 minutes….
-Add 3 cooking spoons of the blended pepper, the Knorr, Maggi or preferred cubes, salt to taste, stir and fry for 5-6 minutes, stir occasionally. Try not to add too much salt if you’ll be using stock, remember stock contains a considerable amount of salt…
-Add 3 cups of stock or water if you haven’t got stock, stir and let it cook for 4 minutes to thoroughly combine, then add the Ponmo or any other tough protein you’re using,
-Gently add the parboiled rice…
-Stir and combine thoroughly, then add the shredded smoked fish and prawns, stir; make sure the liquid isn’t too much. Taste for salt and seasoning, adjust if necessary

Note: It’s better to start with a small quantity of water or stock, add more stock or water, preferably stock as you go to prevent overcooking.

-Cover tightly and cook till rice is very tender, stir occasionally to avoid burning.

If you’re using vegetables, add tough vegetables like Ugu 2 minutes before doneness, then switch the heat off and continue to simmer with the residual heat for a further 2-3 minutes. If you’re using Spinach, add after doneness and simmer with the residual heat for 3 minutes.

Sit, relax and serve with a chilled juice

 

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Meet Shatu Garko The First Muslim To Become Miss Nigeria 2021

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An 18-year-old Hijabi Shatu Garko has become the first Muslim to win the Miss Nigeria pageant since its inception in 1957.

Garko, who hails from Kano State, was crowned the 44th Miss Nigeria after beating 17 other finalists at an event on Friday, December 17, 2022, in Lagos. She was also the youngest contestant this year, winning N10m, a one-year residency at a luxury apartment, a brand new car and brand ambassadorship opportunities.

Speaking shortly before being crowned Miss Nigeria Garko said, “Winning this competition means a lot to me. I have always wanted to be a Miss Nigeria. I’d like to thank Miss Nigeria and its sponsors. I would also like to thank my mum for supporting and loving me.

Garko had earlier stated that she loves riding horses and is passionate about proving that religion and culture are not barriers to following one’s dreams.

Nicole Ikot was the first runner-up, while Kasarachi Okoro emerged the second runner-up. The winner of the 2020 edition of the pageant, Etsanyi Tukura, was present to hand over the crown to her successor at the ceremony.

According to the organisers, thousands of applications were submitted before it was pruned down to the top 37 and an additional three wildcard semi-finalists. Members of the public were also given a chance to contribute to the process of choosing the 21 finalists who made it into the Miss Nigeria Bootcamp, which was further cut down to the top 18 finalists.

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Food

How to make catfish pepper soup

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Catfish pepper soup.

Ingredients:
1.2 kg fresh fish
110g onions, chopped (1 medium)
2 seasoning cubes
1 tablespoons ground crayfish
2 scotch bonnet
salt
2 big ehuru (3 small), ground 1/2 teaspoon ground uziza
2 sticks uda utazi leaves (bitters)

Cooking directions:
-Toast and grind ehuru, hit uda to just break it open.
-Wash catfish slices well.
-Pour hot water over the fish slices and leave to stand for 1-2 minutes, drain and rinse in cold water.
-Place in a pot and add just enough water to just cover the fish. Place over medium heat.
-Add onions, seasoning cube, crayfish, peppers and sprinkle some salt.
-Cover and bring to a boil, add ground ehuru, uziza and uda, gently shake and swirl your pot, cook for 5-8 minutes.
-Add about 5 leaves of shredded utazi and some water. Taste and correct seasoning.
-Cook for another 5-8 minutes until fish is well cooked. Take off the heat.
-Serve your Catfish pepper soup with boiled yam, plantain, rice, agidi (eko, corn paste pudding) etc.

Please note:
-To prevent your catfish from disintegrating in your pot of soup, use the hot water method. The hot water hardens the flesh so you can cook it long enough to get the seasonings and spices into the fish.
-Do not overload your fresh fish pepper soup with too many seasoning and spices.
-If using a spice blend, use just enough to have a mellow (not harsh) taste.
-Cook long enough to remove that harsh raw taste of spices.
-If you can stand the heat of hot peppers, this is one pepper soup that benefits from being very hot.
-Fish is one ingredient you do not want to cook from frozen.
-It needs to defrost properly right through to the centre and because it cooks very fast, there is no way the centre will defrost and cook at the same time as the outside.
-Leave your fish to totally defrost before cooking.
-Toast ehuru or better buy already toasted one like I always do.

Enjoy; Serve hot or warm with a chilled drink

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Food

How To Cook Spinach Soup

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Spinach Soup is a common soup that is generally known in West Africa region. It has served as soup in many party occasions and various homes.

This soup can be said to have originated from south west in Nigeria as it is called Efo riro.

BeLow are the recipes in making or preparing spinach soup

Ingredients:
1.5 lb spinach blanched
Peppers 3 large red bell peppers,
2 scotch bonnet and 1 very small onion
1/4 cup palm oil
2 Tbsp crayfish blended
2 Tablespoon locust bean
1/2 cup stock fish about 2 handfuls of shredded
1 Prawn about a handful, (dried)
1 Onion medium size- diced
1 bouillon cube (or 2 bouillon cubes)
1 lb beef (A mixture of beef, tripe, and cow skin).
Smoked fish

Cooking directions:
-Cook your meat with your preferred seasoning cubes, onions and salt.
-Wash your stockfish; Parboil for 2-3minutes if too hard. This will soften the stock fish.
-Wash and parboil your fish for 2 mins
-Preheat the palm oil – I like it hot but not bleached.
-Add the diced onion and stir-fry till golden brown.
-Add the blended peppers (check notes above for details) and fry until the sauce thickens up.
-Season with the stock cube, add salt to taste, crayfish and locust bean. Stir until everything is well blended.
-Add the meat, smoked fish, stockfish and dried prawns; Add some water and cook until the sauce is dried

– Then add your spinach leaves stir together and allow to steam, then you can off the heat.

Stire again and serve with any food of your choice but i love taking mine with swallow most especially semolina

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Entertainment

Agbani Darego marks 20th anniversary of winning Miss World

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She made this announcement on her verified Instagram page, where she shared the video of herself when she was crowned 20 years ago.

In the caption, the model stated that she was grateful for the experience.

She said, “20 years today! Forever thankful for the experience @missworld.”

Agbani broke into global consciousness when she became the first native African to win the Miss World beauty pageant in 2001.

Before then, she had won national beauty pageants such as Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.

At the Miss Universe competition, she became the first Nigerian to place among the top 10 semi-finalists, finishing seventh overall.

She was also the only contestant to wear a maillot (one-piece bathing suit) as opposed to a bikini during the swimsuit competition.

Agbani was also known to have negotiated a modelling deal with Donald Trump’s management to establish links with modelling agencies in America.

The former University of Port Harcourt student later enrolled at the New York University where she studied Psychology, graduating in May 2012.

In 2017, Agbani married billionaire Theophilus Danjuma’s first son, Ishaya, in a private ceremony, held at the Amanjena Luxury Resort in Marrakech, Morocco.

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Sport

Serena Williams walks red carpet with her husband Alexis Ohanian and their daughter Alexis Jr. at premiere of King Richard in Hollywood

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All attention was focused on Serena Williams and her family as they made their way down the red carpet at the AFI Festival Closing Premiere of King Richard.

Mailbox gathered that the tennis star, 40, wore a black dress that showed some skin as she posed for pictures while standing outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

While the black fabric covered her torso and one leg completely, her right leg was covered by a stocking and her shoulders were allowed to breathe as well.

She wore matching arm sleeves that started in the middle of her biceps and covered her fingers. Her chest was covered in shiny silver jewels.

King Richard, set for a wide release this upcoming Friday, centers around the younger years of Venus and Serena Williams as their father, Richard, pushes them to be great.

 

 

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Linquorose Unveiled As Brand ambassador for Fitness Wear company, as she Bags Her first Endorsement After BBNaija 2021

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Liquorose Brother Naija (BBNaija) Shine Ya Eye finalist,  has bagged a deal as a brand ambassador of a fitness wear company, Deshapeables.

The reality star made the announcement about her new deal via a post on her verified Instagram page.

The deal is her first after leaving the BBNaija show and fans have trooped to her page to congratulate her on the achievement

Liquorose shared a crisp video of her unveiling on Instagram and expressed his excitement about joining the company.

She declared in the caption of the post that it is the brand or nothing:

“I am super excited to join the @deshapeables family, as a Brand Ambassador. Deshapeables offers the best products and it’s about to be an amazing journey.

Join me as we bring you premium products only.”

The company also welcomed her with a beautiful message:

“We’re proud to be welcoming the best into the best family it will surely be an amazing ride with you.”

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Meet Miss Lilian Nnamani The Winner of Curvy Africa Fitness

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The best international beauty pageant set to embrace plus size women in Africa (Miss Curvy Africa Reality Tv show 2021)held at Terra kulture Victoria Island Lagos. It was no doubt a pride to Nigeria to be the first country to host the Tv show and the event was graced with topnotch celebrities in the entertainment industry and fashion.

The competition was tough on stage as ladies from different countries battled for the grand prize and the most talented gorgeous lady scaled through and was crowned Miss Curvy Africa Fitness (3rd runner up).

Queen Lilian Nnamani started her journey in the entertainment industry since 2005 as a model, video vixen and was brand ambassador for Airtel, MTN, Etisalat, OLX and Ariel.

She proceeded into Nollywood movies and she has featured in couples of movies like Shanty Town, Blood Sisters and Teenagers Diary.

Her ambition and optimism led her to standing out among other curvy women on the African continent.

Speaking, the founder, Mr Durowoju Olamide Silver and Co founder, Miss Ibitayo Buhari said a lot about Queen Lilian Nnamani’s seriousness and determination. “She’s super creative and a talent Nollywood wouldn’t want to miss. We are proud of this Queen. We want the world to watch out for the Queen and her pet projects to wow the world.”

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