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Simi: I’ll be anxious if my child decides to do Music

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Simisola Adekunle Gold a Singer and songwriter,  Known as Simplysimi on her Instagram handle has revealed she does not want her child to feel pressured into doing music.

The Afro Pop and RnB artiste recently shared her thoughts via an insta-live conversation on the anxiety she would be exposed to if her child tried venturing into music.

The 33 years old  ‘Duduke’ crooner,  said she would love her child do absolutely anything she wants and be as original as possible without feeling pressured to be like her parents or anyone else for that matter.

The mother of one explained she never had to deal with that sort of pressure growing up and wouldn’t want her child to experience such.

The “Tiff” crooner said: “Whatever she wants to do, I’m a 150% behind her. You know but I’m gonna be very honest. I feel like a part of me will be anxious if she decides to do music but only because I don’t want her to feel any type of pressure like she’s coming from parents that have done this so there’s a standard she has to be following or she has to do or you know what people might be saying “o this is how your parents…

“I didn’t have to go through that because the only competition was me. So that pressure of having two parents to have done music, you know that’s something to be anxious for. I wouldn’t want her to feel…

“I want her to be as original as possible without having to feel like anyone else not even her parents.”

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Actress Toyin Abraham Celebrate Son Ire at 2

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The Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has took to her Instagram page to celebrate her son’s birthday Ireoluwa Ajeyemi who clocked 2 today as she wowed her fans on her social media handle .

Toyin Abraham, took to her Instagram page to share series of photos before and on his birthday to mark his new age.

In the photos, Ireoluwa is dressed like an Englishman from the 1940s and sits on an old television while wielding an old camera in his cute little hands.

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Kim Kardashian Expresses Gratitude to Estranged Hubby Kanye West, Says He Taught Her to Love Herself 

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Kim Kardashian paid homage to estranged husband Kanye West for having taught her how to not care what others think Kim was on Kristen Bell and Monica Padman’s ‘We Are Supported By…’ podcast when she made it known that Kanye helped her become the person she is today Kanye’s carefree attitude taught Kim how to love herself despite what anyone thought about her, and she is grateful .

Kim Kardashian is thankful for the fact that Kanye West taught her to be more comfortable in her own skin and to not worry about what the world thinks. Sitting for an interview on Kristen Bell and Monica Padman’s ‘We Are Supported By…’, podcast, Kim opened up, giving Kanye credit for the person she is today

Kim Kardashian’s giving Kanye West a lot of credit for helping her become the woman she is today.

Kim learnt to love herself from Kanye as he “absolutely didn’t care about likeability factor or what any perception of him was, as long as he was true to himself,” explained Kim. Doing her has allowed Kim to enjoy life in a way she never did before and for that, she cannot thank Kanye enough, reported TMZ.

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Health

How Women’s Nutritional Needs Differs From Men’s

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As children, boys’ and girls’ dietary needs are largely similar. But when puberty begins, women start to develop unique nutritional requirements. And as we age and our bodies go through more physical and hormonal changes, so our nutritional needs continue to evolve, making it important that our diets evolve to meet these changing needs.
While women tend to need fewer calories than men, our requirements for certain vitamins and minerals are much higher.
Hormonal changes associated with menstruation, child-bearing, and menopause means that women have a higher risk of anemia, weakened bones, and osteoporosis, requiring a higher intake of nutrients such as iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamin D, and vitamin B9 (folate).
Why supplements aren’t enough
In the past, women have often tried to make up deficits in their diet through the use of vitamins and supplements.
However, while supplements can be a useful safeguard against occasional nutrient shortfalls, they can’t compensate for an unbalanced or unhealthy diet.
To ensure you get all the nutrients you need from the food you eat, try to aim for a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, quality protein, healthy fats, and low in processed, fried, and sugary foods.
Calcium for strong bones throughout life
Among other things, you need calcium to build healthy bones and teeth, keep them strong as you age, regulate the heart’s rhythm, and ensure your nervous system functions properly.
Calcium deficiency can lead to, or exacerbate, mood problems such as irritability, anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties. If you don’t get enough calcium in your diet, your body will take calcium from your bones to ensure normal cell function, which can lead to weakened bones or osteoporosis.
Women are at a greater risk than men of developing osteoporosis, so it’s important to get plenty of calcium, in combination with magnesium and vitamin D, to support your bone health
The importance of exercise for bone health
In addition to diet, exercise and other lifestyle factors can also play an important role in bone health. Smoking and drinking too much alcohol can increase your chances of developing osteoporosis, while weight-bearing exercise (such as walking, dancing, yoga, or lifting weights) can lower your risk.
Strength or resistance training—using machines, free weights, elastic bands, or your own body weight—can be especially effective in helping to prevent loss of bone mass as you age.
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Food

Banga Soup Recipe

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It’s Sunday and i decided to make palm nut soup for the family unlike the regular food on my family’s time table.

This palm nut  soup is also known as Banga Soup which is commonly cooked in the south south region in Nigeria.

I learnt this recipe from my friend in Delta state, so i decided to share it here.

Palm-nut soup with or without fresh fish
Banga Soup can be prepared using fresh catfish (fresh fish Banga soup) or dried/smoked fish.

In this recipe, I opted for dried fish and stockfish, but you can definitely use fresh catfish if that’s your preference. Either way, this soup is very delicious with or without fresh catfish.

RECIPE

Beef: I used beef in this recipe but you can use an assortment of meat of your choice like tripe, cow leg, or any other beef part of your choice.

Onion: An essential aromatic that boosts the flavor of the beans. You can use any variety – white, yellow, or red.

Cameroon Pepper: This is used to add a bit of heat to the soup. You can use cayenne pepper or red chili flakes if you don’t have Cameroon pepper and if you want less heat, just skip it.

Seafood: Fresh Shrimps, crayfish, catfish, stockfish (dried cod), dry fish,

periwinkles. These are some seafood options that you can use. However, in this recipe, I used crayfish, stockfish, and dried fish.
Habanero or scotch bonnet: Either will work

Palm-nut fruits

Banga spice: A mixture blend of Ataiko and Irugeje in a dry mill. Readily available in market

Banga spice leaves(Beletete leaves): You can substitute with dried basil, bitter leaf or dried scent leaves
Oburunbebe stick:

Dried Fish: washed and soaked in hot water.

Salt: Add salt and seasoning powder or seasoning cubes to taste.

Water/stock: I also added the recovered beef stock to boost the taste of the soup. If you don’t have any stock you can add a little more seasoning powder (stock cube).

Tips for Making The most delicious Banga Soup

Season and spice to your level. This is the fun and creative part of cooking this soup. Banga calls for a handful of spice and seasoning so be sure to taste as you go and adjust the flavors as you like.

A good finishing: I always finish this soup with beletete. It adds richness and makes the flavors come alive. If you don’t have that, feel free to use bitter leaves or scent leaves.

Make enough for the next day: Most soups taste better on the second day, including Banga, so be sure to make enough to have a reserve for the next day.

Once the soup is set, serve with swallow or rice but I prefer serving my Banga Soup with rice.

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Sport

Nigeria’s Olympic medallists Ese Brume, Oborududu Rewarded $17,500

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Federal Government of Nigeria has rewarded Blessing Oborududu and Ese Brume with $10,000 and $7500 respectively for winning medals at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Ese Brume and Blessing Obodururu gave Nigeria bronze and silver medals at the Games respectively.

The Federal Government earlier announced a reward of 15, 000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, 7,500 dollars for gold, silver, and bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics.

A statement on Wednesday said the athletes were presented their cash prizes by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in a ceremony held at Grand Prince Hotel, Tokyo Japan on Tuesday.

The minister was quoted as saying, “There’s no point delaying the reinforcement of these athletes who have made the country proud, that is the reason they were rewarded immediately for their record-breaking performances.”

Reacting, Oborududu said, “I am just super excited and I want to say thank you to all my supporters and the Federal Government of Nigeria for the encouragement.”

Chioma Ajunwa was the first person who won a gold medal for Nigeria in the Long at Atlanta 1996, Brume follows suit with a bronze, while Oborududu is the first Nigerian Wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

Brume recorded a 6.97 metres jump in the final of the event at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium to win her first Olympic medal and Nigeria’s first at this Games.

The 25-year-old Nigerian placed behind American Brittney Reese who claimed the silver medal with a jump of 6.97m.

Brume had to settle for bronze because her second-best effort of 6.67m was inferior to Reese’s 6.81m.

Germany’s Malaika Mihambo won the event’s gold medal, having saved her best for the last, by snatching victory from Reese with a season-best jump of 7.00m.

Oborududu had to settle for the silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg event on Tuesday in the Tokyo Olympics wrestling competition in Tokyo.

This was after she failed to overcome Tamyra Mensah-Stock of the U.S, who had beaten her three times earlier, after losing 1-4 in their final match at the Makuhari Mess Hall.

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Entertainment

Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ named best music video of all time by Rolling Stone

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The publication wrote, “If Beyoncé’s self-titled visual album established her as one of the greatest artists of all time, her surprise-released ‘Formation’ video (and ensuing album Lemonade) marked her as one of the most important.”

The video, which was released in 2016, included references to Hurricane Katrina, Creole culture and police brutality. Her daughter, Blue Ivy, also had a cameo.
Directed by Melina Matsoukas, the video won best music video at the Grammy Awards.
Just days after debuting “Formation,” she performed the song during the Super Bowl halftime show.
The song, which is off her sixth studio album, “Lemonade,” was the most searched song of that year.
Source: CNN
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Sport

Ese Brume wins Nigeria’s first medal in Tokyo 2020

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Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020

It was reported that  Brume qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place.

Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump.

Germany’s Malaika Mihambo clinched the gold medal with 7.00m jump while U.S.A’s Brittney Reese clinched the silver medal with 6.97m on count back.

Brume is Nigeria’s sole representative in the jumps in Tokyo since the disqualification of Ruth Usoro by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

Apart from Ajunwa’s gold in 1996 Atlanta, Blessing Okagbare is another Nigerian to have won a medal in the Olympic Long Jump event having won silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

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Liquorose “shine ya eye” BBNaija 2021 Housemate Might be the First to Hit 1M IG Fans

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Roseline Afije popularly known as Liquorose is among the ladies competing for the N90m prize money in the sixth season of the BBNaija show.

However, the young lady was already famous on social media even before stepping into Big Brother’s house.

Fans of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) show were slightly taken aback after the show’s host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced a lady identified as Liquorose as one of the female contestants going into Big Brother’s house.

A handful of people knew they had spotted the face somewhere but their memories were only jogged after she mounted the stage and identified herself as a dancer.

This young and pretty lady is a member of the popular Girls Got Bold (GGB) dance crew popular on social media for their energetic moves to trending songs.

A visit to their official Instagram page shows that the group has over 400k with each member having nothing less than 300k followers.

Liquorose, on the other hand, now has about 881k followers from over 700k before she was announced as a BBNaija contestant.

From indications, she is going to make history as the first Shine Ya Eyes housemate to hit the 1m count on IG.

While Liquorose is mostly known to dance alongside her group members, her Instagram page shows that she’s also a force to reckon with when she’s dancing solo.

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Funke Akindele, Toke Makinwa reveals BBNaija 2021Favourite housemates

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Nollywood star Funke Akindele and Toke Makinwa  also a Nigerian celebrity have revealed their favourite Season 6 BBNaija housemates.

About 22 housemates were introduced into the BBNaija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ house.

The housemates for the duration of 72 days would compete for the prize money worth N90m

Funke Akindele on her Instagram page on Sunday disclosed that she loves Liquorose and would be rooting for her this season.

Her post read: “I love her @Liquorose, I’m a huge fan of all her dance videos.

“Can’t wait for you to shine darling.”

On the other hand, Toke Makinwa on her Twitter page took interest in Peace who was the second female housemate introduced into the house.

Her tweet read: “I like Peace already, cute as a button, small but mighty love her vibe.”

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