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Friday, July 30, 2010

Naija TV presenters on cover of Younik Mag



From left: Denrele Edun of Soundcity, Seun Chukwuemeka of Spice TV, Dayo Ephraim of HipOnTV, Yvonne Ekwere (Vixen) of E-Weekly on Silverbird, and Efemena Adabamu (Efe-Tommy) of Excite TV.

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Sauce Kid's African American Album released.


The long awaited debut album from Sauce Kid is finally here. The 20 track album features eLDee, Ikechukwu, Sasha and Naeto C and many more..
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New Love Resolution


It is a common practice for people to map out their plans and aspiration for each new year as it unfolds, make promises to stop bad habits while doing all within their capacity to embrace good ones. This on its own gives the impression that man desires live a good live.

Unfortunately, very many people fall by the way side shortly after they took off the journey- does this sound familiar? Oh yes! People who are sincere can identify with this.

Some years ago, I visited a friend in South Africa and it was during Christmas. As we got talking, she began to tell me of plans to loose weight in the coming year-she had grown so big over a few years of getting there that you will even feel embarrassed to mention it. She leaped from size 8 to 20, amazing, isn’t it? Plans were underway for gym, neighbourhood walk, less food and healthy eating. All these sounded so good to the ear that anyone would possibly just congratulate her before the attempt. She actually started a few days to year end and you could see she was doing great. By the second week, she was already celebrating success but come third week, I had to remind her to get to gym or let’s take a walk around the house. She barely got to the end of the month when she came up with a long list of excuses to explain why all that exercise and weight routine would not work for her. The next time we spoke on phone, she had totally given up the idea. Then you ask yourself; where is that first inspiration to act? Where did the will power disappear to? Without any sense of condemnation, we should look inwards to identify the areas we have failed woefully or are we all correct?

Relationship is one important aspect of your life that cannot just be ignored. Careful choice of who you entangle life with goes a long way to determine the quality of peace and fulfillment you can attend. When we were much younger, compatibility was the hottest word driving every relationship-guys would want to checkout if the babes they are interested in actually love the same things as them, especially football. While the babes would go an extra mile to make guys sit around in conversation and warmth. But today, I know better, compatibility is good but adaptability/adjustment is a more mature approach to loving and relationship. By this, I mean we don’t have to like the same things to be able to flow together neither do we need to impose our personality on the other. Rather, we should learn to love our spouses just as they are. If one loves watching football while the other appreciates comedy, you should be able to work out something good without insulting or looking down on choices. You can actually sit and watch a program with your spouse just for the fun of companionship and who knows, you may end up liking it too.

Sam and Sally got married in good time and started raising children with the wife staying out of job to look after the children. Although it’s a common practice, she felt so ignored and neglected. The only people she possibly could talk to were the young children continuously pouring demands on her stretched emotions. What do you expect at the end of the day when hubby comes? Anger, she did nothing but snap around the house. This continued for a while and without being told you should know the man was unhappy so he started seeking counsel on how to revive his marriage. He heard stuff like ‘don’t bother; she will learn to cope with time’ ‘the home is the woman’s responsibility so why worry?’ Good enough for him, he also met someone who advised him to change some things he felt were wrong. He started by taking two weeks off work as part of his annual leave just to be with his lovely wife. During this time, he practically took over the responsibility of keeping the home and looking after the children while his wife had a good time to relax and unwind with favourite television programs; she could not believe life was that cool again but she convinced herself it was true. Good times of romance returned and smiles replaced nagging Sam practically promised being there for her and never to criticize her without considerations.

Can you work out what your relationship needs and be committed to it for the rest of this year? I tell you it works; you’ll be amazed at the result. Enjoy!!!

BEAUTY TIPS TO GORGEOUS NAILS


1. The most flattering nail shape is not long or short or square, it's "squoval" -- not quite square and not quite oval. Get the look Yourself by filing nails into a shape that mirrors the curve of your Nail base. Square tips can make fingers look chubby.

2. To ensure your nails are the same length after filing, line each Nail up with its counterpart.

3. Don't shake the nail polish bottle, instead roll it between your Palms. This mixes the polish without causing air bubbles.

4. Before polishing clean nails, soak a cotton ball in nail polish Remover and swipe across nails. This will remove any excess oils or Soap than can cause peeling once polish is applied.

5. One trick for applying nail polish: Hold the brush between the Thumb and middle finger while resting your forefinger on the top ofthe cap.

6. To get the best results, apply thin layers. Start with a thin layer of basecoat, then apply a thin layer of polish down the middle then one on the left and one on the right. After the first coat dries for a couple minutes, repeat, then follow with a thin layer of topcoat.

7. Once your pedicure or manicure is complete, run an orangewood stick dipped in nail polish remover along either side of nail to fix any mistakes.

8. Speed up the drying process by aiming a blow-dryer at toes (set on cool) for a minute at a time. Be sure to keep the dryer at least 12 inches from your feet.

9. Got to leave the house before your pedicure is dry? Apply cuticle oil over the polish. This will keep anything from sticking to your polish.

10. If nails are yellowed or stained, apply a drop of lemon or lavender oil onto the nails and then use a buffer to buff off the stains. You can also buff nails with a peroxide toothpaste such as Arm & Hammer

“A Rose In A Concrete Jungle” – Zebra Presents Lagos Dynamo


Nigerian fashion and lifestyle brand, Zebra has earned its place as the go-to label for easy-breezy yet affordable chic infused with African heart and funk.

Lagos Dynamo, the new collection from the Zebra Living, channels the essence of the Zebra Woman – a rose in a concrete world, strong and graceful, darting through Lagos life (and life in general) with style, poise and dynamo.

The clothes in this collection are quintessentially Zebra with a new and slightly daring styling twist!

According to Zebra designer, Ugoma Adegoke – “Lagos Dynamo takes you from day to night and through all the tiers of stylish living with a fluidity and ease you won’t believe



Malio Entertainment Scouts For Movie Talents


This is good news for aspiring movie and music stars as one of the upwardly mobile entertainment outfits in town, Malio Entertainment owned by London-based Ademola Olanibi has come to town with an opportunity for them.

The outfit which has its offices in London and Lagos recently announced its intention to nurture young and raw talents as his own contribution to the growth of the entertainment industry.

This move according to him, is to see to it that a lot of youngsters who want to eke a living in the entertainment industry, especially music and movies don’t have the opportunity to express their God given talents.

“Over time, I have discovered that a lot of Nigerian youths are talented but there is no opportunity of any kind to express what God has deposited in them. We have heard about cases of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry as it is in other spheres of life. But in the entertainment industry what makes it so popular is that these people are in the spotlight and whatever happens quickly attracts public attention. That is why we at Malio Entertainment are coming out with a unique arrangement aimed at discovering these stars.”

Asked what the criteria will involve, the ever smiling Ademola said the arrangement is at no cost at all but all the necessary requirements are still under wraps for now until Malio Entertainment finalises arrangements with the international partners involved in the project.

Nigeria's Female Team qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup Final!


They've done it!!! Nigeria's female National Team, the Falconets, today 29th July 2010 in Germany qualified for the final of FIFA U-20 women's World Cup by beating Colombia 1-0.
Congrats Nigeria!!!
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