Hello Afro cosmopolitan fashionistas, come in here and check out this ankara high waisted maxi skirt paired with a light green crop. In the photo is Fisayo looking so free in her African print attire. The African fashion completed the look with golden handcuffs.
Fisayo Longe is a blogger and you can check out here works on, Mirror Me. Here relaxed hair was styled into a high bun. Take a look at all the photos for this look.
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Hello fashionistas, come in here and take a look at this Barack Obama tan suit that has sparked an uproar on Twitter. President Barack Obama attended a press conference yesterday to address foreign policy issues, including ISIS militants in Iraq, the ongoing civil war in Syria and the crisis in Ukraine. While the president was discussing those serious and urgent issues, all the viewers can see was his tan suit which one Twitter user alleged was like a “used car salesman” suit. A Twitter account with @ObamaSuit was also created to mock the commander-in-chief’ for his choice of suit.
See screenshots of some of the tweets making fun of the president’s tan suit below.
So, my lovely fashionistas, whats your take on this Obama’s tan suit? Does it really look as ridiculous as Twitter users are making it look? Please share your views by leaving a comment below.
Does Beyonce and Jay Z’s body language at the Video Music Awards say they have marriage problems? Ever since Jay Z was attacked in an elevator by Beyonce’s sister, Solange – there has been constant rumours that the couple is on the verge of breaking up. There has been news about Beyonce looking to buy a new home. The couple has been alleged to sleep in different hotel rooms during their tour. No matter what they do to prove they’re still together, even when Beyonce’s mother said the couple has no marital problems, the separation/divorce rumours keep on coming.
To prove the couple’s marriage is still not in a good state, the New York Post hired a body language expert to analyse Beyonce and Jay Z’s body language during the MTV Video Music Award ceremony. Below is what Florida Court, the body language expert has to say.
Beyoncé’s face:
“She’s giving a false smile,” Constantine says. If she were really happy, her eyebrows would be lifted and her eyes would be more open.
Jay Z’s face
“This is what we call a flat face,” Constantine says. “There’s no expression whatsoever.” Happiness would be indicated by upturned corners of the mouth. But he’s less strained than Beyoncé.
Their Eyes:
“Neither one of them is looking at each other,” says body language expert Susan Constantine. “Their interest is more in their daughter.”
Beyoncé’s hand over midsection
She’s blocking her stomach area — the home of emotions in the body — indicating a feeling of vulnerability. Were she feeling comfortable, she’d expose her midsection.
Beyoncé’s hip
Her hips are angled away from her husband, indicating disassociation. “In other [older] photos, you see Beyoncé leaning into her husband,” Constantine says.
Blue Ivy
Her hands are clasped in a prayer-like way. Happiness would be indicated by raised arms and an extended body. Instead, she’s making herself small. “Maybe she’s praying her parents get back together,” Constantine says.
See more photos of Beyonce, Jay-Z and their daughter, at the VMAs.
“When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers.” Says an African proverb.
The Battle For Africa, the first in a two-part People & Power investigation into the effects of China’s increasing influence in Africa, premieres on Al Jazeera on Thursday, 28 August 2014.
Emmy-winning Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura travels to Kenya, to witness how the rise of Chinese business in Africa has changed the balance of power between African governments and the West. “African leaders can now look elsewhere for meaningful economic and political support,” says Sorious.
In Kenya, Chinese infrastructural projects include schools; thousands of kilometers of new roads; a new airport terminal; and a port terminal in Mombasa at the start of a $25 billion dollar railway line linking the capitals of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan.
“It is estimated that 30% of all new projects in Africa are the result of Chinese investment,” says Sorious. “Africa needs new infrastructure to speed up its development; China needs it to enable the free flow of mineral resources it needs from the continent.”
As leaders across the continent become more vocally critical of Western influence, The Battle For Africa contrasts China’s policy of no-strings-attached investment with the West’s more evangelical tradition of conditional aid, looking at the ICC trial of Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta as an example of differences in approach to Africa.
Kenyatta, opposition leader Raila Odinga, and John Mosonik from Kenya’s Department of Infrastructure all weigh in on the topic, as do the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.
Growing Chinese influence doesn’t necessarily mean declining Western influence, though, as Christian Turner, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, points out. “The idea that there is some sort of competition with China doesn’t really reflect the reality of the way the world works in the 21st century,” he adds. “This isn’t the Cold War.”
While Chinese involvement in Africa has centred on infrastructure projects, the West is supporting Kenya as a new frontline in the war on terror, “a hot war being fought by African troops backed by the West,” according to Sorious. “Kenya alone has committed almost 4 000 soldiers to the conflict in Somalia.”
This new political environment represents the greatest increase in African independence since the 1960s, but will the old problems of tribalism and corrupt leadership undermine the optimism? Mau Mau veteran Gitu Wa Kahengere is disappointed that Africa is still looking externally to solve its challenges.
“We thought by today – 50 years after independence – we are not inviting Chinese to come and build a standard railway line. We would do it. Therefore we say: those who we handed over the independence that we recovered have failed us,” says Gitu. “That vision of self-reliance is not there.”
People & Power’s Battle for Africa premieres on Al Jazeera on Thursday, 28 August 2014, at 00:30 CAT.
No celebrity event takes place without the red carpet where fashion and style takes place, and this year’s MTV Music Video Awards is no different. Below are photos of celebrities at the 2014 edition of the MTV Music Video Awards that was held at the Forum in LA last night.
The stars glittered on the red carpet as they arrived for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Arriving to cheers from the gathered crowds at The Forum in Inglewood, (from left to right, Ariana Grande, Rita Ora, Amber Rose, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Kesha) the stars wowed in their chosen outfits. Indeed, standing out in particular were Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. One is the girl next door, known for her vintage preppy style, while the other likes to shock at every available opportunity. However, the two stars seemed to have switched their stylists for once as they wowed in surprising fashion choices on the red carpet. While Miley covered up in a high-waisted pair of leather trousers- albeit teamed with a crop top – Taylor was altogether more provocative.
Beyoncé reigns as queen of the MTV Video Music Awards. With four awards for her work, Beyonce was the night’s biggest winner at the MTV Video Music Awards that took place last night at the LA Forum.
The mother of one and wife of Jay-Z brought the house down with an epic performance of a nearly 20-minute medley of her latest album. The “Crazy In Love” and “Who Run The World” singer – sang and danced in a metallic leotard outfit declaring: “MTV, welcome to my world.”
She was then joined onstage by her proud husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy. The moment brought her to tears, after numerous rumours surrounding the state of her marriage and a possible divorce.
As she accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at The Forum in Inglewood, California, she kissed her daughter and husband, who called her the “greatest living entertainer”.
“I’m so full. I have nothing to say but I am filled with so much gratitude,” she told the cheering crowd as they chanted her name repeatedly.
“I thank God for this moment. I love you so much. ‘Baby Blue, I love You. My beloved, I love you. My fans, I love you. MTV, I love you. Goodnight,” she added.
True to her husband’s declaration, Beyonce really showed she was the “greatest living entertainer” as she easily outdid her competitors at the show with her performance throughout the night.
The 2014 edition of MTV Video Music Awards took place last night at the The Forum in LA where winners were handed their prizes. Below is a complete list of those that were recognised and awarded at this years event.
Video Of The Year
Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball
Best Hip-Hop Video
Drake ft. Majid Jordan: Hold On (We’re Going Home)
Best Male Video
Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams: Sing
Best Female Video
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J: Dark Horse
Best Pop Video
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea: Problem
Best Rock Video
Lorde: Royals
Artist to Watch
Fifth Harmony: Miss Movin’ On
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé ft. Jay Z: Drunk In Love MTV Clubland Award
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams: Stay the Night
Best Video With A Social Message
Beyoncé: Pretty Hurts
Best Cinematography
Beyoncé: Pretty Hurts
Best Editing
Eminem: Rap God
Best Choreography
Sia: Chandelier
Best Direction
DJ Snake & Lil Jon: Turn Down For What
Best Art Direction
Arcade Fire: Reflektor
Best Visual Effects
OK Go: The Writing’s On The Wall
A British man who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has arrived back in the UK on board an RAF jet.
The ebola patient who is a healthcare worker landed at London’s RAF Northolt in a specially-equipped C-17 aircraft and has been transported to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London.
The man is “not currently seriously unwell”, a Department of Health spokesman said.
Health officials have stressed the risk to the UK remains “very low”.
The DoH said the decision to return the patient to the UK was taken following “clinical advice”.
Prof John Watson, DoH deputy chief medical officer, said they would be taken in a specially-adapted ambulance to a high-level isolation unit – the only unit of its kind in the UK.
‘Best care possible’
It is the first confirmed case of a Briton contracting the virus during the current outbreak, in which 1,427 people have died.
The World Health Organization has estimated 2,615 people in West Africa have been infected with Ebola since March.
Health officials reported the first cases outside West Africa – in the Democratic Republic of Congo – on Sunday.
The virus, for which there is no cure, is spread between humans through direct contact with infected bloodily fluids. It is one of the world’s deadliest diseases, with up to 90% of cases resulting in death.
A statement from Sierra Leone’s health ministry said the Briton had been volunteering at a clinic in the Kenema district of the country.
Sidie Yayah Tunis, director of communications at the health ministry, said the patient had been flown out of the country’s main airport in the town of Lungi on Sunday.
According to a report by the UK Daily Mail and Sunday Times, being a snowplough parent can ruin the lives of children by leading to failure, dependence and even breakdown.
IT IS a stark warning for pushy parents: micromanaging children’s lives to shoehorn them into elite universities can lead to failure, dependence and even breakdown.
A leading education expert says that aggressive parenting makes children “anxious, dependent, narcissistic and careerist”. “The children are terrified of failure,” says David McCullough, a teacher of 30 years and author of a new book on the subject.
“From birth they are strapped into the car seat and protected, driven and aimed in one direction.”
McCullough says that parents who cram their youngsters’ days with tutors, music lessons and sports practice, and even do their homework, are not helping their offspring to have fulfilling careers or prosperous futures.
Instead “snowplough parenting” — clearing the way for children to follow — turns them into “achievement machines”.
“They are compliant; they have given up self-determination and a willingness to explore their own interests,” he says about being a snowplough parent.
Jamaican-born caterer, The Kingstonian, AKA Avis Sue Lawrence, bagged a clutch of stars at this year’s Great Taste Awards — the world’s largest blind-tasted food awards.
Run by the Dorset-based Guild of Fine Food, the awards — dubbed ‘the Food Oscars’ have become the largest and most highly trusted accreditation scheme for speciality food and drink producers.
Avis is the first Caribbean artisan producer to achieve 5 awards in any one time from this prestigious accreditation scheme. On her first attempt to prove the superiority of her products, The Kingstonian scooped the top 3-star accolade for her ‘OPD’ (Ol’ Pirate’s Daughter) rum punch.
Her Caribbean Christmas pudding, jerk pork and curry mutton and ginger beer were also successfully awarded a variety of stars, meaning The Kingstonian picked up a whopping 5 gongs out of 7 products submitted.
“I’m thrilled to have received these Great Taste awards. It’s an honour to be recognised by such a prestigious organisation as The Guild of Fine Food, which carry’s great respect by people from around the world,” said Avis Sue Lawrence, founder of The Kingstonian
“These accolades have taken The Kingstonian from being a micro company to being part of the most exclusive club in fine foods; and that only means growth for the business” she continued.
Fingers are now crossed, for Monday, 8 September, where at a nail-biting Awards’ Dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel, London, the great and the good from the world of fine food will gather to hear who has won the Golden Fork Awards and the final applause will be reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2014.
