EME label boss, Banky W was on NdaniTV the Juice and talked to Toolz on many thing. Watch video here.
Nigerian Woman In Coma – Attempted Suicide Due To Deportation Order
A Nigerian woman, an immigrant to the UK is currently in a coma because she drank overdose medication. The woman, married to a British citizen made the attempt, few days to when she was supposed to be deported to Nigeria according to an order from the UK Border Agency. Read more!
Video and Photos – Omotola At TIME 100 Gala New York
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Kate Middleton Rocking Topshop Dress
High street clothing is not only meant for the poor and middle-class citizens. A-list celebrities and even royalties have been seen wearing designs from clothes from the high street.
In 2006, before the Duchess of Cambridge became a royal, she was seen wearing a cheap Topshop dress at the while out and about and shopping in London. This was years before she was seen wearing another Topshop dress to launch of Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden Hertfordshire on Friday, April 25, 2013. The polka-dot Topshop dress cost just £38 and was sold out after fashionistas saw the duchess rocking it and looking elegant as usiual.
Kate is not the only famous person to be seen in a Topshop dress, the First Lady of the United, Michelle Obama has been seen wearing Topshop clothing on several occasions. Several British and American celebrities have been seen rocking Topshop dresses as well.
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12 Very stylish And Beautiful Cornrow Braids You Can Try
Check out these latest 12 very stylish and beautiful cornrow braids that you can try. There’s this special look cornrow braids gives to black women. It brings out the true beauty of your face and looks very clean. Celebrities have been seen rocking the like Alicia Keys, Brandy, Ciara, Beyonce and much more have been seen rocking these beautiful hairstyles. Check out photos of other black women rocking stylish and beautiful cornrow braids below.
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Video: Nigerian Artist Banky W On The Juice
Nigerian artist and R&B singer, Banky W (Olubankole Wellington) was interviewed by Toolz on the Juice. Banky is the Chairman of Empire Mates Entertainment (EME), one of Nigeria’s top music label.
In this interview, Banky spoke about the different genres of music he speak, about his music label, his birthday,relationships, the much talked about breakup between him and Wizkid. He also talked about new artists that were signed in by his label and much more.
Enjoy the interview below.
Get The Look – Duchess Catherine Topshop Polka Dot Dress
Duchess Catherine was seen wearing this Topshop polka dot dress at a recent outing. For those of you who are interested in getting the look, we have arranged it all for you. For just …. you can get Kate’s complete look.
Classic polka dot pieces can be worn at all season, you just have to combine them in a different way for different seasons. This combination is one you can wear during summer and spring. You can wear it for a special outing or casual outing, you just have to combine it.
Kate Middleton showed her love for the high street once more on Friday when she stepped out in a black and white spotted Topshop polka dot dress for a tour of the Warner Bros. Studios with Prince William.
Classic polka dot pieces are always great to have in your wardrobe; they will transcend all seasons, regardless of current trends. Kate’s dress was a steal at just £38 — and we’ve gone and done even better. Here are some of our favourite spotty numbers straight from the high street with price tags to rival the Duchess’ bargain buy.
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Nigerian Woman In Coma – Attempted Suicide Due To Deportation Order
A Nigerian woman married to a British man is currently in a coma for attempting suicide because of a deportation order from the UK Border Agency (UKBA). She said she ran away from Nigeria after witnessing the murder of her father and consequently subjected to sexual abuse.
May Brown, 19 is currently studying Public Affairs at Weymouth College and hopes to go to university and become a barrister.
The Nigerian teenager moved to the UK three years ago on a student visa and later applied for an asylum that was denied. “May fled to Britain from her home country three years ago after witnessing her father’s murder and being subjected to sexual abuse,” the UK Daily Mail wrote.
In December 2012, the Nigerian woman married Michael Brown, a 34-year-old British man she met a year ago. However, the UKBA refuse to see their union as a legitimate one. “UK Border Agency officials believe their marriage to be a ‘sham’ with no ’emotional attachment,” said Michael, her husband.
As a result, May was due to be deported today. Distressed at the prospect of returning to Nigeria, the teenager took overdose medication.
May wrote the following in her suicide note;
‘I am deeply sorry that I had to go this way, without even saying goodbye.
‘The UK immigration has finally driven me insane. They’ve pushed me too far this time and I can’t take the pain anymore.
‘I don’t want a life or a future you won’t be part of. I love you so much, more than life itself and can’t endure the agony of not being with you.
‘Please forgive me for ending it this way. It’s better to die with my dignity than be subjected to torture and undignified death back in Nigeria.’
She said: ‘If they send me back to Nigeria they are signing my death warrant, they will cut my life short because I will be killed.
‘I have found peace with Michael, he gave me a reason to live. I have got a family here and we don’t claim any benefits.
‘Michael works and I am studying to become a barrister, we have not harmed anybody.’
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Her mother-in-law, Helen-Claire Brown, was the one who found her collapsed on the bathroom floor on Monday morning. According to her, “what kind of world do we live in when a 19-year-old girl who has been through so much already feels she has no other choice but to kill herself?”
“We cannot comment in detail on this case while legal proceedings are ongoing. In cases where people are found to have no right to remain in the UK they should leave voluntarily or face removal,” a Home Office spokesman said.
This article was culled from the daily mail. You can read the complete story there.
Wishing May quick recovery.
Video and Photos – Omotola At TIME 100 Gala New York
Watch Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade at the TIME 100 Gala as she talk about her achievement on being listed among the 100 most influential people in the world. The TIME 100 Gala event took place last night.
Below are more photos from the event. Also, if you did not see her photo with Huffingtonpost post president, Arianna Huffington, you can view it here. And if you missed the complete list of the 2013 edition of TIME 100 most influential people, you can check it out here.
Going Natural – Black Women Embracing Their Kinky African Hair
A growing number of black women are going natural. They are ditching their Brazilian, Indian, Peruvian and other kinds of human hair. And they are embracing their natural kinky and curly African hair.
“Natural hair has been a movement for several years. What we’re seeing now is a confirmation that this is a lifestyle that is very important to a lot of women,” says Cyntelia Abrams, marketing coordinator for Design Essentials, an Atlanta-based hair-care company.
According to a recent study by Mintel, a consumer spending and market research firm, the number of black women who say they do not use products to chemically relax or straighten their hair jumped to 36% in 2011, up from 26% in 2010.
More and more black women are beginning to accept their African hair by going natural. According to Mintel’s findings, the sale of relaxer kits has dropped by 17% between 2006 and 2011.
For so many years, many black women have held the belief that stretched or tightly curled hair that looks like that of Caucasian is more attractive, manageable and sophisticated.
Some even associate women with natural hair with lack of class and exposure. However, many modern and trendy black women of today are changing that perception. They are going natural, and they are loving it.
Below are some of the women that have gone natural by embracing their kinky African hair.
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Chime Edwards going natural
Chime Edwards was born and raised in West Point, Mississippi in the United States and has natural long African hair. Chime’s natural hair has earned her several interviews from media houses as it is difficult to find black women with hair of such length.
Chime is an Afro-American natural black hair blogger who gives tips to other black women on how to maintain natural African hair. She also blogs about, art, fashion and Christian spirituality. You can visit her blog here.
Nse Etim Ikpe going natural
Nse Etim Ikpe is a Nigerian and a Nollywood actress. While her job as an actress means she would have to be versatile with her hairstyle, which includes wearing human hair, Nse has managed to keep relaxers away from her hair. “I would say that it was Kunle Afolayan that literally led me to natural hair,” she said in an interview with O’naturals.
Her journey to natural hair began when she accepted the lead role on Kunle Afolayan’s movie, “Phone Swap.” According to the Nollywood actress, when she said she was going to use her natural hair for another movie in which she played a lawyer and an activist, some of the people asked her “why would you want to appear like this in a movie?”
She replied them saying, “But I am African. How else do you appear? I am an African lawyer; I’m this and that. This is the only way the other people, the white man, or whoever is watching, would think, I’m connecting to my roots.”
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Dakore Egbuson going natural
While she has been seen wearing weaves in her recent appearances, Dakore Egbuson is one of the first Nollywood actresses to embrace her natural kinky African hair. For so many years, the actress was seen rocking her light brown coloured dreadlocks.
Although she temporarily left the public eye. Dakore Egbuson is gradually making her come back. The actress and singer were among the artists that performed on Saturday, March 1, 2013, at the Iconic Nollywood event that was hosted by the Nigerian Government. The Nollywood event was to celebrate Nollywood at 20.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie going natural
Multiple award-winning Nigerian authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is another black woman who has embraced her Kinky African hair. The author became popular when she published the novels, Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun. Chimamanda is also well known for her very famous and influential TED talk – The Danger of a Single Story.
During an interview with the UK Guardian, the writer had this to say about her hair and black women, “My hair is in tiny cornrows; I have a big ponytail on the top of my head. I quite like it. It is natural. I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women’s hair. Hair is hair – yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable.”
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