The Nollywood actress premiered her new movie titled the Legends of Inikpi few days ago.
She had a whole squad with as her husband and three kids came all out to support her at the movie premier. They took out time for a some cute family photo.
Pregnant Mercy looked really glowy and beautiful. She wore a flowing gold dress with her packed in kinky looking multiple bun.
Mercy Aigbe throws some light on the domestic violence she had in her marriage with Politician Lanre Gentry.
She took to her Instagram page to talk about the abuse by sharing some emotional photos . She has some advice for anyone who has also suffered the shame, and wants them to let go, and grow stronger from it.
She said:
Stumbled on this pix in my photo gallery and it brought back memories ………….
I want to reach out to someone out there! You think your life has been decimated by scars. You find it hard to forgive yourself and others that have been part of the messes in your life! I have good news for you! Your messes will soon become a message! Your errors are gradually turning you into a hero! Your trials will soon become triumph! Your adversity is turning to your advancement! Your frustration will soon become your fuel and your scars will one day turn you into a star….. at some point in our lives we experience trials, tribulations, we become broken ( which is inevitable)…. but whether we will become stronger is not inevitable, It’s OUR CHOICE……..”Never be ashamed of your scars, it simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you “ …… In Retrospect 🙏
About three years ago, Mercy Aigbe and Lanre Gentry made headlines after news and photos of her domestic violence went public, this led to the arrest of Lanre Gentry at that time.
Every season is yacht season!
Sheila Ruffin is the owner of a new boutique travel agency, Soca Caribbean Yacht Charters (SCYC), Black Enterprise reports.
The Hampton University and Howard Law School graduate first thought of the idea to open a yacht charter company after landing a job on the island of St. Thomas. While practicing law, she decided she wanted to get into the travel business. “I googled yacht agencies that were one-stop-shops, but I couldn’t find any. This gave me an idea of what I could do. Plus, I couldn’t find any people of color within the industry. Therefore, I set out to start my own company,” Ruffin said.
The yacht charter company partners with other yacht companies in the Bahamas, Grenada, St. Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, St. Vincent and St. Martin to provide immersive yacht experiences complete with private chefs and captains. “We offer a door to dock-to-door service. The minute you step out of your home, there is a luxury car waiting to take you to the airport. Once you arrive in your Caribbean destination, we provide transfers to the dock where you board your yacht. After your trip, we also provide all services in reverse,” said Ruffin.
Ruffin grew up on the eastern shore of Virginia, gaining her love for boats from her grandfather. While not originally apart of her plans, this new venture seems almost like fate. She hopes that her place in the yachting industry can encourage other young people of color to experience luxury yachting.
“To be the anchor between the yacht industry and millenials and people of color is amazing. It’s not easy. I’m entering into space where Black women aren’t normally present. It’s an amazing feeling,” said Ruffin.
According to Black Enterprise, in 2018, African Americans contributed $63 billion to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. Now it’s time to put some of those dollars back into the pockets of one of our own.
Source : Black Enterprise
Being a confident woman begins from the inside. This has little to do with her physical looks,material gains or status. Yes! Most ladies still have bags of insecurities.
If you already see yourself as confident or not, or want to work on becoming a confident woman, the listed qualities below would help you identify where you are defaulting:
1.She is Optimistic
Been negative is not her thing. It reflects on how she desires good things and believe they will succeed. Her words are filled with positive words, ‘I can’ , ‘it will’ ‘yes’. This makes her unstoppable, because she believe in what she is about. No fears!
2. She Know What She Wants And Goes For Its.
She doesn’t spend her time dreaming all day. When she is sure about something, without a waste of time, she gets an action plan, then go all out to get it, knowing she will succeed and if she doesn’t,she moves on.
3. She Can Go Without Makeup
We all need to put on some nice mascaras and lip glosses most days. Your looks matter yes! But knowing you are good and still attractive without this is confidence. She breaks the trend, If she finds herself in public without this it wouldn’t it spoil her day. That’s where self care comes in.
4. She Has A Self Care Routine
This is what will make you feel really attractive and popping to move in the right energy. She takes some time off to help herself to something like a massage, vacation, or even a simple DIY or afternoon nap as soon as she is worked out.
5. She Is A Good Communicator
She will speak clearly about her opinion and will stare right into any eyes without looking away. She will only take a good advice because she has a mind of her own. Her body language will display itself freely. She would even speak publicly when there is an opportunity.
6. She Respects Herself A lot
You can not give what you do not have. A confident woman has a graceful way she carries herself, she doesn’t have to get intimidated by another woman, with this she commands respect for herself. And her respect teaches her that she deserves the best, and the best always comes to her.
A confident woman is a Queen, this is to help you know where you are going wrong on this💛.
Padita exposes some dangerous things to look out for in men. With her experiences gathered from her marriage which lasted only 3 years, she certainly has first hand idea about what a bad relationship and marriage looks like, and she is out to help ladies.
She calls them tricks men use to get their victims when it comes to dating and marriage.
On her YouTube channel, with the episode “Learning Life’s Ropes” she lists four harmful habits ladies need to watch out for, listed below
Serial Disease Spreader
Watch the video below:
Dimma Umeh is on the cover of Accelerate Tv’s The Cover. She shares her experiences as a vlogger, influencer and talks about and how she deals with critics.
On when she started, “ First of all, I thought this whole thing was a joke, like I just started putting out videos for the sake of it, I thought it was fun, I loved the way others looked doing it. But I think that two years in, I started figuring out at that point that this could be so much more. Now I live off of Youtube, I pay my rent off Youtube. I never thought when I first started that I could live off of it.” she said.
On when her ideas are stuck and she’s having a creative block, “the easiest thing for me is that I go and watch other creators and I just start out from there. You start out just wanting to watch, but then ideas start popping and before you know it, you want to do something. “
She continues “It is so funny because a lot of people think that I am this organized person; my creative process is actually not the most organized, however, I do have a process now. So it mostly just always involves coming up with an idea, making notes of points that I’d want to highlight in that video from that idea, filming, then after filming, editing. Editing takes a lot of time, so sometimes it’s either me, cause I do the bulk of the editing, but sometimes if I have a lot to do at a particular point in time, I hire an editor who works with me. Then I upload, and after that, I figure out a good thumbnail to use, because I feel like the videos can be great but if your thumbnails don’t have a call to action then you’ve done all of that in vain ”
She shares how she deals lightly with haters “when it comes to negative comments, the best thing I’d say is to know that all the things they’ve said have nothing whatsoever to do with you. It’s them, and they’re just saying it because they feel like they can say it to you, the moment you begin to look at it like that you know that they’re not really worth your time, you can pray for them as I pray for them”.
Read the full interview on www.acceleratetv.com
Oprah gave confident reasons for being single till date and not considering marriage. She and Stedman Graham have been together, they got engaged in 1993, but never married.
They both believe not walking down the aisle was the best decision they could have made. “He and I agree that had we tied the marital knot, we would not still be together,” she said.
Oprah disclosed all this as she graced the cover of February 2020 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. She said:
In 1993, the moment after I said yes to his proposal, I had doubts. I realized I didn’t actually want a marriage. I wanted to be asked. I wanted to know he felt I was worthy of being his missus, but I didn’t want the sacrifices, the compromises, the day-in-day-out commitment required to make a marriage work. My life with the show was my priority, and we both knew it.
He and I agree that had we tied the marital knot, we would not still be together”
Winfrey believes her romance with Graham, 68, relies on the freedom and independence that exists within their partnership.
She wrote. “And because we share all the values that matter (integrity being number one). And because we relish seeing the other fulfill and manifest their destiny and purpose.”
Oprah initially thought Graham was a “player” when she first met him.
“I thought he was nice enough, but I wasn’t that impressed. He was polite, yes, and kind. The sort of guy who sits with an ailing friend. Tall and handsome, for sure. But actually too handsome, I thought, to be interested in me,” she wrote. “I figured he must be a player. So did all my producers. They warned me not to get involved with that Stedman guy.”
Yemi Alade shares her performance “on stage” makeup look, explaining how she gets performance ready with Maybelline and Vogue Magazine.
Viewers get to see her favorite make up product on the channel which has about 6.94 million subscribers.
Yemi Alade is the latest celebrity to grace Vogue‘s Youtube channel.
“I’m sharing some secrets, guys—get your notepads,” she laughs as she gets into her skin-care and makeup routine.
Acknowledging the fact that she has not always had a go-to beauty regimen, she says, “You should see my makeup from [the early] days. I’m not sure what I was thinking. It was like my own personal hurricane was hitting my face.”
Alade’s starts with cleansing her face with a special made charcoal soap. Then she moisturises with coconut oil before filling her eyebrows with a dark brown Maybelline pencil.
Watch the video below:
While there there is a constant growing number of bloggers and youtubers , CNN has taken recognition of these spectacular women for their hardwork which is paying off.
Linda Ikeji, Yemisi Odusanya (sisi Yemmie) and Chiamaka Obuekwe were listed as the highest paying personalities with large media engagement on their sites in an article by CNN.
Linda
“But Ikeji wants to do much than gossips, blogging, or owning a media empire. She wants to inspire other young girls to believe in themselves” CNN wrote.
There’s still so much I want to do that I haven’t done but am hoping, my life can inspire other young girls to go out their and fight for their dreams” said Linda.
Sisi Yemmie
“She offers her audience glimpse into her home life,sharing her various recipes and her family likes and dislike”, CNN disclosed.
Sisi Yemmie is also loved for her genuine contents with its touch of realness.
Chiamaka Obuekwe
CNN termed her ‘the travel blogger who goes off the beaten track. Her presence on social media has made it easier for people who want to go to interesting places to connect easily.
NFVCB’s Executive Director, Adedayo Thomas disclosed it was because there was “gap in communication and delay in final approval” he promised to solve the problem.
Obviously the issue looks resolved finally as Jade Osiberu posted on her Instagram to announce that the much loved movie is back in the cinemas.
She thanked NFVCB and everyone for their love and support and also declared this weekend the official opening weekend for the movie
We got such an outpouring of love in the last week, I couldn’t respond to all the calls and messages but your kind words and prayers were very encouraging ❤️❤️❤️Thank you soo much everyone.
Thanks in particular to @alhadedayothomas and the @nfvcb for helping to get us back on the big screen and for the unwavering support of the industry.
This film is really special, you guys made it special. This weekend is our official opening weekend now 😂😂😝 Take everyone you know to go see Sugar Rush for yourself!!! #SugarRush
#SugarRushMovie
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