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Former First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama is going to release a personal memoir she titles Becoming.

The book is about her personal journey and how she grew up to being the First Lady of the country. Michelle says this journey is very personal to her and wishes t share the experience with people and inspire them.

She tweeted,

“Writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience. I talk about my roots and how a girl from the South Side found her voice. I hope my journey inspires readers to find the courage to become whoever they aspire to be. I can’t wait to share my story.”

According to the publisher Penguin Random House, Becoming is an “unusually intimate” book will follow Obama’s journey from the South Side of Chicago to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

The book is scheduled to be released November 13.

 Read her tweet.

A Chinese female cyclist, Huang Shuang, has cycled from Morocco to Lagos, Nigeria, within five months.

Huang, also known as CICI, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that she was inspired to embark on ‘`cycling around the world’’ after riding around her country.

The cyclist said that her experience in China motivated her to begin global cycling in America where she covered about 5,500 km in two months.

“I am glad that I have also been able to ride from Morocco to Lagos, Nigeria.

“ This is an indication that irrespective of our sex, we can achieve anything we set out to do.

“The whole idea about my cycling started when, one day, I decided to embark on a cycling trip around my country, China.

“After the trip around China, I was motivated to take my first cycling around the world to America, where I covered about 5,500km in two months.

“Now, I am in Lagos from Morocco, after I flew from America to France, where I cycled around Europe for four months, before taking ferry from Spain to Morocco,’’ she said.

Huang said that she always travelled with money, noodles, tent, sleeping bag, clothes and bicycle repair accessories.

The cyclist, who left Morocco for Lagos on Sept. 6, 2017, said that her trip was fascinating though she experienced tiredness, robbery, accidents and sleeping under bridges and in gas stations.

Huang told NAN that she crossed the desert within six days and was well received by many African villages.

The cyclist said that, sometimes, she happily ate local meals made by the villagers.

”I have happily sung and danced with children in different African villages and communities where I passed the nights or stopped to cook.

“I have seen the most beautiful sunset, the most stunning mountain views, breath-taking lakes and virgin forests across Africa.

”My trip has also exposed me to many African children still living in poverty, hunger, without education and basic amenities,’’ she said.

The Chinese said that she would be cycling to about 33 countries in the next three years, adding that she would continue her cycling from Lagos to Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, East Africa and some other countries.

Huang said that her cycling was also informed by her desire to interact with children in African communities before inaugurating a free lunch for them in 2018.

The cyclists said that she hoped to raise some money for the benefit to about 2,000 children.

Source: Pulse

Veteran actress, Eucharia Anunobi has taken to her Instagram page on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, to share a number of photos for her fans as she graduates from RCCG’s School of Disciples.

In one of her photos, she made reference to her ability to finish her exams despite being in the process of burying her son.

“If you keep looking at the mountain, it becomes overwhelming, go to the base and start climbing, don’t look down and don’t look up, just keep at it, before you know it, you are at the top.

“If I could finish my exams while burying my son, what is stopping you from completing your studies. I prophesy as commanded may all satanic agenda put in place to stagnate your destiny be truncated now in JESUS name,” she wrote.

This is coming barely a couple of days after Eucharia Anunobi had revealed that her son, Raymond was mistakenly killed by doctors. The veteran actress revealed this while granting an interview with Saturday Beats and also talked about why she celebrated her son’s posthumous birthday.

The actress had celebrated her son’s post-humous birthday with a visit to the motherless babies home on Friday, February 16, 2018 where she shared gifts. She revealed that she usually visits motherless babies home where she gives out gifts yearly and that this year won’t be different.
Source: Pulse

DJ Cuppy is set to have her own radio show called Cuppy Currency which would be starting in March.

Cuppy posted on her Instagram that she is going to start her new radio show on an online radio Touchhd Online from March 1st.

The online radio is new but we are happy for Cuppy and she keeps breaking her limit.

See the photo of her announcement.

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Nigerian actress Foluke Daramola Salako is telling it all on how it has not been easy keeping her sanity for the past 40 years.

The actress, who sat down with Punch’s Saturday Beats reveals how she has managed to keep herself all these years. She said,

“The turbulent thing I have faced especially in a place like Nigeria is that we are practically under pressure as celebrities. People keep demanding things from us and they don’t care how we meet their demands. They put a lot of pressure on me. Being psychologically and emotionally stable in Nigeria for over 40 years has not been an easy task. People see the glamour on the television screen and believe that is how we live in reality. Being psychologically stable despite all odds like living up to expectation, the pressure of living the way you want to and also even differentiating reality from showbiz has not been easy. Those are my turbulent times. A good thing about being a celebrity, however, is that when you are known, you are celebrated and it opens doors for you. Being known gives you a voice when others are struggling to get a voice.”

She said, “Another turbulent time for me was when I had to leave my first marriage. I would say I left the marriage as a shadow of myself. When I left that marriage, I felt less than myself and I felt the world had come to an end. That was a time in my life that was very turbulent. What I dread most in my life is to have a broken home and I experienced it with my first marriage. So I would say that was a time in my life that was really turbulent. But a very lovely and good time in my life was when I met the man I am married to. It was a wonderful time in my life.”

Foluke Daramola and second husband,Kayode Salako

Unlike some of her colleagues who opted for a lavish birthday celebration, the actress decided to have a party with children living with Down’s syndrome. She explained, “I did not throw a lavish birthday party because the age I attained was a significant one in my life. I wanted to celebrate it with people that I would always remember. I have always had reasons to throw parties. Also, my birthday falls around Valentine season which is synonymous with love, so I decided to show love to the people who on a normal day are not shown love. I wanted to have a party with the special children to make them happy and feel special and that is why I celebrated my birthday with children living with Down’s syndrome. It was also the 10th anniversary of my foundation, PARA, thanks to The Punch because it was an interview that I had with this medium that helped me launch the foundation. It was  ten years and so I decided to celebrate them together.”
Source: stargist.com

Singer Seyi Shay is doing her own bit for the society by raising awareness for the need for people to educate themselves.

The sultry singer attended the Melisizwe Computer Lab project in Jonannesburg, South Africa to present new fully equipped computer labs to schools alongside the grandson of Late Nelson Mandela, Ndaba Mandela and other South African celebrities.

Seyi Shay was excited to participate in the project and promises that Nigerian schools will be next.

Read her posts below.

Source: stargist.com

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Minister of Finance  has been selected as one of the members of a High Level Group on Governance of the Commonwealth Secretariat according to a report by Premium Times.

The group whose creation was said to be directed by the Commonwealth heads of government is headed by former president of Kiribati Anote Tong.

Other members of the group include Lord Howell, former British energy secretary; Louise Frechette, former UN deputy secretary-general; and Robert Hill, former Australian defence minister.

Dame Miller, former deputy prime minister of Barbados and George Vella, former foreign minister of Malta are also members of the group.

Talking about the duties of members of the group, its head said:

“At their last Summit in Malta, Commonwealth heads of government directed the secretary-general to form the group.

Today members are discussing the scope of the group’s work and the areas of governance it will examine over the coming months.

The process is open and the high level group reports to the heads.

The issue of succession of the Head of the Commonwealth is not part of the group’s mandate.”

 

 

 

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Nollywood actress Steph Nora Okere is coming out and revealing the reason behind her setting up her NGO. The actress in an interview with Broadway TV revealed that she was sexually harassed by movie producers in the past.

According to her she was harassed by a popular producer who put a knife to her neck, and asked her to strip. She says she didn’t speak out because she was advised not to and she stopped going for auditions for 2 years because she was traumatized.

 Watch the video below.

Source: stargist.com

Nigeria’s representative in the  skeleton event  at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Simidele Adeagbo, finished last  in the women’s  individual skeleton runs 1 and 2 featuring 20 runners on Friday.

Although, she was not one of the top winners, her strength and determination is enviable and we know that this is just the start of something great for her career.

Simidele ran 54.19secs  in run 1 and 54.58secs in run 2.

Canada-born triple  jumper Simidele is believed to be able to make it to the podium if she puts on a better performance this time round.
Source: fabwoman.ng

Legendary British-Nigerian singer, Sade Adu released her last studio album, Soldier Of Love in 2010, scoring a deserved Grammy win for its titular track.

The four-time Grammy winner makes a major come-back as she creates an original song for Ava DuVernay’s highly-anticipated Disney movie, A Wrinkle in Time  the first $100 million film directed by a woman of color.

Sade Adu (Photo: Paul Natkin)

Sade’s song, titled “Flower of the Universe”, will be part of the movie’s official soundtrack — which will also feature original music from Demi Lovato, Chloe x Halle, Kehlani, DJ Khaled, Sia and Freestyle Fellowship.

Based on the beloved 1962 novel of the same name, A Wrinkle in Time follows a young girl who sets off on a quest — with the help of three astral travellers — to find her father, who went missing after discovering a new planet. The movie stars Oprah Winfrey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and many more.

Sharing the news of Sade’s musical contribution on Twitter, DuVernay said:

“I never thought she’d say yes, but asked anyway. She was kind [and] giving. A goddess. We began a journey together that I’ll never forget.”

No official release date for the soundtrack has been announced, but A Wrinkle in Time is set to hit theatres on March 9.

Source: konbini.com