Actress, Beverly Naya, has taken to her IG page to narrate how she struggled with her physical appearance and low self esteem while growing up. She went ahead to celebrate herself and admonish her followers to learn to love themselves for who they are.

Read her emotional post below;

“I’ve come a long way from the little girl who was bullied for having really bad eczema, crooked teeth, a ‘lightbulb head’ and ‘football legs’. I never thought I was beautiful as a child and once I hit my early teens, I found myself overcompensating for my lack of self-esteem. I wanted to please in every way to the detriment of my own happiness…this carried on into my early twenties when after two years of living in Nigeria, I nearly completely lost myself trying to fit in and be understood/liked. I guess growing up as an only child has partly attributed to my reserved nature. I’m an introvert when you first meet me but an extrovert when comfortable, most times socially awkward on first encounters (first few encounters in some cases lol) but my heart is always in the right place…I’m not perfect. 

I think I only truly found myself last year, I stopped trying to make people like me, stopped trying to force people to see the real me…the funny me, the happy and bubbly me, the caring me. I realised that only those who are genuinely supposed to be in my life would always be the ones who get to see this. I only realised last year that you can’t force people to like you, neither can you dumb down/change who you are to be accepted. I’m not perfect but God thinks I am and He knows it’s been an emotional battle to get my mind to where it is today, but I am so incredibly grateful and proud of myself for the woman I am becoming…I say becoming because I don’t believe any of us are there yet, I don’t think we ever stop growing into our purpose, but the journey (if you allow it to happen without manipulating it) truly is beautiful. If I could speak to my younger self, I would tell her: Dear Beverly, I love you so much. You are beautiful, you are worthy, you are a gift from God and you are enough.

The very words my mum has told me since I was a young child, the very words that went in one ear and out the other…the very words that with time, experience and growth; I wholeheartedly understand and accept today. 

Signed BN

Written at 02:35am on June 12th 2017

Moral of the story: I hope you overcome all your challenges, I hope you look beyond the opinions of others and remember the fact that God and your soul are always rooting for you…you owe it to yourself to not only be the best version of you, but to give yourself the very best treatment because no one can love you better than you can. Be your own kind of beautiful, love always.”

Television host and actress, Marcy Dolapo Oni, has welcomed a baby boy with her husband, Prince Sijuade, on Saturday, August 26. She announced the good news on Instagram by sharing a photo of her husband cuddling their new bundle of joy.

She wrote:

“Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper! Thank you, Lord, for this gift you have given my husband and I. Prince Sijuwade is finally here. Thank you all for your prayers throughout this pregnancy. God will continue to bless you! #HappyMummy #Happydaddy #Mummyyo #Proudparents #Blessed #Issaboy.”

While talking about Chester Bennington’s death, TBoss has revealed in an Instagram post that she once battled with depression.

She wrote;

“The news of the untimely demise of Chester Bennington hit me really hard because I have been a super fan since forever, his voice & songs really touched my soul & helped get me through a lot. That’s why I’m pained that he didn’t have anybody to help get him through his own pain.

Confession- Yes I have been through depression & it didn’t win. Confession Confession- it’s really only just a bad patch, not a bad life. Yes, you will eventually get out of it.

Confession Confession- I’m way much stronger that even I give myself credit for, at this point I don’t even get hurt by people’s words! I just be looking at you like- See this one trying to take away my smile.

Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli has been made one of Toronto International Film Festival’s ambassador for the #SHAREHERJOURNEY CAMPAIGN.

The #ShareHerJourney campaign is intended to champion female storytellers.

Omoni Oboli is to “help shape and advocate TIFF’s message” as well as “advice on determining common challenges and shared needs, which will inform further organizational efforts towards gender parity.”

Omoni, on her Instagram page, shared the news and excitedly exclaimed, that “the world will watch my stories.”

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an organization that coordinates international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication to create a better future.

In a bid to address one of their global priorities, the issue of gender inequality, UNESCO invited 55 women – from presidents to foreign ministers – to speak at their ‘Soft Power Today’ conference and 14-year-old Zuriel Oduwole made the prestigious list.

It’s not even a little surprising that Zuriel was called to speak. At only 14 she has met with over 23 presidents and prime ministers to discuss education policy issues – including the leaders of Nigeria, Kenya, and Liberia.

During the conference, she was also honoured by a member of the Global Council of Women Leaders and current president of Malta, Marie-Louise Preca, for her continuous work in speaking out for girl-child education.

Sharing what she took away from the conference, Zuriel said on Facebook:

“Privilege is invinsible to those who have it – because they can’t see they have it, and can’t see how it affects others who don’t have it.” 

Source: Konbini.com

Instant Pick Up, an online laundry service, has been launched by artiste-manager/record label executive, Ubi Franklin. The launch held on Thursday 20th July at Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Franklin, CEO of Made Men Music Group, (MMMG), unveiled the celebrity ambassadors of Instant Pick Up as well as its mobile application.

The ambassadors are TBoss, Selebobo, Mr. Jellof, Annie Idibia, Gbenro Ajibade, Ushbebe, Damilola Adegbite and comedian Senator.

Franklin said the idea behind the Instant Pick Up was conceived out personal inconveniences, adding that the app was fully designed by Nigerian geeks.

The company launched officially yesterday with the release of its app and unveiled new celebrity ambassadors with the caption:

Pictures and sounds from #LaunchingInstantPickupApp coming through! But 1st Meet our brand ambassadors! 
@officialtboss_ @annieidibia1 @selebobo1 @mr.jollof_ @ushbebecomedian @gbenroajibade @senatorcomedian @adedamee 
They just got Laundryfied! 
CEO @ubifranklintriplemg
#beLaundryfied 
#ReinventingLaundrystics 
#IronOutYourLaundryphobia 
#TheNewPhaseOfLaundry
#LaunchingInstantPickupApp

See photos of ambassadors below:

Givanas Industry Nigeria Limited officially unveiled Tana Egbo-Adelana as its brand ambassador for Ivory beauty soap on the 18th of July 2017 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Lagos.

The successful event was attended by Givanas team, product distributors, winners of the Ivory social media quiz , celebrities, fans of the new brand ambassador Tana Egbo-Adelana and press.

Check out photos from the event:

59 years old Akosua Budu Amoako and her husband Isaiah Somuah Anim, 59, are finally proud parents of a bouncing baby, after trying to conceive for 39 years without any success.

The US based -Ghanaian woman after undergoing a fertility treatment gave birth to a full-term 7-pound, 4-ounce boy on June 15 at Bellevue Woman’s Center in New York.

Akosua said she and her husband started trying to have children after they married 38 years ago, but eventually stopped trying after she discovered she had a blocked fallopian tube that made natural pregnancy almost impossible.

She told the Times Union, that after learning that a 60-year-old woman in Ghana gave birth to triplets after fertility treatments, she underwent a vitro fertilization at an Albany-area clinic using her husband’s sperm and a donor egg before could get pregnant and have their son.

The baby was named after his father, Isaiah Somuah Anim. He is doing fine, as is his mother.

According to the happy mother, ‘We haven’t gotten much sleep, but I feel fine and I think he already knows our voices. ‘When he’s crying sometimes, my husband will call from work and Isaiah will hear his voice through the phone and calms down and stops crying.’

Reality TV Star and model, Blac Chyna, who recently went through a controversial, messy separation from her fiancee Rob Kardashian, gave an exclusive interview to People.com. as she and her daughter, Dream Kardashian, graces the cover of the magazine.

Read excerpts from her interview below:

Sitting down with PEOPLE in the living room of her six-bedroom Los Angeles home, the model and Lashed Cosmetics entrepreneur opens up about remaining dedicated to Dream, her 8-month-old daughter with Kardashian, and King Cairo, her 4-year-old son with rapper Tyga.

“I’m not going to take something that happened to me in the past into my future,” Chyna, 29, says in the current issue of the magazine. “First and foremost, I’m going to make myself happy because once I’m happy, then Dream can be happy and then King can be happy and then everybody else around me can be happy.”

Being happy hasn’t necessarily been easy for Chyna recently after Kardashian, 30, took to Instagram and Twitter on July 5 to post nude photos of her and accuse her of cheating and using drugs. But after being granted a restraining order on July 10, Chyna is ready to focus on the positive in her life — and help others who’ve experienced similar retaliation from exes.

“Words are words, but once you start posting actual pictures, then that’s just not right. It’s actually against the law,” she says. “If I was to go and do a very artsy, high-end photo shoot exposing my breasts, that’s my choice. This is my body. It’s my right. Once somebody else does it, it’s just not right. I’m hoping that somehow, some way, this will let [more people] know, ‘Don’t do it.’ ”

Chyna says women have approached her both in person and online since her July 10 court appearance to let her know that she has inspired them to take control.

“I just want to voice my story — voice what’s real — because at the end of the day, the person next to me could possibly be going through the same thing. For people to actually look up to me really means a lot. These types of things, they happen every day. A lot of women, they don’t address it. See it, recognize it — but don’t be tainted by it. Just be strong and positive.”

Chyna admits she is concerned about Kardashian’s social media rant – but only to a degree.

“When somebody that’s actually been the closest to you says these things, other people are going to believe it,” she says. “But the people that I actually care about, my family and friends, they’re all I worry about. I’m not going to sit here and hide in my house over somebody else being hurt or jealous or insecure.”

Chyna is steadfast in her belief that there is “no turning back” in regards to her romantic relationship with Kardashian.

“I’m glad I’m relieved of [Rob], but damn, why did I have to get relief in this way?” she says. Though through it all, she thinks she’s found a silver lining: “I feel like God does certain things — not to hurt you, but to show you your true strength. I feel like, if I can come out of this, I can come out of anything.”

credit:People.com

Pastor Ituah and Ibidun Ighodalo, Keke, turned a year older yesterday, July 19th and Ibidun took to her Instagram page to celebrate their daughter and praise her husband.

See post and photos below:

”#July19 – the best day God created ….#myown #oniseiyanu????
Where do I start from ?

Happy birthday to my senior husband with a heart of gold…. touching everyone you come across positively…. it is truly a privilege to share the same birthday with you hubstar, my twin, my rock, my support system, my everything????????????❤❤❤ I pray that my Good God will show up for you when you need him now and ever more .love you my twin, my protector, my own ???????????? best dad to @omoehii and awesome husband to @ifeyinwaighodalo 
Happy birthday to my own, my baby, my princess, the one who lights up my world, the one whose smiles and makes me know everything is just alright, the one who God has blessed me with, my star, my everything….. where do I start thanking God from??? My miracle worker , my promise keeper …From before time began He destined you and I to be born on the same day , name sake and He did it in such a breathtaking way.

My God is THE master planner….. You came and silenced all the naysayers #MySilencer … #OurBlood the one God miraculously brought forth for us….keke you have brought nothing but joy to my life and I couldn’t have asked God for a better daughter! You energy so out of this world. No one can keep up with you ????????????Brilliant, beautiful, witty, charming, delightful, you are everything and more that I could ever wish for my darling and I pray that God Himself will raise you to be a woman of excellence and virtue. You are my sign and my wonder and I bless God for you every waking moment. Have a day as fabulous as you my darling. Mummy loves you fiercely. ❤️???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? #Triplets#BirthdayMates #Hubby #Daughter#MyPrideAndJoy #BirthdayBehaviour#TheIghodalos
@tybello you are simply the best ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? thank you for these lovely pictures ????????????