Picture of the Day: Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly Share Gala and Lipton as Dividend of Democracy.

Nigerian politics continue to make Nollywood look like a carton network. The picture above is that of Hon Najeem Salaam sharing Gala and Lipton to the people of Osun State as their dividend of democracy. 

Opinion: Ethiopia-Win-Et: The U.S. on the Horns of a Creeping Civil War Dilemma in Ethiopia By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable…In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.” — John F. Kennedy
The quiet riot of civil disobedience in Ethiopia over the past two years is slowly morphing into a creeping and enveloping civil war. —  Alemayehu G. Mariam

In this commentary, I shall examine the apparent gradual change from a quiet riot of civil disobedience to certain civil war in Ethiopia and the real reasons underlying civil strife in that country and offer analysis and policy recommendations on the necessity for U.S. mediatory involvement to avert what appears to be an irreversible trajectory towards civil war.

 


The quiet riot which began in earnest in Ethiopia over two years ago is today definitely looking like a creeping civil war.

TurnUpMusiclaunches on Samsung Z Series

Being the ultimate gateway that has been successfully hosting local talent for over a year now, TurnUp Music has joined forces with Samsung and officially announced the launch ofa streaming service on the Samsung Z Series mobile devices.

TurnUp Music has been turning heads over the past year as a disruptor in the local music industry. The mission continues to grow as the service has now partnered with one of the world’s largest tech companies, Samsung,to host local music on their Z Series mobile devices.

Through this incredible partnership, TurnUp Music and Samsung are focussed on the development and growth oflocal artists’ careers through various collaborative opportunities and a strong market reach.

Get More than a Beach-Ready Body with 10 The Best Core Exercises By Mark Williams

As summer approaches, more people seem to become much more interested in developing their core muscles.
Unfortunately, they focus solely on getting a 6-pack, which then ignores the other important core muscle groups that contribute to better sports performance and spinal health.
If you’re one of these people, you need to do the best core exercises that will develop all your core muscles.

Which Are Core Muscles?

Let’s be clear on what the core muscles really are. These aren’t just the muscle in your abdomen. These are the muscles in your chest all the way down to the upper thighs.

Opinion: Where race horses get a better deal than African women in history By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO

 

In a Cabinet reshuffle last Friday, Norway reached a milestone in the representation of women in government. The country’s top three political positions – Prime Minister, Finance minister, and Foreign minister – are now occupied by women.

At the parliamentary level, many more countries have made progress, with Rwanda having the most women in its lower house in the world, at 62 per cent.

Zeeman New Single: Wena Wedwa

Artist: ZeeMan fy Steve Yuniverse

Song title: Wena Wedwa

Composer:Steve YUniverse

Author: ZeeMan

Publisher: Thug Unit Recordings

ISRC code: ZA-WU8-17-00084

From Porryland ( Shoshanguve) as made popular by the talented and legendary Dj Maphorisa, a superstar is on the rise.He goes by the name  of Zeeman, an up and coming Hip-hop artist.

He taggs Steve Yuniverse on production for this riveting ballad to his ride & die.

Lifestyle filled lyrics and street concept of love, he bring that thug loving to a new level

Photos: GLOBAL GOALS - #FREEDOMFORGIRLS SOCIAL TOOLKIT INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL - 11th OCTOBER 2017

 FILM
All material is embargoed until 11th October
• Youtube link- to 3 minute ‘FREEDOM’ film subtitled in 31 languages: https://youtu.be/3BMgV8jj9IU
• Facebook: Like and share from the Global Goals Facebook page
ADDITIONAL ASSETS
• Facebook and Twitter banners
• Stills from film
• 15 second Instagram teaser will be available here
• Global Goals Assets
• Website with campaign actions: www.globalgoals.org/dayofthegirl (live from 11th October)

Photos: DJ EUPHONIK SHOWS LOCAL ARTISTS HOW IT’S DONE

Being one of the most influential DJ’s and a game changer in the music industry, DJ Euphonik has taken it upon himself to school local artists on how to go about securing a good digital music distribution deal by dropping his new summer hit exclusively on JOOX, South Africa’s fastest growing music streaming app, in partnership with local music aggregator, TurnUp Music.

Things recently unfolded quickly on Twitter after DJ Euphonik announced that he would shortly be dropping new music. He expressed the opinion that there was no point in holding on to great music especially when people really just want to dance. Being a platform that strongly supports local music talent, music streaming service, JOOX in partnership with TurnUp Music ZA met with Euphonik to make the track available on the platform. More pics after cut......

Photos: Nigeria 57 Independence Carnival At Mama Yoruba Lounge

 On Sunday 1st October 2017, the popular Mama Yoruba Lounge on 3 Quartz street in downtown Johannesburg hosted a celebration of Nigeria's 57 Independence Carnival. It was a mix of SADC and Nigerians celebrating the biggest black nation in the world. Chief Ajayi Elizabeth, Popularly known as Mama Yoruba host her customers, Friends of Nigeria and others to an Independence Carnival. You can equally visit Mama Yoruba when you find yourself in Johannesburg town for your traditional dishes and treatment of all kind. More pics after cut.....

Photo: Independence Carnival: Mama Yoruba At 3 Quartz Street. Johannesburg.

Today 1st of October is Nigeria 57 Independence day celebration. Mama Yoruba one of Nigeria's Leading CEO here in South Africa is inviting Nigerians and the rest of Africa to her lounge on no 5 Quartz Street, Johannesburg to a celebration of our great country. If you are around Johannesburg join others to celebrate Nigeria together with Mama Yoruba and other Africans.

New Single Release : TAKURA - Kamu Shekero Kacho

With his highly anticipated debut album, the multi-talented TAKURA as he is passionately known , delivers a reciting love song which has the loins of the female listeners burning up.

Music: NEW MUSIC VIDEO DROP: LAYLIZZY RELEASES VISUALS FOR “SLAY”

Laylizzy’s latest single, “Slay” which has now been a sing along anthem for many on the streets continues to pop and now Geobek Films presents you with the slayed visuals to the tune.

Depicting the slaying performance of Laylizzy in fashion, style and music delivery in a luxurious lifestyle surrounded by gorgeous slay queens, the look and feel of the video portrays his slaying persona throughout which accentuates why they love him in the South border. More pics after cut.....

DOTMAN AND MR. EAZI CELEBRATE FINE GIRLS FROM HARARE TO KAMPALA ON THEIR LATEST HIT, ‘AFRO GIRL’

The charts are about to get Dotmanized, as the U & I Music sensation teams up with afro-beats star Mr.Eazi, to create an anthem for the gyal dem which has made waves from Nigerian party capital Lagos to the UK.

Dotman and Mr. Eazi performed the track to enormous crowds on their recent Accra to Lagos tour. After listening to this Simba Tagz and Mr. Kamera produced track, you will immediately find yourself researching package holidays to Lagos to experience the tune’s addictive afro-beats funk first-hand. After the lyric video for ‘Afro Girl’ was viewed more than 300,000 times in a matter of
weeks, Dotman and Mr. Eazi were left with no choice but to shoot a mind-bendingly swag official video for the track. Another pic and video after cut.....

Feature: 8 Health Benefits of Sleep Backed by Science

Who doesn’t like the sweet, sweet slumber? Everyone does.
Sleeping is probably that one naturally occurring bodily function which is loved, envied and even abused by a lot of us. A few hours of shut-eye are pretty important when it comes to almost everything. It helps us relax, is vital for our moods, keeps our immune system in-sync and so on.
The list of benefits seems obvious, but scientists have always been intrigued to know how it REALLY helps us (because that’s what they do). Be it sleeplessness or inability to fall asleep at time, the damage is instant. But a good night sleep or even a good nap can aid you in a lot of ways.
Here are some health benefits of a good night’s sleep according to science:

1. Increased Brain Power

The first at foremost organ that gets affected by both irregular and just sleep patterns is the brain. After a long day, your brain needs time to recover and how does this happen? through sleep. While the brain never completely stops working, the activity levels during your slumber decrease. And If your brain doesn’t get that break, it will pretty much fry up.

Photos: NUSA National Elective Congress at Protea Hotel, South Beach, Durban, KZN

 The Nigerian Union South Africa held its National Elective Congress on the 2nd September at the Protea Hotel in Durban. The outgoing President NUSA, Hon Ike Anyene handed over to a new Exco led by Hon Adetola. It was well attended by delegates from the 9 provinces, observers, members of the BOT, traditional leaders and the academia. More pics after cut....