This is fast becoming a trend among some wives in major Nigerian cities. Many guys are not happy with this picture, they believe it is contrary to African culture for a husband to take up such roles like baby sitting in the home.
Friday 14 September 2012
PHOTO: Wife Abandons House Work For Husband
This is fast becoming a trend among some wives in major Nigerian cities. Many guys are not happy with this picture, they believe it is contrary to African culture for a husband to take up such roles like baby sitting in the home.
Fashion blogger gives birth on YouTube
An Irish fashionista has shared the very personal experience of giving birth with fans on her vlog channel. A fashion blogger from Cork in Ireland has had her birth filmed and posted online to share with her fans.
Anna Saccone’s husband Jonathan filmed her at every moment during the birth – from their arrival at hospital to the moment the proud parents held the newborn baby in their arms for the first time.
Anna Saccone’s husband Jonathan filmed her at every moment during the birth – from their arrival at hospital to the moment the proud parents held the newborn baby in their arms for the first time.
see photos after the cut...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Ellen Degeneres gets Walk of Fame star
The chat show host invited her fans to watch the ceremony by posting a message on Twitter and jokingly asking for a ride home afterwards.
She wrote: "I'm getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today at 11am. Come watch me! Also, I'd love a ride home. 6270 Hollywood Blvd (sic)."
She later added: "So excited to see fans here at the W Hollywood to see me get my star on the Walk of Fame! Come down if you can!"
Walking all over her
Ellen was cheered on by Ryan Seacrest and Jimmy Kimmel and revealed she was thrilled people would now be walking all over her.
According to E! News, Ellen said: "It is amazing. I spent my entire career trying to conduct myself in a certain way making sure no one walks all over me only to get to a point where people are going to walk all over me.
"It means so much to me that everyone showed up."
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Seatbelt for Kanye at 2012's MTV VMAs
The rapper caused controversy at the Video Music Awards in 2009 when he interrupted Taylor Swift's speech, after she won the award for Best Female Video, to insist Beyoncé Knowles should have won and Kevin is taking no chances this year.
He joked to BANG Showbiz: "What we did this year was we banned the artists who could embarrass themselves.
"With Kanye we've got a seatbelt for his seat that he can't get out of, little things that they never thought of in the past to make sure it all goes ok this year.
"No, actually I hope someone does something stupid though, that's what it's all about.
"We need stuff to talk about the next day. It's the MTV VMAs. This is where all the stupid stuff can happen and should happen."
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Widow in court for killing priest
A man and woman accused of murdering a Butterworth priest appeared in the Butterworth Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, Eastern Cape police said.
Their case was postponed until next Wednesday, when they would apply for bail.
"The court was full, being attended by family members, church members and reverends,"
The priest was found stabbed to death at his home at St Peter's Anglican Church in Butterworth on August 3. The two were arrested on August 24.
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Their case was postponed until next Wednesday, when they would apply for bail.
"The court was full, being attended by family members, church members and reverends,"
The priest was found stabbed to death at his home at St Peter's Anglican Church in Butterworth on August 3. The two were arrested on August 24.
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Thursday 30 August 2012
Nigerian spy agency details leaked
he Associated Press has learned that personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria's top domestic spy agency, including home addresses and names of immediate family members, were leaked onto the internet.
The data about more than 60 employees of Nigeria's State Security Service remained easily accessible on the internet for days. It also had details about the agency's director-general, including his mobile phone number, bank account details and contact information for his son.
The material, posted by someone who claimed to be a member of a radical Islamist sect, has since been deleted from the comment section of a website. However, cached versions of the material remain on the internet.
Monitoring domestic dissent
A State Security Service spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
The State Security Service, created in 1986 by then-military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida, monitors domestic dissent in the oil-rich nation of more than 160 million people.
Though geared toward stopping terrorism and destabilising coups, the agency routinely faces criticism for targeting government critics.
The information leak came in two postings earlier this month on a website that provides rewritten news on Nigeria. The first posting threatened to kill agents of the State Security Service on behalf of Boko Haram, a radical Islamist sect responsible for more than 660 killings this year alone in Nigeria.
The second posting simply offered a block of text containing biographical and other details about the agents.
Though the comments have been removed, the AP is not identifying the website involved as cached versions of the comments remain online and intelligence service agents have been killed by Boko Haram members in the past.
Boko Haram ties
Some of those contacted suggested that the list appeared to come from the agency's pension department, as it mostly included retirees and listed bank account information for nearly all those named.
It is unclear if the person who posted the information online really does have ties to Boko Haram, which has targeted security officials in the past.
Violence has been centred mostly in the country's Muslim north. One retired agent who spoke to AP said he was grateful he lives in the largely Christian south, away from the sect's attacks.
"It's worrying that they have access to that," the agent said. "Those living in Abuja (and the north) are the ones who should living in fear."
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Wednesday 29 August 2012
Conjoined Twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel Offers A Glimpes Into Their Lifes in New Reality Show
Reality TV stars are often criticised for becoming famous as a result of being distinctly ordinary.
But America's latest reality duo are far from average.
The first amazing thing conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel did was to survive after doctors told their parents they wouldn't last more than a few hours after being born.
Now 22-years-old the twins have not only proved doctors wrong they have astonished them with their development into darling children, typical teenagers and, lately, beautiful young adults.
Their new reality show Abby and Brittany chronicles the next part of their journey as the girls take the leap from students to young professionals via a summer travelling through Europe with their friends.
In the first episode of the
show the twins, who share one body fused at the torso, are shown
celebrating their 22nd birthday, graduating from Bethel University in
Minnesota and getting ready for job interviews.
The girls first captivated the world in 1996 when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the cover of Life Magazine.
Since then they have lived a quiet, normal life with their family in Minnesota, keeping away from the media spotlight until they agreed to appear on a documentary for TLC when they turned 16.
The broadcaster has now given them their own show called 'Abby and Brittany' which will premiere on August 28.
When the Hensel twins were born on March 7, 1990, in Minnesota in the United States, doctors warned their parents Patty, a registered nurse, and Mike, a carpenter and landscaper, that they were unlikely to survive the night.
But that prediction was to prove wildy wrong.
When growing up, they, like many twins, had very different personalities and tastes.
Abigail, the feisty, stubborn one, liked orange juice for breakfast, while Brittany, the joker of the family, would only touch milk.
They also stunned doctors with
their astonishing co-ordination while playing the piano, with Abigail
taking the right-hand parts and Brittany the left.
They enjoyed sports such as bowling, volleyball, cycling, softball and swimming.
And on their 16th birthday they passed their driving test, a mind-boggling feat of teamwork with each twin using one arm to control the steering wheel.
Speaking at the time, their mother Patty, a registered nurse, conceded that could have been a problem.
'I don't know what would happen if they got pulled over for speeding. Would they each get a ticket or just Abby because it's her foot on the accelerator?'
The Daily Mail first introduced
the Hensel twins 16 years ago, when they were six years old, and now
their latest escapades show the dramatic progress they have made into
early adulthood.
The
Hensels are believed to be one of only a few sets of dicephalus twins
in history to survive infancy, and when they turned 16, they allowed the
cameras into their fiercely guarded private world to share this
milestone in their lives.
Speaking back then, Brittany said: 'Believe me, we are totally different people.'
It has not been unknown, however, for the twins to go out in a specially made top with two different necklines - to reflect their unique tastes - and leggings with each leg a contrasting colour and a different shoe on each foot.
Just one set of twins in every 40,000 is born connected in some way to each other and only 1 per cent of those survive beyond the first year.
Yet Patty, 46 and Mike, 47, never once
considered having the twins separated, through fear that one or both
might die or be left with such severe disabilities their quality of life
would be compromised and could no longer enjoy all the activities they
love.
They would each have just one arm and one leg and be confined to a wheelchair.
Patty had no idea she was carrying twins until the birth at the local hospital where she worked
'The paediatrician said my babies were together but they had two heads,' she recalled in 2006. 'It was blunt, but completely accurate.
'From the first time we saw them, we thought they were beautiful.
'I kissed Abigail and then Brittany and gave them a hug. It's like that every time I pick them up from school, two kisses and one hug for the most beautiful children in the world.'
Both Mike and Patty's families have lived in a small midwestern farming community of 300 people for generations and it is here where they have brought up the twins and younger brother Dakota, 20, and sister Morgan, 18, away from the media spotlight.
Although Brittany is more susceptible to colds and has twice suffered pneumonia, the twins have remained in good health despite a series of operations.
In infancy, a third undeveloped arm was removed from their chest and aged 12 they underwent surgery to correct scoliosis - curvature of the spine - and expand their chest cavity to prevent future breathing difficulties.
They attended a private church school and are popular with their friends, who treat them no differently from anyone else. Only when the family ventures outside this close-knit community does the curiosity of strangers have the potential to wound.
Once Patty heard a child at a swimming pool ask his mother if she had seen the little girl with two heads. 'We have talked about that with Abigail and Brittany,' she said.
'When children ask the girls if they have two heads, they say they don't but that each has their own head. That's what we have encouraged them to do, to develop their own individuality as much as possible.'
That has meant buying two seats every time they go to the cinema - even though only one will be used - separate meals and two different birthday cakes with candles each year. If one of the twins misbehaves, Patty and Mike are careful to scold the individual responsible - even if the other has been dragged unavoidably into the misdeed.
Yet, while the twins have developed their own tastes in food, drink, clothes and separate personalities, their body works as one - although they have different urges to eat and sleep.
When they eat, they have separate plates. One of them holds the fork and the other the knife to cut the food, and then take turns to put the meal in each other's mouth.
What is perhaps most touching about
Abigail and Brittany, however, is their ability to get on - despite
their different personalities. They seldom argue, despite Abigail always
wanting to be the leader and - according to their mother - liking 'to
rule the whole house'.
One twin will scratch an itch the other cannot reach or hold her hand still so the other can count during a maths lesson and when Brittany was ill with pneumonia and couldn't keep the medicine down, Abigail volunteered to take it in the hope of making her twin better.
Only once have the twins talked about separation - in childhood - when Abigail became bored and restless after Brittany fell ill with pneumonia and was confined to bed.
She started to suggest being separated from her sister, but when Brittany began to cry Abigail reassured her that everything was fine and that they'd never be parted.
Despite their optimism, devotion to each other and apparent happiness, what of the inevitable challenges they will face in life? It is not clear if either has yet, but will they fall in love and with whom?
Three years ago, unconfirmed reports claimed Brittany was engaged, but no details were given about the fiance.
What if one of the twins detests the boy the other one likes? Will they have children - a choice they must both make in tandem because they share one reproductive system?
There is no medical reason why they shouldn't be able to have children and they have in the past said they would like to start a family.
Their father Mike certainly believes the girls will at the very least get married one day.
But America's latest reality duo are far from average.
The first amazing thing conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel did was to survive after doctors told their parents they wouldn't last more than a few hours after being born.
Now 22-years-old the twins have not only proved doctors wrong they have astonished them with their development into darling children, typical teenagers and, lately, beautiful young adults.
Their new reality show Abby and Brittany chronicles the next part of their journey as the girls take the leap from students to young professionals via a summer travelling through Europe with their friends.
TLC's Abby and Brittany show will chart the next
chapter of the twins life as they graduate from college and travel
across Europe with their friends
Astonishing development: The 22-year-olds, who
share one body, have amazed doctors who thought they wouldn't survive
the night as newborns
The girls are shown graduating from Bethel University in Minnesota in the first episode of the show
The girls first captivated the world in 1996 when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the cover of Life Magazine.
Since then they have lived a quiet, normal life with their family in Minnesota, keeping away from the media spotlight until they agreed to appear on a documentary for TLC when they turned 16.
One in a trillion: The Hensels are believed to be one of only a few sets of dicephalus twins in history to survive infancy
Extraordinary bond: Conjoined twins Abigail and
Brittany Hensel have been given their own reality TV show charting their
graduation and travels through Europe
When the Hensel twins were born on March 7, 1990, in Minnesota in the United States, doctors warned their parents Patty, a registered nurse, and Mike, a carpenter and landscaper, that they were unlikely to survive the night.
But that prediction was to prove wildy wrong.
When growing up, they, like many twins, had very different personalities and tastes.
Abigail, the feisty, stubborn one, liked orange juice for breakfast, while Brittany, the joker of the family, would only touch milk.
Feat of teamwork: The girls passed their driving
test on their 16th birthday, with each twin using one arm to control
the steering wheel
They enjoyed sports such as bowling, volleyball, cycling, softball and swimming.
And on their 16th birthday they passed their driving test, a mind-boggling feat of teamwork with each twin using one arm to control the steering wheel.
Speaking at the time, their mother Patty, a registered nurse, conceded that could have been a problem.
'I don't know what would happen if they got pulled over for speeding. Would they each get a ticket or just Abby because it's her foot on the accelerator?'
Young adults: The girls are seen prepping for their 22nd birthday party
Speaking back then, Brittany said: 'Believe me, we are totally different people.'
It has not been unknown, however, for the twins to go out in a specially made top with two different necklines - to reflect their unique tastes - and leggings with each leg a contrasting colour and a different shoe on each foot.
Just one set of twins in every 40,000 is born connected in some way to each other and only 1 per cent of those survive beyond the first year.
HENSEL GIRLS ARE RAREST FORM OF CONJOINED TWINS
The
Hensel girls are the rarest form of conjoined twins, the result of a
single fertilised egg which failed to separate properly in the womb.
They
have two spines (which join at the pelvis), two hearts, two oesophagi,
two stomachs, three kidneys, two gall bladders, four lungs (two of which
are joined), one liver, one ribcage, a shared circulatory system and
partially shared nervous systems.
From the waist down, all organs, including the intestine, bladder and reproductive organs, are shared.
While they were born with three arms, one was removed surgically.
Although
Brittany - the left twin - can't feel anything on the right side of the
body and Abigail - the right twin - can't feel anything on her left,
instinctively their limbs move as if co-ordinated by one person, even
when typing e-mails on the computer.
It
is rare for twins conjoined the way that Abby and Brittany are to
survive into adulthood, but despite this they are in good health,
without heart defects or organ failure.
They would each have just one arm and one leg and be confined to a wheelchair.
Patty had no idea she was carrying twins until the birth at the local hospital where she worked
'The paediatrician said my babies were together but they had two heads,' she recalled in 2006. 'It was blunt, but completely accurate.
'From the first time we saw them, we thought they were beautiful.
'I kissed Abigail and then Brittany and gave them a hug. It's like that every time I pick them up from school, two kisses and one hug for the most beautiful children in the world.'
Both Mike and Patty's families have lived in a small midwestern farming community of 300 people for generations and it is here where they have brought up the twins and younger brother Dakota, 20, and sister Morgan, 18, away from the media spotlight.
Although Brittany is more susceptible to colds and has twice suffered pneumonia, the twins have remained in good health despite a series of operations.
In infancy, a third undeveloped arm was removed from their chest and aged 12 they underwent surgery to correct scoliosis - curvature of the spine - and expand their chest cavity to prevent future breathing difficulties.
They attended a private church school and are popular with their friends, who treat them no differently from anyone else. Only when the family ventures outside this close-knit community does the curiosity of strangers have the potential to wound.
Once Patty heard a child at a swimming pool ask his mother if she had seen the little girl with two heads. 'We have talked about that with Abigail and Brittany,' she said.
'When children ask the girls if they have two heads, they say they don't but that each has their own head. That's what we have encouraged them to do, to develop their own individuality as much as possible.'
That has meant buying two seats every time they go to the cinema - even though only one will be used - separate meals and two different birthday cakes with candles each year. If one of the twins misbehaves, Patty and Mike are careful to scold the individual responsible - even if the other has been dragged unavoidably into the misdeed.
Yet, while the twins have developed their own tastes in food, drink, clothes and separate personalities, their body works as one - although they have different urges to eat and sleep.
When they eat, they have separate plates. One of them holds the fork and the other the knife to cut the food, and then take turns to put the meal in each other's mouth.
Give and take: What is perhaps most touching
about Abigail and Brittany has been their ability to get on, despite
their different personalities
One twin will scratch an itch the other cannot reach or hold her hand still so the other can count during a maths lesson and when Brittany was ill with pneumonia and couldn't keep the medicine down, Abigail volunteered to take it in the hope of making her twin better.
Only once have the twins talked about separation - in childhood - when Abigail became bored and restless after Brittany fell ill with pneumonia and was confined to bed.
She started to suggest being separated from her sister, but when Brittany began to cry Abigail reassured her that everything was fine and that they'd never be parted.
Despite their optimism, devotion to each other and apparent happiness, what of the inevitable challenges they will face in life? It is not clear if either has yet, but will they fall in love and with whom?
Three years ago, unconfirmed reports claimed Brittany was engaged, but no details were given about the fiance.
What if one of the twins detests the boy the other one likes? Will they have children - a choice they must both make in tandem because they share one reproductive system?
There is no medical reason why they shouldn't be able to have children and they have in the past said they would like to start a family.
Their father Mike certainly believes the girls will at the very least get married one day.
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