NATURE

The rainy season is upon us again, and despite our love and gratitude for it, we still face some constant challenges in it, and as Lagosians, it is considered worse than most, since it is a riverine state with water logged streets on it’s Island. Let’s take a litthe but significant look into the safety tips for rainy season.

• IF YOU DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE enough to drive in the rain, then wuthout shame or push, freely postpone the trip to someother time.
• Keep a greater distance between your car and vehicle in front of you to help yourself divert or halt when need be.
• Adhere to the posted speed limit when driving in the rain.
• While you ride your bike/bicycle under the rain, try to make yourself and the bicycle reflective with bright coloured clothing and lights to tell other road users that you are present.
• Do not drive through an extreme flood, it may pull the car away.
• Avoid driving on the last two lanes of the road while it’s raining, because you just might underestiamate the proximity due to water level, especially if you are not conversant with  the road before the rain.
• Do not drink and drive, and if you require a pair of glasses to drive,use them.
• Don’t bike on busy streets going against the direction of traffic.
• While driving in do not compete with yellow buses and keke, no matter how tempting it may be.
• Be kind to pedestrians, but be careful who you let in.
• Wath out for standing water. Drinking through standing water can cause your car to hydroplane or skid across the road.
• Wind down, or pill over in a safe place when increase in humidity has caused the window to become foggy.
• Do not be in a haste to get to your destination. So leave your home early enough.
• Ensure you strap on the kids at the back seat and not the front seat of the car for their safety, and to avoid distractions.
• Going in social media or texting whole driving is a big No.. No..
• Get the airconditioner, lights and windshield wipers of your car in a working condition before driving in  the rain.
• Ensure you advertising enough fuel in the tank of your car, before you set out in the rain.
• Listen to traffic radio or Google map for warnings of roads to avoid.

Male Celebrities Stormed My DM When I Broke Up with Offset – Cardi B

US rapper #CardiB has revealed how different male celebrities flooded her DM when she announced that she was no longer with her husband and the Father of her child, Offset.

Cardi B also revealed that now that she is back together with Offset, a lot of people are bothered as to why she would return to such a man.

She shared: “A lot of people always telling me, like, ‘You could date, you could find another man, blah blah blah, And it’s like, I can. I can find anybody I want.

You don’t know nowadays who wants you for you.

Sometimes, I’m feeling, people want me for Cardi B.”

“Soon as I said I did a video that I’m not with this guy anymore I got all these male celebs in my DMs, like, ‘Yeah, let’s go to dinner. I’m in LA.

You wanna go to dinner with me? Cardi B?”
“I just feel like, it’s not as easy as people think.”

Cardi B concluded by stating that she and her man are currently taking things slowly.

“I think we’re going to be alright. You know, you gotta take it slow,” she said. “When I was 13, my parents separated, right? So I always feel like it’s important to have like, a two-parents household.”

Via: Mezieblog

My Opinion 

Something tells me Chris Brown was one of them. Just saying.

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According  to Vanguard news,  Some significant names in the athleticsame world, will surprising be making their presence known in the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which will hold this Saturday, February 2nd, starting at 7am.

Among many other big names, David Barmasai Tumo from Kenya who won the 2011 Dubai Marathon will be competing at the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

Also, his compatriots, Jacob Kibet Chulyo, Moses Kigen Kipkosgei are in the mix for action as well as Samuel Gebremichael who now does his thing for Australia.

The female field also boasts of some of the top runners in the world including the likes of Agnes Jeruto Kiptocich who finished as runners up in the 2017 Paris Marathon.

Caroline Cheptanui Kilel winner of the 2011 Boston Marathon, as well as Georgina Rono and Risper Jemeli Kimayo, are all pencilled down to run at the Lagos Marathon.

As much as 35 Gold, 13 Silver and 12 Bronze labelled runners have already registered to be part of the event.

Also being expected is The IAAF Road Races Manager, Alessio Punzi and Norrie Williamson, an IAAF/AIMS Grade A measurer.

Williamson who helped secure certification for the Lagos marathon route is a course measurer for over three decades.

The event which will take place this Saturday, February 2, 2019, and will last for roughly 12 hours, will lead to heavy traffic congestion in the megacity.

The race is divided into two categories – the 10km race and the 15km race. The latter is for professional athletes registered and those also registered with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).

Similarly, the 10km is for amateur runners with Kenyans and Eastern African being the major winners of the Lagos City Marathon.

The 2018 Lagos City Marathon was won by a Kenyan-born French athlete Abraham Kiprotich.

For winning the Lagos City Marathon, Kiprotich went home with the $50,000  cash prize.

Lagos City Marathon Routes: Alternative For Road Users

In view of that, you would find a list of alternative routes to ease your movement and that of millions of Lagosians during the Lagos City Marathon below:

*All vehicles from Ikeja and environs headed to Victoria Island MUST go through Ikorodu Road.

*All vehicles from Badagry, Mile 2 and environs going to Victoria Island MUST go through Apapa and Orile to link the Eko Bridge to Victoria Island.

*Residents of Lagos Mainland, Surulere and environs MUST avoid Masha Area and National Stadium but can link Victoria Island through Iponri/Iganmu, Eko Bridge then unto Victoria Island.

*Vehicles coming from Ibadan, Mowe, and environs can link Victoria Island through Ojota, Ikorodu Road, Eko Bridge to Victoria Island.

·*Vechicles from Okota MUST go through Mile 2 to Orile, Eko Bridge to Victoria Island.

·*Vehicle from Sango-Otta going to Victoria Island MUST go through Mushin, Funso Williams Avenue (Western Avenue), Eko Bridge to Victoria Island.

*Vehicles Coming from Epe, Ajah, Lekki, and environs must use the Alternative Route to Victoria Island

*Ikoyi residents going to the mainland can use the Alfred Rewane (Kingsway Road) link to Osborne then to the Mainland

Lagos City Marathon: Roads To Be Closed

However, the following routes will be closed as the Lagos City Marathon holds:

A. Total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge from 6.45am to 2 pm

B. Alaka Road Service lane will be closed from 5.00am to 7.30am

C. National Stadium to Ojuelegba, Dormanlong Bridge. Onipanu Obanikoro and Anthony will be closed from 6.00am to 8.00am

D. From Anthony, Charley Boy Bus Stop to Oworoshoki Will be closed from 6.30am to 8.30am

E. From Adekunle Junction linking the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed from 7.00am to 2 pm.

*Note that this is coming from the organizers of the 2018 Lagos City Marathon organizers.

We wish all athletes in the Access Bank Lagos Marathon all the best!

News gathered from :

#Vanguard news and Concisenews

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Beautiful actress Kate, seems to have found out a couple for things while suffering a slight medical condition.

Kate has suffered a raptured ovarian cyst, realising it is painful, and then realising that Morphine makes her cry. She posted the update of photos and a caption that read.

from @katebeckinsale – Turns out a ruptured ovarian cyst really hurts and morphine makes me cry. So thankful to everyone who looked after me #wobbly❤️

She equally assured fans that she is receiving treatment, after thanking fans for their care, and for everyone who has looked after her.

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from @tontolet – This is.my gaddam feet!!! I am one of the cleanest folks on planet earth but this shit still happens to me.. I FEEL horrible and dont knlw what to do asides from pedicure every week until the harmattan is over here!!!
#I LOVE HARMATTAN BUT HARMATTAN NO LIKE MY FEETS

from @tontolet – I will be back in 2dzys to show yall my feet again..

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Reposted from @charliesangelll – Don’t get more gangsta than this…. @wakaflocka at this moment I knew I was a beautiful bride 👰🏽

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from @life – Happy Birthday to Tippi Hedren! Born on January 19, 1930, she turns 89 years old today. She is pictured here in an iconic photograph by LIFE photographer Michael Rougier in 1971 with her pet lion, Neil. (Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #TippiHedren #caturday

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The National Space Research and Development Agency on Friday says Nigeria will join other countries of the world to experience a total lunar eclipse on Monday.

The information was in a statement issued by Dr Felix Alle, the Head, Media and Public Communications of the agency in Abuja.

According to Alle, a lunar eclipse is a celestial incident where the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth’s shadow.

He stated that “lunar eclipse occurs only when the sun, earth and moon are exactly aligned with the earth between the two.

“There will be a lunar eclipse over Nigeria on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

“The eclipse, expected to be total, will begin in the evening of Sunday and end on Monday.

“The eclipse will start across Nigeria in the early hours of Monday at approximately 3:36 am to reach its maximum

at 6:12am and end at about 6:43am.

“The total duration of the occurrence over Nigeria will be three hours and 15 minutes.”

The media head said that the lunar eclipse would by 4.33am become a partial eclipse, where the moon would start getting red.

He added that “at exactly 5.41am, a maximum eclipse of the moon which may be visible to human sight will be

witnessed, while the moon eclipse is expected to end at 6.43am”

The communications officer stated that the eclipse is expected to take place across North, South America, Western

Europe, North and West Africa and Asia.

He said that the year’s total lunar eclipse would be the last eclipse to be experienced until 2021.

Via: Punchnews

MY OPINION 

That creeps me out every single time. Eclipse seem to have a biblical and spiritual meaning to it and that leads to a whole other world in my head.

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The black community seems to have yet again been placed into a joyous mood as they been remembered this time yet again by the Hollywoodwalkoffame.

This came after a hand full of her entertainers gain more fame, acknowledgement and recognition in the form of a star on the Hollywood walk of fame,for the entertainer who has been significant in the industry.

Something that was initially considered to be a white event,  that gave the impression that the blacks were prohibited from participating ,more so,  they were even never remembered for for it.

While the tables seem to have been turned in the last five years,  the black community entertainers seem to have been remembered  for their proud long working membership of the USA entertainment  community, recognised and given the well deserved accolade. Now that it is Taraji P Henson’s turn, we are indeed elated to hear this news, especially for the Fact that she gives the rest of the females trying to make it in the industry so much hopes for their  ability to do anything they put their mind to, no matter what anyone says. Congratulations to her. This is to happen on 28th Janunary 2019.

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from @oceanskeepers 😡🤬 Karma is a dish best served… with VERY sharp teeth!

Although this juvenile Black Tip was eventually released back into the ocean, people need to learn about the deadly effects of taking sharks out of the water.

Because sharks don’t have bones, their skeleton structure is made from cartilage, and when a shark is removed from the buoyancy of water (i.e. taken out of the water and brought onto land), the cartilage isn’t strong enough to stop the weight of the shark’s body collapsing onto its organs and crushing them.

So with each second that passes by while you’re taking photos and having a laugh, the shark you’ve just caught is being crushed to death by gravity. And although it may swim off after being released, the effects of that 5 minutes out of the water could slowly kill it over the next day or two.

Sharks aren’t trophies and they shouldn’t be used for photo opportunities but if you are going to fish for them, please keep them in the shallows and PLEASE speed up their release 😓
@oceanskeepers

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#sharkconservation #saveoursharks #savesharks #shark #sharks #sharklove #sharkselfie #sharkeducation #sharkfacts #sharklover #sharkweek #sharkteeth

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from @underwaterhub – Michigan man discovers glowing, florescent rocks called “Yooperlites” 😍
Erik Rintamaki discovered a rock that glows under an ultraviolet light made of a mineral never seen before in Michigan. Without knowing what they were or why the rocks glowed, he named them “Yooperlites”. Rintamaki says it all started in 2017 when he went out on a beach in Lake Superior with a UV light and discovered tons of these glowing rocks.
To the naked eye, they look like gray rocks, but under the UV light, the mineral composite makes the rocks glow

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@oceanshot – This is so cool ! 😍
Hermit crabs are crustaceans. They have jointed limbs, claws, a hard exoskeleton, eyes on stalks, and two sets of antennae.
#AnimalFact : Crabs interact with each other and are often found in large groups. Marine hermit crabs live in the ocean and land hermit crabs live primarily on land 🦀
The hermit crab is not like other crabs. The hermit crab’s abdomen does not have a hard covering. To protect the abdomen, a hermit crab inhabits an empty snail shell.
The shell also stores water for the crab. Hermit crabs have gills that need to remain moist in order for them to breath

Video by @fahdbinjumah 💙

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from @saraunderwood – On my recent trip to the Bahamas it was impossible to not feel humbled by the beauty of the islands. It was equally impossible to not feel humbled by the history of the islands that have some of their roots in slavery. Don’t mistake my feeling humbled for “white guilt”. It is not guilt, it is fact, that white people, maybe even my ancestors, captured people from Africa, forced them into bondage and brought them to this very spot. It is not guilt, it is fact, that police brutality and systemic racism towards people with black and brown skin is a serious problem in the United States to this day. It is not guilt, it is fact, that I as a white person have benefited from this systemic racism even though I am not a willing participant in it. If you are white and you acknowledge these realities, don’t let people dismiss it as white guilt. Speak the truth and ally yourself with causes that fight for the justice we all deserve. This piece, “Genesis” by Antonius Roberts and Tyrone Ferguson is a profound monument to the past, present, and future. Happy New Year.
📸 by @jacobwitzling

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Simply saying culture should be upheld by our generation is not enough. Action will always speak louder, especially by our  leaders who have so many youths a looking upto them.

This is the impressive case of the  Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung as he stepped out for a cultural carnival yesterday in Plateau state. Showing just how much beauty culture holds within itself.

Without no shame or resentment towards the proud culture of his people, the Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Lalung,  stepped right out yesterday December 29th 2018 . He attended the 2018 Tarok cultural carnival which held in Langtang South local government area in Plateau state.

His presence in that cultural event definitely promoted the willingness of youths to join in, in culture.

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While most of us are trying to close out on our Christmas shopping lists,grocery shopping and cooking,  and then have a memorable yuletide season spent with loved ones, the reat are just trying to make ends meet, and then try to find the very essence of our Christmas season. Spending it with our not so perfect but loved family and friends, those far and near. Ashley Tisdale  is out there literally finding herself love in the air. With a perfectly heart shaped pink and not hidden cloud, shows up clearly open looking so cute..

@ashleytisdale – Love is in the air 💗☁️

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@guardian_us – No, really. A newly discovered blind and burrowing amphibian is to be officially named Dermophis donaldtrumpi, in recognition of the president’s climate change denial. The name was chosen by the boss of EnviroBuild, a sustainable building materials company, who paid $25,000 at an auction for the right. Aidan Bell said the small legless creature’s ability to bury its head in the ground matched Trump’s approach to global warming.

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