Osinbajo: More Of Politician Or Pastor?

Osinbajo: More Of Politician Or Pastor?

When everything is reduced to political game playing, one begins to wonder what is left of societal values. In the situation presently confronting our dear country where reality has been made out as lies and propaganda, there seems to be no future for the little ones growing up.

V.P. Osinbajo

The claim by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that ex-presidents, Musa Ya’adua and Goodluck Jonathan did not build any roads is a case in point. Even when a minister in this present cabinet of which Osinbajo is seconc-in-command, Barr. Babatunde Fashola in a press conference recently admitted that no president of this country had built more roads than former President Goodluck Jonathan, the vice president still found it convenient to make such a claim.

Apart from being vice president, Osinbajo is a lawyer who is expected to base his position on any subject on facts. He is more importantly, a pastor in the Christendom whose watch word is trith.

Can it be said that all the piety in him has been replaced by political propaganda and lies which are the veritable instruments of partisan politics used to destroy opponents at all cost?

Even the most rabid critics of the Jonathan administration have at different for a admitted to the fact that he built roads across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria during his tenure.

 Why should a pastor chose to misrepresent facts and sacrifice the truth on the altar of party politics? Is Osinbajo more of a politician or a pastor?

Siasia Replaces Oliseh As Super Eagles Coach

Siasia Replaces Oliseh As Super Eagles Coach

Talk about the stone that the builder refused and Coach Samson Siasia comes to mind as the Nigeria Football Federation has reappointed him the head coach of the Super Eagles following the sudden resignation of Sunday Oliseh from the position.

Coach Siasia

The former Super Eagles striker, was appointed Friday as replacement for his former colleague, Sunday Oliseh, who resigned hours earlier.

Siasia will work with respected tactician Salisu Yusuf, FIFA U-17 World Cup – winner Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu for the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt, thenff.com, the official website of the Nigeria Football Federation, reported Friday.

Siasia worked as Super Eagles’ Head Coach between December 2010 and October 2011, before his contract was terminated following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Amuneke led the Nigeria U-17 male to a fifth FIFA World Cup title in Chile in 2015.

Salisu Yusuf and Alloy Agu were in the immediate past crew led by Oliseh.

Going Really Big On Beauty With Curves

Going Really Big On Beauty With Curves

Coutesy: Sowetan

Let's face it, when it comes to sexy lingerie, the mental picture that comes to mind for most people is usually the Victoria's Secret fashion show, with stick-thin models and skimpy underwear.

But what happens to large plus-sized women who also want sexy lingerie?

For most people, the concept is unheard of. Many large women often struggle to find underwear that is not limited to granny panties, oversized bras and generally unattractive undergarments.

Why can't large women also have sexy, lace and barely there underwear options like their skinny figured

sisters?

This is the exact question that propelled 28-year-old boutique owner Boipelo Makobe to do something about it.

Makobe recently launched a range of plus-sized lingerie, designed for large women starting from size 40.

Her store, called EDSN, is in Hatfield, Pretoria.

Makobe works with a team of tailors who turn her sketches into the finished product. She says the underwear is custom made, so they measure a client's bust, hips and waist to fit your body to a T.

The clients also choose if they want extra padding or a "push-up" effect to enhance their bosom.

Makobe says she got the brain spark of the range when she noticed how her friends and family struggled to find the right underwear for their figures.

"Seeing young members of my family having to wear boring underwear because they struggled to get a size from other brands which make sexy lingerie, and also seeing women walking with bra straps digging into their shoulders, made me want to do something about it.

"Since I already make clothes for plus-sized women, I just decided to make women beautiful from the inside out."

How large does it get? "My range starts from women who are a size 40, and a bust from cup size D. People often laugh when I tell them my panty sizes go up to 7XL!"

But this is true. Makobe has designed underwear for a woman who required size 7XL, making it clear that her range caters to all large women, regardless of size.

"The range was created because I believe everyone deserves to look and feel sexy no matter their size or shape. The range is specifically for plus-size ladies with curves and a big bust. The panties start from size large till 7XL. It's custom made lingerie to ensure that every time a person places an order they can get a matching set in any type of panty they prefer, for example a G-string or high cut. We use beautiful luxurious lace. Some of the bras have cushioned straps for extra comfort. Clients can order from anywhere in SA, and the order process is very easy. So no more granny looking panties or sets that don't match," she says.

Makobe says large women should realise that they are also sexy, and should not be apologetic about wanting to wear sexy lingerie.

"Who said when you are a plus-size you don't want to feel sexy? There are a lot of men who appreciate plus-size ladies so I'm sure they would appreciate seeing them in sexy lingerie. Sexy is not a certain size, especially for Africans. We are very gifted when it comes to ample thighs, hips, backsides and boobs, and we should be able to embrace that."

But for the more coy and shy large-sized woman who might want some coverage, Makobe says her range also offers more conservative options of underwear.

Makobe says what also makes her range unique is how much support it offers, as well as the padded bra straps, which makes a huge difference as one of the things larger women struggle with is the straps digging into their skin.

Her collection is priced from R599 a set, and she can cater to any woman from cup size D to H.

Woman Arrested Over Son’s Death While Allegedly "Exorcising Demons"

Woman Arrested Over Son’s Death While Allegedly "Exorcising Demons"
The woman, Irene Mbithe, was arrested on Thursday after residents of Kangurue slum in the capital Nairobi raised alarm over the suspicious death of her son, Brian Kibet.

When police arrived at the scene, the child's tongue and intestines had been pulled out in an attempt to "free him" from the said demons.

In a video posted on Youtube by K24 television, Brian's aunt Catherine Muthama expressed shock over the ordeal.

"Nilishangaa sana kufika hapa kuona mama mtoto amevuruta ulimi ya mtoto kabisa na nikamuuliza kwanini anamaiza mtoto (When I arrived I was surprised to see the mother having pulled out the tongue of the baby and I screamed at her asking why she had killed him," she said.

Neighbours said the exorcism went on the whole night on Wednesday, adding that the commotion in the house was abnormal.

The child's mother, who spoke in Swahili, maintained that she meant no harm to him.

"Mungu nifungwe kama kuna kitu kibaya nimetendea huyu mtoto wangu ambaye nimeombea sana kupata (God punish me if I have done anything wrong to my son who I love so much and have prayed for years to conceive and give birth to)," she said.

Police took Mbithe for questioning at the Kayole Police station while the body of the baby was taken to the mortuary.

Exorcism is defined as as a process or action that is used to get rid of an evil spirit.

Cases of exorcism are not new to Kenya.

Last year a man who was allegedly exorcised of a homosexual demon was picked up while swimming in Kenya's Coastal city of Mombasa. He claimed to have been given the demon by two men whom he swam with, according to Emmanuel TV.

‘Why I slept with my grandfather’

‘Why I slept with my grandfather’

Early last year, Kenyans were stunned when a 56-year-old woman moved to court to sue her step grandchild aged 24 for snatching her husband reports Standard Kenya.

The family feud had reportedly been brewing for three years before spilling out. Grace Mwende accused Florence Nduku of insulting her through a chain of text messages after allegedly starting an intimate

Grace Mwende and Mwongela on their wedding

relationship with her husband, Daniel Mwongela, 61.

Nduku is facing six counts of misusing a communication gadget.  Some of the text messages received between July 12, 2013 and early 2015 referred to Mwende as an “old hag” who “could not satisfy the old man” and that she lost her “sweetness a long time ago,” thus it was her (Nduku’s) turn to enjoy the old man’s “honey.”

She also reportedly insulted Mwende that she is a witch and husband snatcher who once sold herself in five-star hotels.

She denied the charges and was set free on a Sh100,000 cash bail or bond of Sh300,000 with a surety of a similar amount.

But in an unexpected turn of events, Nduku has changed her mind in court and confessed that Mwongela proposed to her and she was unhappy to share him with her granny Mwende.

“I acted out of anger and I’m very sorry. We were sharing a man with Mwende. He (Mwongela) had promised to marry me,” Nduku stated in her mitigation.

Their purported secret relationship came to light in 2011 just three months after Mwende, a boutique owner and Mwongela wedded in a church ceremony in Machakos.

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Initially, Mwongela who worked in Malindi, used to visit Mwende  in Nairobi on a monthly basis, but unknown to her, Nduku - who was one of her bridesmaids during their wedding - was also eyeing the old man.

Nduku worked at her grandmother’s boutique where her fight with a colleague over a man made her quit her job “to concentrate on her relationship with Mwongela” in what later escalated to insulting text messages directed at her grandmother. 

Nduku told the court that she has been in an intimate relationship with Mwongela and it would be tiresome to appear in court daily.

Besides, she claimed to be in the process of preparing to leave the country for unknown reasons and hence her change of plea and stunning confession.

 Nduku was fined Sh10,000 in five counts or serve three months in jail for all the counts. She was however discharged on one count, a ruling that Mwende claims to be ‘fishy,’ considering the initial bond terms.

“At the moment, I don’t have the heart to forgive Nduku for what she did to me. It hurts a lot and I don’t think I will even forgive her,” Mwende told The Nairobian.

According to Mwende, the text messages were gross and ruined her relationship with other family members and “some elders have since approached me that I ought to forgive her but it is hard because I raised her like my own.”

She added that, “The bitter part is how her father defended her and told me he is ready to receive dowry from Mwongela. For now, I will just take a break before embarking on the next course of action and probably find another option to seek justice.”