Many Britons including millions of youths all over UK will not remember the woman fondly called “the forces’ sweetheart” for her role in World War II when she sent forth troops with an entertaining song “we’ll meet again”, which helped raise the morale of the British soldiers in their battle against Nazi-Germany, Dame Vera Lynn who died today at the age of 103 will forever be remembered. Her family has released a statement that they were “deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best loved entertainers”. Dame Vera’s association with the British army is a life long one, her many legacies will live on.
Marcus Rashford: Lessons for African Celebrities
Celebrities across the continent would have to do more to influence government policies in their country. Indeed Africa boast of many of them in their nest of millions. Be it in the music, film or entertainment industry, football and other sports, the voice of celebrities is so powerful it could resonate the unheard voices of the poorest of the poor in the community. Whether it is in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa or Zimbabwe, Angola or Congo, Africa has a pool of some of the most talented and influential celebrities in the world. What is starkly different however is that African celebrities rarely intervene in government policies to protect children and the most vulnerable in their societies. The English footballer Marcus Rashford wrote to MPs requesting them to extend food vouchers to poor children in the community, they listened, now the poorest of children will not go hungry. In contrast, African children are at the receiving end of this coronavirus pandemic, with millions already living on extremely poor diet even before the pandemic. With no serious policy to mitigate poverty throughout the virus crisis, children don’t have the voice to air their pleas, no one to lean on, no one to speak for them. It’s high time Nigerian celebrities and indeed celebrities across Africa start using their celebrity influence in shaping government policies for the benefit of the most vulnerable in their community.Every Country Deserve The Leaders They Elect
“Every nation has the government it deserves”, is a famous quote by 19th century French philosopher, Joseph de Maistre. Fast forward to the 21st century, although a cause for painful rumination today, nothing can be closer to the truth. Indeed this is true of many countries whose electorate take the electoral process for granted. Some leaders have earned their marks, others are Incompetent and self absorbing but yet they sit in the most powerful office. But when you think about how they got into positions, they can seldomly be blamed, they ask the people to vote them in, and they did, and perhaps they ask again, and they get a second term. So they have a mandate from the people, and when the chips are down, battered blue and black, the people are stuck with their leader, and rightly so, it’s a mandate for four, five, eight or ten years as the case may be, no turning back, and whatever form or shape bad leadership comes, “we must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope” of good governance, no doubt, choosing a leader is incredibly dangerous and complex, you can get it right or very wrong, either way, the electorates deserve the leaders they elect, but do leaders deserve the people they govern?
Meet The Queen Of Darkness
Nyakim Gatwech is a South Sudanese model who has attracted attention for her dark skin colour and has achieved significant popularity on Instagram with over 750,000 followers. The 26 year old model is known for her naturally dark skin color and has been nicknamed the Queen of the Dark. Gatwech who like many models in Sub Saharan Africa has faced self-esteem issues and comments from people but learned to embrace her beauty and pigmentation with love and support from her fans.
Anthony Joshua’s World title victory in pictures
The Briton regained his world titles lost six months ago from Andy Ruiz
Men benefit more from a thriving romance
It has long been said that it’s a man’s world and there’s nothing a woman or anyone for that matter can do about it. Perhaps not far from the truth, certainly the case in the realms of romance. Women put in a lot of hard work in making a relationship work, men tend to do their fair share too, maybe not always, but the theory goes that women like romance more; flowers, breakfast in bed, leave-in poetic notes etc, and that for men, sex is simply the height of romance, so much so because they need that to be happy and satisfied in their relationship, but it is not always the case. Typically, men like to take charge and be in control, women often take this stance as men being unromantic, but when a woman figure out what exactly revs their man’s engine, the sky is the limit, and even though most men don’t have the same ideas about romance as women do, they usually are the ones who get more from a good romance, but not at the expense of women, there is always enough benefit to go round, and yes it might be a man’s world, but it’s nothing without a woman in it.
Fox and Marmot in emotional-laden photography wins Wildlife prize
China’s Yongqing Bao was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year for capturing what has been termed “quite simply the perfect moment”. The timing of the photograph couldn’t be more captivating, the photograph captured the marmot’s shocking reaction in a split second of life and death as the Fox prepares to pounce. Early Christmas for Mr Fox eh!?
Meet baby born on 9/11 at 9.11pm and weighing 9lbs 11oz
The birth of Christina, 18 years on from the 9/11 attacks on the US World trade Centre is quite symbolic. She was delivered at a hospital in Germantown, Tennessee by Caesarean section.
According to the mother, When she was born, the doctor reportedly cried a number of times: “Oh my goodness, I’ve got a 9/11, 9/11, 9/11.” What do you think folks, miracle or destiny baby?
Culled:Sky
Know someone who self harm?
There is always a trigger to self-harm, most of the time we fail to recognise these events. If you are supporting someone who self-harms, never judge, condemn or criticise. It is real for them even if you don’t understand why they do it.
Listen, keep an open mind, remember you can make it worse or push them to a cliff edge, your support and understanding is the most important step in their journey to recovery. Once you establish a trust, you will be glad you did, as they get overwhelmed from time to time, they know they can confide in you. Encourage them to see their GP if they haven’t already, it might be a long journey to recovery, but your love and care, most importantly your listening ear and non judgmental support may make all the difference.
Making a difference in your partner’s life
Quick question you need to ask yourself everyday – “is my partner’s shot at happiness more or less likely by my presence in their life”? Be honest, if the answer is no – don’t fret yet, you can turn the table albeit easier said than done.
Patience and understanding are two skills you have to learn. The golden rule some say is to always let your partner know how much you care, how much you love him or her. Don’t magnify his or her weaknesses, be quick to throw praise at his or her strength, praise and realistic encouragements are likely to draw your partner towards you rather than away, now that is the last thing you want.
Say a little prayer for him, doesn’t matter if you are not religious, surely you have heard about the power of positive declaration, offer her your heartfelt best wishes in your silent thoughts, pray together, talk about what you both want and make a declaration over them, prayers are simple words you say out loud, sometimes quietly, about what you want to happen, if you believe in a God, that’s fantastic, if you don’t then pray all the same, prayer is one of the tools of a successful and happy relationship. You know if you are not nice to your partner, all you have to do is turn a new leaf, make a difference in your partner’s life, if you don’t, someone else will.