Friday 29 January 2016

6Things You Just Shouldn't Do During Sex.



1. Criticise
Nothing can deflate the moment like a sexual put-down. If he's doing something you don't like, try saying, "I'd love it if you..." instead.


2. Talk about your work, ex, or mother in bed
Sounds obvious, but it's so easy to start downloading the minute you get into bed. Sex is escapism, so pillow talk should avoid the mundane or touchy.


3. Fake orgasm
You'll have to keep up the ruse and he'll never learn what works for you.


4. Be wishy-washy
When your partner whispers, "How do you want it?" don't say, "I don't mind, whatever." Know what you do and don't want.


5. Try to keep up with the Joneses
It's great to get tips from your friends, but don't let it make you feel bad about your sex life.


6. Get 'Ready' for sex
Sure, it's nice to clean your teeth and shower before sex but sometimes - just go with the flow - hairy legs and all!

Sex Tips On Trying New Things.

Making the most of your sex life, these sex tips are a good way to start.
You're well on the way to a healthy sex life, if only you talk and listen to eachother. However, contented lovers can have fun trying new things; here are a few ideas.

1. Build anticipation

Agree on a period of time, say one week, when you won’t have orgasms or penetrative sex. At first, allow only kissing and holding each other. Gradually move on to touching and stroking each other, masturbation, oral sex (what is oral sex?) or whatever feels right for you. Avoid orgasm. At the end of the week, allow yourselves the pleasure of orgasm, through any kind of sex you like. This week may help heighten your senses to all the other wonderful feelings you can share when you’re having sex.

2. Massage

Massage can help you have very sensual sex. As part of foreplay, it's a great way to start things off slowly, and relax into the feel of each other’s skin as your arousal intensifies.
However, a simple massage that doesn’t lead to sex can also work wonders for your sex life. A non-sexual massage will familiarise (or refamiliarise) you with your partner’s body, reduce stress and reaffirm the intimacy between you. If you don’t want a massage to lead to sex, discuss this with your partner so you can avoid any misunderstanding. Read more about why it's good to talk about sex.

3. The senses

Good sex can embrace all the senses, not just touch. Scented oil for a massage (don't get oil on a latex condom as this can damage it), music and candles for soft lighting can all be erotic, as well as listening to your partner’s breathing and the sounds that they make. Taste each other as you kiss. If you both want to, you could mix food and sex – feed each other something delicious and juicy, such as strawberries.

4. Whisper

Whether it’s sweet nothings or your sexy intentions, whispering things to each other can add an extra thrill. It doesn’t have to be during foreplay or sex. A sexy phone call leave both of you looking forward to the event for hours or days.
This works with texts and emails too, but make sure you send them to the right person, and remember that your employer has the right to access your work email.

5. Masturbation

Masturbation, by yourself or with your partner, can be a bonus for your sex life. Exploring your own body and sexual responses means that you can share this knowledge with your partner. Masturbating your partner can help you learn more about what turns them on. It can also be a useful option if one of you doesn’t feel like full penetrative sex, or if you have different levels of desire. Talk about this with your partner.

6. Sex toys

If you and your partner both feel comfortable, using sex toys can be an arousing thing to do together. Some people use vibrators (and more) as an enjoyable part of their sex life. If you’ve never thought about using sex toys before, how do you feel about trying them? You can buy them online or in sex shops. Find out more: are sex toys safe?

7. Read a book

There are many books that have exercises and ideas to help you achieve a fulfilling sex life, whatever your age, gender, sexual orientation or taste. If you’ve never thought about buying a book about sex, why not do it now? You might wish you’d done it years ago.

8. Share fantasies and desires

Everyone has unique fantasies, tastes and preferences when it comes to sex. From earlobes to ankles, hairline to hips, pirates to picnics, don’t be afraid to talk about them. If you and your partner know about each other’s turn-ons, you can make the most of them.

9. Keep it clean

We’re talking about your general hygiene. You don’t have to keep yourself super-scrubbed: a certain amount of sweat is fine, as long as it isn’t overwhelming. But be respectful towards your partner, and wash every day to prevent nasty smells and tastes. For specifics, read more about keeping your vagina clean and how to wash a penis.

10. Relax

Sex with a loving partner can be one of the most beautiful and intense experiences in life. Sometimes the best sex happens when you’re not worrying about making it exciting or orgasmic. Relax with your partner, and great sex may find you. 

Tired Of Same Sex Positions every Night? Here Are 11 Sex Positions To Try Out Tonight.

Sometimes when we are with our partner getting all geared up for sex, its like we know the end from the beginning, like we could predict every next move, same routine, same styles. I'd say that's boring.

  Here are some new styles to try tonight, make tonight feel new and different.

1. On his lap—facing each other


He sits on the edge of the bed or chair while you, facing him, climb on top. "Seated positions are great for G-spot and clitoral contact," says Herbenick." Use your legs and pelvis to grind more than thrust so you can get clitoral stimulation as well."

Benefit: Face-to-face sex allows for eye contact and whispering to each other, which is important for women, notes Herbenick. (Feel closer than ever with these

2.Supported doggy style


Lie down with a pillow or two under your stomach so he can enter you from behind. With the added support, your lower back won't hurt.

 benefit: He'll feel bigger (good for him), and the fit will be tighter (good for you).

3. Intertwined


Kneeling, he straddles your left leg while you bend your right leg next to his body. You'll both feel deep penetration, plus he can free up his hands to caress and stimulate you. Both partners will find this position relaxing, and for women, more relaxation means better, easier orgasms.

benefit: Men get tired during sex, especially in missionary position, says Herbenick. "Sometimes endurance issues are for cardiovascular reasons and sometimes men can't last because they can't support themselves on their forearms and hands. In this position, he can relax and last longer."

4.Standing rear entry


This position allows for deep penetration up to the cervix, says Herbenick.

benefit: You don't need a bed—or a bedroom.

5. On his lap Facing Away.


He sits on the edge of the bed while you, with your back to him, lower yourself down. You'll get more leverage if your feet can touch the floor. "You'll both have free hands to stimulate each other," says Herbenick. "This position feels fun and young and sexy."

benefit: He's perfectly positioned to hit your G-spot and reach around to help you orgasm.

6.Missionary—45 degrees


Starting in the missionary position, he turns his body at a 45-degree angle. "The vagina is not nerve rich," says Herbenick. "Its purpose is to birth a baby, so you don't really want too many nerves there." But you may experience more clitoral stimulation and sensation on the side of the vaginal walls, which can feel good to some women, she says.

benefit: Try this position without penetration if you have pain or dryness issues—he will enjoy the friction of being between your legs. (You don't have to just put up with dryness.)

7.Hip flex-er


Start out supporting yourselves on your arms, then take turns: When one person leans back, the other does more work.

benefit: With this setup, women can get the kind of stimulation they want. "Raise your hips and control the movement," says Herbenick. "Go deeper or more shallow. Feel your front, back, or side walls. Try thrusting or grinding."

8.Spooning


You'll feel relaxed and ultraconnected in this loving cocoon, though it can be a bit tricky to get into. Raise your top leg and take it slow. "When men have trouble getting or staying inside you, they think they're too small," cautions Herbenick. So take your time and help guide him.

benefit: It's great if you're pregnant or worried about morning breath.

9.Hip hugger

When you're on top, you get G-spot stimulation, plus you have more control of the rhythm and depth of penetration (deeper penetration also ups the odds of a vaginal orgasm—here are 5 more ways to get there). But in this position, with his hands guiding your hips, you can both drive the bus.

 benefit: "It can be difficult for men to keep strong erections when the woman is on top," says Herbenick, "but because his legs are up, he has more leverage and can give stimulation to himself when he needs it."

10.Reverse missionary


Straddle him with his legs together. "Some women love being on top so they can feel seductive," says Debby Herbenick, PhD, a sexual health educator at the Kinsey Institute and author of Because It Feels Good.

 benefit: You can rub your breasts on top of him.

11.Knees to chest

When you spread your legs out or back you shorten the vaginal distance, which can be pleasurable but not necessarily lead to climax, says Herbenick. "Some things are fun but not orgasmic," she adds. If you have tight hip flexors or hamstrings, go easy. And if dryness is an issue, try a water-based lubricant.

 benefit:  "Men have trouble having orgasms as they get older," says Herbenick. He can climax more quickly in this position, which allows him to thrust powerfully. 

Monday 18 January 2016

The Kalabaris'



The kalabari is a tribe of the Ijaw people of Rivers state living in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. They migrated from the Benin fringes of Ijaw land and became a large kingdom of about 35 communities/settlements including Abonemma, Buguma, Bakana, Tombia, ke, Soku, Bille, Bukuma, Degema, Obonoma, Sama, Abalama, Ilelema and others. The people were originally fishermen before the coming of the Portugese to the west African coastline. The Kalabari like most coastline tribes were wealthy as a result of interactions with Europeans.

The kalabaris share similar culture/language to the Okrikas, Bonny, Opobo, Bayelsa Ijaws (Nembe in particular as the language is almost the same), Delta Ijaws, Ondo Ijaws and some parts of Edo state. It was discovered that in the 1980s, that a nearly extinct Berbice Dutch/KALABARI LANGUAGE was spoken in Central America. Guyana to be precise (click on the link to watch).

The kalabaris do bear European names (Briggs, Horsfall, Jack, Harry, West, Braide etc) due to their inter- racial relations with their slave-trade partners. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE KALABARI-IJAW HAVE NEVER BEEN SLAVES. Kalabari, Opobo and Bonny were the first to trade with the whites in Rivers state alongside Okrika and Andoni. Many of them do have light skin due to European mixtures.. They engaged in overland trade with the Portugese in the 1400s, later Dutch, then British whom arrived by sea for trade and missionary work. They also traded clothes from India. Since the early 1800s, The Europeans noted that the Kalabaris refused to trade their goods on credit. Their industrial prowess coupled with their lovable demenor has won the admirations from surrounding communities of the Niger delta.

The Kalabari constitute one of the largest ethnic groups in Rivers State with 3 LGAs and they are the largest Ijaws in terms of population in the state.. They constitute almost a million (90% of people based in Akulga, Asalga and Degema are indigenes, so the 2006 population census results states..(AKULGA:156,006 , ASALGA:220,110 , DEGEMA:249,773)..626000 altogether excluding the population of kalabaris based in Phalga LGA, Obioakpor LGA, LGAs in the state, indigenes outside Rivers State and diaspora.. Majority of Kalabari people stay at the PHALGA (Portharcourt old township, Borokiri, marine base, Dline, Diobu, Iwofe, Aggrey, Eagle island etc.) axis of Port Harcourt.

The kalabaris are highly educated and have the love for western education. They are known to have a high concentration of Professors, Lawyers and Doctors in Nigeria.. Because of their civilized and generally peaceful behaviour, the kalabaris were called English men in the past..

NOTABLE PEOPLE
Agbani Darego… First black African to win miss world
Jimi Rex Lawson… High life musician.
Dabota Lawson... Ex beauty queen(Miss Nigeria UK)
Asari Dokubo.. Human right activist
Tonye Graham Douglas… Politician
Albert Horsfall… Former SSS Boss
Dumo Lulu Briggs.. politician
Chief Dr Hutton.. Antropologist
Taribo West… Ex footballer
Prof. Tam David West… politician and many others..

KALABARI TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE:
This occurs in 3 forms namely; IYA, IGWA and WARRIBIOBESIME. The IYA is the most lawful and highest form of kalabari marriages. In this marriage, divorce is not permitted and the offspring belongs to the man’s house. An IYA marriage is not complete until the BIBIFE ceremony(buying the mouth) is undertaken. The BIBIFE signifies 3 things. First, a stage in a lawful marriage which gives the bride the right to eat in the husband’s house. Second, it signifies the man’s responsibility towards the wife and his willingness to feed her for the rest of her life.

Finally, it signifies and crowns the new communion between the 2 families. It involves serving the bride with innumerable courses of food., usually in the evenings. Thus, the bride is dressed with coral accessories, crown and chunky coral beads.

THE OWU ARU SUN FESTIVALS OF THE KALABARI KINGDOM:
This is a festival of unity in Buguma and it draws visitors from far and near to the Kalabari kingdom in Rivers State. It is performed by the Ekine Sekiapu society and it’s the famous and most outstanding masquerade in the history of the kingdom. Previous editions were held in 1908, 1927, 1973 and 1991 and 2009.

KALABARI DELICACIES:

TOMINA FULO: This is a kalabari soup prepared using fresh fish and sea food. Cocoyam is usually used to thicken the soup.
ONUNU: This is another delicacy prepared by pounding boiled plantain with yam. It is then finished off with palm oil.

Friday 15 January 2016

Serious Business... Wizkid Broke A Bottle On Dammy Krane's Head.

Wizkid broke a bottle on Dammy Krane’s head: Last night, Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins held an exclusive star studded ‘All Black Party’ at Club Quilox on Victoria Island, Lagos. Pop stars like Tekno, Timaya, 2face Idibia, S3xy Steel, Skuki, Special Ed and many more were all in attendance. Apparently Dammy Krane was in the club as well.

Eye witnesses say Dammy Krane got to the club a lot earlier before Wizkid came in around 4am and when Wizkid entered the club, it seemed he saw Dammy Krane but didn’t go to meet him, then about 15 minutes later, it seemed Dammy was showing him some attitude, then Wizkid went to meet him.

The next thing everybody knew everywhere had scattered. Wizkid allegedly broke a bottle on Dammy Krane’s head before bouncers separated them.

Multiple eye witnesses say Wizkid attacked first before bouncers tried to separate them. Then the club owner Shina Peller waded into the fight as well.
It is not clear if Dammy Krane was injured.

Thursday 14 January 2016

Tips To Make Your Threesome Story-Worthy...

It is observed that people who have likely been involved in threesome brag about it more than any other sex.

Having more than one partner at a time – especially when they’re both pleasing you – is one of the ultimate taboos.

But, what’s the reality behindd this fantasy? With experience and stories being heard, here are some tips to make sure your threesome is story-worthy.

1. It’s nothing like it is in porn

There are body parts making funny farty noises, slapping against each other, sweating profusely, and a lot of re-adjusting position. Best leave your video camera at home. Funny right? Yea, those are the fun part of it.

2. It can get a little confusing


It really is quite amazing no one’s made a dance mat to help you out in this situation (Picture: PeterHermesFurian)
Should I put my legs up, or roll over into doggy? Is it better if I give you a hand, or use my mouth?

With body parts shifting wildly, you’ll have to think on your feet and embrace the moment to get the most out of your three-way.

3. Don’t be afraid to laugh

Laughing is an easy way to diffuse any discomfort and let go when your fantasy doesn’t go perfectly. Don’t let that fanny fart break your momentum, or confidence. Laugh at those noise, feel comfortable with them then enjoy the moment.

4. It’s not about two guys loving, pleasing and adoring you

Romance and affection are only in the movies. This is a more ‘all-round’ and intense experience – so to speak – with stuff coming at you from all angles. Not for the faint-hearted. If you don't have strenght, pls, abeg don't get involved, or keep water, energy drinks, or milk close.


5. Keep attraction in mind


Same-sex threesomes like F/F/F and M/M/M are kind of easy. Everyone is (generally) attracted to each other.

But if you’re in a F/M/M or M/F/F threesome, or two people aren’t attracted to each other, things can get tricky.

More pressure is put on one person to please the other two – and it can be exhausting. Yea, especially when it F/M/M the guys don't won't there dicks touching eachoda so its all on you, ladies could easily play with theirselves.

6. Stay open-minded

Combat awkwardness with a dedication to break outside your comfort zone. Haven’t kissed a girl before? Now’s your chance!

Never given another guy a reach-around? Go for it! Don’t break any hard limits, but don’t be afraid to try something new either.
 To make it more exciting other partners involved might just dare you to do something outside the box just to entice them.
7. Try not to pair off


Even if you’re enjoying one person more than the other, it can be a serious buzzkill to leave someone out of the fun.

Make sure everyone is included – even if you’re simply rubbing their chest while your mouth and privates are busy doing other things. There are plenty holes, make sure it goes round, everybody should be happy.

8. Be prepared to thrust both hands wildly about…

… like you’re getting the last drop of ketchup out.

9. Your mouth will never be closed

Prepare to have your mouth working at all times, whether it be moaning or occupied.

10. You may or may not get bodily fluids all over you

Your body and the bedsheets will be covered though. Have some tissues by the bed and prepare to do laundry the next day.



11. Best friends and boyfriends dont mix

If you have a threesome with your partner and your BFF, you may never be able to shake the visual of them getting it on.

If you don’t want to view them with suspicion, save the threesome for a stranger.

12. If it’s with your partner, discuss your terms

Define your ‘hard limits’ before you’re too deep. Are you fine with blow jobs, but not penetration?

Let your partner know and stick to the rules. Have a safe word in case you get uncomfortable. If your first threesome goes well, you can adjust the rules for next time.

13. Regardless of who you’re with, stay safe


You’ll probably need more than this

Be sure to switch condoms between sex acts and partners – even if you know everyone involved.

You never know the history of who they were sleeping with before you.

14. Decide if it’s a secret

Word can get out in tight knit communities, especially if the people in your menage a trois brag about their accomplishments.
Make it clear beforehand if you don’t want the details going further than the bedroom.

15. Couple swaps, group sex, and orgies…

… are usually much better. If you’re having a threesome and two people get hot and heavy, the third wheel can feel left out.

Invite another person into the mix to ensure that everyone will have a fabulous time.

One SexMate Is Enough...

Each time a man connects with a woman sexually and releases his life form energy within her, he leaves a part of his information (DNA) in her birth canal. If she doesn't clean herself, his energy remain inside of her. That imprint can often create illusional sexual addiction to the individual.
When some 1 decide to have multiple partners, it can sometimes send mixed emotional signals within the inside of the body's vibration system. Women must be careful of different energies or spiritual forces polluting their internal temple. You are a sacred doorway, where life is intended to pass through, respect yourself, use your gifts wisely!

Just think about it and ask yourself... Ever wonder why they call it sexual intercourse (INTER-Course)? It's an inter(nal) course that unites man and woman, mind with mind, spirit with spirit, or energy with energy. This is something that a condom can't protect you against because energy is behind the elements of all flesh.
There is no such thing as "Casual" Sex or "Friends with Benefits"... No, No, No, I Don't

Think So!!! Intimate activity intricately entwines the energies between two people. Sex creates a powerful exchange of energy between those involved. These connections, imprints and debris are left upon the mind, soul and spirit for a long time because they are not easily purged or cleansed.
‘Casual sex’ with multiple partners can intertwine the energies and spirits of a lot of people into your own aura if they are not severed and cleansed. You become joined to every person with whom your partner has slept, as well as all the partners those people had.

This type of "soul clutter" can be felt by your partner's subconscious. Even if they are not completely in tune or aware of the extra-curricular sexual activities, they still are able to sense the subtle disturbances of multiple energies and/or familiar spirits that have entered causing restlessness and inner turmoil.

The longer and more intimate the contact with another person, the more powerful the reinforcement and the interaction of the bond becomes, and all the more difficult it is for them to untangle and leave.
Soul stains, transference of odors, perceptive connections and even mutually formed habits are now left to burden the psyche long after that relationship has ended.

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Why We Haven't Arrested Goodluck Yet...

The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC explained, yesterday, why it has not arrested former President Goodluck Jonathan following startling revelations on how the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki  (retd) allegedly disbursed over $2.1 billion meant for arms purchase to various individuals.Explaining why the former president has not been arrested while speaking with online news publishers yesterday, in Lagos, the EFCC boss, Mr Ibrahim Magu said that no document has been traced to Jonathan giving any approval for the disbursement of the money for any purpose other than arms purchase.

He said that all those questioned so far in connection with the money were people who disbursed or collected it for reasons other than the purchase of arms and ammunition.
“All approvals by former president Jonathan did not mention that it was for political purposes.All the memos approved by him were for the purchase of arms,” he said.

Speaking about Olisa Metuh, the EFCC boss revealed that the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party said he would rather go on hunger strike than refund the N400 million he allegedly collected from Dasuki.

Wednesday 6 January 2016

GRASSROOT SPORTS AT ITS PEAK


Grassroot sport is usually at local levels with government exhortations and various agencies supporting sporting activities. At this level, sports fosters social integration among different ethnic groups as it is among the several factors that contribute to positive exchange of language, custom, culture, tradition, lifestyle and building relationships between different groups.  It creates an environment in which people can come together to work towards the same goal, show respect for others and share space and equipment. All these aspects are crucial to peace-building processes within a community or state. Through sports, coaches have big impact on their players emotional behaviours, helping them to be optimistic in all situations, be in control at all times, be able to handle conflict, be focused, co-operative and socially integrated.

Locally organized sports provide foundation for skill development, long term participation and physical health. Research has shown that increasing physical activity and participating in organized sports can have many benefits especially for children, such as building confidence, promoting a healthy lifestyle, development of physical, mental, social and emotional skills and these positively contribute to strengthen national pride and form a cohesive national identity. 

Its no news that sport provides a positive image of the nation to the international community. Sports at the international sphere all have beginings in sports at the grassroot level. Every top sport person was once a grassroots player with each progressing through the development stages of free play, organised sessions and their talents developed in a club environment. However, exluding the fact that grassroot sport is not a new element in development cooperation, it has been used in an ad hoc way to reach development-related objectives as far back as the 1920s.

For example, within the United Nations, humanitarian aid workers have tapped the potential of sport as a means to improve the conditions of victims of conflict and natural disasters for many years. Today, more and more national and international development organisations are using sport to add to their approaches in local, regional and global development and peace promotion programmes but despite recent progress, the systematic use of sport and physical education for development is still in its early stages in some part of the world as many remain unconvinced of the impact sports can have on reaching development and humanitarian objectives, its huge connection with societal development and economic growth and its means of job creation and income generation. 

Sports at the grassroots or community level has a potential role as an educational and social vehicle that cannot be underestimated. It needs to be promoted for the benefit of young people, the society and the games themself but just like lost time, gone are the days we had street tournaments. I’m not sure amateur football leagues still exist, but still, time passed can be regained. Its not too late to take off from where we stopped.

#Stay Tickled 

Tuesday 5 January 2016

Why Won't Women Admit They Masturbate???

#1. Stigma.

What do you think? Why don't women admit to masturbating? Are you open about it? Do you think there's a stigma attached to girls enjoying solo sex? Is it different for men?
Self-pleasure doesn’t have the stigma it once did, says Nicole Prause, PhD, but myths still affect the way that some women feel about it.

#2. It Can Ease Postmenopause Sex Problems.

“The vagina can actually narrow, which can make intercourse and vaginal exams more painful.” But masturbation, especially with a water-based lubricant, can help prevent narrowing, boost blood flow, relieve some tissue and moisture problems, and increase sexual desire, Chervenak says.

#3. Take Your Time.

Masturbation isn’t just a “quickie” experience. “Rushing can make it less enjoyable, and so can focusing too much on orgasm,” Fulbright says. “Give yourself time to touch all parts of your body or try different positions, and don’t feel pressure to climax.”

#4. Its Good For You.

"Masturbating increases blood flow throughout your body and releases feel-good brain chemicals called endorphins. “That may explain why there’s a clear mood benefit, even if you don’t orgasm,” says Prause, a sexuality researcher at UCLA.

#5. Men Talk About It Openly.

Men are more likely to talk about blowing off steam by masturbating, but research suggests it’s a stress-reliever for both sexes. “It takes your mind [off your worries] while activating areas of the brain associated with pleasure,” Prause says.

#6. Sexually Confident.

Masturbation can make you sexually comfortable and confident. “It puts you in touch with your desires and gives you the chance to get to know your own body,” says sexuality educator Yvonne K. Fulbright, PhD. “Experimenting with what feels good and makes you respond positively can lead to better sexual experiences, both alone and with a partner.” "If you have trouble reaching orgasm, it’s a private, stress-free way to try different types of touch and pressure to see what helps you climax," Fulbright says.

Living a Rich Salty Life. How does Salt Work?


Our bodies contain the same concentration of minerals and nutrients as sea water, so, it is no wonder sea salt is a natural ally to balance, protect, and restore the body and skin. One of the major differences between sea salt and ordinary salt is the mineral content: Sea salt is laden with minerals, including magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium, all of which play a key role in our skin’s health, function, and cellular communication. When your skin’s mineral balance is off-kilter, symptoms such as dryness, dullness, irritation, and blotches ensue, especially as the colder, drier weather sets in. Bringing sea salt from the kitchen into your beauty routine can help balance and improve hydration, strengthen the protective barrier of our skin, and kick-start the cell-to-cell communication signals that slow down with age.

1. Face Balancing Mask



Both salt and honey have anti-inflammatory properties to soothe skin and calm breakouts and irritation. They also help to balance oil production and keep hydration in the layers of skin where it’s needed most.
Try it: Mix two teaspoons sea salt (preferably finely ground) with four teaspoons raw honey to create a spreadable paste. Apply evenly to clean, dry skin, avoiding eye area. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Before rinsing, soak a cloth in very warm water, and gently wring out. Lay the warm cloth on your face for 30 seconds. Use your fingers to gently exfoliate in a circular motion while rinsing your skin thoroughly with tepid water. Follow with your usual skin-care routine.

2. Oil-Sapping Facial Toner
Salt helps to cleanse pores deeply, balance oil production and thwart bacteria that can instigate breakouts and acne.
Try it: Mix one teaspoon sea salt with four ounces of warm water in small spray bottle until salt dissolves. Mist on clean, dry skin, avoiding eyes. Use daily or twice daily.

3. Softening Body Scrub


Salt is a gentle natural exfoliate that sloughs off dead skin. It also has minerals to soften skin and restore hydration.
Try it: Mix a quarter-cup salt and a half-cup olive oil or softened coconut oil into a thick paste. If desired, add 10 drops of your favorite essential oil. Apply in the shower with a cloth, loofah, or the palms of your hands, gently scrubbing your skin in a circular motion.

4. Rejuvenating Scrub
Salt is a skin-softening exfoliant that restores the skin. Aloe vera hydrates, heals, and aids skin cell turnover, while lavender is a natural antiseptic that increases circulation.
Try it: Mix together a half-cup salt, a quarter-cup pure aloe vera juice or gel, a quarter-cup oil (your choice!), one tablespoon dried lavender flowers, and 10 drops essential oil of lavender. The resulting mixture should form a thick paste; if it’s too dry, add a few extra drops of oil. Apply in the shower with a cloth, loofah, or the palms of your hands, gently scrubbing your skin in a circular motion.

5. Relaxing Salt Bath
Science has proven that salt absorbs dirt, grime, and toxins and cleanses your skin’s pores deeply. Salt’s mineral content helps restore the protective barrier in skin and helps it hold hydration. You may notice that your skin won’t wrinkle or prune after a good, long soak in salted water, which is evidence that a salt bath helps your skin keep its moisture. The magnesium in sea salt may also help reduce water retention (i.e., bloating) in the body.
Try it: Add one-third cup salt to a tub filled with warm water, and swish to dissolve the salt. Soak for 15 to 30 minutes.

6. Anti-Dandruff Scalp Treatment
Salt helps loosen and remove existing flakes while stimulating circulation for a healthy scalp. The ingredient also absorbs excess oil and moisture to prevent fungal growth and inhibit the root of dandruff.
Try it: Part your hair a few times, and sprinkle one to two teaspoons of salt on your scalp. Using wet fingers, massage your scalp gently and thoroughly for 10 to 15 minutes (if you can recruit someone to do this for you, it is very relaxing!). Wash and condition your hair with your favorite products. The results will be immediate.

7. Natural Mouth Wash

Salt acts as a disinfectant to kill the bacteria that can cause bad breath and gingivitis.
Try it: Mix together a half-teaspoon salt, a half-teaspoon baking soda, and a quarter-cup water until the salt dissolves. Swish the solution around in your mouth and between teeth. Spit, then rinse.

8. Teeth Whitener
Salt and baking soda are both gentle abrasives that will help remove stains and brighten teeth. Salt also has a natural source of fluoride, which is a bonus for your teeth and gums.
Try it: Mix one teaspoon salt and two teaspoons baking powder. Dip a damp toothbrush in the mixture, and brush teeth normally. If the taste is too intense, try putting a dab of toothpaste on the brush before dipping it in the mixture.

9. Nail Brightening Treatment
Salt softens cuticles and skin and strengthens nails. Baking soda and lemon work to reduce yellowing and stains for brighter, healthier-looking nails.
Try it: Mix one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon lemon juice, and a half-cup warm water in a small bowl. Soak nails in the solution for 10 minutes, then scrub with a soft brush. Rinse hands, and moisturize.

Enjoy the experience.
#stay Tickled.

May Your Road Be Rough...


I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every year. I therefore repeat, may you have a hard time this year, may there be plenty of troubles for you this year! If you are not so sure what you should say back, why not just say, ‘Same to you’? I ask for no more.


Our successes are conditioned by the amount of risk we are ready to take. Earlier on today I visited a local farmer about three miles from where I live. He could not have been more than fifty-five, but he said he was already too old to farm vigorously. He still suffered, he said, from the physical energy he displayed as a farmer in his younger days. Around his hut were two pepper bushes. There were kokoyams growing round him. There were snail shells which had given him meat. There must have been more around the banana trees I saw. He hardly ever went to town to buy things. He was self-sufficient. The car or the bus, the television or the telephone, the newspaper, Vietnam or Red China were nothing to him. He had no ambitions whatsoever, he told me. I am not sure if you are already envious of him, but were we all to revert to such a life, we would be practically driven back to cave dwelling. On the other hand, try to put yourself into the position of the Russian or the America astronaut. Any moment now the count, 3, 2, 1, is going to go, and you are going to be shot into the atmosphere and soon you will be whirling round our earth at the speed of six miles per second. If you get so fired into the atmosphere and you forget what to do to ensure return to earth, one of the things that might happen to you is that you could become forever satellite, going round the earth until you die of starvation and even then your body would continue the gyration!

Try to put yourself into the position of the Russian or the America astronaut. Any moment now the count, 3, 2, 1, is going to go, and you are going to be shot into the atmosphere and soon you will be whirling round our earth at the speed of six miles per second. If you get so fired into the atmosphere and you forget what to do to ensure return to earth, one of the things that might happen to you is that you could become forever satellite, going round the earth until you die of starvation and even then your body would continue the gyration!

When, therefore, you are being dressed up and padded to be shot into the sky, you know only too well that you are going on the roughest road man had ever trodden. The Americans and Russians who have gone were armed with the great belief that they would come back. But I cannot believe that they did not have some slight foreboding on the contingency of their non-return. It is their courage for going in spite of these apprehensions that makes the world hail them so loudly today.

The big fish is never caught in shallow waters. You have to go into the open sea for it. The biggest businessmen make decisions with lighting speed and carry them out with equal celerity. They do not dare delay or dally. Time would pass them by if they did. The biggest successes are preceded by the greatest of heart-burnings. You should read the stories of the bomber pilots of World War II. The Russian pilot, the German pilot, the American or the British pilot suffered exactly the same physical and mental tension the night before a raid on enemy territory. There were no alternative routes for those who most genuinely believed in victory for their side.

When my sisters and I were young and we slept on our small mats round our mother, she always woke up at 6a.m. for morning prayers. She always said prayers on our behalf but always ended with something like this: ‘May we not enter into any dangers or get into any difficulties this day.’ It took me almost thirty years to dislodge the canker-worm in our mother’s sentiments. I found, by hard experience, that all that is noble and laudable was to be achieved only through difficulties and trials and tears and dangers. There are no other roads.

You cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs, throughout the world, there is no paean without pain. Jawaharlal Nehru has put it so well. I am paraphrasing him. He wants to meet his troubles in a frontal attack. He wants to see himself tossed into the aperture between the two horns of the bull. Being there, he determines he is going to win and, therefore, such a fight requires all his faculties.

When my sisters and I were young and we slept on our small mats round our mother, she always woke up at 6a.m. for morning prayers. She always said prayers on our behalf but always ended with something like this: ‘May we not enter into any dangers or get into any difficulties this day.’ It took me almost thirty years to dislodge the canker-worm in our mother’s sentiments. I found, by hard experience, that all that is noble and laudable was to be achieved only through difficulties and trials and tears and dangers. There are no other roads.

If I was born into a royal family and should one day become a constitutional king, I am inclined to think I should go crazy. How could I, from day to day, go on smiling and nodding approval at somebody else’s successes for an entire lifetime? When Edward the Eighth (now Duke of Windsor) was a young, sprightly Prince of Wales, he went to Canada and shook so many hands that his right arm nearly got pulled out of its socket. It went into a sling and he shook hands thenceforth with his left hand. It would appear he was trying his utmost to make a serious job out of downright sinecurism.

You cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs, throughout the world, there is no paean without pain. Jawaharlal Nehru has put it so well. I am paraphrasing him. He wants to meet his troubles in a frontal attack. He wants to see himself tossed into the aperture between the two horns of the bull. Being there, he determines he is going to win and, therefore, such a fight requires all his faculties.

Life, if it is going to be abundant, must have plenty of hills and vales. It must have plenty of sunshine and rough weather. It must be rich in obfuscation and perspicacity. It must be packed with days of danger and of apprehension.

When I walk into the dry but certainly cool morning air of every January 1st, I wish myself plenty of tears and of laughter, plenty of happiness and unhappiness, plenty of failures and successes. Plenty of abuse and praise. It is impossible to win ultimately without a rich measure of intermixture in such a menu. Life would be worthless without the lot. We do not achieve much in this country because we are all so scared of taking risks. We all want the smooth and well-paved roads. While the reason the Americans and others succeeded so well is that they took such great risks.

If, therefore, you are out in this New Year 1964, to win any target you have set for yourself, please accept my prayers and your elixir. May your road be rough!

*This article by Dr. Tai Solarin, educationist, founder of the iconic Mayflower School, Ikenne and political activist was first published by Nigerian Tribune newspaper and was a favourite read of teenagers in the secondary school book, Practical English.The article has now been archived by Suleiman Dave Bola-Babs of the Tai Solarin Organisation and Rerodan.

Monday 4 January 2016

"A Minority Party Will Be Uplifted In Nigeria"... T.B Joshua.



After an eight month absence, Nigerian ‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua returned to his Lagos-based church, The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), on Sunday 3rd January 2016 with more prophetic revelations concerning Africa.


Speaking on the Nigerian political scene, Joshua declared that a minority party would soon rise to significance. “One of the minority parties will be lifted up and reckoned with,” he told congregants. “Let us pray for God’s love and unity in Nigeria.”

It would be recalled that Joshua allegedly predicted the rise of the current ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), in 2010.

Joshua further called for prayers for Nigeria’s new Agriculture Minister, Audu Ogbeh. “We have to pray for God to sustain him because much is expected from him,” Joshua declared, alluding to his earlier advice for the government to invest heavily in the agricultural sector.

The cleric also ‘prophesied’ extensively concerning Southern Africa and the challenges the region would face in 2016, particularly the farming industry.

“There will be little rain at the wrong time, which is not good for farming,” Joshua warned. “Many farmers will be discouraged,” he continued, calling on the government to build “dams and irrigation mechanism using available water from the sea.”

He further warned Southern African nations not to yield to any temptation to surrender their industries to foreign companies because of the challenges that would arise.

Speaking in his usual parabolic tone, Joshua called for prayers for the regional leaders as “the ending of February to April are very peculiar months in the Southern African sub-region.”

Joshua further gave a global warning concerning the volatile North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “I am seeing an ‘arrow’ from there and it will affect the world,” he declared, adding that North Korea possessed weaponry that most countries were unaware of.

“The war we are fighting already in Syria is still there. We cannot afford another one again,” he stated, calling for those involved to embrace peace.

“There are going to be unusual, uncommon challenges this year 2016 but in challenges, we children of God flourish,” he added, encouraging congregants and viewers of his popular television station Emmanuel TV.

Followers of the Nigerian ‘Prophet’ were delighted to see his return to the pulpit, claiming his unusual prolonged absence was for ‘spiritual fortification’.

“Can you see that your pastor did not go on holiday,” Joshua jokingly told the crowd after he had moved in the midst of the huge congregation, ministering ‘deliverance’ and ‘prophecy’.

The service had over 3,000 foreigners in attendance, including those who had travelled from the Eastern European nations of Ukraine and Russia.

Joshua’s last public appearance at The SCOAN was in April 2015, shortly before his ‘Miracle Crusade’ in the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City which allegedly attracted over 150,000 attendees.

Source: African Spotlight