I was out with a friend for lunch and when we got talking about how expensive most things had gotten, we found that we were moaning about the same things. Food, car running, clothing, telephone, data and treats such as we were having that afternoon; just being able to take yourself out for lunch. If you are like me, your grocery bill must have more than tripled over the last 3 or so years, while …
Many things can make a human being snap at any time, but what happens to a parent when their innocent happy child suddenly comes down with an illness over which they have no power is only best imagined. In the movie Miracles From Heaven, Jennifer Garner acts the role of a mother tossed into the near crazy zone when the family discovers that their 10 year old daughter has a rare and incurable disease. Refusing …
Dear Bloomer, Remember that popular scripture in Ecclesiastes 3? The one about times and seasons? There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal… There’s so much to draw from it, but the most obvious lesson is the fact that there are and will be …
by Ekemini Udoh I decided to go “Natural” when I realized that my hair was breaking excessively. Surprisingly, going Natural didn’t stop my hair from breaking. Severe breakage inspired my quest for knowledge on how to groom a healthy Natural hair. I could literally see over two hundred strands of hair in my comb every time I combed my hair. I didn’t count it though, but it was a lot and that really got me …
Ekpang Nkwukwo is an African meal that is peculiar to the Efik and Ibibio people of the South South-Eastern Nigeria; the Cross River and Akwa Ibom States of Nigeria particularly. Ekpang Nkwukwo is so special that it is reserved for special occasions. It is made of freshly grated cocoyam, wrapped in leafy greens and slowly simmered with various types of fresh or smoked meat, fish, crayfish, red oil and other spices depending on the individual’s …
