Album Of The Year

you're in Africa and u've nt listnd 2 @RicHassani #africangentleman dunno wat u're doing wit ur lyf,bin outsyd Africa is also nt an excuse.

— godinflesh🇳🇬 (@longgungodwin) September 16, 2017

I know there are still three months left in this year, but really, wow,
African Gentleman
by Ric Hassani 

✖️This album is beautiful, backed with a smooth voice....I love it✖️ @RicHassani #AfricanGentleman pic.twitter.com/yXTsfyxChU

— Omni Sekkei (@OmniSekkei) September 5, 2017

Argue in the comments. Which 2017 album is better?  Lorde's?  Kendrick?  Jhené, Big Sean, ...? 
Something else from Africa?  Simisola?  My friend, stop arguing. 

My name is Ric Hassani. I'm a Singer & Song-writer. Watch the video for my single 'Only You' on YouTube! Here: https://t.co/N3jpUEzMkR pic.twitter.com/KKrrskaytF

— Ric Hassani (@RicHassani) August 1, 2017

The artist is touring.  Follow on twitter, facebook, instagram.    

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You should know by now: you deserve a gentleman :) 

STARGAZER Debate: Astrology OR Astronomy

 I know a little bit 
about a lot of things 
but I don't know enough about you
- Peggy Lee song

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In the USA? How? Why? What Happened?

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for the love of country

"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
-Adlai E. Stevenson pic.twitter.com/7znaiAqaW7

— Aisha Augie-Kuta (@AishaAK49) April 15, 2017

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Fabulous stories you possibly read in school

Please RETWEET if you would see an adaptation of any of these in the cinema pic.twitter.com/ryNoZQJPx7

— FILMMAKER🇳🇬 (@DirectorSolomon) August 7, 2016

...and if you didn't read them in school, well, learning never stops, right?  ENJOY! 

More fine African literature (some for free) here

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Weekend MUSIC: Sing Along, Urban Brit edition

D-Ream - Things Can Only Get Better

Skepta - No Security

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Watch this #quickvid

This Muslim girl is a martial arts champion, but her mother is scared to let her go fight. pic.twitter.com/L65BTIL3KQ

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 9, 2017

You will also L❤VE 3Sisters, my first novel. 

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#woman #culture

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair @stephsinclairpix // Josephine Kulea was 9 years old, every other week, one of her classmates would stop coming to school. One by one they were first circumcised and then married off to men more than 30 to 40 years older than them, many of whom were already married to other women. Kulea was somewhat fortunate. Though she was circumcised in preparation for marriage, she had the support of her mother, who championed her education and resisted family pressure to marry her off at a young age. Kulea has since helped create the @SamburuGirlsFoundation, which rescues girls escaping traditional practices, such as child marriage and female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation / cutting (FGM/C). “[Our work] is very difficult, because there is no political will or support,” said Kulea, noting that even though the law supports her efforts, the very traditional community adamantly resists any change in these rituals. Earlier this year, Kenya became the 19th country to join the African Union's Campaign to End Child Marriage, which aims to speed up change across Africa by encouraging governments to develop strategies to raise awareness of child marriage and address it’s harmful repercussions. Since then, the effort has attracted a burgeoning roster of child advocates, from government officials and religious authorities to traditional leaders and former child brides—all committed to serving as champions of change in Africa. . This image is part of a 175-image exhibition titled “Too Young to Wed,” which is the inaugural exhibition at the new L’Arche du Photojournalisme, atop at the prestigious Grand Arche de la Defense in Puteaux, Paris. Many of the images were made #onassignment for @natgeo. The show, which opened June 1 and runs through Sept. 24, is complete with educational information about the dangers of #childmarriage and the efforts underway around the world to end the practice – including our work at our nonprofit organization of the same name, @TooYoungToWed. @letoitdelagrandearche #samburugirlsfoundation #girls #letgirlslearn #girlseducation #kenya #paris #africanchampionsforchange

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Spent the day at the #nationalmuseumlagos , unfortunately we aren't permitted to take pics in most of the areas but It was super fun to take a step back in history. It was great to see the important role beads played in our various cultures, from currency to fashion for both men and women. The atrocities men got up too and the codes women had to adhere to in the past where sometimes hilarious and other times sickening. Appreciative of how far we've come but aware that we've got so much further to go. #myhistory

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Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid -- Prior to attending Imuget le nkarna (celebration of 10 years as a warrior) Samburu moran (warriors) wash by the edge of a dam before applying red ochre to their bodies. The Samburu are know as the ‘butterfly people’ by other warrior tribes, because of the bright colours they dress in and their flamboyant body adornments. They live in the northern highlands of Kenya. The Samburu have an ancient connection to elephant, they require elephant dung to marry and consider them sacred. Any Samburu that kills an elephant brings ‘alanna’ a curse upon his family. Across Africa growing populations and deepening poverty have intensified the battle between man and animals for the same land and environmental resources. Increasingly, animals are pushed into smaller pockets of wilderness, their migration routes closed off, and their water supplies damned and irrigated for crops. Illegal poaching and hunting has decimated their numbers. At the same time, rural farmers have learned to mistrust wildlife, killing those animals who have encroached further onto their land. If wildlife conservation is to succeed, it is imperative to find a way for man and animal to coexist in suitable harmony --From work and projects documenting community conservation #withbutterfliesandwarriors --To see more of my work and projects follow me @chancellordavid and here @natgeo #withbutterfliesandwarriors #communityconservation #nopoaching #forrangers #kenya #samburu #rhino #elephant @francescamaffeogallery @hellokiosk @kinetic_six

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Fun times @re.le gallery. One of my favorite pieces, not sure what the artist had in mind when he created it but It made me think of dreamcatchers and promises of dreams yet to be fulfilled. ❤🇳🇬 check out my Insta stories for more and do go see their current exhibition #ayoola if you are in lagos. Wearing my fresh water pearl and lapis necklace

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Photo by @paleyphoto (Matthieu Paley). How is life in a remote village in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountains, near the border with Afghanistan? Last summer, I spent a couple of weeks there with my family; you can read my story titled “Home on the Range" in the latest National Geographic magazine. Here, a bride awaits the arrival of her husband. For years, marriages in this region had been arranged by the bride’s and groom’s parents. Today, many couples meet on social media sites or while at university and refer with pride to their bonds as “arranged love marriages”. Visit @paleyphoto for more images from this story @natgeocreative #Pakistan #Karakoram #gojal #Wakhi #weddingdress

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"I want to become an engineer to help rebuild my city” says Aysha, who attends a UNICEF-supported primary school in Mosul, Iraq. © UNICEF/UN072407/Rfaat

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#PalmWineMusic on the Mainland this weekend

Shey You're Looking For That Palmwine Vibe? 

Oh Yes

Last month, the camp rocked Ikoyi at Bogobiri House.  See photos.

Crowd filled with New faces and Day 1's 💚 🙏🏾 @ the people you know 📸@ministercairo #bang #palmwinesessions

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Next up, Lagos Mainland.
Let's go there.

Live Palmwine Sessions back this weekend🌴🌴 This time we will be on the mainland with the entire gang!! Come vibe with us @subterraneailp (Retail Hub Ilupeju/Spar) on Sunday with some amazing new acts and the Palmwine Gang @bojonthemicrophone @ladipoe @tomithomas_los @odunsitheengine @ajebutter22 @funbimusic cc @fomo.lagos @bellaadeleke #bang

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Trying to remember directions to Ilupeju, that's like Anthony-Obanikoro, like Ikeja-ish, I had one job there recently - long story.  No wahala.  We must bubble.  We will be dere.  Shey they'll have the famous yellow cups and palm wine sha?  :D 


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Hmmm, @FalzTheBahdGuy are you still #SingleToStupor ? #Anniversary

In need ov azziztant. Situation critica'. Tap Twize if u can relate. @ African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel https://t.co/a2RO9VUKUf

— #Jeje (@falzthebahdguy) September 5, 2015

In need ov azziztant. Situation critica'. Tap Twize if u can relate.

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Be that as it may, the situation is critical: I am #SingleToStupor  🤣
Lol.
Like so many Nigerians abeg.  The young man started a trend lol. 

When people ask what you look for in a guy and you're just staring like 😩 "I don't even know again, bring the one you have #SingleToStupor

— Shimmer (@AllyShimmer) September 17, 2015

#SingleToStupor because the only text that wakes you in the morning is from 4100, 5020, 55336 😭😭😭😭

— Sisi Zolanski (@Isab33lla) September 17, 2015

Group hug. 

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So You Want To Be A Politician?

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OMOWUNMI EDET Becomes Commissioner In ONDO State + What The LAGOS Ex-Lawmaker Told City People - FULL INTERVIEW

"...All these while, I was still having babies, and I am blessed with 3 children. Now, I am a potential grandmother so to say. I later stumbled into politics, which I once regarded as an aberration as a fulltime pastor. I have been a Pastor and planted several churches. I started full time ministry in 1988 as an assistant pastor. I went to a bible school in 1991 and graduated in 1994. I was ordained by Pastor Ben Enoch of Communion Chapel in 1995. God ministered to me to minister to people and I started an NGO through, which I reach the people, the headquarters of the organisation is in Ghana. It was after one of my trips to Ghana that the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) was sensitising Christians to go into politics and I heeded the call, which was what led me into politics.

In 1999, I contested for the post of Councillor, and I lost at the primaries, but I didn’t give up. Again, in 2002, I came out and I lost. Later parties came and one endorsed me as its candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) 2003 election, but I lost. All that put together, I lost three elections, and I won two, which were what brought me into LSHA. I have been serving Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 2, since 2007 and my people are happy to identify with me. I live among them and I am one person who can say that I have been able to facilitate several projects in my constituency. My family and my people are proud of me. I have been able to run a good race... "

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Weekend MUSIC Extra Thick

The Way You Are - Darey


All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor


Thim Slick - Fabolous ft Jeremih

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