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GAMBIA SAYS NO TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
The Gambian government has introduced a ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM ) which comes into effect immediately. The country’s leader – President Yahya Jammeh made a public proclamation outlawing the ancient practice. He reportedly pointed out that since his country was in the twenty first century, practices such as FGM have no place…
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MY SHEA OBSESSIONS, MY SECRET !
Hey Everyone and I hope you are doing great. My weekend didn’t start well; the killings in Paris, Beirut….so much hurt going on around the world. Let us continue to pray for Love, Peace and the end of religious extremism and ideologies. I am excited to say I have been natural for almost four years;…
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WHYTE’S NATURAL HAIR TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
Not like I am a pro or expert when it comes to natural hair ………but being natural for almost 4 years should make me one right? Anyway, I lovvveeee my hair and watching it grow, gives me the feeling of contentment. I am not usually patient with humans or even with a slow internet but…
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BREASTFEEDING STORIES-NICHOLAS KRISTOF PROVES A POINT
I read this I thought to share this write up by Nicholas Kristof. He calls it “The Breast Milk Elixir” I have a read a couple of his books and write-ups and I love them. Also, I also to follow him on Twitter, finds his tweets very interesting too. Nicholas Donabet Kristof is an…
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BREASTFEEDING STORIES; SISI YEMMIE SHARES HER STORY
Getty Images Hey Lovelies, We all know how important Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) is to both mothers and their newborns but research has shown that there are still challenges. According to the NDHS, only 17 percent of babies in Nigeria are exclusively breastfed and this is really low compared to Ghana and other African countries. Remember…
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WHYTE’S WEEKEND REVIEW; SHOPPING, DOMINO’S AND COLD STONE
Hey Lovelies, I hope you all had a great weekend. My Saturday was awesome! You know I have been to busy with work and other personal stuff going here and there….. well, I got an invite from my Mom (God bless her for ever!) to go shopping with her and her grand kids….that made my…
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STEAMED PLANTAIN WITH SPINACH AND BEEF STEW
Hey Lovelies, How body? I had planned to put this up weeks ago but that evil spirit called ‘procrastination’ did not leave me alone. Anyway, here it is oh boiled plantain with spinach and beef stew. I say beef with a lot of guilt in my mind. To be sincere, I have tried to keep…
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14 DATA ON NUTRITION THAT SHOULD MAKE US SHOUT ‘HELL NO!"
Hey Lovelies, I had a busy week at work this week and I had some blog postings to put up but I seriously needed to focus because my career depended on the output and at some point I almost gave up trying but guess what…I conquered it and here I am smiling like jollof rice.…
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