Is shea butter good for your skin? Must Read

When the weather outside is frightful, your skin is usually anything but delightful. In fact, it may be as dry as the air outside. And no one wants to experience a parched, flaky complexion that feels tight or itchy. While you may be tempted to slather on a heavy-duty moisturizer like natural shea butter, dermatologists warn that this cream isn't the best option.
 
Shea butter, which is extracted from the nut of the African shea tree, is a rich, cream-colored substance that has natural soothing and moisturizing properties. "The moisturizers present in shea butter are some of the same moisturizers that the sebaceous glands produce," says Jody Levine, M.D., clinical instructor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

Shea butter is full of nutrients, including vitamin A, which has many healing properties and has been known to aid in treating blemishes, wrinkles, eczema and dermatitis, as well as burns and even stretch marks. Shea butter is also packed with antioxidants like vitamin E , as well as polyphenols and phytonutrients. These ingredients make shea butter an anti-inflammatory, which is why it works so well at moisturizing and soothing all types of skin (and can be found in skin and hair products galore).

And while pure shea butter is great for hydrating most of your skin (it's commonly used in body moisturizing creams), it should not be used on the face. "It's very rich and can make some people break out," explains Joshua Zeichner, M.D., director of cosmetic and clinical research at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Instead of using the pure kind (usually labeled Class A), look for moisturizers that contain shea butter, like L'Occitane Ultra Rich Face Cream with Shea Butter, as well as several other moisturizing ingredients like glycerin. In general, it's a good idea to only use products targeted at facial skin on your face, as they are typically noncomedogenic, meaning they won't clog pores.

See Photos: Checkout The Inside Of Prince Of Saudi Alwaleed Bin Talal’s Private Jet

Alwaleed Bin Talal is Kinh Abdullah's nephew and also the grandson of Giad Al Solh, Lebanon's first prime minister.

This Saudi Prince is the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, a Forbes Global 2000 company and has investment in different American Groups.



OK, let me explain so you know what this is. You know those huge commercial airlines we fly for international travels? The airbus A380 is the largest of them all and this Saudi Prince customized one of them for his private use.

He bought it for a whooping $400million and used another $100million to customize it to his taste. Saudi Oil Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns the largest private jet in the world, called the ‘Flying Palace’

Photos after the cut:

Fresh Cases Of Bird Flu In Kano And Lagos

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday announced that there has been unusual high mortality in two poultry farms and live bird markets in Kano and Lagos States, Punch reports.



It said samples forwarded to the National Veterinary Research Institute tested positive for H5 strain of Avian Influenza Virus, otherwise known as bird flu, adding that confirmatory samples were sent to the International Reference Laboratory in Padova, Italy, for further characterisation. Avian influenza, known informally as Avian flu or bird flu, refers to influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds. Influenza, commonly known as ‘flu’ is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. The ministry, in a statement, noted that it had taken some measures in the affected sites to contain the reported outbreaks.

 According to the FMARD, it had quarantined the infected premises and placed restriction of movement of poultry and poultry products into and out of areas around infected premises.

It said, “All state directors of veterinary services and the Federal Capital Territory, Poultry Association of Nigeria and other stakeholders have been informed and advised to be on alert with intensified bio-security measures to avert possible spread of the disease to other states.

“The World Organisation for Animal Health and Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resource and development partners have been appropriately notified in compliance with our statutory international obligations.”

It added that it had ensured immediate reactivation of all animal health component of the Emergency Preparedness Plan on bird flu for Nigeria, adding that the conduct of surveillance activities around infected areas to determine the level of spread of the disease was being undertaken.

FMARD said, “All stakeholders in the poultry industry are urged to enhance hygienic practices (bio-security measures) which include, but not limited to, regular disinfection, proper disposal of dead carcasses and poultry products and timely reporting of mortalities in poultry and other bird species to veterinary authorities.

“We wish to assure the public that, given our experiences in handling previous outbreaks and with your full cooperation in the implementation of containment measures, we are determined to contain this disease again within a short time. We will keep you informed as events unfold.”

Kim's Kid Sister, Kylie Jenner Pregnant? New Photo Sparks Tyga Baby Rumors

Is Kylie Jenner pregnant with Tyga's baby? That's the latest rumor going around, and while it's likely just that - a rumor - she's in no hurry to squash it.

On the contrary. Not unlike the Kylie boob job rumours or the chatter about her fuller, plumper lips, she's more than content to let the rumors fester.

That or full on egg them on.

Ever since the first stories surfaced about 17-year-old Kylie possibly dating Tyga, the 25-year-old rapper and family friend, the rumors intensified:

• She's not just dating him, she's IN love with him!
• She went on tour abroad with him (the legal age of consent is 18 here in the U.S., but in Europe, she's good to go)!
• She's pregnant with Tyga's baby!

It's silly, mostly, but she hasn't denied it ... and then she posts what has to be ger first ever selfie wearing an over-sized jacket while covering her belly.
The caption, of course, was blank. All the better to let us speculate!

According to In Touch, which hilariously reports her pregnancy as fact, Kylie loves Tyga and sees a future with him," the source said. "She's happy."

She's over the moon that she's pregnant, supposedly.
Kris Jenner? Not so much. Momager is pissssed!

"She was screaming, telling Kylie she was going to kill her and that she never should have let this happened," the source said. "Kris tried to ban Kylie from dating Tyga."
"Kylie told her to mind her own business."


Is there any way she's pregnant!?

Hard Work: Aljazeera Followed Basketmouth to his Alma Mater for Documentary(See Photos)

As they say that hard work really pays, this Nigerian comedian has worked his way into great opportunities........

Aljazeera, the giant TV Network are doing a documentary on him, so they followed him to his secondary school, United Christian Secondary School, Apapa Lagos. 

Another photo below...

Nigerian Comedian, Basketmouth Visits Alma Mater (See Photos)

Popular Nigerian comedian Basketmouth, Bright Okpocha visited his school, United Christian Secondary School Apapa ,Lagos.

Basketmouth shared these photos on Instagram as he visited his alma mater and captioned the photo "And today I visited my secondary school, seated on the same seat (at least the same corner) I sat 20yrs ago in my classroom". After his secondary school education he went on to  University Of Benin where he studied sociology and anthropology.

The now popular comedian who goes on tour to foreign countries to share the world his hilarious jokes didn't always start out as a comedian. He began his career as a rapper and delved into comedy in 1990.
Basketmouth who is a Glo Mobile ambassador  has a yearly comedy called Basketmouth Uncensored and is married with two kids.

Bruce Jenner: "Life as a Woman" Magazine Cover Outrages Kris Jenner - See Photo

The cover for the newest issue of In Touch magazine shows Bruce Jenner as a woman wearing full makeup and a silk scarf.

The image is Photoshopped, but it's still likely to leave readers with the impression that Bruce's transition into a woman is all but complete.

If there's anyone who knows about the power of perception and how easily the public is swayed, it's Kris Jenner. That might be why Bruce's ex is reportedly very angry about the way her former husband is being portrayed in the media.

Sources tell TMZ that Kris flew into a rage when she saw the doctored In Touch cover. Apparently, even though they're no longer together, Kris remains fiercely protective of Bruce and his image.

"It's just mean to do whether or not it's true," Kris reportedly said to a friend.

This is in sharp contrast to previous reports that claimed Kris mocks Bruce for his desire to transition into presenting as a woman.

Perhaps now that he's no longer her husband, she doesn't care if he rocks makeup and women's clothes.

Ironically, the same sources who say Kris is infuriated report that Bruce isn't bothered by the way he's portrayed by the tabloids.

"He doesn't even pay attention to half this stuff," says one insider. We guess 13 years of being married into the Kardashian family would give you a thick skin when it comes to negative press attention.

LOL! Church Beg Members On Indecent Dressing To Church With This Entrance Post - See Photo

When some ladies dress to church the same way they dress to club, things like this happen.

This notice was spotted at a Church in Ibadan, Oyo State appealing to ladies to stop wearing seductive dresses to church.....

Will they ever hear?

For Ladies – Reasons High Heels Are Bad For You

It is not very hard for fashionable women to sacrifice comfort for fashion. High heels are a classic example of this. A number of studies have illustrated the detrimental effects of high heels. Dr. Ava Shamban, a certified dermatologist and author of Heal Your Skin, says, “High heels put all your body’s weight on our forefoot, causing you to adjust the rest of your body to maintain balance.” These studies have revealed that they tend to add extra pressure on the inside of your knee, alter muscles and tendon structure. 

So, read on to know more about how this fashion fad is slowly damaging your body.

Should you shun your stilettos?

High heels tend to place excess force on the inside of your knee, also known as medial meniscus. This is a known risk factor for joint degeneration and osteoarthritis. High heels also tend to alter your posture, which causes your ankles to tilt inward and destabilizes your ankle joints.

Studies have revealed that the knee joint pressure increases by almost 25% when a woman wears high heels. They also tend to impair your balance, thus exposing you to a greater risk of falling. You could end up with a broken or a sprained ankle because of that.

This fashion comes at a price.....

It is hard not to feel strong, confident and sexy when you slip on a pair of high heel shoes but it affects your feet, back and posture in more ways than one.

High heels force your foot into a painful position and could lead to hammertoes, corns and bunions as well.

They lead to benign growth of nerve tissues at the base of your foot, also known as Morton’s neuroma. This leads to terrible pain and numbness in your toes.

Long exposure to high heels also increases the risk of joint pain in the ball of your foot, medically known as Metatarsalgia.

It also adds pressure on your forefoot.

Your calf muscles tend to contract and adjust to the angle of high heels leading them to shorten or tighten, and subsequently causing you pain.

Should you ditch those heels?

Poorly constructed shoes or slippers with heels can wreak havoc on your feet. However reasonable, comfortable heels can make you look elegant and cause little pain to your feet. Shorter (1 ½ to 2 inches) heels reduce the severity of such aches and pains.

Here are some more ways in which you can protect yourself from the harmful havoc your shoes wreak on your body:

Use comfort insoles or cushions, if you cannot resist heels on a daily basis.

Only wear high heels when you are attending events where you do not have to stand for a long period of time.

While going for high heels, always opt for good brand names. This way you have more chances of finding ergonomically designed shoes, which would be more comfortable.

Go for shoes in natural materials, such as suede, leather and rubber. These would fit your feet better.

Always try shoes on both the feet and walk around for a few seconds, before buying them.

Shoes with pointed toes are likely to cramp your toes and cause more damaging effects. So, go for wide toe shoes.

Now you know about the harm and damage that your loved heels are causing to your body. So, what will you be choosing next: comfort or fashion?

Say What......? Meet The Man With The Largest Hips On Earth (Photos)

Meet 20 year Old up and coming singer Micah.
He is a man, but he has hips that are as large as that of a female.

His measurements are –

• Chest: 41.5
• Waist: 37
• Butt/hips: 63.

See More Photos Of Micah

 

Meet 20 year Old up and coming singer Micah.
He is a man, but he has hips that are as large as that of a female.
His measurements are –

• Chest: 41.5
• Waist: 37
• Butt/hips: 63
.

See More Photos Of Micah
- See more at: http://www.forumspotz.net/meet-the-man-with-the-largest-hips-on-instagram-photos/#sthash.qFSEBfBa.dpuf

Job Satisfaction Comes From Being Grateful For What You Already Have - Please Read

It is not the material things that make us happy. It comes from our dreams, setting goals and achieving them. It comes from acts of kindness. It comes from being grateful for what you already have. It comes from contentment. True happiness comes from inside.

Those, who focus on their possession and the money they earn can´t be truly happy.

I think people get caught up with wanting the "next" thing. They feel they will only be happy once they get a new job, get a promotion, make more money, go on a nice vacation, get a new car.

However, as soon as they get one of those things, they feel an initial satisfaction, but then they get bored with it, the high fades and then they start wanting the next thing.
If people can't get past finding happiness externally, they will never learn how to be contented with what they have.

For those job seekers who already have a job but are looking for greener pastures, please put in your best at work and learn to be contented with what you have (a lot of people don't even have any). That does not mean you should not aspire to grow.

If you keep complaining and never contented with a N50,000 job, trust me, a N1 million job won't be enough and therefore can't give you that happiness you seek.

It is a vicious cycle with lots of dissatisfaction in it!


Know thy pocket, live within your means and work harder to achieve your dreams.

Try as much as possible to make yourself happy at every point in time, so that when a "Good Job" comes, it only adds to your happiness. 

Trust me on this.

This post is dedicated to all job seekers who already have a job. Remember, half bread is better than none.

Be contented, happy and grow!

Could It Be a Case Of Hunger? See a Boy Sucking Milk Directly From A Cow’s Breast

From the way he is enjoying the milk direct from the source, I doubt if he will ever be happy if you give him milk in a tin.........

OMG!!! Girl Jumps from 18 Storey Building in Lagos to Escape Facebook Rapist

Ada Nba Agbazue, the 17 year old girl who fell from an Abandoned 18 storey building in Abule-Ajanloco, Lagos, while trying to escape from a facebook lover turned rapist, says that her assailants intended to kill her for ritual purpose after forcefully taking carnal knowledge of her.

Agbazue is currently lying at the Ilemba Ajangbadi hospital in Lagos where she is being treated for multiple fractures and other injuries.

She attributes her being alive to a miracle, stating that she finds it hard to explain her survival.

Nba Agbazue was lured to the abandoned storey building on December 26th by a man she purportedly met on facebook as exclusively reported by Saturday Mirror, last week.

The injured young lady said she is alive to tell her story from the sick bed to teach others to be careful of who they make friends with on social media

.“My being alive is a miracle and I am grateful to God. With what I saw in that room, that man can be a cultist, he can be a ritual killer. He told me that he is a Buccaneer,” she narrated, tearfully.

According to her, a facebook friend she identified as Michael lured her through Facebook to the abandoned building. Agbazue, on that fateful day, got dressed for a date with Michael. Narrating her ordeal, the young girl stated that she got a call on her mobile phone.

“My phone rang and a man said he wanted to speak with me. I don’t know how he got my number but he told me that it was from my Facebook page but he is not my friend on face book. He told me his name is Michael but he is not any of the Michaels that I know.
“I did not see any harm because he said we should meet at the Ile -Nla Bus Stop which is a busy place. When I got to the bus stop, I noticed he was looking at my picture on his phone. He looked up to see my face. He was standing opposite the road,” she narrated.

 Agbazue said she became alarmed at first because the man did not look like the Michael she knew on the face book. At that point, she hastily pointed out that she does not know him.
As if trying to reassure her, the stranger told Agbazue to cross over. Not realizing the mistake in doing so, the girl crossed over. The man touched her and immediately, as narrated, matters changed.

According to her she lost all will to resist the man.

“He touched me and immediately, I lost my senses. I started following him.
It was just him, no other person was with him. He is a young man around 24 or 25 years old. “He told me that he is staying with his mum and brothers in the uncompleted building and they have neighbors. 

He told me that they live in the uncompleted building (an 18 floor abandoned Federal government building). She explained that this was about 4.30 pm, that day
“As we were going inside the building, I saw a lady coming out from the building. I saw passers-by and people playing ball. When we entered, he took me to the fourth floor and
we entered a big room.

I saw clothes. He told me that even the other side has neighbours. “When we continued climbing up the stairs, I told him that I was tired but he pleaded with me. At the walls, I saw some strange diagrams, cultists diagrams painted on the wall. “I saw a human head by the wall.

The head is not fresh but the head has long weave (attachment) on it . I was scared when I saw the head. I wanted to go back but he brought out a knife.

“I was kind of scared but not too scared. He ordered me to keep climbing up into the wider room,” narrated the girl. According to Agbazue, the place looked like an umbrella and has many windows.

 She said that the man ordered her to leave the window. But she saw also that there was the word ‘buccaneer’ on the wall. The man called Michael then told her that he is a Buccaneer. Continuing her narration, the girl said that she saw lots of cultist diagrams on the wall.

“I moved away and he told me to start pulling off my clothes. I told him you are not my husband so I cannot pull off my clothes for you; he told me that I was proving stubborn but I continued to beg him, but the more I begged him the more he used the knife to threaten me. “He said if he calls his friends, it will be too much for me” she said.

 Michael started making calls. He made the first call and he started calling the second person.According to her, the man said that she should not try to run. Now desperate, she moved to the window looking for an escape.

She tried to climb down by holding a pole that she saw. At that point, he ran to her and held her hand, “trying to prevent me from escaping.
I used my other hand to push him and that was how I fell to the ground,” she stated. Residents of the area saw Ada as she fell from the building thinking that she might be an apparition. Police authority however says that Agbazue was a victim of bad facebook relationship.

 

See Photo of Dance Queen, Kaffy and her kids still on bed because of Harmattan...

The husband of Dance queen Kaffy has just shared this very cute of his family.
 
He captioned it "After partying like rockstars I'm sure Sean and his lil sis Princess ELiana would wake up with baby hang overs...see our "roles models" @kaffydance...lol this sleep just got real...saying a big thank you to all who showed up and those who sent their love n gifts.may God almighty richly bless you n keep you to enjoy better years ahead..."
Their baby gal marked her ist birthday yesterday :)  

Just In: Fire Guts Popular Balogun Market On Lagos Island - See Photos

Goods worth millions of naira have were this morning consumed by fire which started around 4:36am at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Spokesman.

 
The fire started from a plaza which housed hundreds of shops and gradually spreads across other buildings. The fire was able to spread fast to other buildings, because the buildings were all built close to each other.  A diamond bank building was also sadly affected. Five plazas and four houses were also razed down in the inferno. Fire fighters have been called and they are doing everything possible to put the fire under control.

See more photos below.
 

Angry Man Kills Crocodile That Ate His Pregnant Wife in Uganda

A furious fisherman has tracked down and killed the 20ft crocodile that ate his pregnant wife, Demeteriya Nabwire. 

 

Demeteriya had gone insearch for firewood on the shores of Nawaikoke in Uganda but when she did not return after several hours, villagers began to panic.

A search party was set up and they were horrified to find the pregnant woman's slippers, bloody toes, fingers and a mobile phone at the spot where she went missing.

It soon became apparent she had been eaten by a giant beast surfacing from the river - the same 1,000kg creature had been blamed for the deaths of six women and children who had disappeared in the past year.


So devastated husband Mubarak Batambuze of Kibuye village, went to the local blacksmith and spent his savings on the sharpest spear possible..

He told Uganda daily newspaper New Vision:

 "I went to a blacksmith and paid him sh20,000 (£4.65) so that he could make me a very sharp spear."

Batambuze went down to the riverbank and managed to find the 20ft beast near to where her remains were found last Sunday.

The 56-year-old took his bloody revenge and hauled his catch up to the shore with the help of five other fishermen.

He is now being hailed a hero by villagers for slaughtering the killer croc, which has terrorised families for over a year.

A village spokesperson was also said to demand compensation from the Ugandan Wildlife Authority for Batambuze's lost wife.

But officials said it's not part of their policy to pay out for people killed by crocodiles and added they are currently capturing reptiles and relocating them to another area.

Kim Kardashian: It’s Been Tough Trying To Conceive a Second Child

Kim Kardashian has opened up about her difficulties conceiving a second child.

An interview with The Daily Mail, Kim has confirmed that efforts thus far has been frustratingly fruitless.
 

"It’s been more challenging to get pregnant the second time around,” Kardashian told the newspaper. “When you’re not planning it, it happens. It’s just how God works.”

The reality star continued: "And when you want it so bad, it’s not happening.”

Kardashian also said she has documented her struggles for Keeping Up with the Kardashians as a way to help other women in similar situations.

In the first extended teaser forKeeping Up with the Kardashians Season 10, viewers see Kardashian talking to sister Khloe about attempting to have a second kid.

We also see Kim visiting a doctor.
"I want a boy and another girl,” Ki recently told Elle UK. “I want it to start happening straight away. I loved being part of a huge family – and I want that for North. We’d do IVF if nothing happens, but we both want to keep trying naturally."