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Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s novel, Americanah, has won the ‘One Book, One New York’ campaign by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and BuzzFeed. The office said on Monday that New Yorkers cast their ballots for the book throughout February and said they wanted millions of residents to read it simultaneously. It stated that the voting, which took place in February, were both online and at interactive digital kiosks on subway platforms. The office added that “finally, Americanah was the book most New Yorkers wanted to read, as 50,000 voters who participated in the #OneBookNY campaign voted for it.” It explained…

Even the most well intentioned initiatives can have negative consequences if you don’t do enough research before launching. Just ask General Mills. The company, famous for cereals like Honey Nut Cheerios, which has a bee as its mascot, recently launched a “Bring Back the Bees” campaign. General Mills gave out 1.5 million wildflower seeds to customers in the hopes the seeds would get planted across the U.S. and help the declining bee population. But some critics have argued that this initiative could actually do more harm than good. Since General Mills gave out the same seeds to customers across the…

Looking for a new way to shake up your sex life? Try one of these sex position tonight! Hip hugger: When the woman is on top, she gets G-spot stimulation, plus she has more control of the rhythm and depth of penetration (deeper penetration also ups the odds of a vaginal orgasm). But in this position, with his hands guiding your hips, you can both drive the bus. Bonus benefit: “It can be difficult for men to keep strong erections when the woman is on top,” says a sexual health educator at the Kinsey Institute, Dr. Debby Herbenick; “but because…

A Kansas City woman who flew to South Florida to get cosmetic surgery died on Thursday night after the procedure went wrong. 25-year-old Ranika Hall, went to Eres Plastic Surgery at 1738 W. 49th St. in Hialeah for the Brazilian Butt Lift procedure. The Hialeah Fire Department was called to the business shortly after the procedure when she lost consciousness and stopped breathing. Hall died an hour later. According to wfla.com, last May, another woman, Heather Meadows, 29 died at the same hospital while undergoing the same procedure, but it’s unclear whether the same doctor performed the surgery on both…

Stephanie Otobo, the 23 year-old lady who claimed that Apostle Johnson Suleman had a romantic affair with her, was docked on Monday in Lagos. She was docked at a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, and accused of conspiracy, blackmail, threat to life and an intent to steal. She was charged along with a 43 year-old, man identified as Wisdom Godstime. The prosecutor, M. A Animashaun, informed the court that the defendants and others at large committed the alleged offence on February 14, 2017, at about 10:30am, at Police College, Ikeja Lagos. NAN.ng. Source: Punch News

Ever heard of vulvodynia? It’s a condition that causes chronic pain, rawness or irritation that comes and goes, burning and sensitivity in the vulva — that outer part of the vagina. Gynaecologists say many things can be responsible for vulvodynia, otherwise known as vagina depression. They are as follow… Washing with too much soap: Any type of soap, however gentle, can be irritating to the labia, says a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Mary Jane Minkin. “The less (soap) you use, the better. Once a day or after a gym session, work…

David Rockefeller, a former head of Chase Manhattan bank and luminary in political and philanthropic circles, died Monday at the age of 101, a spokesman said. He died in his sleep due to congestive heart failure at his home in Pocantico Hills, just north of New York City, spokesman Fraser Seitel said. The last living grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller, he led Chase Manhattan, now part of JPMorgan Chase, in the 1960s and 1970s. Forbes magazine ranked Rockefeller 581st on its annual list of billionaires released Monday with a fortune of $3.3 billion. His accomplishments in finance…

Manchester City face a charge of failing to control their players by the Football Association for their surrounding the referee Michael Oliver when he awarded a penalty in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Oliver, the same referee who was surrounded by Manchester United players in the fractious FA Cup quarter-final with Chelsea last week and resulted in the club being fined £20,000 (23,000 euros, $24,700), awarded a penalty to Liverpool when he judged Gael Clichy to have fouled Roberto Firmino in the 50th minute. “It is alleged that in or around the 50th minute of the fixture, the…

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Gudu, on Monday directed a former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, to engage a new lawyer before April 27. Justice Adebukola Banjoko gave the directive in a ruling, saying it was to prevent further delay in the ex-governor’s trial. The judge gave the directive in an application for withdrawal filed by Dariye’s lawyer, Garuba Pwul (SAN). Pwul, had on March 17, applied to the court to withdraw from further defending Dariye. He had urged the court to grant his application on the ground that by virtue of the…

It’s eviction time in the #BBNaija house and Efe had the tough challenge of nominating four housemates for eviction. Efe, who became the Ultimate Head of House on Sunday, nominated Tboss, Debie-Rise, Bally and Bassey. The housemates were then given 60 seconds to appeal to him. Read some of what they had to say… “Although you’re almost nine years younger than me…”TBoss tries to appeal to Efe, the Ultimate HoH #BBNominations https://t.co/mwLOTxUO3u pic.twitter.com/AcWho4DoHN — Big Brother Naija (@BBNaija) March 20, 2017 “I am someone you can trust.” Bassey pitches his plea to the Ultimate HoH, Efe #BBNominations #BBNaija https://t.co/mwLOTxUO3u pic.twitter.com/dQvU0pDVY6…