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SKIN CARE TIPS

by Senabrushover

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ADERONKE ENOABASI ADEFALUJO

ADENIKE OYETUNDE HER SCAR, HER STORY

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Azuka Ogujiuba

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HEAD OF GRAPHICS Oluwatobi Ogidiolu

SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS Oluwaseyi Akindunbi Oluwapelumi Sharayi

ADENIKE'S STORY IS ONE OF RESILIENCE, TENACITY AND HOPE.

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EDITORS NOTE heart of gratitude, unbreakable strength and tenacious spirit is quite gracious. One lesson I have learnt and I know others would learn after reading her interview is that "anyone can make anything out of their lives irrespective of how life treats them. "For our interview concierge, we spoke with Gbemi Johnson, the CEO of O'Eclat Designs, a company that produces bags and accessories. It's always refreshing to read about ladies who against all odds have managed to do well for themselves and build something out of nothing.

Yomi Casual, one of the most fashionable men in Nigeria took the spot on our men's fashion in this edition, we are seriously feeling the laid back yet strong vibes he emanates. Pretty and stylish Aderonke Enoabasi also caught our attention and we hope you enjoy gawking at her amazing styles as much as we did. You know our love for asoebi styles would never wane and so we bring you an array of lovely outfits worn by Yomisummerhues.

he month of October is specifically set aside to raise awareness about breast cancer and alot of initiatives have been put together to sensitize the public on how they can detect cancer at its earliest stage.

You would agree with me that more than one family member, friend, colleague or acquaintance you know has been affected by cancer, one way or the other and so it's not a novel term. Our cover star for the PG | 5 | SEPTEMBER 2017

month of October is a young lady who, against cancer and it's effect, has chosen to live her life.

Adenike lost her right leg to cancer while she was still in the university and for over ten years now she's had to walk with crutches. To many, it's perfectly okay to remain in a low state with this kind of dilemma, given the segregation and societal negativity that this brings.

However, it's unbelievably refreshing to witness the river of joy that flows within Adenike. Her

Our event pages are filled with beautiful pictures from the Vlisco Connoisseurs of Style and the Curvy Fashion Day Out events. These events typify the actual Lagos Living lifestyle, it's all about partying, networking and having fun.This edition is a fully packed one, we hope you enjoy the business, health and beauty tips we have for you.

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Adenike Oyetunde Adenike's story is one of resilience, tenacity and hope. She's beaten disability and everything that came with it to its own game. She's undeterred and determined to enjoy her life against all odds and in this interview, we get a glimpse into the life of a young woman who has found her rest in her God. TELL US ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND HOW IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU HAD TO HAVE YOUR LEG AMPUTATED amputated my leg on the 4th of February 2006, but prior to that I had been told a few months earlier after falling at home that I had a trauma and because of the trauma I have to undergo some form of drainage and that the drainage was going to equally require some medical procedure. I underwent the medical procedure, went back to school because I was in my second year in the university. Went back to school, not getting better, came back to Lagos, went back to the hospital and they told me that the PG | 7 | SEPTEMBER 2017

procedure was not successful the first time and that I needed to undergo the procedure again. I underwent the procedure again, went back to school, and this time it started to deteriorate. I had to go back home because at this point I could not move, I could not do anything and incidentally I knew that's the only option, after weeks of denial and trying other options: I tried medicals, prayers, I did everything but I was dying slowly and I could literally see for myself that I was dying. It was cancer and cancer is when your cells are growing abnormally, so my limb was massive, it was my knee but it started to extend and I knew without a doubt if I needed to stay alive or be alive for my family and for myself, I needed to allow the doctors amputate my leg, which was what eventually happened. So it was months and months of denial, months and months of accepting the new reality, months and months of not even bothering about what will happen in the nearest future. I was not concerned about what will happen in the future, I just wanted solution and I just wanted to be well again, I wanted to move again. I wanted to not be in pain again, I wanted to be happy, I wanted to be glad, I wanted to be everywhere because I'm a reckless person. From the diagnosis to the eventual journey of finding myself at the University College Hospital, Ibadan and agreeing with the doctor who had seen me and said it was an orthopaedic emergency, I

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knew the only option was to amputate my leg.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION WHEN THE DOCTORS TOLD YOU YOU HAD TO AMPUTATE YOUR LEG When I was told initially that I had to amputate my leg, I was shocked as almost everybody will be.

Shocked, disillusioned, I lived in denial I did not accept it. It didn't sink in, it took a while for me to understand, accept and finally admit to what the doctors had said. In my case it wasn't a "doctor tell you now and you accept whatever it is they are saying". The few weeks and the months that went by literally did see me accepting that this was a new reality, and the only option was to amputate my leg. So it was a turn of event that eventually made me agree and see very clearly that there was no choice save to amputate my leg.

SINCE THEN, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH NEGATIVE AND DEPRESSING THOUGHTS? Thankfully I have not had negative thoughts as concerns my amputation.

Depressing thoughts?

Honestly, maybe yes but not depressing enough to keep me in a very dark place. Thankfully the moment when I figured I was depressed, I just realised that I needed help and I reached out for the help. The few times I was depressed or showed signs of depression, which

I did not even know, loving people around me were able to point it out to me and that equally helped me to get help from them, then to speak about my journey, to speak about where my mind was, to speak about the help that I needed and required. And I think that the Jesus factor, honestly speaking, has just been able to give me a wellspring of joy. For instance, I woke up this morning very sad, very despondent, I clearly believed without a doubt that all that was going to help me was just to worship and pray. For people who do not know, it doesn't make sense, but for people like myself who understand what it means and how effective it is in these moments - because they would come up every now and then the only anchor and solution that I know is God. Friends, food, movies, and sometimes talking about it, sometimes reaching to people, reaching out to some else who is not as opportuned as I am, also makes me a little appreciative and that keeps me grounded and allows me live the reality that I am just fortunate and should be grateful for everything that has happened.

HOW DID THIS AFFECT YOU

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You are the author of your own joy

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EDUCATIONALLY? I was in my second year in the university and thankfully (Government university), there was strike, so I missed just a semester but I knew that I needed to go back to school because I did not want to miss another semester which would automatically be an entire year. So after my final course of chemotherapy from the hospital, I told my father "hey take me back to school". I went back to school and of course my faculty knew I have been away from a semester, so they told me to do as many courses as I knew I could handle. I split the courses in two halves: the semester I went back to school initially and the next one. I found myself taking about 16 to 18 courses, I had four unit courses. And to the glory of God till date that was the best result I ever had throughout my five-year period in my undergrad. Somewhere in my mind I just knew that God definitely does has a sense of humour. Why did it have to be that year when I had like 16 courses to take. In four unit courses, I got A's and B's and I was not in school the entire semester. I resumed just two weeks to the exams and thankfully they extended it by another week and in 3 weeks, I had gone through a bombardment of tutorials.

As one person is leaving another is coming to take the tutorial and the result came out and I got A's and B's. I think that's part of the reasons my result never ended up in a third class of some sort because that year I had very very good grades.

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medical journey did not impede literally my academic year, it just made me take a lot more than I ordinarily would have and make a lot of people sympathetic towards me: my classmates, my course mates, my seniors, my lecturers, my faculty officers, my dean and all of that.

DID YOUR AMPUTATION HOLD YOU BACK IN ANY WAY FROM PRACTICING LAW? Well my amputation did not stop me from practicing law. I went back to school third year, fourth year, fifth year, I went to law school, NYSC, it was a choice not to practice law. I just knew I was not going to practice law from my law office attachment and my court attachment. It was burdensome and I knew that this was not the life I was about. So I don't think my amputation stopped me, I strongly believe that if I had decided that I wanted to practice, I would have risen the ranks, years and years after my call to bar.

I just chose by myself to not practice and then my journey into media is another story entirely. So I don't think my amputation had any part to play, honestly it hasn't stopped me from getting things. Yeah sometimes I try to take advantage of it, for instance when there's a queue, my friends would ask me to go and beg in front and all of that, we are just having fun, nothing dramatic thankfully. I think I'm still one of the few that are very opportuned to not have had their

amputation keep them or stop them from doing several things.

DID YOU LOSE FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY? I think that the people who I thought were friends and that I may have thought that I lost are people who eventually did come back but never understood what it was as at the time when it happened. I didn't lose friends, there were family members who didn't understand what I was going through, who didn't know what cancer was, who were scared, who decided to just take a break, but eventually showed up again when I was back. So I don't think I lost friends honestly speaking and I'm very grateful that that never happened to me. All the people that were by me when I was undergoing chemotherapy are the people who still stood by me. And maybe for some of them we've outgrown each other, which is okay in the circle of life but I think with everyone of them, we are somewhere where if we need eachother, we can always reach out to one another and help each other.

to any other person, besides it's just me, my mum and my dad - I'm an only child. I don't know if anything has happened to my father but my mum told me, she wasn't going to tell me but I found out weeks and months after it has happened. She had an argument with a neighbor who was indebted to her and from nowhere, refusing to pay the debt, the woman just goes "hey after all your daughter has one leg" and all that. My mummy just asked to pray with me and when she wasn't there I cried because it was none of her fault and it wasn't something she had planned or any of us has planned. Eventually the neighbor came around and apologised to my mum, saying she was out of line and that it's improper for her to have spoken that way. I think everybody moved on and forgave her, I have forgiven her, my parents and family have forgiven her and I hope she has forgiven herself as well.

A LOT OF PUBLIC PLACES IN NIGERIA ARE NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED WITH FACILITIES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO COPE WHEN YOU HAVE TO VISIT SUCH PLACES.

HAS ANY OF YOUR PARENTS OR MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY BEING JEERED AT OR TAUNTED My experience with living BECAUSE OF YOUR in Nigeria and going to a AMPUTATION? few places out of the country just always Incidentally I told my frustrates me as a person father to recount the story living with disability. And I to me and I think my mum think that the best that is the only one that has can happen is for people had an experience where like myself who are she had been made fun opportuned to know, of and told me. I don't speaking up every now know if it had happened and then, to keep talking

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My joy, my strength, who I am, who I am not, everything is always centered around GOD

to the government and private owned building facilities owners that they need to be inclusive when it comes to people living with various forms of disabilities. It's not just about the ramps, there are many other things. Imagine that our airlines do not even have very good ramps, good wheelchairs and other facilities at the airport. These are things that just frustrate you but I believe that as a Nigerian, if you can survive here, then you can survive everywhere. For every day you wake up, there's a different battle and I'm willing to choose my battle. I go to a building and they don't have facilities for people like me, sometimes I bring down the heavens and the earth, sometimes I don't worry myself, I do what it is I have to do, however long it takes me to do it. When I get out of the building, I always make sure I leave a comment: "You should do better", "You can do better", "This is wrong" and all sorts. Disability doesn't necessarily mean my form of disability, there are several other forms of disability and so, we should all have an inclusive society.

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH BAD VIBES FROM PEOPLE? I don't notice these things, honestly speaking. I don't notice whether you are nice, whether you like me, whether you are staring at me or have questions, I absolutely do not notice. It's like a sound board, it comes and it goes, it doesn't stay on me. As humans, a lot of people don't understand what it is so I'm in a place where my watchword now is love. It's hard but I try to love the unlovable and as a person who understands pain I might know that it's not easy to love people who are not into you. There are days you meet me and you are staring and I'm like, "do you want to know what happened?" And there are days that you stare and I'm like "do you mind, I'm self conscious now because of you and I feel like you are staring too much at me". So it differs on my mood and several other factors.

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YOU INSPIRE A LOT OF PEOPLE, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND OTHERWISE, NOT TO WALLOW IN SELF PITY. WHERE DO YOU GET THE STRENGTH ?

God! My strength comes from God and I don't think I will ever underestimate it. I'm not mincing words, I don't have any self help book. My joy, my strength, who I am, who I'm not, everything is always centered around God. I kid you not, nothing in this world can ever recreate the joy that God gives.

There's a well in every human, you decide what it is that you put in there. I've decided that joy will be the wellspring from which I draw out every single day. There are days I'm not high, there are days I'm absolutely not in the mood, but I continue to use the strength of the Lord to draw out the strength and joy that I need from this well. So my inspiration comes from God, people I work with, I work with a foundation that provides children with prosthetic limbs. When I'm sad and I remember my two year or three year old amputee friend, it re-energizes me. I recently signed up on Amputees United and every single day I meet someone virtually or physically challenged and there's always a need for us to be constantly holding each other, helping each other, holding hands and just helping and encouraging. There are days maybe when we would love to cry, and I love the fact that I have able bodied people around me who literally would allow us to cry together, laugh together, play together and we are real. It's not every day all high but honestly on a scale of one to ten, maybe 7.5 percent all high. I'm trying to get to a place where it's 9.5% high. So many people say it's absolutely impossible but I think it's possible and the good news is it's going to be a 100% possible.

TELL US ABOUT THE BOOK YOU ARE WRITING. Yes I'm writing a book and it would be out very soon. It's basically about my journey in the last few years since I've been amputated. Little things that I've consciously left out from almost all of the interviews I've done. I know that as Africans, there are many things that we need to know especially from the experiences of people. So I'm super excited that my book will be out, I'm super excited that lives would be changed. I'm super excited that PG | 14 | SEPTEMBER 2017

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finally I will get some relief off my shoulder. I'm super excited that I would be able to recount my story, as it happened from my standpoint, as it happened from the standpoint of my father, as it happened from the standpoint of onlookers and friend and who knows, a former lover, you never can tell. Just wait for the book, it promises to be exciting, I'm super excited about it and everything that would come from it.

SPEAKING ON LOVERS, ARE YOU ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED AT THE MOMENT? No I'm not. Honestly I won't say I'm in a relationship now, no I'm not, I'll rather just say that when it's time to get married, everybody will know.

WERE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP AT THE TIME YOU HAD TO HAVE YOUR LEG AMPUTATED?

relationship. So we had our faults, we had the issues that had come but honestly I do not know and I'm not preempting the likelihood that we may have continued but yes I had been in a relationship prior to the diagnosis.

WERE YOU IN LOVE WITH HIM? I don't think I was in love with him, never sure he was in love with me though.

ARE YOU GUYS STILL FRIENDS? No we are not friends, we are probably acquaintances. It's been a while and it's honestly by a choice of mine. The said person sent me a friend's request may be a year or two ago and I declined. No hard feelings, we've moved on.

ARE YOU SURE THERE ARE NO HARD FEELINGS?

Honestly I remember having a final conversation and it gave Yes I was in a relationship me closure with the said gentleman. We spoke, I before I had gotten the initial diagnosis. We were did finally hear him out and I also did speak so I having our issues and I think there's was a am not sure, to be very misconception that there honest, if we probably was a need for him to may have continued our come apologize to me. relationship if I had not And I honestly didn't not had the diagnosis or if I had not had to take time feel that there was a need away from school. I'm not to but I did listen to him sure how that would have and we had a panned out but of course conversation. It was not a I had been in a physical conversation. I relationship prior to the met him at the mall and whole thing. I was still for the life of me, I felt no holding on to some fate animosity towards him somewhere, but I and he was shocked. I remember my cousin was excited, you know telling me and hitting me when they say you see back to reality about the your ex and you are whole possibility or not looking so fly, yeah that about this said was the moment.

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YOU ARE A VERY ADVENTUROUS PERSON, FOR TIMES WHEN YOU TIRE OUT, HOW DO YOU RECUPERATE? This morning I told my friends that I think that I'm about to break down and that I need time away from everyone. I've learnt to refuel which is not something the average Nigerian knows how to do. We just work, work, work and die. I'm learning to take time off, I'm learning to literally break free in my mind and it's translating to physically activities. Twice this year I've climbed mountains, I was hoping to do about four or five but who knows, before the end of the year. So I'm excited that I did that, I'm excited that I learnt how to swim, I already know how to drive, I got a tattoo finally and I was hoping that I could skydive and all of that stuff. I am sure that sometime before the end of the year, these things will happen. These are just things that make me break free in my mind.

There's so much more to life than just the labourous hustle and bustle. Just look for one small change, book an hotel maybe on the island and stay for the weekend and just shut down. Just do a little vacation with yourself, do room service.

I try to do these things, I try to take time off work. I know my friend Mayowa very much understands that food excites me, so whenever I'm sad, she says "where do you want to eat." Nail colors also excite me alot, so sometimes you just see me paint my nails and I'm excited. Helping people,

seeing people smile, excites me. I'm also excited about Jesus. I'm excited about new revelations of Jesus, I'm going to find Jesus sometime soon. I'm going to bethel church in Redding, California second time this year. I'm excited about that, these are things that excite me.

Very soon, I will be going to Israel and I'm super excited about that as well.

IF YOU COULD VISIT ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD, ALL EXPENSE PAID, WHERE WOULD IT BE? All expense paid? I will go right now to Santorini with my friend Tombra, she wants to go there and I want to make it happen for her. It's not like she has really done plenty things in my life but it's her kind I would love to go to Santorini with.

Honestly, the dream is to go to Santorini with bae, I'm tired of going on holiday with Tombra but in the absence of bae, I will go with Tombra. Maybe when we are on our way back we will just stop in Maldives, Madagascar, Morocco, South Africa, and all those other places: Zanzibar, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe etc. But since it's just one place, it's Santorini.

WHAT'S YOUR FASHION FETISH? I'm not a very fashionable person but I've been glamed up today and no one recognises me. I love my low cut, my colored hair, honestly I love those two things a lot. Very recently, I fell in love with white sneakers, white sneakers gives me life. It

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excites me, re-energizes me, gives me hope. I literally walk into a place and I see a person I do not know wearing white sneakers and I just go "OMG white sneakers, this is so lit!"

So I love comfort alot, my fashion sense is comfort. I love colors, I started to wear colors like two three years ago because all my life, it was white and black. I love my hair, I do not like wigs. I like to braid my hair once a year, I've braided it twice this year. I love white sneakers so I'm hoping that brands like Adidas will give me discount codes so everybody can get white sneakers and just be part of the white sneakers movement.

It just signifies purity to me, it signifies peace, love and joy.

So that's the summary of the hashtag 'for the love of white sneakers'. If you ever get to wear a white sneakers, post on Instagram and tag me, and I promise that I would repost on my handle @adenikeoyetunde.

HOW MANY KIDS WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE WHEN YOU GET MARRIED? I'm an only child, I've always wanted a lot of kids. My mum wants this to, so I will have maybe four kids overall.

HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR LEISURE HOURS? Normally I would listen to music, I'm a Bethel music person. I listen to music alot, I also love movies and series. I love to be driven at night, it excites me. I love good food, good good food. Those are just the few things I do during my leisure. I try to read too but lately, but in the last two months, I've not been keeping up with my read-a-book-amonth. I have so many books to read, lots of autobiographies too. I like autobiographies alot, it gives me a picture into the life of the people that are writing. Recently read Trevor PG | 23 | SEPTEMBER 2017

Noah's book and I think it changed my life and perception of that young man and his creativity.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE THAT IS GOING THROUGH A CHALLENGE OR THE OTHER? Challenges happen to every human being dearly beloved. You lose money today, you are challenged, your house rents increases, you are challenged.

Challenges happen to everyone, you are the author of your own joy, I kid you not. There's always something to be grateful for, it might be very little, but it's something to be grateful for.

This doesn't have to be personal, it might be the story of the next person beside you. You can be thankful that that person's mum, dad or beloved did not pass on. So there's always something to be grateful for, you decide what it is. I did a post this morning on " staying positive is a conscious act". I feel pain and I'm sad sometimes but I choose happiness above all and that is why I am who I am today, evolving into the person that God has created me to be. Whatever the challenges are - health challenge, financial issues, fertility issues, relationship matters, issues with the kids, spouse or in laws - if I know God, the best thing for me to do is to ask: what are you doing or what are you about in this season? To this person, I will say, come into your own, enter rest and his name is Jesus. I hope with these few points of mine, I've been able to convince and not confuse you that staying happy far outweighs any challenge that you are faced with.

I feel pain and I am sad sometimes, but I chose happiness above all and that’s why I am who I am today.

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ASOEBI CIRCUIT

YOMISUMMERHUES -by Oluwaseyi Akindunbi

ashion fades, only style remains the same.

Yomi's style has stayed in and out of the various fashion trends of the past year. With the array of asoebi styles, one would think that Nigerians would have run out of new designs. Which is why it's refreshing to see someone ‘s one that's continually setting trends and raising the slay bar.

There's nothing more appealing to the eye -fashion wise - than seeing a fashionista that's on top of her A-game. Yomi's choice of fabrics, cuts, patterns, appliquĂŠs are usually so in sync such that there's no doubt as regards the creativity and originality of her style.

For this edition of our "Asoebi Circuit", we are paying homage to Yomi Summerhues' slayage.

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AUTOS

EASY CAR MAINTENANCE TIPS

by David Ngwube

egular prevent ive mainte nance is probabl y the single thing you can do as a car owner to keep your ride happy and save money on repairs in the future.

However, not everyone agrees on what preventive maintenance is; what you should do and when you should do it. Let’s clear that up, and give you some tips that’ll apply to any vehicle..

Do your own inspection.

It’s basic, but give your car a once-over periodically so you catch anything that looks out of the ordinary.

Make sure all your lights are working. Check the air pressure in your tires every month or so (and buy a cheap tire air pressure gauge and keep it in the glove compartment). Doing so is good for your tires, gets you better mileage, and saves you money in gas if you discover that the pressure is off. Listen for any strange sounds, inside and out. Make sure your tires have enough tread.

You can use a penny to do it, or look out for the wear indicators on the tire treads. If anything’s out of the ordinary, don’t ignore it.

Learn to check your fluids.

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wiper fluid (although seriously, don’t let someone charge you to change wiper fluid), you should learn how to check those fluid levels.

In some cases, you can see the tank level directly, but most have gauges or dipsticks you can pull out to check current levels against a notch that indicates optimal levels. Even if your owner’s manual doesn’t have much to say about checking your transmission fluid or antifreeze, don’t be afraid to open the hood and see if you can find it. If you’re running low, add more (if you can) or get it changed. Most importantly, never ignore a leak.

Check your oil and get it changed regularly. Whether your car has a dipstick to check the oil’s color and oil level or the dipstick has been replaced with an electronic gauge, you should know how to check it. Knowing the difference between clean oil and muddy, murky oil will save you a ton on unnecessary changes and gives you a way to tell if something’s wrong with your engine (e.g. the oil looks terrible but you just had it changed). It’s hard to make a universal recommendation for how frequently you should change your oil, but the answer is—as we mentioned—in your owner’s manual. Don’t just blindly follow the 3,000 mile myth though—for most vehicles it can be as high as 10,000 miles, depending on the oil your vehicle calls for (something else that’s in the manual).

Replace your windshield wipers when the view gets streak-y. It may seem silly, but I’ve known several people who just ignored their wipers until they got them replaced as part of a bigger job. Wipers are cheap and easy to replace yourself. Don’t wait until you can barely see through your windshield. Your visibility is important, you wouldn’t wait until you saw an optometrist to clean your glasses, would you?

While you’re at it, give your windshield a good cleaning inside and out—if it’s hard to see, the problem may be inside, not out.

Get your tires rotated and balanced, and your alignment checked. Your manual will tell you how often to do this, and it’s important to do to make sure your tires wear evenly and your car drives smoothly. You can make your tires—which are expensive to replace all at once, by the way, take it from someone who’s done it several times—last much longer by getting them rotated and balanced. Your alignment is just as

important. If you’re fighting your car to keep it straight, that’s a bad situation that’s easily corrected.

Change your spark plugs.

If your spark plugs are worn out or covered in buildup, your engine isn’t working efficiently. That can cost you money in fuel for one, but it can also lead to a breakdown. It may sound daunting, but in some cases checking and replacing them isn’t that difficult. If you don’t feel like doing it yourself (or it’s a big and complicated job for your vehicle), follow your manual’s recommendation and get them changed regularly—for most standard copper spark plugs and vehicles, that’s around 30,000 miles (but again, it varies - some iridium plugs can last up to 100,000 miles).

Regular maintenance must be taken as top priority to avoid going overboard financially during repairs and also to avoid unwanted surprises while driving.

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STYLE FOCUS

ADERONKE ENOABASI

ADEFALUJO -by Oluwaseyi Akindunbi

onfidence is the perfect ingredient to make a statement. It's like the extra toppings to an already mouth-watering cake. And so, confidence plus style gives us Aderonke Enoabasi Adefalujo.

Slay queen as she's fondly called on Instagram, she's been able to live up to every sense of the word, what with her slaying every outfit back to back. She is readily bringing in her joyous personality into what ever she wears, which in turn makes the look more appealing.

Just like Oscar de la Renta said "Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable; style is more about being yourself", Aderonke has reiterated this fact everytime.

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Men’sFashion

Yomi Casual -by Oluwatobi Ogidiolu

Is Yomi Casual the new Fashion King? If this question is thrown at us, our answer would be yes, and truly he is.

We laud this fashion icon for his evocative mixes of African casual wear and European retro wear. This range of style will inspire you, it will also provide you with a thorough overview of classical and contemporary approaches to fashion.

This will definitely upgrade your style staples.

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LOOK BOOK -by Oluwaseyi Akindunbi

The collaboration between LUX and Shop Maju was an explosive one. Inspired by the five variants of the Lux beauty soap, Maju created sophisticated looks on five beauty influencers whose styles have enthralled fashion lovers over the years. These muses are; Beauty blogger Ezinne Alfa of @beautyinlagos; Lifestyle blogger and beauty entrepreneur Kehinde Smith of @myextensionz_ng; Make up artist and lifestyle blogger Dodos Uvieghara of @iamdodos; Beauty influencer and Youtuber Dimma Umeh of @DimmaUmeh; and Beauty Queen turned Aviator Powede Lawrence.

With the use of very lively colors and detailed cuts, Maju birthed magic with her designs.

There's literally a look for everyone's personality; bold; fierce; soft; daring etc. There is no doubt that every fashion forward lady would love to have these pieces in her wardobe

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SINGULARITY

By Victor Ugoo Njoku

e are approach ing a period of dramatic shifts in thinking and super intelligence explosion SINGULARITY. Singularity is a point where nothing seem to make sense.

Singularity has become a subject of discourse within the last two decades, largely because of the efforts of two thinkers - Vernor Vinge, a scientist cum science fiction writer and Ray Kurzwell, author of the book, 'Singularity Is Near'.

The efforts of John Von Neumen, I.J Good and other scholars aren't ignored.

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will be so rapid, its' impact so deep, the human life will be irreversibly transformed. ...this epoch will transform the concept that we rely on to give meaning to our lifes, from our business models to the cycle of human life, including death itself.

Kurzwell went ahead to speculate 2045 as the year computer based intelligence will significantly exceed human intelligence.

A scarier way to look at singularity would be the definition of singularity by Kevin Kelly, the founder of Wired Magazine. He defines singularity as "the point at which all the change in the last million years will be superceded by the change in the next five minutes." One can't even begin to imagine the possibility of a five minutes change trumping advancements that happened within a million years. It is quite unthinkable, as unthinkable as ATM

must have been for those who existed before the 1970s when ATM was introduced.

And as unthinkable as Google, Facebook, YouTube, GoFundMe and other groundbreaking technology of recent years must have been to those who existed before them. I am almost certain that no one ever imagined or thought that we would be clicks away from just about anything we want.

Atleast, not in the way it is.

I would point out that being expectant of this change would position us to make better use of artificial intelligence.

Let's look at a few pointers to singularity being near.

1. Robots are doing human jobs : This is not happening in Nigeria presently, but would someday. Unimate, the first industrial robot was used in General Motors Assembly Line in 1962.

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) was launched in the 1970s.

Baxter and Sawyer are robots that can work safely around humans and as well as learn new tasks within minutes. All

thanks to Rethink Robotics. Recently, Adidas announced that it would start marketing its first series of shoes manufactured by robots.

Xiamomingbot, a robot owned by Toutiao, a Chinese media outlet reported the 2016 Olympics writing over 450 articles. Washington Post employed Heliogrief, a robot that covered the 2016 US elections. Your my? I would be saying oh my too, if I just came across this info. Lol. Need I also mention military robots? "The Day A Computer Writes A Novel, a book written by a robot was accepted for submission for the Hoshi Shinichi Literary Awards in Japan. And I could go on and on.

2. Ever heard that genes could be edited? : Ever imagined that the genes of mosquitoes can be edited so they no longer carry malaria or so that they can carry

another virus? Well, that's a possibility. In 2005, the US government started compiling the Cancer Genome Atlas. This allows doctors target cancer based on the genes rather than target the organ affected. With the tool CRISPR, scientists can

edit genes easily thereby helping to render virus inactive and regulate cell activity. How worse or better can technology get? You are beginning to imagine science fiction become reality? This of course gives us hopes and as well as

create fears. Wouldn't Artificial Intelligence work against us? How much autonomy do we allow robots?

From the singularity speculations AI is meant to improve itself, and create better versions of itself and of course keep improving Itself.

This brings us to a point where we are choiceless about collaborations with computers and robots.

All I can say is, be ready and see only opportunities from the beautiful change that threatens our lifes and all that we know.

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HEALTH TIPS

SOURCE OF GOOD HEALTH

ur health is the pivot upon which all success hangs; no one can pay enough for good health. Moreover it is not even available for sale anywhere. God's plan for us as the elect is all round prosperity including our health, which is the sustaining strength of all other prosperity according to III John 1: 2. We can't flourish and prosper in ill health (Ministry, career, financial, social, marital/relationship, academic); we must therefore take our health very serious so we can fulfill our destiny and purpose on earth.

If you are very observant, you will notice that health status keep decreasing inspite of our level of financial prosperity and medical advancement.

What is the level of occurrence of illnesses and diseases and the advent of the new ones in the last five to ten years compared to forty to fifty years ago?

Higher/lower? Higher, of course.

The reason for this change is because we are not following the manufacturer's manual for our health.

quality of what goes into our body. This is the reason for the proliferation of unexplainable sicknesses and diseases (physically, emotionally, mentally and psychologically). From research and experience, one of the causes/factors responsible for myriad of ill health is Nutrient-deficient factor: mood swing, Fatigue, ulcer, Deborah Ogundolapo terminal diseases, excess weight gain, mental retardation, Nutritionist, Business Owner allergies and dermatological issues.

We need to go back to the basis upon which our Maker has anchored our health for its optimum performance. God said in the Holy book that He has given us fruits for our meat/food, and leaves for our medicine/healing (Revelations 22.2b and Ezekiel 47:12b). This means that God has made adequate provisions for your healing and health i.e. if you do not need healing from any ailment, your food should make you whole and enjoy your health.

Eat a lot of plant foods. Raw, fresh plant food are life giving food because the content in them are still living, still manufacturing food for a while until they run out of sources/content for production.

You have to kill your animal protein sources before you can eat them, that way you have cut them off from being able to produce anything again in that system, you can only access what is already formed.

Our health is the pivot upon which all success hangs;

Proverbs 4:20 & 22 – "My Son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. For they are Life to those who find them and Health to all their flesh". The word of God is the primary source of good health; it keeps you away from sin, emotional stress, financial stress, and all forms of anxiety and relationship strain. A proverbial saying from the Holy book says, "A merry (joyful) heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit dries the bones". When you have hope, you are happy and your body system is happy too; but when there is no hope, depression sets in and can lead to death.

God has also made adequate provision for our health since creation from what we eat. In this present age, Anny we have so modernize, processed and Photography: Roberts industrialized everything that we are only contented Stylist: The Moashy Company eating based on sweetness, packaging, appearance Make-up: Sutchay for Dave Sucre and how full we are. We rarely care about the Outfit: TI Nathan PG | 41| SEPTEMBER 2017

No wonder that Greek Physician Hippocrates who is traditionally refer to as the father of medicine quoted " let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food" To enjoy our health therefore, we must go back and nurture our health the nature's way. Hippocrates also said that "Nature itself is the best Physician" so let's treat our health the nature's way. Eat lots of whole food and less of processed, sugary, canned and flavoured food. Chew the word of God like food and let your decisions be determined by it. You shall be whole in Jesus name.

BUSINESS

BEAUTY

SKIN CARE TIPS by Senabrushover

Digital Marketing

by Olayemi Olajide

Credit: steptohealth.com

ver time, I've learnt that a flawless skin base would give you flawless makeup.

As a makeup artist myself, some people have come to me with terrible skin and expected me to perform magic.

Some come back with complaints like "my makeup didn't last all day", "I was sweating and my makeup started to come off". Girrrllllll, go work on your skin!!

Your skin is flawless, your makeup would be flawless. Your skin glows, your makeup would glow, even without a bronzer.

If you want to start the flawless skin journey and you have absolutely no idea what to do, I've got you, just keep reading.

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First, you need to do a facial regularly. And by this, I mean, visit a spa, at least once a month. Some people believe pimples shouldn't be extracted. But the truth is, the more you leave it, the more the fat dries, goes deeper, forms a black- head and then, another pimple grows on it. Trust me, you do not want that.

In between your monthly (or bi-weekly, depending on the severity of your skin condition) spa appointments, you can carry out a minifacial routine at home.

This is what I do: ·Wash your face every morning and night. Never go to bed with makeup on, you'll be at risk of waking up with a breakout. · For those who wear makeup every waking hour, STOP IT! Let your skin

breathe, it has pores. · Use a facial scrub twice a week. I use a combination of honey, lemon and sugar scrub. · Use a facial mask thrice a week. I use a combination of honey and turmeric.

(TIP: You should definitely try out turmeric powder. It makes the skin glow). · Use a facial cream every night, before going to bed. These things work better at night when you are not going through stress, or under the sun.

In doing all this, do not expect a miracle overnight.

Consistence is key. Take a picture before you start so you can monitor your progress.

See you at the flawless skin nation.

eople spend twice as much time online as they used to 12 years ago.

More than ever it has now become important for entrepreneurs to plan out online marketing efforts.

This does not necessarily have to involve a lot of money however it requires dedication.

Having the right knowledge lets you coordinate your online marketing efforts appropriately.

If you own a business you are trying to market online, Here's Ten (10) things you need to know about Digital Marketing 1)Effective digital marketing requires strategy: this should involve audience

acquisition,engagement/interacti on and conversion. This strategy must be measured ,evaluated,refined and improved on a regular basis.

2) Search engine optimization improves the chances of your business being found through search engines such as google,bing and yahoo.

3) A website is like a piece of real estate on the internet.

4) Finding and retaining the right audience is highly dependent on the quality of content you push out: its important to use grammar your audience understand and can easily relate with.

5) Consistent addition of fresh content to your blog improves its chances of higher ranking on search engines.

6) Build a website that can be easily viewed and interacted with on different screen sizes especially mobile devices. 60% the time people spend on the internet ,they do so on mobile devices especially mobile phones.

7) Digital marketing strategies should be measurable, it is important to measure the impact of your strategy. It is difficult to improve what you cannot measure.

8) There are tracking pixels on websites, they can be used to track visitors such that its easy to reach out to them time and again with relevant ads.

platforms you use should create a direct and close interaction with your audience. It should keep you close to them and help you connect and engage with them too. Identify the right social media platform(s) to best connect with your audience . Be aware of whats going on in your industry within the social media space.

10) Useful digital marketing tools include blogs, websites, social media platforms, google analytics , hootsuite , mailchimp ....

Effective digital marketing strategies eventually translate to significant increase in revenue for businesses, It is definitely worth all the effort if you want your business to thrive online .

9) The social media

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BROKEN THRUST Episode 3:

relationship. So I can do anything serious with her," I said.

"She told me already. She knows you have a girlfriend and she already promised she won't intrude. She won't be jealous. She won't bug you. In this situation, you call the shots."

very night Bisola would come into my room and we would engage in talks directed towards life goals, dreams and purpose. I didn't have much options on the table. I struggled to refrain myself from touching her owing to the fact that my friend Felix might feel betrayed if I told him eventually.

The fact that I was too naive to read between the lines and see her true intentions also held me back. What would she do or say if I made advances. Would she jump at it? Would she plant a dirty slap on my face and storm out of the room?

Would she call Felix right away to inform him? Hard to guess. So I decided to be on the safe side of the crossroads. I did try to probe by mentioning Femi in several of our discussions but her response wasn't clear enough to say she didn't feel a thing for Felix.

On this bright Saturday afternoon, I heard a knock on my door. I answered and it was her, Bisola. Gorgeous in her nude stretchy short gown. For a moment I just stood at the door staring at her, most especially her upstanding boobs. Bless my soul, I wanted to grab them. It took a lot of restraining.

"Gosh you look stunning," I said. My face brightened like I had seen an angel. "Are you o to somewhere?"

"Yea, I'm o to...your place," she said, smiling.

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"You're funny and that's cute," I said.

"Please come in."

She already knew her way around. She went straight to the kitchen and opened a couple of pots which turned out to be empty.

"Do you mind some noodles?" She asked.

An air of surprise swept through me.

Until then she hadn't acted so free in my room.

"Of course not," I answered.

I didn't have anymore noodles in my kitchen so I breezed out to by some from 'mama Simbi' down the street.

Just as I was returning, I thought that I heard someone call out my name. I began to look around. At a corner beside a 'baba ijebu' shop stood this young man. His face wasn't familiar. I walked up to him.

"How are you, Wale?" He asked.

"I'm doing good," said I. Bemused by how he even knew my name.

"I know you don't know me. Bisola has told me a lot about you."

That was when my heart skipped a beat.

Seriosuly?

"Have you noticed she likes you?" He went on.

At this point I was dumbfounded.

"The thing is, she doesn't know how to tell you. So she asked me if I could. I'm like a brother to her and she feels free to tell me anything." He said.

"Bros, it's not like I don't like Bisola, I do but I have a girlfriend. I'm in a serious

Then consider it done, I thought to myself. I felt like jumping out of my skin. I couldn't stop imagining what I would do to Bisola when I get home.

"Okay bros, no problem." I said.

"Thank you very much, Wale." He said.

"Excuse me." I left in a hurry.

When I entered my room, Bisola was sitting on the bed. I threw pack of noodles aside and rushed at her like a hungry lion would it's prey.

She was ready for it - the event that followed. She already knew the outcome of my discussion with his 'brother' whom I later got to know his name as Idris.

I started to undress her, kissing her all over.

I began to thrust. Bodies mixing. Heavy breathing. Then my phone began to ring.

On the display is the picture of my girlfriend as the caller. I stopped thrusting.

Even though I let the phone ring on until disconnect, an air of guilt swept through me. Then I came out of her.

"What the matter?" She asked.

"I have a girlfriend."

"I know. That's not a problem. I won't bug you," She said. Then she planted a kiss on my lips. "I won't ask for too much."

"Are you sure?" I asked.

She nodded accent. ~To be continued (c) White-Lion 2017

INTERVIEW CONCIERGE

GBEMI JOHNSON -by Oluwaseyi Akindunbi

Being a boss is great, but being a female boss is a big deal.

However way we choose to tell it, the fact remains that the society still marginalises women, it's sad but true. This interview with Gbemi Johnson is an encouraging one as it tells the story tenacity. Gbemi shares on how she started her business and how she has maintained it so far.

ell us about yourself and your business?

My name is Gbemi Johnson, the Founder and Creative head, O’Eclat Designs Company, an ethical and socially responsible Handbag and Accessories label in Nigeria. I have a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. After venturing into the art and business of handbag making, I knew a lot has to be done to perfect our production and business, so as to enable us stay relevant and successful. I got a diploma in Fashion Merchandising and Design while on the job and I also had training and apprenticeship programs on Leather Cleaning and Restoration.

translate the same passion and energy to succeed to my own business. So when the opportunity presented itself I knew I had to look beyond the odds and start, especially when it involves preserving our traditional techniques, keeping our production local which in turn has positive impact on our immediate social environment.

Was there any point at which you were almost close to giving up?

Absolutely, I have had to shut down the workshop when I was frustrated with the production team.

Your line of business is not one that as populated as the makeup artistry industry or the fashion designing industry, so you might not have to deal with as much competitors. However, we would like to know how you stay on top of your game?

By consistently redesigning and staying true to our design aesthetics.

Where do you produce your designs?

All of our handbag and accessories designs are produced from our workshop in Lagos, Nigeria.

Starting a business in Nigeria can be quite challenging, what were the challenges you had to deal with at the start of your business?

Would you say your goods are affordable for an average Nigerian?

Production was quite a challenge in the early years, though it’s still not a walk in the park but it much more encouraging than before..

Affordability is relative to each individual but for the quality and aesthetics of our handbags ,we can say it is quite affordable for our price points.

Starting a business on your own can be a tad scary, what encouraged you to start yours against all odds?

Do you have plans on penetrating into other markets other than bag and accessory making?

I have always successfully managed other people’s businesses and I wanted to

We are very focused on handbag and accessories at the moment. None in the offing for

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now but you never can tell.

Fingers crossed.

Tell us about your Bag-toschool with O’Eclat project.

As a socially responsible handbag design label, working closing with our artisans to make all of our handbags has allowed for a more personal relationship with each and everyone beyond the workshop, to ensure they are happy and treated fairly. I wanted to take this relationship beyond our workshop, and extend it to less privileged pupils within the country. Starting the project has been quite humbling, we partnered with Lion’s International Club, Gbagada and among the schools we worked with, Hopevision Nursery and Primary School, Ilaje was peculiar because they didn't even have their own school uniforms as the pupils cannot afford one. Almost half the population of the pupils had to drop out of school when the school management introduced 50NGN (14cents) for each pupil. The school management had to rely on organizations/schools to provide them with used school uniforms, sandals, school bags,books,pencils etc for their pupils.

What inspires you?

I am always inspired by the rich and beautiful African culture and tradition. I always love to translate the age long traditional techniques into our contemporary handbag designs.

What is your fashion fetish?

Shoes!!! There’s never enough.

How do you unwind?

I am very conservative, so hanging out with my few friends does the magic for me.

What is your life’s philosophy?

Always remember someone is HAPPY with LESS than what you HAVE.

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MRH EVENTS -by Azuka Ogujiuba

ABOUT THAT CURVY LIFE X MABELLO’S FASHION DAY OUT boutthatcurvylife.com, the fashion and lifestyle website for all things plus size in Nigeria, founded by Latasha Ngwube, held a fashion outing hashtagged #curvyfashiondayout for a select few of its followers at Grey Velvet Stores in Circle Mall.

The outing was organized to connect curvy fashion lovers with plus size clothing designers; Mabello Clothiers being the first in what is to be a monthly series. Osa Aisien of Mabello Clothiers held a short question and answer session with the women before gifting each of the ladies a dress from the new Obobo collection.

The afternoon was filled with lots of laughs, nibbles from Diet Munchers, photo ops and women swapping tales of their experiences with clothes as curvy women. The atmosphere was one of solidarity, sisterhood and empowerment as each curvy woman walked out with her newly acquired outfit to the cheers of the other women and above all gratitude to Aboutthatcurvylife for the fantastic opportunity to meet and mingle with others.

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THE VLISCO CONNOISEURS OF STYLE LUNCH Vlisco Nigeria was pleased to host designers, stylists, bloggers and influencers at the boutique store in Ikeja City Mall.

Guests included Ezinne Zinkata, Ejiro Amos Tafiri, Laila Ijeoma, Ifeoma Odogwu, Ono Bello, Latasha Ngwube, Agatha Moreno, Onah Nwachukwu, Tuke Morgan, Anthonia Soares amongst other notable personalities all dressed in beautiful Vlisco fabric.

The lunch event started off with Adaeze Alilonu, Marketing Manager Vlisco sensitizing guests on how to spot the original wax so that they in turn sensitize lovers and customers of the brand. Two helpful tips in distinguishing the true original Vlisco shared are; There is a number at the edge of every fabric and it is the same as on the white label.

The true hollandis have two sides, one in English and one in French.

Customers should be sure to buy the true Vlisco fabric from the Vlisco boutique at the Ikeja City Mall Lagos, Vlsico store Jabi Lake Mall Abuja and authorised distributors.

The private lunch event was a two hour interactive event that encouraged guests to give feedback about the brand and to experience the premium retail experience at the store, Guests networked, shopped and had a good time.

The event ended with the announcement of the Vlisco Fashion Fund. This is an initiative to support new/upcoming designers with the tools of the trade which will include a monetary win, equipment, training and mentoring opportunities in a very competitive process. Details of the application process will be sent to the press.

The Connoisseurs of style event are regular events that host and celebrate Vlisco clients and friends.

Ono Bello

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Latasha Ngwube

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