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  • There are over 7 billion people on earth today with obviously diverse cultures and ways of life. But why should food cause a huge fight  between people of different nationalities?

    It all started when Love & Hip-Hop Star, Tammy Rivera shared a picture of a plate of Pounded Yam and Egusi on her Instagram.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BD2K6LZTUUT/?taken-by=charliesangelll

    Those who found it disgusting commented saying the egusi looked really nasty.

    And Nigerians brought the rage of their ancestors (and fuel queues), calling them slaves for daring to bash their beloved Egusi soup.

    And then it became a full blown war between Nigerians and anybody that thought Egusi looked gross.

    Some Nigerians bashed other people’s foods.

    And people’s education and English speaking skills were questioned.

    When did weaves and make up have anything to do with Egusi soup?

    And while this messy fight was going on, Tammy explained to a fan who really wanted to know how she fell in love with Egusi.

    Why are they cursing themselves on another person’s Instagram page over food?

    When people that have to queue all night for fuel are calling people with constant supply of electricity slaves.

    Not even all Nigerians like Egusi soup but Nigerians still went in to fight like…

    When you try to ignorantly bash a Nigerian food but Nigerians came for you like..

    Not all foods will be appealing to everybody, we all have our different preferences. However, people should learn about other cultures before commenting or simply just unlook!

  • Whoever said pictures never lie definitely does not live in this century.

    Instagram’s official account on the app has a tradition of engaging their followers by throwing creative photo challenges with various hashtags.

    These 11 photos were taken with the aim of creating an optical illusion by simply placing objects or people in different positions and taking the photos from various perspectives.

    1. This cactus plant with human arms.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCZQA4hQab/?tagged=whpeyetricks

    2. The grooming of this giant dog.

    3. Hanging off a cliff with a friend.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCRANuhQdO/?taken-by=instagram

    4. How to put bae in your hands and give them a kiss.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BC8-v3KhQSw/?taken-by=instagram

    5. When a cute ballerina wears a flower tutu skirt.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BC9KqT4BQUt/?taken-by=instagram

    6. This levitating basketball.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDC6dmloe1V/?tagged=whpeyetricks

    7. This giant human crushing finger.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BC9i_5JhQXj/?taken-by=instagram

    8. Beware of the giant T-rex dinosaur.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BC1E9R9hQZO/?taken-by=instagram

    9. Hanging on the edge for your dear life.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCWyfCFj-Z/?tagged=whpeyetricks

    10. Happy tiny humans on a can of potato chips.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCJobQDo5c/?tagged=whpeyetricks

    11. How many girls can you see in this picture?

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BCrKXu7hQSx/?taken-by=instagram

    We can’t wait for our talented African photographers to join in this challenge and blow our minds.

  • Brows are usually raised at older men who hold unnecessary conversations and consequently make advances to underage girls.

    What are you even looking for, sir?

    Tyga broke his first record of dating underage girls at 25 when he landed his current girlfriend Kylie when she was just 17.

    Because, catch them young.

    He dropped a single titled “Stimulated” with questionable lyrics focused on intercourse with a younger girl.

    Could he be referring to his girlfriend?  Maybe. The internet world made little noise about it and got with the program after a while because she was only a year younger than 18.

    But like the proverbial leopard that never changes its spots, Tyga was alleged to have been in love with and keeping in close touch with a 14 year old Instagram model and singer.

    Wow!

    Molly O’Malia then came out in (crocodile) tears to the press after a blurred picture of her was plastered on a magazine, blaming her for breaking Tyga and Kylie up in November, 2015.

    She mentioned how he slid into her DMs and constantly messaged her, asking her to FaceTime with him more than once.

    Tyga has gone on TMZ to say he was only interested in her singing talent but the press and blogs aren’t having any of it.

    Tyga is now being called a creepy predator and pedophile. We pity his not so buoyant musical career sha.

    What do you think?

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  • Launched in 2014 by 25 year old Nigerian, Angela Nwandu, The Shade Room is one of the fastest growing gossip blogs in America.

    Following the death of her mother and separation from her father, she went through several forms of abuse in the foster system and still managed to bag a scholarship to study Accounting at Loyola Mary Mount University.

    Few lessons can be learned from her style of work and gradual takeover of the blogging world and here are some of them:

    1. Put your Instagram page to good use.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_9wkC1y2C9/?taken-by=theshaderoominc
    Rather than posting just celebrity thirst traps, Angela is able to find the juiciest celebrity amebo on Instagram. If Rick Ross makes a comment, she sees it. If Nicki Minaj likes a photo or unfollows someone, The Shade Room notices. We’re not saying Instagram is only good for amebo though.

    2. Give credit to whom it is due.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_-oNmPS2Br/?taken-by=theshaderoominc
    Not every time steal people’s pictures, sometimes credit your sources. The Shade Room plans on buying images once the company is able to afford exclusive photos.

    3. Celebrities are your friends.

    In the shade room, celebrities like Chris Brown and Khloe Kardashian have felt comfortable enough to air their views without trouble in the comment section. In simple terms, don’t “carry your shoulder up”.

    4. Obstacles can be overcome.

    Despite getting shut down twice, they managed to recover the over 2 million followers on their Instagram account. This sounds familiar but we’re not mentioning names sha.

    5. Write about other important stuff.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_x6FwAS2L4/?taken-by=theshaderoominc
    Issues such as the Black Lives Matter hashtag and a bit of politics have been mentioned on the platform. Unless you like being known for being only good at spreading gossip sha.

    6. Avoid blogging about seriously controversial issues.

    The Shade Room has in the past posted content that was thought by the readers to be ignorant or racist. Angie has since then decided to educate herself and steer clear of such issues.

    7. Not everybody’s business is your business.

    After the dramatic events that followed the release of a transgender woman’s photo with Rich Homie Quan, extremely sensitive information such as private sexuality are no longer discussed on The Shade room.

    What other blogging tips can you think of?

  • Being gorgeous and outright funny is one thing.

    Making near perfect impressions of people is another level of awesomeness.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_ou9iGR8ps/?taken-by=maraji_
    Meet Gloria Oloruntobi, a Covenant University student who has unlocked all known levels of lip syncing and impression making on Instagram. She makes her lip sync videos via the musical.ly app.

    Her rap game is on point.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_rJwJ_R8vI/?taken-by=maraji_
    https://www.instagram.com/p/-vh3EWx8hd/?taken-by=maraji_

    This is awesome.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/-08c6Ix8hF/?taken-by=maraji_

    This one about approaching a woman.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_cib8nR8gg/?taken-by=maraji_

    ..And these absolutely hilarious videos.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_W87XwR8ku/?taken-by=maraji_
    https://www.instagram.com/p/_KcTFzR8lg/?taken-by=maraji_
    https://www.instagram.com/p/9it59PR8u8/?taken-by=maraji_

    Her personal favorite from 2015.

    The one she posted for independence celebration in 2015.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/8S5jGOR8ob/?taken-by=maraji_

    She nailed this one of Siri perfectly.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/_v6WbUx8lr/?taken-by=maraji_

    ..And Frank Donga too.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/-rFDRix8mb/?taken-by=maraji_

    Which one of them is your favorite?

    You can check out more of her videos on her instagram page @maraji_. Featured Image credit: @maraji_


  • Relationship goals. All over twitter…all over Facebook, we see great photos of couples and just say: Relationship goals. I don’t disagree, I think that the internet knows exactly what the ideal relationship looks like, tbh.

    So let’s learn. This time from Timi Dakolo and his wife, Busola Dakolo’s Instagram pages. They have the most natural looking love I’ve ever seen. From time to time, I just go through their Instagram to motivate myself. They make it look sooo easy. His instagram page is chock full of his wife’s pictures, so there’s no mistaking how important she is to him:

    When he called her his tomorrow and forever

    https://instagram.com/p/5JjxIdP1xO/

    Aww shucks!

    When she said he’s her Man Crush Forever

    https://instagram.com/p/027B4BQMUS/

    Look at that happy smile.

    When he called her all these uber sweet names on her birthday

    https://instagram.com/p/trhx1eP1wA/

    She’s his little basketballer.

    When they worked up a sweat…together

    https://instagram.com/p/7LgGulP12V/

    You know what they say…

    When they showed that couples can goof around together…

    https://instagram.com/p/0_GU09QMSF/

    ….so they will stay together.

    When she traveled and he couldn’t stop posting pictures of her

    https://instagram.com/p/6oqDIov195/

    Ugh…cuteness overload.

    When he tried to teach her how to dance

    https://instagram.com/p/t7lMM1P16a/

    I want!

    When we saw their stunning wedding magazine cover

    https://instagram.com/p/nfOuCBQMX5/

    Look how natural they are together…

    Everytime they make marriage look so easy…and fun

    https://instagram.com/p/mMxGKGQMfa/

    https://instagram.com/p/yWe93-QMcy/

    This is the love everyone wants

    When they did Karaoke together…

    https://instagram.com/p/mN06uwQMWh/

    He even loves her voice. Guys take note.

    When he told the world he was obsessed with her smile

    https://instagram.com/p/sfGgblv1-M/

    See!!!

    When he ‘dressed’ her up for church

    https://instagram.com/p/tM6cZOP14F/

    They pray together.

    This picture where they just look absolutely perfect together

    https://instagram.com/p/3HcCLewMR8/

    Them sneakers though!

    When they played truth or dare. Guys!!!

    https://instagram.com/p/tutEEhv1zy/

    Side eye at you.

    When he publicly thanked her for making him beans and dodo

    https://instagram.com/p/qFMqvJv15E/

    He doesn’t take her cooking for granted.

    Which she served in his football club’s jersey

    https://instagram.com/p/tLlApxv12b/

    I’m going to ignore the fact that it’s an Arsenal jersey.

    When he followed her to the hair salon…and hung out there

    https://instagram.com/p/qOsvwcP178/

    Yet you complain.

    Their kids look so frigging adorable

    https://instagram.com/p/rJZRYBv18I/

    Family of life.

    And it’s a given that she was his muse for the hit song, “Iyawo Mi”

    https://instagram.com/p/qbINfrP1wL/

    Don’t you just love them?!

    All I saw on their Instagram page was love. Everywhere. They make me so warm and cuddly inside. I wanna get married now! Share this with your friends. Everyone has to see this love!