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Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 6:54am On Apr 21, 2015
Item : Super Novu
Colour : as in picture
Yards : 6yrds
Price : N3500
Material : 100% cotton
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Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 10:08am On Apr 16, 2015
Item : Super Duantex
Colour : as in picture
Yards : 6yrds
Price : N3500
Material : 100% cotton
Whatsapp : 08056569355
BBM : pin:2BC5AE95
Contact admin for wholesale price

Teesa4dables =-D

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 7:02pm On Apr 06, 2015
Available!!!!

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 5:45pm On Apr 06, 2015
Available !!!

Eventsnairanlanders nikai ceremony by blaKKy83(op):
It was truly an interesting journey. grin grin grin

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 6:44pm On Mar 15, 2015
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CelebritiesRe: Etcetera Slams Dstv For Tariff Increase by blaKKy83(f): 11:22am On Mar 15, 2015
Space booked
Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 7:30pm On Mar 05, 2015
grin......

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 1:00pm On Feb 25, 2015
Silks

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 12:09pm On Feb 18, 2015
New stock.....

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 8:08am On Feb 17, 2015
New stock

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 11:05am On Feb 12, 2015
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Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 7:50pm On Feb 07, 2015
Dashiki tops restocked!!!!

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 1:47pm On Feb 02, 2015
Patches with dry lace.....proud customers

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 1:46pm On Feb 02, 2015
Proud customer .....

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 9:36am On Feb 01, 2015
Proud customer

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 7:40am On Jan 28, 2015
Silk material....@ 1k per yard

Ping pin:2BC5AE95

Or wassap me on 08056569355

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 7:37am On Jan 28, 2015
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Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op):
Proud customer

When creativity meets class grin

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 7:29pm On Jan 17, 2015
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Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 11:59am On Jan 16, 2015
Trendy dry lace styles grin

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 6:08pm On Jan 15, 2015
Original Dashiki tops from ghana

CelebritiesRe: Yoruba Actor Yomi Fash Lanso Claims No Woman Has Ever Broken His Heart by blaKKy83(op): 7:25am On Jan 15, 2015
kazobaba007:
i swear dis woman will break ur heart..
hmmmmmm
CelebritiesWhy Do Bloggers Only Promote Wealthy Ceremonies by blaKKy83(op): 6:09pm On Jan 14, 2015
Nigerian Weddings

These days, it is almost like a competition where different brides who barely or don't even know each other do everything and anything within and outside their power to make sure their wedding is bigger and more lavish than the other's.

In recent years, Nigerian weddings have gone beyond the solemn ceremony where family and friends come together to celebrate the love between two people - the bride and the groom.

These days, it is almost like a competition where different brides who barely or don't even know each other do everything and anything within and outside their power to make sure their wedding is bigger and more lavish than the other's.

With the help of social media and wedding blogs, 'cyber spectators' are now treated to photos of these weddings that display wealth, affluence, and "rich" love. It almost seems as if only the wealthy ones get have the "happily ever afters".

With this in mind, Kemi Odusami of O'Jumelle Hair Collection, shares her views on the matter, mentioning some Nigerian wedding bloggers who she says are guilty of glorifying expensive weddings on their platforms. Read her article below:

If Your Wedding Is Not On BellaNaija Weddings, You Are Technically Not Legally Married……yet.

If you are an African woman like me between the “marriageable ages” of 18-35, and hold even a modicum of social media/blogs use, you have probably fallen victim to this rage of “social media weddings!” You know, those weddings that are planned, programmed, and executed, strategically to create the “awwww,” “damn” and “wow” factor all over Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. And if you attempt to deny your obsession or your slight intrigue in this grandeur-wedding stigma scrounging all over the internet, either you are (1) Still a Learner or (2) Living under aso rock. But don’t worry, I guarantee you there are at least over 400,000 ladies (maybe gentlemen) across the world that fall somewhere within the spectrum of pure intrigue and extreme obsession. If you don’t believe me, check the followers count of famous wedding blogs like @bellanaijaweddings, @nigerianwedding, and @weddingdigestnaija, etc.

I will be the first to admit that I was a victim to these social media weddings. What started as an innocent interest in seeing beautiful brides and blushing at the prospect of that deep, endless, forever-and-a-day type love soon grew into a repulsive obsession. It began with thinking of my wedding colors, wedding gown and veil style. It soon drifted to figuring out my décor, flower arrangements, wedding party, aso ebi colors, how many times I have to change, D.J., etc. Thanks to social media, I had also figured out my makeup artists, hair stylists, and photographer(s) irrespective of the city I decided to tie my nuptials. My friends and I even shared photo albums on iCloud where we dropped screen shots of “wedding inspirations,” from ring size, to shoes, cakes, and every minute wedding décor you can think of!!! Before I realized it, I was planning my own wedding before I even had a boyfriend or husband prospect in sight! Crazy huh?!? I will not call names, but I had single girlfriends who were setting up wedding websites and overdosing on everything wedding on Pinterest. It was almost like an unspoken competition, each bride, bride-to-be, and hopeful-bride-to-be trying to outdo the other.

Not to be confused, I absolutely love weddings. I love and crave the idea of LOVE! I am also cognizant of the fact that weddings play a huge role in the African culture and more recently have become a thriving source of revenue fueling the Nigerian Economy. In a recent article published by Forbes, some Nigerians spend over $2 million on their dream wedding (http://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2014/12/26/how-nigerias-rich-spend-over-2-million-on-their-dream-wedding/ ). However, the issue with modern day African weddings is that they drift away from the goal of celebrating the couples love/union, to just a big show off party. I wholeheartedly believe that some brides forget the fact that after the guests finish eating the delicious jollof rice & chicken, they are stuck with their husbands forever….(however long their forever might be! Ha) However, I do not think these modern brides are wholly to be blamed. Looking holistically, these wedding websites and blogs, are guilty of creating the illusion that a couple is not in love or their marriage is short lived unless they have a grandeur wedding. Bella Naija Wedding blog, we all have to agree is one of the most famous culprits. From engagement shoots with the couple swimming like sharks under water, to pure human beings being used as wedding décor (random question, what is the going rate to become a static human décor? Is it even safe?).

Apart from humans going through near death experiences and risking their lives all in the name of wedding, we have the couples that fly half way across the world with their celebrity photographer and makeup artists for engagement photo-shoots. The weddings that boasts of celebrity guests and entertainers. The beautiful Hausa brides that have weddings spanning over the course of nice days with their gazillion ceremonies. And my personal favorites, the Nigerian political weddings that reek of millions of embezzled money while the poor innocent Nigerian masses sing their praises in the comments, forgetting that they are the actual sponsors of such weddings. *sips tea* If that doesn’t make you gag, I’m not sure what will.

As much as I applaud the positive influence that Bella Naija has made in educating and bringing awareness on important issues affecting our community and the world, I personally think that Bella Naija Weddings is entirely classist. Bella Naija is highly prejudicial against couples with a low wedding budget. If you disagree with me, tag me in the link to a fully featured couple on the website that had an average wedding (I’ll wait -__-). They constantly send the message that a poor man’s pikin, like myself, is incapable of falling in love or getting married! Like cupid only shoots his darts at the high and mighty with wedding budgets costing more than a house. The featured brides and groom boasts of everything from designer dresses, to Swarovski crystal dazzled shoes, to Rolexes, luxury cars, and much more. The comment section, one of my favorite sections of the blog further confirms my sentiment. Simply off beautiful pictures, spectators make comments such as “Wow! I can tell the couple must be in love,” “Na wa for this kind love tin tin oh!” You even see some commentators using these couples as a spiritual point of contact as they type their lengthy final-paper prayers! I’ve seen some girls leave their numbers and emails in hopes that the groom’s friend contact them (No Lie!). Not to say these couples aren’t in love or they don’t “goo goo ga ga” over each other, but HABA! how can you tell this simply off pictures! Fear God small! LOL.

Of course, every girl has her dream wedding and she is entitled to make that dream a reality. However, whether you can afford a simple court wedding or a wedding at the most luxurious hotel in town, the important thing is to remember why you are getting married and enjoy your day. Forget about society’s ridiculous expectations of what your day is supposed to look like (or cost), and make every moment with that special someone count. If any Bella Naija correspondent reads this article, I implore you to focus more about sharing the beautiful love stories irrespective of the couple’s budget. Majority of your audience are simple, regular, hardworking people who should be able to relate to the wedding posts. They shouldn’t have to feel as if their love isn’t worthy of celebrating because it doesn’t meet the wedding budget requirement.

As for me, except one of Dangote or Bill Gates son proposes to me, the courthouse down the street is looking like a pretty good option. Who knows, my future husband and I might even end up at a bar/club drunk out of our mind!! It is our day, and we have the right to celebrate it however we want
Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 11:32am On Jan 14, 2015
Happy customer

CelebritiesRe: Yoruba Actor Yomi Fash Lanso Claims No Woman Has Ever Broken His Heart by blaKKy83(op): 8:02am On Jan 14, 2015
ShakurM:
Walk in2 love cool
Baba, go meet my ex Tammy
She breaks stuffs embarassed
Guy that your babe harsh o......lol
CelebritiesRe: Graphic Photos: Woman Jumps From A Building And Her Butt Implant Explodes, Savin by blaKKy83(op): 7:51am On Jan 14, 2015
deebee13:
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Are u booking space with your full stop comment ni
CelebritiesYoruba Actor Yomi Fash Lanso Claims No Woman Has Ever Broken His Heart by blaKKy83(op): 6:56am On Jan 14, 2015
There’s is no way no man over 30 has never felt rejected/heartbroken by a woman. This is something I strongly believe.

Anyways, veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor, Yomi Fash Lanso claims in a new interview with Punch NG that he has a heart of stone.

When asked if he remembers the first time a woman broke his heart, Yomi said

“Ha! Break my heart ke? Who gave you the heart to break? Nobody has ever broken my heart. That is why I always tell people not to fall in love but ‘walk’ into love. If you fall in love, you will just fall flat. Please, I have never been heartbroken before.”

CelebritiesGraphic Photos: Woman Jumps From A Building And Her Butt Implant Explodes, Savin by blaKKy83(op): 6:33am On Jan 14, 2015
I don't know where MediaTakeOut saw this story but it's one of the most bizarre things I've read in recent times. According to the report,
Brazilian woman survived a 10 story fall . . . and it was her butt implants that saved her life. According to a popular Brazilian magazine, an unidentified woman - whom they claim is a model - attempted suicide last week, in the city of Sao Paolo.
The paper claims that the fall would have killed her - except that her butt implant cushioned her fall. She is in very serious condition. The woman suffered head injuries, multiple broken bones . . . and her butt implant exploded on impact. Doctors expect her to make it, though.
Thing is, the woman looks very dead to me. No way can a butt implant save you from a 10-storey building fall. But see the pic for yourself after the cut...but please *viewer discretion advised*

TV/MoviesStarsat Technical Fault by blaKKy83(op): 2:52pm On Jan 11, 2015
sad for the past one week now that I recharged most of my favourite channels on startsat not showing at all. I don't know if it's just me or general problem with there signal sad ........ help!!!

Really missed ORISUN TV
Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 10:08am On Jan 11, 2015
Beautiful casual gowns at very affordable price.........

Fashion/Clothing MarketRe: FabricsNDmore by blaKKy83(op): 10:05am On Jan 11, 2015
Beautiful casual gowns at very affordable price....

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