Nigerian reggae legend Majek Fashek has died at the age of 57.

The performer, popular for hits such as Send Down the Rain and So Long for Too Long, died in his sleep in New York, his manager Omenka Uzoma told the BBC.

Writing on Instagram, Mr Uzoma said it was "a time for us all to celebrate his achievements, and not mourn".

The musician, whose real name was Majekodunmi Fasheke, also worked with stars like Jimmy Cliff, Tracy Chapman and Snoop Dogg.

"He's done a lot for Nigeria and Africa," his manager said.

Majek Fashek had been ill for some time but the cause of his death is not clear.

He was drawn to reggae in the 1980s at a point when highlife and juju were more dominant in Nigeria.

The artist said Bob Marley was a major influence as a consequence his musical style and looks mirrored the Jamaican legend.

His 1991 release So Long for Too Long, which carried a strong political and pan-African message gained Majek Fashek acclaim across Africa.

The song was a call for Africans to rise up, both in the continent and those in the diaspora.

He sang:

Arise from your sleep Africa

Arise from your sleep America

There's work to be done Africa

He also had a message for black people in the US:

Remember, remember, Marcus Garvey

Who had a dream for you Africa

Remember, remember, Martin Luther King

Who had a dream for you America

He also wrote the song Free Africa, Free Mandela, calling for the release of the leader of the African National Congress in South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

As a sign of his international reach, he appeared in 1992 on the high-profile David Letterman chat show on US television, where he sang So Long for Too Long.

In the mid 2000s there were reports that the musician was struggling with his health.

Pictures of an emaciated Majek Fashek shocked Nigerians who were concerned about the star.

In 2015, he spent some time in a drug rehabilitation centre in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

Delaying the decision to gamble allows time for the urge to pass and for you to feel more in control of the decision. This is different to urge surfing as the focus is on the person using distraction from the urge to gamble rather than letting it pass without distraction.

Distraction takes the focus temporarily away from the urge and can give you time to rethink your decision to gamble.

Try the following next time you have the urge to gamble:

Relax and focus on staying calm.
Take some deep breaths to slow yourself down and refocus on what you can do now.
Try to distract yourself with an activity to keep calm, such as a shower or a bath. Or you may read a book, cook or watch a TV show to stop thinking about gambling. Find an activity that suits you.
Say to yourself "maybe I won't go, I will see how I feel in an hour" and then go and do something else.
Remember you may find the urge returns when you stop the other activity. If this happens, perhaps try the urge surfing technique as above.

Set a goal that you can achieve if you stop gambling or develop a list of reasons why you made the decision. For example:

I will have more money to put towards a holiday.
I will be able to hold my head up high.
My family will be proud.
I will be able to pay my bills.
As my savings begin to grow money will have value once again.
Staying quit
Remember urges do not usually last longer than one hour.


DELAY
+
DISTRACT
=
STAYING STOPPED

Once you have decided to delay the decision to gamble, shift your attention to what you might like to do. It might be something you used to do before gambling became a problem or something you've always wanted to try.

Many people find engaging in sport fulfilling; this could be anything that gets you moving. From a daily walk or run to joining a gym or team sport.

When you feel an urge, do something else immediately and keep the following in mind:
Limit access to money
Surf the urge
Distract from the urge
Seek support from someone you feel you can trust. You don't have to call someone to talk to them about experiencing an urge. You might just want to ring and talk about something completely unrelated to gambling.

paqman:
Gambling . I was once a chronic gambler and addicted one . I never knew my life was moving backward not until i lost my sense of humor , i never care anylonger . I start oweing , depression was now overing on my soul , succide mission was emmacinating , i care less about my look . But grace later found me thank god for the wonderful family i had thank god for mum especially and to my friends i owe them a lot

bros abeg drink chill water, where can i apply for the apprenticeship service make i know now so that i can upgrade my lying app

light099:
Looks like a crap scientists would write. Your disjointed, unrealistic, crappy, unentertaining, fictious story is easy to crack.

If lying is not your talent, why not learn from multitude of smart talking liars, this forum is blessed with?
A very large percentage of users here can beat the devil in a lying competition. Just humble yourself and start apprenticeship with anyone of them.

abeg com baff naked for my hood

DamonSalvatore:
If i understand anything from this your Story ; make i baff naked inside bathroom..

E just look like one 9ja film.. Feyi ko, ferris wheel ni

thanks dude, your words encourage me to enhance my knoledge

OsuIgboIpob:
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Lol
You're not yet a good story writer.
We can just manage this for the kid's section...

a GHOST omo na die i dey oooo

KnightsTemplar:
You might have bleeped a Ghost you know

na only GOD knows, see the useless man ugly face

Chicagoesontop:
Who knows how many people he has killed sef, ?

majamajic:
I did

kindly share your experience then

I once met this totally hot lady at a marriage function. Her name was FEYI (Can’t write her real name). When we first met, the chemical reaction was quick. I was still in my late teenage. As always, I was dressed to kill. She was like 5 years older to me. As it was a marriage function, everyone was dressed to their best.

When I met this lady, she smelt really good. May be it was her perfume. Her shoes where shining and her fabrics were made up of really expensive fabric. She looked like a perfect lady to me. She caught me staring at her and she approached me. Before we knew anything about each other, she was inside me. We went to a vacant room on the top of the marriage hall to do our really silly thing.

But to my surprise, FEYI was not as perfect as her clothes were. She was kind of rude and really strange. She had really strange habits and demands. Within few minutes in bed, he started making really strange demands. When the things were going out of my hands, I just told her that we are not here to do exercise.

My “angel” was turning into my worst nightmare. She made me do really strange things and sucked all the life out of me that night. I just went to sleep then and there. When i woke up, she was gone. I was still naked and the door was wide open. I was furious. How could she leave me alone and naked?

I quickly got dressed and went back to my room. I was sharing my room with one of my cousin sister. Just when I was changing my clothes to my night robe, my sister just screamed and asked me what’s wrong with me? I was shocked and asked her what happened? She told me to look at my back in a mirror. That’s when I noticed that the b***ta*d had drawn some cartoons on my back. She even wrote her name and marked an arrow towards my bottom stating “FEYI was here”. It was heartbreaking and embarrassing. I told my cousin that I lost a bet and asked her to help me get rid of it. Clearly she understood what had really happened and also noticed my tears.

Lesson Learnt : Never Judge any one based on their looks

EDIT 1: Just wanted to make one thing clear. All that glitters is not gold. Even I had the same thought - of using her for a night and dump her. I wasn’t going to have a long lasting relationship or anything with her. Cuz I was aware she is way beyond my reach. So in reality, I was just using her and she was using me. We understood that. What just pissed me off was what she did after we used each other. I am clearing this up because I don’t need pity from anyone.

The identity of the policeman, who threatened to kill Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, for ‘insulting Prophet Muhammed’ on Facebook, has been revealed.

Bala was arrested by the police in Kaduna for blasphemy and had been receiving death threats from extremists including the serving policeman identified as Abdulsamad Adamu.
Further investigations showed that Adamu is notorious for using a fake named – Datti Assalafiy – on Facebook to spread hatred and religious bigotry – where he encourages his over 160,000 followers to execute Christians and others, who don’t share in their extreme ideas.

SaharaReporters investigations revealed that Adamu is a sergeant attached to the Bauchi State Police Command.
He is also known for attacking people, who criticise the Nigerian Government and Muslims, who are not fanatics like him.

He has threatened to kill many people on different social media platforms for not sharing in his ideology.
SaharaReporters gathered that in May 2019, Adamu threatened to kill one Zainab Naseer Ahmad for her feminist views.
He called her lesbian and asked his followers to attack her wherever they came across her.

Also, one Muneera Abdulsalam, who runs a popular sex education scheme on YouTube in Hausa language, was in the past threatened to be killed by this same policeman.
SaharaReporters also discovered that Adamu is known for calling for the killing of Shiites members while also using his Facebook page to promote President Muhammadu Buhari, Ali Pantami, Minister of Communication, and a famous policeman – Abba Kyari.
Bala, who is already being taken to Kano to be prosecuted by the police for his alleged act, could be executed if found guilty under Sharia law.

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Pathological gambling involves an inability to control gambling which can lead to psychological issues, as well as financial, professional, and legal consequences. [1] Gambling can activate the brain’s reward system, much like other addictions, which can make it very difficult to quit. [2] However, you can deal appropriately with your gambling problem by recognizing your issue, coping with it, managing triggers to gambling, and getting help and support.

1
Recognize your behavior for what it is. Admitting the problem is the first major step in dealing with it. If you first recognize the signs of your problem, you can then learn to modify your behavior.
Signs and symptoms of a gambling problem include: getting a thrill from taking gambling risks, taking increasingly bigger gambling risks over time, a preoccupation with gambling, reliving past gambling experiences (through imagination or telling stories), using gambling as a way to escape problems or negative feelings, feeling guilt or remorse after gambling, and repeated failed efforts to cut back on gambling.
Additional social issues associated with gambling include: taking time away from work or family life to gamble, concealing or lying about gambling, and borrowing money or stealing to gamble.

2
Accept the consequences of your gambling. Gambling excessively can cause many issues including: relationship problems, financial issues, legal problems, occupational concerns (job loss), substance use, poor health, and mental health issues (such as depression).
Do you lose time from work to gamble? Do you extend yourself beyond your means by gambling away money that you have set aside to pay your rent, mortgage, or other bills? Do you use credit cards to gamble? Are you secretive about where the money's gone to after you've gambled?
Make a list of all of the consequences you have encountered due to your gambling. Also, identify people you have hurt as a result of your gambling such as family and friends.

3
Understand the risks of gambling. Knowing the risks of gambling may help encourage people who gamble to consider the consequences before deciding to gamble.
Excessive gambling can lead to depression, anxiety, aggression, increased suicide risk, relationship issues and stress-related illnesses.[3]
Gambling also increases stress levels (via the stress hormone cortisol) and your heart rate, which can lead to health risks.[4]
Pathological and addictive gambling can result in decreased decision-making skills and reduce your ability to evaluate the consequences of your actions.

4
Be honest about your gambling. Don't be secretive about your finances or your gambling. Be honest with yourself and others about money spent gambling.
Pay bills immediately, when you have funds set aside to pay them.
Add up losses and keep a running tally. When you've added up losses from a gambling session, list the things that you might have purchased with that money, or other debts you could have paid down.
Admit it to yourself and others when you have gambled.