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Just imagine this scenario playing out somewhere on the street of Lagos: several women gathering together in name of ‘virginity testing’ and you as a lady is expected to remove your pant in public to determine whether you are you are still a ‘chassis’ or ‘tokunboh’ down there….hian!

The virginity test is a practical process by which a female is determined if she is a virgin or not, in a nutshell it is knowledge of whether a girl has engaged in sexual intercourse or not.

Much has been said for and against the practice with the ‘gladiators’ doing battle in the arena of society but the fact is the virginity test in Africa is as old as the hills which may continue for years to come.

On March 23, 2011, Amnesty International protested to the Egyptian government over the virginity test forced on women protesters, a move they referred to as ‘nothing less than torture’.

The test involves the inspection of the female hymen, the hymen being in place signifies her virginity but a torn hymen shows that sexual intercourse has occurred for it can only be torn by this process.

Virginity testing especially in Africa can be described as crude, controversial and unethical because of the methods some which include putting two fingers in the vagina to test for its flexibility, a process which is called the ‘two finger test’.

Virginity tests in Africa vary in the different regions, girls of the Kenuzi tribe from Sudan are married before their age of puberty by adult males who would inspect them manually for their virginity.

Virginity tests in Africa has been hotly debated by two schools of thought, those who are support of it and those who say that the practice is a relic of a lost age in these modern times. The former state their point a female’s pride is having her hymen intact, a proof of her maturity for marriage. A proof of blood on a white handkerchief is displayed to all present including the new bride, her husband to be and their parents.

The argument of the antagonists is that such crude laws should have long been done away with as it belongs to the forgotten Stone Age and not these modern days of civilization. They also argue that the virginity test is more of a sexist bomb which okays sexual intercourse outside the home for men but frowns heavily on women, a case of what is good for the goose is not good for the gander.

The question i will pose here is this: Is this kind of ‘testing’ being done in Nigeria?
http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/virginity-testing-in-africa/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PIusZuAT_0

Kylie Jenner who is the last of the Kardashians clan was seen dancing seductively to Ojuelegba by Wizkid. The song by the Nigerian young star is really sweeping ladies off their feet.

Kylie who could not control her emotions was rolling her waist in a seductive manner and laughing uncontrollably. I guess she was just so attracted to the melodious rhythm of the song

So in Wizkid’s voice, ‘Not only in Ojuelegba but also Ni America nko, Kylie sef know my story’

http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/kylie-jenner-dance/

One of the most recognized, talented, richest sportsman, Cristiano Ronaldo takes a selfie with the woman who confessed to have wanted to terminate his pregnancy.

Cristiano, whose name was inspired by the former US- President Ronald Reagan, the last in the family of four, is now the person through whom the entire world pronounces the family name.

What a great personality he is!!

http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/ronaldo-selfie-mum/

Lol, I couldn’t help but laugh when i saw this picture.

For those who are referred to as ‘indomie’ generation (no pun intended), they might not remember this very old TV station, NTA 7.

Even though I was a child then, the memory still remains fresh on my mind. what strikes me the most is the opening sound that sends the kids running to the front of the television set to watch their favorite TV program.

How time flies that such station has to go underground, and most especially in Lagos, NTA station is of little relevance.

This TV station was among the existing stations in those days when Parle soda, Limca and Gold-spot were usually advertised in one sequence…

In addition, Erinkeke, a comedy series by popular Yoruba Comedian “Baba Suwe” that swept viewers off their feet was aired weekly. There was another exciting program “Tales by Moonlight” which always kept children close to the TV screen with eyes glued. It was a program that children always wanted to watch and would therefore finish up their house chores on time to avoid restriction from watching it by their parents.

I remember the” News Panorama” which is just the same as what we call the News Headline presently. “Hogbe” was News casted in Igbira language (Badagry) and we had to laugh and make fun of the Newscaster whenever the News was being read. “News-line” was another interesting program that was usually aired, it was all about events and happenings around Nigeria, more of a National documentary.

What a good nostalgia!

http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/old-tv-station/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0OB8qhxA4

Cute birthday picture of Nollywood’s top actress, Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele as a little girl could just make us guess that she was a star in the making with her eyes on the future of nut just Nigerian but global television.

She celebrated her birthday yesterday with friends and colleagues. Happy belated birthday to the movie icon


http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/funke-akindele-birthday-picture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F3EWXo6hyc

Blakemon’s music is no doubt spreading like wild fire as his hit song is enjoying its well deserved share on online platforms like , notjustokay.com just to mention a few, terrestrial stations are also spreading his music like all over the places as his songs are not just being heard but also being enjoyed in clubs, parties, and even in homes and offices as we can see a sexy young girl in her office seriously digging the track ‘Owumi’ in a video that has gone viral via the YouTube platform.

If the track is creating this wild fire sensation while on audio, I can just imagine what it would look like when the official video is out.

Thumbs up Blakemon I am sure this sexy young girl will dig it even more when the video is officially released

http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/sexy-girl-dancing-blakemon/

David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has just shown that he does not just relish the applause he is given by his numerous fans, he has proved that he also cares for them as he doles out the generous some of one million naira out to a fan in need.

Jide Sanyaolu was in need of money to return to school with none to turn to but the ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ crooner has turned that into past tense as he shelled out the sum of one million naira to help his fan continue his education.

Davido joins the likes of K C , Don Jazzy and many others who in their largeness of heart are giving back to society, back to the people who really made them, their fans.

Hear what Jide has to say to God and his Good Samaritan:

Good one Davido, I believe other Nigerian artistes will follow suit as you have proved the saying, ‘We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.
http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/davido-shows-fan-generousity/phummiesylvia.

The secrets of a man they say are in his stories and while some secrets are known while a man breathes others may not be revealed until after his death some may as well be buried with him. Here are ten top things you didn’t know about the South African sage, Nelson Mandela.

1. Nelson was not his birth name, it was given to him by his teacher Miss Mdingane who found his name ‘Rohilala’ hard to pronounce and the name in Xhosa means ‘the pulling branch of a tree’ or troublemaker’.

2 He was a master of disguise who would hide in his hideout during the day and coming out to do his business at night earning him the nickname ‘The Black Pimpernel’ given to him by the name because of the way he evaded the police

3 Nelson Mandela has a woodpecker named after him called ‘Australopicus nelson mandelai’

4 His favourite food is the stomach lining of farm animals, that is tripe.

5 He opened the first black law firm in the city of Johannesburg in 1952

6 After the death of his father, he went to school at the age of 9 blazing the trail in his family for no one had gone that far academically

7 His other passion was boxing not the violence but the science of protecting yourself, plan an attack or retreat or pace around

8 His greatest inspiration was from the poem ‘Invictus’ written by Ernest Henley which he would read to his fellow prisoners, the lines which spurred him to go on and never give up especially the lines ‘I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul

9 He was expelled from college for organizing a strike against colonial rule less than twelve months of finishing boarding school.

10 He landed a big acting role in Spike Lee’s ‘Malcolm X’ as a Soweto school teacher.


http://www.thefinix.com/2015/08/revealed-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-nelson-mandela/