This is the biggest yam for the New Yam Festival happening in Nanka, a small town before Ekwulobia, in Anambra state. My cousin sent this image and I decided to share it. She attended the festival which happened yesterday, August 15th 2020. Usually, the town celebrates the festival after Igwe Godwin Ogochukwu Ezekunie Obu Nanka but because of COVID 19, there won't be any big ceremony.  What is the New Yam Festival? The New Yam Festival is a Nigerian annual cultural festival by the Igbo people held in August. The New Yam Festival is a celebration representing the prominence of yam in the life of Igbo people. The evening before the day of the festival, all old yams are disposed of or consumed. Only dishes of yam are served during the festival. The celebration lasts a whole day and some other places, it may last a week or more. New Yam festival is also celebrated in Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Delta and Imo state. The festival is an important way of marking the beginning and end of t...

 We all love good food, right? Who doesn't? I mean, who wouldn't desire a bright, healthy skin. Sometimes, it's difficult for the skin to remain flawless, especially when you have acne-prone skin. Nonetheless, we move. There are certain foods that help our metabolism and body in general function appropriately. Foods rich in Vitamins and Minerals are what you should consume daily to achieve the skin you desire and I would be sharing my top 6.  1. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES - How I love my veggies. I used to hate green veggies growing up but now I make sure to add vegetables to almost every meal I prepare. Few varieties of green vegetables to include in your meal are spinach, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, etc. Green leafy vegetables are packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre. Eating this daily can reduce high blood pressure, heart disease, eye problems, increases our skin natural protection from sun damage and lastly, helps with skin hydration. 2. SWEET POTATOES - Are my faves ...

We all make blunders. I certainly did and still do. In my six years of experience in the makeup industry, I have noticed that we never stop learning new tips and tricks when it comes to makeup. In makeup artistry, we learn, unlearn, relearn for the need to constantly improve our skills. If you aren't growing or improving as an artist then you are doing something wrong. But don't fret, that's why I am here. To tell you the mistakes you are making that is perhaps keeping you in a loop.  I am certain everyone wants to expand at some point in their lives or career. If you are that person, then keep reading. I started my career as a makeup artist in 2014. Before then, I was already into makeup as self-taught. My friends would tell me to always make them up because they saw my passion and creativity was second to none. I didn’t learn makeup from anyone or anywhere, it was just innate. A few years later, I decided to take it up as a professional career. I paid a prominent makeup a...