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Bob Marley

Bob Marley: One Love,” starring Jewish actor Kingsley Ben-Adir as the reggae icon, we are republishing this piece from May 19, 2021. Now that 40 years have passed since the May 1981 death of reggae pioneer Bob Marley, it’s worth noting how the impact of Jewish family lore may sometimes exceed mere documentary proof. A number of his relatives claim that Marley, whose hit recordings included “One Love,” “Redemption Song” and “No Woman No Cry,” was of Syrian Jewish ancestry. His estranged father, Jamaica-born Norval Marley, a naval officer, supposedly had Jewish roots, although biographers have hastened to dismiss these claims, saying that they are unverified. Yet Bob Marley, who died at age 36 of complications from skin cancer, was surely inspired by Jewish history and lore, starting with the Bible. As a Rastafarian, an adherent of an Abrahamic religion and social movement that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s, Marley was a student of the second book of the Torah, among other Jewish
I just wants to wish you a healthy and happy New Year in 2017! By the way, if you want to chat and say hi just hit reply :)

I'm officially a youngie! Happy Birthday to me.:-)

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Lately, lots of people have been addressing me with -Sir, yes Sir, OK sir...and all that courtesy-like manner language💪😹.The respect is so much that, I had to take a look at myself in the mirror 😮 and it's then I realised how tall and grown I have become.  🙆😀 I went even further to check the calendar and it dawned on me that, TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! 🚼😱😁🎆🎆🎆 Yipee!!! 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎊🎆🎆🎆 it's my birthday today...and I feel so blessed! But, it's not all about the growth and tallness -or the cake I'm gonna devoured!.🙇 Seriously, it's not. What I'm grateful for on this special day of my life, is far more IMPORTANT than the aforementioned changes. 💦💦💦 I'm GRATEFUL onto God Almighty for the love and mercy He had shown me... He has been so good to me. 🙏🙏🙏 I remembered a few things... Back in 2012/2013, when I was "dying" to have everything God has blessed me with today! 😆😄😃. I never knew God was working behi

Between Linda Ikeji, Eid-el-Kabir and the people born in September!

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Has she converted to a Muslim ? No! She's still 100% Catholic..:-) Oh, now I know! She's giving away Sallah-rams to her Muslim blog-readers... Hmm, It's still NO! Lol... Why will she do that anyway? Seriously, I kept asking myself if there is anything spectacular between the highest paid blogger in Nigeria and this Muslim's annual festival; Eid-El-Kabir..:-)The title so unds controversial right? Lol Actually, there may be something between these two... We all know her! It's only an alien that may not have heard of the name, Linda Ikeji before. Everybody knows she's rich, beautiful, single and yes born on September 19, 1980 . And that's, unfortunately, You know... The thing between her and today's Muslim festival! Happy Eid-el-Kabir to all my Muslim-readers! And yes! Happy birthday in advance to ME, Linda and every other September-born out there..:-)

Another Cancer patient has passed on..:-(

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Yet another sad exist of a cancer patient... Oge Nkwonta Onyeaghala, the pretty lady, in pink above, was diagnosed with Cancer of the Lymph nodes, (Hodgkins Lymphoma) in 2009. Though I was MIA during the time people are trying to raise money for her , an authority blog made it known that:  S he got married to her husband Nnamdi Onyeaghala last year June and she is fighting for her life right now.  She was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma (Cancer of the Lymph nodes). In 2009, she had chemotherapy (ABVD) after which she became ok In 2014 there was a relapse, with a cough & rapid weight loss, she had another round of chemotherapy (COPP) then again she was fine. The cough stopped and she gained weight. In November 2015 the cough started again and she started itching profusely, we  went back to LUTH and they said she needed a more lethal chemotherapy and the stem-cell transplant. this is not done in Nigeria. upon contacting hospitals in India  we realized the treatment required more tha

Between Mark Zuckerberg and 'silent killer' diseases

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“It was a top secret and nobody was meant to know before his arrival. It was actually for security reasons but now that he is here, he would be able to interact with tech professionals and other Nigerians today in a press conference at Eko Hotel and Suites tomorrow (today).” -A close source told Vanguard. Marky at Co-Creation Hub It was an experience, the great people of Nigeria will never forget. On Tuesday, 30 August 2016, the Nigerian media was awash with news of billionaire and co-founder of Facebook (one of the world’s most prolific social media sites) the visit to Nigeria. The father-of-one after meeting with the Pope in Italy, the 5 th richest man in the world, sneaked into Nigeria to meet with developers and entrepreneurs and to discuss investments in Nigeria’s growing start-up ecosystem. On Wednesday morning, he jogged across the Ikoyi-Lekki bridge Zuckerberg helped to show the rest of the world that Nigeria is not so bad at all, and that something really exciting is

Selena Gomez and Lupus disease

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Singer and actress Selena Gomez,  in an interview with Billboard magazine for their October 2015 issue, Selena revealed she had been diagnosed with Lupus and had even undergone chemotherapy. Lupus disease always bring forth side effects such as panic attacks, depression and anxiety. The 24-year-old told People.com that: "As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people in different ways,  I've discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges''. The Justin Bieber former girlfriend has now made it known that she'll be taking time away from the entertainment scene so as to focus on maintainong her health..:-) "I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off. Thank you to all my fans for your support. You know how special you are to me, b