Pictures from the Nigerian Students Sports Day in London #NSSFFD

With old girls from LAGGS showing the event t-shirts

Mistura, Edwina, Yetunde, Yinka, Morin and Ronke im #Laggs T-Shirts

I am makìng black soap (Ose Dudu) - here is how to make yours

Black soap has been used for centuries in Africa. It is used to treat various skin afflictions such as allergies and excema. Most importantly to keep African skin moist and shiny. New born babies in Yoruba communies are traditionally bathed with ose dudu as it is called bevsuse it is mild and safe. Black soap does not contain all the harmful chemicals found in everyday and luxury soaps. I found out that it is quite easy to make as long as you have all the ingridients.

What you need:
200g Native soap
50g Osun
50g Kaun
2 teaspoons of Epo pupa
1 teaspoon Olive oil
Some water about 4 teaspoons
A metal mixing bowl
A rollong pin
A chopping board
Foil paper or cling film

Procedure:
Grind the kaun, osun using the rollong pin to break them up. Roll and grind until they become powdery. Pour the mixture into the hard native soap.
Add a teaspoon of palm oil and a spoon of olive oil.
Add a few drops of water. Place metal bowl on the cooker. Heat at low temerature until the mixture is black and soft. Cut pieces of cling film or foil and spoon portions out. Or use a mould to form a nice shape. Leave to harden and your soap is ready@

Website for cheating spouses hacked!

A website specifically created to help people in relationships cheat by introducing them to other willing and cheating partners has been hacked.
According to London newspaper, Metro, the group called The Impact Team have got hold of 37 millions names including the names of people from Nigeria and Britain. Most of the site's members are from the US and Canada.
The group has threathened to publish the names, profiles, financial details, nude photos and explicit messages of millions of rich and powerful people if the site does not shut down immediately.

Private halls for hire in Mitcham - Mitcham North Eat Community Centre

Large and mid-sized halls available for 

private hire

If you are hosting a private party, conference, children's party or any other 
event that requires a hall,then why not come to North East Mitcham Community 
Centre.

We have two rooms, the main hall can accommodate up to 60 people, and 
Worley Hall can accommodate up to 40. We have an on-site kitchen for your 
use to prepare or store refreshments for your guests, plus 7 trellis tables and 
60 chairs are included with your hire.

The hall is available for hire between 9am-6pm Saturday and Sunday.

Charges

Non-members              £35.00 per hour              
Members                      £30.00 per hour             

CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTIES

A package of 3 hours to include 30mins setting up, 30 mins tidying up
 and a 2 hour party.

Non Members: - £75
Members: - £60

Terms and Conditions / Application Form

Please download the terms and conditions and application form for completion
and return with your deposit. If you have any questions, please call the 
Centre Manager on 020 8685 9452 or email info@nemca.org.uk

Top 50 Party, Event and Business Halls for Hire in South London

List of the top in south London

Libraries hall, room and promotional space hire

Merton Libraries have a range of halls, rooms and promotional spaces for hire. These facilities are ideal for; meetings, exhibitions, training, exercise classes, community activities and much more.
All library halls and rooms have access to; Wi-Fi, toilet facilities, tables and chairs. Additional facilities are available to hire including; microphone, flipchart and projector and screen.  
Library halls and rooms are available to hire from 9am - 11pm, 7 days a week. Prices start from £22 per hour. 
All of our libraries are available to hire out of hours. 

Mitcham Library Hall

Based in the town centre of Mitcham, this large hall contains a small kitchenette area and direct parking facilities located within the premises. This venue can hold up to 60 people seated or standing. 

Raynes Park Library Hall

This large carpeted hall is furnished with a fully equipped kitchen and ample parking located onsite. This venue can hold up to 60 people standing and 40 people seated. 

Pollards Hill Rooms

Pollards Hill Library contains three rooms with whiteboards, overhead projector, interactive whiteboards. These rooms can hold up to 46 people seated or 82 people standing, depending on which classroom is required.

Promotional Space Hire

All seven libraries have promotional space available to hire. Attracting more than 1.1 million visitors per year, Merton libraries are the ideal place to promote your organisation. Prices start from as little as £15 per day. 

How to make a booking

To make a booking please complete the booking form and return to libraries.admin@merton.gov.uk. A member of our team will be in contact with you shortly to discuss your booking requirements. Please note that your booking will not be confirmed until payment has been received. 
For a full price list please see the fees and charges page.
Terms and Conditions apply for the use of the spaces.

Contact us

Library Manager: Hannah Basing
Mitcham Library
157 London Road
Mitcham
CR4 2YR
Telephone: 01159 293388
Fax: 020 8646 6360
Email: Mitcham.library@merton.gov.uk

2. North East Mitcham Community Centre
 Colliers Wood Community Centre
North East Mitcham Community Centre
New Horizon Centre (formerly the Pollards Hill Community Centre)
Saint Helier Community Cente
Saint Mark's Family Centre
Sir Cyril Black Community Centre
South Mitcham Community Centre
South Wimbledon Community Centre
Taylor Road Day Centre

Film Review: Nollywood's latest movie - Murderer-in-law produced by Tolu Yesufu

 

Tolu Yesufu is a talented actress, screen writer and producer. You can read more about her here. She is known for her production of Shattered hearts where she played Lola. You can watch it below. Her new movie, 'Murderer-in-law' premiered on Friday 26 June and here is the iShine Magazine exclusive review:

The film started about 10.30pm. There was the usual red carpet affair. To be honest, I did not know any of the actors or heard of them before apart from Tolu Yesufu who featured in Shattered Hearts a  couple of years ago. (I was thee).

The atmosphere was warm and the cool London summer breeze that blew was refreshing. I must say there were a lot of photographers and radio stations present. I have never heard of any of them before and I don't know where they air. But I guess they must be doing well. My guess is that the photographers must be freelance.

  

I watched from a distance to take the whole event it. Normally I would be on the red carpet taking pictures. I went to collect my wrist band and I must say I had a gold VIP one. I didn't know this because I didn't really look at the tickets when they arrived. So, that was nice to have. I had one and my 16-year-old son who was my escort for the night had one too.

The actors, I must say were very beautifully dressed - long evening gowns, fresh make-up and gorgeous shoes and jewellery to match. Nollywood Queen Theodora Ibekwe-Oyebade   who was responsible for the PR of the event had her elegant dress made by Cameroon born designer and Top Designer of the Year winner, Martine Boss Moussongo. The men also looked sharp. The crowd came ready for photo opportunities too.

When it was time to go into the screening hall, the gold wrist band holders were ushered in first. There were people with blue bands but I don't know whether they had to pay or something. We went upstairs and were ushered into a VIP area, I think there were about 40 of us. We were offered some snacks - a sausage roll, meat pie, a piece of succulent chicken and suya by a professional team of waiters and waitresses! That I must say was a pleasant surprise - so the night got better and better. Good hospitality points there.

About 15 minutes later, we entered the screening hall. I must say that there was huge turn out...about 300 or 400 people and two screens were used. I found a comfortable viewing point and then, the actors were introduced.

The whole viewing time was about 2 hours. The movie can be classified as a dark comedy. The film is about a young man TJ plated by Ade Bello who meets a young woman and they fall in love. His mother meets her son's new girlfriend and doesn't like her and she does all she can to get rid of her son's girlfriend. The girlfriend, Lola played by Tolu Yesufu is determined to hold on to her man and she plays her own little games to try to win her boyfriend's mother over but she fails. When she loses her job TJ invites her to move him with him and his mother and that's where the story gets interesting. Lola rents a mum, Gift Boyo who is actually her friend to come and live in the house to help fight the mother-in-law. Then, one day, the rented mum hears TJ mum confess on the phone that she killed TJ's dad.

  

The film is funny all the way to the end. The music used in film is light and invigorating from Wizkid's song tracks to Olamide's, ‘Eleda mi o’ and many more. There were points in the film when I wanted to stand up and dance. There was a sure feel good factor about the film despite it being about murder. An exceptional performance by Tolu Yesufu who played a smart Nigerian lady of the moment and of course TJ, the mother-in-law, the house girls - Ifeoma Okeke and Vanessa Adekola, the landlord, Ken Smart who was continuously duped by pretty young women. Overall, a magnificent film with many funny bits, nice music, brilliant video photography but could be better with a more defined story line.

Red Carpet celebrity photos at the UK Premier of Murderer-in-law at the Greenwich Odeon

London, UK - Tolu Yesufu's Murderer-in-law film premiered yesterday at the Greenwich Odeon in London. The event was attended by over 300 fans and supporters of Nollywood.  I was at the red carpet photo-shoot and here is what I caught on my camera. (I must say that I have not captured many red carpet events in the past year but this was special because my good friend, HRH Theodora Ibekwe-Oyebade was the S*T*A*R* of the show). Enjoy my Nollywood celebrity photos!

Read the film review here.

Photos: Copyright iShine Magazine 2015©.