Showing posts with label Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facts. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 July 2016

DID YOU KNOW THESE?

Did you know that if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively (1 + 2 + 3...) it totals 5050
Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot
Did you know lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute
Did you know fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill
Did you know cats have over 100 vocal chords
Did you know camel's milk doesn't curdle
Did you know elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period
Did you know it's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down
Did you know frogs can't swallow with their eyes open
Did you know elephants are the only mammal that can't jump
Did you know a 1/4 of your bones are in your feet
Did you knowyour tongue is the fastest healing part of your body
Did you know on your birthday you share it with 9 million others
Did you know 1 googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros
Did you know a 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories
Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV
Did you know frogs don't usually swallow water (they absorb most of the moisture they need through their skin)
Did you know at birth dalmations are always white
Did you know hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
Did you know a duck can't walk without bobbing its head???

As put together by Dareen

Wednesday, 6 July 2016

THINGS YOU MOST LIKELY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT LATE VETERAN STAR - BUKOLA AJAYI




While we all know that veteran Nollywood actress Bukola Ajayi has passed on, here are several things we know you might not know about the late thespian:
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 

2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 

3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 

4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 

5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader. She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 

6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 

7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 

8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count. Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 

9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 

10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law

11. She passed on the 6th of July 2016 at the age of 82

She was laid to rest today the 6th of July at Atan Cementry, Lagos, according to Islamic rites.



facts: Vanguard
images: Linda Ikeji
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader.She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count.Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-things-know-late/
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader.She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count.Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-things-know-late/
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader.She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count.Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-things-know-late/
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader.She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count.Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-things-know-late/
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader.She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count.Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-things-know-late/
1. She was born a christian but converted to Islam in the early eighties and chose the name Zainab. 2. Her love for the theatre started as a young girl when her father used to take her to the cinemas. 3. She studied in England. She was abroad for six years, as a Federal government scholar. 4. She left England and came back to Nigeria after her education in 1965 and started out working in Nigeria Television Authority(NTA) as a presentation assistant in 1966. 5. Afterwards, she became a presenter and then a news reader.She presented a couple of children’s programmes and ‘Nigerian’s Sketches,’ a programme which was all about Nigerian culture, and Diran Ajijedidun of blessed memory was her producer. 6. She was later transferred to Port Harcourt and later back to Lagos, and it was at that time she started her acting career. 7. She started with the ‘Village Headmaster’ in the 70s, and she later got a role in Amaka Igwe’s ‘Checkmate.’ 8. She has featured in so many home videos that she has lost count.Shooting of international film ‘Critical Assignment’ in South Africa, is one of the events of her life that she will never forget. It gave her an opportunity to see how it is done elsewhere, other than Nigeria, where a movie is shot in five days. 9. Bukky Ajayi’s popular movies include Mother of George, Indecent Girl, Diamond Ring, Witches, Thunderbolt among others. 10. She’s Jazzman Olofin’s grandmother-In-law

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-things-know-late/