Are sex toys safe?

Funmi Akingbade
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Sex toys seem to be everywhere these days. But the question is: are they advisable and healthy? Is there any harm in using sex toys? My husband would only enjoy sex get a good orgasm only when he had used a hard banana on me lubricated with menthol during foreplay before he starts off the actual thrusting in and out. I do not mind initially but now it has become a habit. He says it is homemade sex toys that he likes experimenting with because of their textures. He says that without them, he cannot get sexually connected to me. Do sex toys really promote sexual harmony? How many times per day can we use them and how long can someone become addicted to sex toys?

Are there bad and good sex toys? Are there any side effects from their use? Is there any harm if I use a carrot instead of a dildo/vibrator? My friends introduced me to some form of natural methods like the use of running warm water to arouse myself before my husband comes in (because it takes me ages to get aroused) than the use of sex toys. Which one do you think is appropriate? I was shopping online for sex toys and came across a site that seems very knowledgeabl. There, they say the only safe kind of sex toy to use is silicone. They claim that most sex toys have cancer-causing ingredients. Are there dangers of getting cancer from using sex toys?

These and many more are the questions many clients have asked me over the years as regard the object of sex toys.

PDP moves to reconcile with Amaechi, others

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi
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The Peoples Democratic Party has initiated moves to reconcile with Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and other estranged governors elected on the platform of the party.

This indication was given in Abuja on Friday by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, after a meeting of the PDP National Convention Planning Committee.

PDP governors at loggerheads with the party over its suspension of the Rivers State governor are Aliyu Babangida (Niger); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Rabiu Kwakwanso (Kano); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa);and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).

They had been at the forefront of moves for the removal of the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, over his alleged interference in the running of the Adamawa State chapter.

They also fell out with the party after it suspended Amaechi on May 27 for seeking a second term as chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, despite warnings from the PDP leadership.

2-year-old drives truck, crashes into house - See Photo

A toddler was able to put a truck into gear as a parent unloaded the back, and managed to drive through a wall and into the house of neighbors across the street.

George and Kathleen Williams returned to their Grayson, Georgia home after a day of shopping to discover the scene, with the truck sticking halfway out of their home.

"A little red pickup truck from across the street," George Williams said. "And it was driven by a 2 year old."

"Just accidentally, the child was able to put the car in gear and it rolled down at a fairly slow speed across the street," said Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Jake Smith.

The boy was not injured, but the truck broke through an outside wall and two windows into the Williams' basement. Williams said it broke a gas line and a water line.

"They didn't mean to do it, so it doesn't make any difference," Williams said. "Nobody was hurt and like I said, things can be fixed, people can't."

Cash-less policy will stop kidnapping – CBN

Kidnapping, which has become a menace in Anambra State, is one of the evils that the cash-less policy will eliminate, the Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Lemo, said on Thursday in Awka.

Lemo, who said this when he paid a visit to Governor Peter Obi, noted that the policy would plug leakages in government treasury.

The CBN deputy governor said the policy was part of measures taken to stabilise the country’s growth as well check mass movement of cash.

He said with effect from July 1, individuals would not be allowed to withdraw more than N150,000 in cash, while corporate bodies would not withdraw more than N500,000 in six states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Reds complete Luis Alberto deal

Liverpool Football Club have today completed the signing of Spanish forward Luis Alberto from Sevilla, subject to international clearance.

The 20-year-old, who can play anywhere across the attacking line, has penned a long-term contract after passing a medical at Melwood.

He spent the 2012-13 campaign on loan at Barcelona B, where he notched an impressive 11 goals - and was devastating with his creativity, providing 17 assists in 38 appearances.

Achilles injury blow for Aston Villa midfielder N'Zogbia

Aston Villa attacking midfielder suffers Achilles injury while keeping fit on holiday in Miami

Charles N'Zogbia has made 51 Barclays Premier League appearances for Aston Villa

Aston Villa midfielder Charles N'Zogbia has suffered an Achilles tendon injury while keeping fit on holiday in the United States.

PHOTO: HOW DIRTY YENAGOA IS

NDU FACULTY OF LAW, YENAGOA

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, YENAGOA

OMPADEC AMARATA, YENAGOA

This is how dirty Yenagoa the  capital of Bayelsa State has become for the past 2 months. The major road of Yenagoa is been covered with lots of dirty. Could this be, that the Ministry of Environmental Sanitation Authority is not functioning in the state or could there be a problem between the state government and the ministry leading to this kind of dirtiness.

Source: jamnogob's blog

Gang rape victim raped again by school security guard (PICTURED)

Suspects

Four men believed to be members of a cult group were arrested this week for raping a student at a private polytechnic in Ekiti State.

TV Mob Boss, James Gandolfini dies at 51

By Zezu

News broke in the early hours of the morning that actor James Gandolfini, popularly known for his role as a mob boss in HBO’s ‘The Sorpranos’, died on Wednesday while on vacation in Italy.  Gandolfini was expected to attend the 59^th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily and was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend with Italian director Gabriele Muccino. Cause of death is yet to be determined but managers say it was possibly due to a heart attack.
His body is in a hospital morgue in Rome, once the US embassy issues a death certificate, his remains will be returned to the United States. He was 51.
Gandolfini, a new jersey native, shot to fame playing a hitman in the 1993 hit ‘True Romance’ but won the hearts of many for his portrayal as Tony Sorprano in the popular TV series ‘The Sorpranos’ which aired from 1999 to 2007. His performance garnered him three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actor’s Guild Award.
A quote from HBO reads “We’re shocked and feel immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family. He was a special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone no matter their title or position with equal respect.”

‘Increase awareness on sickle cell’

Medical personnel under the aegis of Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation have called for increased awareness on sickle cell disorder in the country in order to reduce the spread.

The group made the call in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday during the 2013 World Sickle Cell Day with the theme ‘Awareness as a tool for the prevention and control of sickle cell disease’.

Former Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association in Oyo State, Prof. Millicent Obajinmi, said citizens should be properly educated on the need to do genotype test, stressing that many living with the disease were ignorant of it.