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The petite singer speaks in an exclusive interview with  Vibe.ng  about who Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye, a.k.a Simi really is.  In Now You S imi , the singer gives details and shares secrets about her personal life that many of her fans might not know. The Soldier crooner also talks about the so-called love triangle that exists in her love life and some life-changing decisions she made that benefited her career  Read full interview  here .  More photos below...

A mother and her three children were killed in an uncompleted church building at Agbowa, near Ikorodu in Lagos state today March 1st. Lagos state Commissioner of Police disclosed this at a press conference held at the state police command headquarters today. According to Owoseni, the police was called to the murder scene at about 4:30am. “The incident happened at about 3 am this morning at Agbowa in Ikorodu. The three murdered children were aged four, five and nine. The mother of the children was also wounded and later died in the hospital’’ he said. The Commissioner said the police was still investigating the motive behind the killings, promising that the culprits will be apprehended and prosecuted.

For people who want to control their weight or reduce their intakes of sugar, sodium and saturated fat, tap water may be what the doctor ordered. A new study that examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 U.S. adults found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water — tap water or from a cooler, drinking fountain or bottle — by 1 percent reduced their total daily calorie intake as well as their consumption of saturated fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol. People who increased their consumption of water by one, two, or three cups daily decreased their total energy intake by 68 to 205 calories daily and their sodium intake by 78 to 235 milligrams, according to a paper by University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Ruopeng An. They also consumed 5 grams to nearly 18 grams less sugar and decreased their cholesterol consumption by 7 to 21 milligrams daily. “The impact of plain water intake on diet was similar across race/ethnicity,...

Do you drink water that’s been left sitting out overnight, or even for another day? Have you noticed it tastes different? Tap water that has been left to sit out slowly begins to acquire an off taste. Many assume that this is because of microorganisms. Treated water’s added chlorine will take care of small communities of these little guys, but at room temperature they begin to multiply rapidly and can really get the party started. Even with clean water and a clean glass; one sip introduces a host of germs to the mix, in addition to whatever the water may have picked up by ambient dust. But that’s not what makes old water taste stale. For that we can thank carbon dioxide. After about 12 hours tap water starts to go flat as carbon dioxide in the air starts to mix with the water in the glass, lowering its pH and giving it an off taste. But it’s most-likely safe to drink. However, back to those microorganisms. If you use a dirty glass day after day, there is more of a chance of unru...