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If You Have Been Having Sex Without Condoms, You Need To See This

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3 years ago

March 3, 2021

The term sexually transmitted disease (STD) is used to refer to a condition passed from one person to another through sexual contact. A person can contract an STD by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the STD.

An STD may also be called a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or venereal disease (VD).

That doesn’t mean sex is the only way STDs are transmitted. Depending on the specific STD, infections may also be transmitted through sharing needles and breastfeeding.

Symptoms of STDs in men

It’s possible to contract an STD without developing symptoms. But some STDs cause obvious symptoms. In men, common symptoms include:

pain or discomfort during sex or urination
sores, bumps, or rashes on or around the penis, testicles, anus, buttocks, thighs, or mouth
unusual discharge or bleeding from the penis
painful or swollen testicles

Specific symptoms can vary, depending on the STD.

Symptoms of STDs in women

In many cases, STDs don’t cause noticeable symptoms. When they do, common STD symptoms in women include:

pain or discomfort during sex or urination
sores, bumps, or rashes on or around the vagina, anus, buttocks, thighs, or mouth
unusual discharge or bleeding from the vagina
itchiness in or around the vagina

The specific symptoms can vary from one STD to another.

Nigerian Centre for Disease Control estimates that there are millions of people living with different sexually transmitted diseases and there are also millions with new STD infections in the country each year.

Anyone who is sexually active can get an STD. Some groups are more affected by STDs and their outcomes are:

Adolescents and Young Adults

Gay, Bisexual, & other Men who have Sex with Men

Pregnant Women and Infants

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

STDs ARE preventable. There are steps you can take to keep yourself and your partner(s) healthy.

Here’s How You Can Avoid Giving or Getting an STD:

1. Practice Abstinence

The surest way to avoid STDs is to not have sex. This means not having vaginal, oral, or anal sex.

2. Use Condoms

Using a condom correctly every time you have sex can help you avoid STDs. Condoms lessen the risk of infection for all STDs. You still can get certain STDs, like herpes or HPV, from contact with your partner’s skin even when using a condom.

Most people say they used a condom the first time they ever had sex, but when asked about the last 4 weeks, less than a quarter said they used a condom every time.

3. Have Fewer Partners

Agree to only have sex with one person who agrees to only have sex with you. Make sure you both get tested to know for sure that neither of you has an STD. This is one of the most reliable ways to avoid STDs.

4. Get Vaccinated

The most common STD can be prevented by a vaccine. The HPV vaccine is safe, effective, and can help you avoid HPV-related health problems like genital warts and some cancers.

Who should get the HPV vaccine? All boys and girls ages 11 to 12, but the vaccine can start at age 9. Everyone through age 26 years, if not vaccinated already.

5. Talk With Your Partner

Talk with your sex partner(s) about STDs and staying safe before having sex. It might be uncomfortable to start the conversation, but protecting your health is your responsibility.

6. Get Tested

Many STDs don’t have symptoms, but they can still cause health problems. Talk with your health care provider. Search for CDC recommended tests. Find a location to get tested for STDs.

The only way to know for sure if you have an STD is to get tested.

If You Test Positive…

Getting an STD is not the end!

Many STDs are curable and all are treatable. If either you or your partner is infected with an STD that can be cured, both of you need to start treatment immediately to avoid getting re-infected.

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How to succeed in the entertainment industry as an upcoming music artist or comedian

Published

8 months ago

August 28, 2023

Baba Blow

Are you an upcoming artist or a comedian? If you want to succeed in the Nigerian music or entertainment industry, then you need to read this article to the end because I’m going to explain how to succeed in the entertainment industry as an upcoming music artist or comedian.

Hard work

As an upcoming music artist or comedian you need to be hard-working so that you can get to the next level. You can not be lazy and expect miracles to come.

To be successful in the Nigerian music or entertainment industry today requires hard work you need to work day and night including weekends so that you will be able to invest your time to create good jokes and entertaining music.

Networking and collaboration

It is almost impossible to succeed in the Nigerian music industry if you don’t collaborate with successful musicians, record label executives, music producers, and others.

As an upcoming music artist you need to invest your time and resources to collaborate with popular music artists. Likewise, as an upcoming comedian you need to network with show promoters, successful comedians in the country and others. So that you will be able to increase your visibility because they will give you the opportunity to express yourself and show your talent to their audience both online and offline

Creativity

Creative people are successful people, creative people do not struggle before they succeed in any industry they find themselves in.

If you need to learn more about the industry, then you should do so that you will be creative enough to succeed in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

Make use of your social media page to show your creativity to the world. Create a branded tik-tok, Instagram, and Facebook page so that you will be able to reach out to your potential fans or audience on these popular social media networks.

A lot of upcoming music artists and comedians became successful after their videos went viral online. You can also do the same; it will always work once you post creative content.

Quality

There are thousands of upcoming music artists and comedians in Nigeria at the moment you need to create high-quality content that stands out among them.

Invest your time and resources to create informative entertaining and high-quality music or jokes. It will be easier and faster for you to succeed in the entertainment industry if you come with unique content.

In Conclusion

You know you know what it takes to succeed in the entertainment industry as an upcoming music artist or comedian. It is very important to know that the Nigerian entertainment industry is highly competitive at the moment, so you need to put a lot of time and effort into it before you succeed in the entertainment industry as an upcoming music artist or comedian.

It is advisable to get a mentor as an upcoming artist. The best person you can choose as your mentor is a successful music artist or comedian. You will be able to learn a lot from them because they have years of experience in the entertainment industry.

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AMOS CHRISTIANA AYOMIDE Celebrates A Year Birthday

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1 year ago

March 26, 2023

Baba Blow

“Amos Christiana Ayomide” also known as Mide_Tiana is a ingenious princess of a Nigerian popular Musician named “Dolly HP” The Mr Gun Fire Man Birth named as Amos Happiness Oluseun. Celebrates her first year birthday today which is 26th March 2023.

Birthday Shout-out from Dad

Dear Christiana Ayomide,

Happy birthday to my darling Daughter! I can’t believe it was a year ago today that you came into our lives bringing us so much happiness. You are the smiliest baby I’ve ever seen, making friends where ever you go and spreading so much joy. Though we’ve been looking forward to this day, it is bittersweet – I love seeing you flourish and grow yet I’m so sad to be leaving behind the baby days and approaching toddlerhood. I wish I could bottle the feeling of having you as a baby and sample it again every now and then but as that’s impossible I will just have to drink it in as much as I can, take all the photos and videos and relive this time in memory.

Birthday shout-out from Blow Naija Media

Happy Birthday @mide_tiana, may God grant you wisdom, Knowledge and understanding, you shall be the source of joy to your parents, God sent you to AMOS’s family for a purpose and I pray you fulfill all your goals in life. Cheers to your new age Baby Tiana

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Afriblinksblog to launch first phase of its hip-hop competition called « Afriblinksblog Rap-Battle »

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2 years ago

May 30, 2022

Baba Blow

What is Afriblinksblog Rap-battle? This is a yearly hiphop competition/ Mc battle organised by the Afriblinksblog team in order to uplift the African hiphop culture.

Many people easily dance to afro-beat, play in it public… but feel reluctant to play Hip-hop same way. Some people think hip-hop is only to be played in lone moments.

Afriblinksblog is trying to eradicate this notion by launching its first phase of the rap-battle on 17th June.

This competition will be a yearly music microphone fight that bribg league of rappers together in order to encourage them to be better Mc’s whilst learning from others.

Why is the Afriblinksblog Rap-battle important ?

It will create a competitive spirit amongst rappers which will make them to step up their game
It will bring exposure to rappers.
It will gather rappers from different angles to discover themselves and probably work on different projects together.
Has a financial benefit
Winner gets free video shoot, music production and a featuring with a Cameroonian celebrated rapper.

How does that sound ?

The first phase of this competition is online. Meaning, competitors will be expected to submit their content via WhatsApp +237651326358 to participate.

The first phase starts on 24th June and ends on July 8. The second phase starts from 20th July to 27th.

And the last phase from 5th August to 10th August.

On 20th August, the winner will be announced and handed his prize.

What’s the prize ?

Winner of the Afriblinksblog Rap-Battle will have the opportunity to feature Cameroon’s microphone Njorku, Mic Monsta.

Mic Monsta has been consistnly one of Cameroon’s greatest hip-hop acts of all time. The first edition of this hiphop competition has the honour to bring the Microphone Njorku to the table.

Again, it will be bringing Cameroon’s most versatile music producer Mccoy TWAP and the screen colouring god himself, Tecno Brian who will shoot a free music video for the winner of this competition.

Also, the winner will go home with a cash prize of 250,000 FCFA.

All beats will be provided for download on (www.afriblinks.com) when the competition is announced. Each rapper submits a maximum and minimum of 1 minute video.

The rules to participate in this competition will be made available on the site as well alongside the beats.

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