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  • 9 of the best Ghana weave styles on the ‘Gram

    9 of the best Ghana weave styles on the ‘Gram

    Ghana braids is one of the most popular way of weaving hair in not only in Nigeria but in every black community the world all over. Also called Banana cornrows, this type of weaving is usually done by creating cornrows and adding more synthetic hair to create bigger braid. This style will always be in trends as it is an option favoured by many especially naturalistas as this serve as a protective style.

    Did you know?
    Ghana weaving dates as far back as 500 B.C. in Africa. It was originally created to give honor to social status, religion, age, and ethnicity. During that period, Ghana braiding style can be observed in Hieroglyphs and sculptures. It can be seen at the back of the head of a sphinx. This style managed to survive through the Middle Passage until the Western civilization. Some slaves create curvier and more complicated designs to show their defiance and protest when their masters want to straighten their hair. At the time that they were caught and sold, they decide to shave their heads.

    Now, a lot of women from various ethnic groups all around the world wear Ghana braids more than ever. It looks great on women of all ages. You can also adorn it with beads or flowers.

    From Beyonce to Tiwa Savage and all the fashionistas on Instagram, scroll down to see some super neat and chic Ghana weaving styles to make you stand out.

     

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  • Tekno, Orezi others at war over hairstyles

    In the Nigerian music scene, artistes don new looks and hairstyles in order to look fresh and more visually appealing.

    Over the years the likes of Olamide, Orezi, Dammy Krane, Burna Boy, Wizkid and others have transformed their hairstyles.

     

    The heart of the matter is this, whenever some artistes change their hairstyles, others follow that same footstep, imitating the hairstyle. This has become a source of worry to artistes like Orezi and Tekno.

    Orezi recently changed his hairstyle and warned his colleagues in the music industry not to imitate it. This sparked reactions from artistes like Dammy Krane, who felt the outburst was unnecessary and subsequently called him an idiot.

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BadvxGDgUVL/?taken-by=oreziworldwide

    In the same vein, Tekno has also warned Nigerian artistes not to imitate his duck inspired hairdo.

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BapUUXNBbM8/?taken-by=instablog9ja

    Is this battle the new formular for success in the music industry? Is it the panacea for an artiste who is yet to release a hit song in years? Only time will tell.