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PALACE MAGAZINE
(Giving voice to hidden talent)
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The Editor’s Page
The younger people of this generation are bursting with talent, raw, crude, untapped and untamed
talent waiting to be discovered. It is common thing to have little sneak peeks of these talents and
shrug them off as passing addictions or distractions and think that they’ll pass away but that attitude
is causing a massive brain drain and delinquency in the society today. It is not something to be
watched from the side.
Something should be done about these talents threatened with extinction.
PALACE Mag is a platform for young people who have decided to break out of that shell of laziness
and make something for themselves in the world of business. Artist, blogger, fashion designer,
carpenter, whatever...PALACE Mag helps to expose them to the world, creating opportunities for
them to advertise their work and craft and giving them a sense of belonging and importance in the
society. In a generation where people now depend more on skill and little on degrees and certificates
to make some green, every child, teenager and youth out there with something valuable to offer to the
world has a right to be heard and seen and patronized and PALACE Mag is determined to help them
reach where they want to be in any way we can.
ESHI ANNA OBUTE
CEO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

MILLICENT KINGSLEY

My name is Millicent Kingsley Ekpeyong. I am a Cross
Riverian from Odukpani Local Government Area and I stay in
Calabar. I attended nursery/primary and secondary school in
Calabar and I am currently a student of the University of Calabar
(UNICAL).
I’m pride myself as a young entrepreneur. I’m actually a
makeup artist fresh out of training and I’m building myself and my
business up till it becomes a name to be
reckoned with. I like music, all genres and
I’m a lover of all forms of art.
The main reason why I am striving to be my own boss is because
I want to be able to stand on my own financially and in every other
aspect of my life. I like being independent. I like telling people that I
fend for myself. Asides being a makeup artist I am also learning a
variety of trades that I can use as avenues to make more and boost my
entrepreneurial skills. Anyone in need of my services can reach me on these social media
platforms;
Millicent Kingsley (Facebook)
@official_millicent (Instagram)

10 THINGS WE DO EVERYDAY
THAT COULD KILL US
Human beings are creatures of habit. Once the brain gets used to a certain activity, most times, it’s for life. While
most of these habits seem perfectly normal to us, most of them can lead to serious health complications and
most likely, death.
1. Alarm Clocks: The sudden jolting from alarm clocks is far from the best method to wake up
from sleep. Sure, it’s efficient in making sure you starts the day’s activities early but science
shows us that the sharp sound coming from an alarm clock disturbs not only the natural
flow of our cardiac rhythms but messes with our hormones as well. In plain English, alarm
clocks expose you to heart problems and obesity.
2. Sitting for long hours: Sedentary positions don’t do the human body much good. When you work a job
that requires you sitting for a long time, you are prone to any form of ails that come with sedentary
positions.
3. Hanging bags on one shoulder: Cool and swaggy as this may look, it’s not healthy and when it is
continued overtime, shoulder aches, minor to major dislocations and factures, not to mention a poor
posture will eventually take hold.

4. Showering too often: It is healthy. It is safe and it rids our body of the germs we accumulate daily but
when done too often, it might have some unpleasant repercussions. When you shower (especially with
soap) too often you wash off the natural oils that give the skin its shine and you’d end up having a dry
patched skin instead of a smooth shiny one.
5. Using your phone/laptop at night in a dark room: The impact of rays emitted from a phone, television
or laptop are extremely dangerous to the human body. They can destroy the eyes, cause tumors to grow in
the brain, delay healing processes of wounds and trigger other forms of cancer. Never use your phone in a
dark room.
6. Sleeping with earpiece on: Asides blocking air from entering your ear and keeping it dry and cool, the
sound waves can trigger brain tumors, ear cancers and whatnot.
7. Eating dinner late: The body cannot digest when you are asleep. So you get a bloated stomach and run
the risk of obesity in the nearest future.
8. Unprotected sex. Lol
9. Smoking in a kitchen. Explosion. Boom!
10. Lying down to eat. Food in the wrong pipe. You’re dead.

FLOWERS
The Natural
Illustration of the
African Woman

Beauty, in its truest form, is often found in the places generally disregarded. The African woman is a
mine filled with precious stones that will never stop being discovered. There was a time where we lived
in a world where the curse of the coloured skin plagued the entire black race. The women were forced
to hide their thick, lustrous hair because our colonial masters could not handle the sight of such glory.
Black women were traded for things of little value, sold like merchandise, turned into sex slaves and
wretched maids, treated like street dogs. This inhumane treatment went on for many years till we were
able to rise up for ourselves and gain freedom. Even now, in many nations, the black skin is still being
treated with disdain and disgust. Our brothers and sisters in many countries are being looked down
on simply because they are black. The difference is now, we are stronger and we can stand for
ourselves and our people. Someone once asked me “Who is an African woman?”
This is my answer.

The African Woman is an Alpha. She is an epitome of
strength and endurance. She stands strong in the face of
adversity and holds her ground to protect the people she
loves. She is like an oak tree, standing tall in any situation.
She is a diamond, radiating a light so bright only the
strong hearted can withstand its shine. The African
Woman is lioness, a shoulder for her lion to lean on and a
pillar to support her cubs. She is an angel, hovering over
her people, protecting and securing. She is a star, a symbol
of hope to the weary soul, a silent message that everything
is going to be okay. She is a map to the future for her
children to follow. Above all,
she is a FLOWER.

She is delicate and beautiful. Her sides may not be so smooth, her path is laden with thorns, yet she blossoms and blooms
endlessly. She is soft and gentle, holding her head high, a beacon of love and hope to all that look upon her. She is fragile yet
strong. Like a flower, she needs love and support, continuous nurturing and care. Like a flower she is tender, easily bruised
and vulnerable…
Yet with all this tenderness and extremely delicate nature, she is never displays weakness and remains strong till the day she
dies.
Women are not to be toyed with.
African women are not to be toyed with.
They are flowers…and they have thorns.
They are not to be toyed with.

DOREEN
ATUKANRE
ESTHER NSAN

Q: Tell us about yourselves
A: We are Doreen Atukanre and Esther Nsan. We are from Cross River State,
Obanliku and Biase local government areas respectively but we are based in
Calabar. We are both final year students of the Department of History and
International Studies in the University of Calabar.
Q: What do you do?
A: We run an agency called Unik Events Servers. It’s an ushering and events
planning agency. Basically what we do is organize and put together events
according to the specifics given to
us by our clients and provide
ushering services in events. For
now we only operate in Calabar
and Uyo but we have intentions of
expanding.
Q: What motivated you to
start this?

A: Well, first off, it was the desire for
independence. Then there was the
thrill of actually owning and
running an agency that would
totally satisfy anyone who has an
event to plan but has no idea how
to begin. Our zeal for more led us
to the idea of starting an event
planning and ushering agency.
Q: What are your business goals?
A: Our first goal is to render
standard services, help our
customers plan luxurious and eye catching
events
no matter the budget. The agency is not just an outlet for profit will also help in
creating jobs for those working in it.
Q: What else do you do individually asides running the agency?
A: At the moment, we both have our different fashion collections.

MET GALA!
(Heavenly Bodies)
Red carpet events and award ceremonies in
Hollywood are avenues for celebrities to wear
outfits you won’t see them wearing on a normal
day. Dresses and suits, costumes and whatnot…it’s a time where they realy
get to dress up. The Met Gala 2018 brought to us a whole new level of
fashion. The theme was ‘Heavenly Bodies’ and celebrities presented to us an
era of fashion we have never seen before. Some were totally dazzling and
others were eyesores.

Gigi Hadid’s angel winged dress caught my attention as well as the huge cross on Jennifer Lopez.

Ariana Grande looked like catholic princess. The mother of dragons looked astonishing in black.

All hail King T’challa! I seriously dig the
whole priest thing he has going on.

This has to be the most controversial
outfit ever made for events like this.
We expected nothing less from the
queen herself.

Lily J. Collins and Cardi B…both looking like different versions of…I don’t know…Mary? Amazing though.

Kim K. West looked great and simple. Jaden Smith…not so much.

Someone should have told Rita that her yellow purse and rainbow dress didn’t go so well…and who is the
other lady?

Donatella Versace did look good. Meanwhile…is that
Scott Disick??? And if that’s him then this has to be
the weirdest representation of Jesus I have seen in a
while.

MUSIC: Magic
for the soul…

Music is one of the many ways one can relax and have a good time while going about the day’s activities. What
type of music you listen to during the day depends on your mood or what you are doing at that particular time.
Here’s a little pop quiz for ya’ll.
Instruction : Match the activities to the kinds of music required.
Working out at the gym
Blues
Reading a novel
Cooking Lunch
Reggae
Rock
Cleaning out a store
Hip hop
Taking a shower
Dancehall

PALACE MAGAZINE
(Giving voice to hidden talent)
For bookings, visit our instagram page @Palace_mag
OR
Call: 09095128531
08183335393