Dare to bear the Bardot way
One of the biggest trends this season is the Bardot or off the shoulder, as commonly known. From tops; crop, fitted, bodysuit to dresses; flared, A-line or bodycon, there are many different ways to...
View ArticleWe can defeat violence with education – Obaji
Follow @davidblawal Philip Obaji Jr. is the founder of the 1 GAME Campaigns advocating basic primary education for the over 10.5 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. Obaji, who is also a Global...
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Mrs. Patience Jonathan In the outgoing year, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs Patience Jonathan, was not only relevant for his official roles as the nation’s First Lady but also for the...
View ArticleFrom ADDICTS to HEROES (1)
The riveting stories of addicts, almost ruined by drugs, now worthy citizens For Temitope Taiwo, 48, it was love at first high. That was 28 years ago, when a female acquaintance gave him a stick of...
View ArticleIssues that dominated the year
Election as war THE 2015 general election will no doubt go down in history as the most fiercely contested and intriguing. The build up to the poll gave a picture that it was going to be a make or mar...
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Mrs. Patience Jonathan In the outgoing year, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs Patience Jonathan, was not only relevant for his official roles as the nation’s First Lady but also for the...
View ArticleHigh profile DEATHS during the year
Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (November 25, 1915 – September 19, 2015) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, popularly known as HID, or “jewel of inestimable value” as her late husband glowingly referred to...
View ArticleGroups that shaped events
All Progressives Congress (APC) Formed in February 2013, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the result of an alliance of Nigeria’s three biggest opposition parties the Action Congress of Nigeria...
View ArticleFarewell to year that ushered in hope
Prologue All things considered, Year 2015 would rank as one of the most significant in the history of the nation; next perhaps only to 1960, the year the country gained independence from its British...
View ArticleHajj tragedy like no other
It was a harvest of tragedy in Saudi Arabia in the outgoing year. Twice, the holy land was visited with tragedies. First, two weeks before the annual pilgrimage, 107 lives were lost during a crane...
View ArticleWhen Paris was hit
The terrorists attack on Paris on November 13 caught France unawares. France had been on high alert for terrorism since the Charlie Hebdo shooting and a series of related attacks in January by...
View ArticleCarnival Calabar’s new dimension
Prior to the Calabar Festival, Nigeria’s tourism assets had dwelled on the realms of “attractions” that could be developed. There was then no part of Nigeria that could be described as a destination....
View ArticleFalling in love with Ethiopia’s Four Sisters
THE old man at the entrance of the restaurant stood at attention. He wore a faded brown uniform with a black beret cap to match. On the approach of visitors, he raised an old weather-beaten trumpet and...
View ArticleFestival of Flavours holds in Lagos
Harbour Point, Victoria Island, venue of Fiesta of Flavours, West Africa’s biggest food and beverage fair, came alive recently when Eventful Limited, foremost event planning company in Nigeria, set a...
View ArticleJulius Rone’s timeless gift to bride
There are many ways to describe Julius Rone. He is a perceptive businessman as well as a passionate husband. The Abuja-based billionaire businessman has attained a milestone in his business and has...
View ArticleBecoming a help meet!
DEAR Reader, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! This New Year will deliver unto you its full package in Jesus’ name. With great joy and happiness, I bring God’s Word your way this month, in this first edition for...
View ArticleGolden Tulip Lagos Airport Hotel opened for business
Golden Tulip Lagos Airport Hotel has opened for business after months of undergoing serious make over, swelling the ranks of hospitality outfits in Lagos. The former Woodridge Hotel, is now revamped to...
View ArticleMichael Prest set to marry Kunle Tejuoso’s widow
There is an aspect of the Holy Book that Bunmi, widow of the late Prince Kunle Tejuoso, has internalised. It is the part that explains that “a wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives, but if...
View ArticleIbidun Ajayi-Ighodalo lies low
Ibidun Ajayi-Ighodalo and the Lagos State Government maintained a symbiotic relationship for years. She was the go-to woman every time Lagos needed to be decorated for the Christmas season. At Yuletide...
View ArticleTrend prediction for 2016
THE start of a new year does not mean that the new year fashion and trend will be all completely new. Although there will be those distinctly new elements and those distinctly new themes, a lot of the...
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