You can say Chinese artist, Han Xiaoming, has a great ‘taste’ in art – he actually uses his tongue as a brush to create paintings! Luckily, he doesn’t use oil paints or acrylic, just sweetened food dye. Xiaoming, 35, claims he came up with the technique while trying his hands at traditional Chinese sugar painting.…
UNESCO Calls for More Women in Leadership Positions
The United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO has called for increased women representation in elective and appointive leadership positions in Nigeria. Hassana Alidou, UNESCO Regional Office’s Director, in a statement issued on his behalf on Monday by Oluseyi Soremekun, the United Nation’s National Information Officer, said lack of women leadership does not only…
FG Sues NBC and Coca-Cola Nigeria
The Federal Government has dragged the Nigerian Bottling Company, Coca-Cola Nigeria and the chief executives of both firms before a Federal High Court in Abuja for criminal breach of the Consumer Protection Council Act, CPC. In a statement issued on Monday, Mohammed Adoke, the Attorney General of the Federation, alleged that the two accused persons…
UNIBEN Student Shot Dead
There was mayhem at the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Ugbowo Campus on Friday when unknown gunmen shot and killed Gbenedio Ejiroghene, a 300-level student of the Department of Chemistry. It was learnt that Ejiroghene, popularly known as “Cazito,” was taking part in a jeans carnival organised for final-year students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences,…
2015 Election: APC To Amend Constitution, Implement Manifesto
The All Progressives Congress, APC, is set to hold an extraordinary national convention on Wednesday, October, 29, 2014 in Abuja to approve amendments to the party’s constitution as well as adopt its manifesto ahead of the 2015 general elections. This was made known in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos by the party’s National…
Minimum Wage: TUC Gives Senate 7 Days To Clarify Position
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has given the Senate a 7-day ultimatum to clarify its position on the removal of Minimum Wages Laws from the Exclusive legislative list. The TUC gave the ultimatum in a communique that was jointly signed by the President of the union, Bobboi Kaigam, and the National Secretary, Musa Lawal on…
Ebonyi Wins NAFEST 2014
The host state of the 2014 edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture, Ebonyi, has emerged the winner of the yearly event. The state emerged winner after it won in six different events, including Arts and craft, documentary, traditional cuisine, essay writing, traditional storytelling and traditional wrestling. The event, which is the 28th…
“Nigeria, Today, Is a Country at War with Itself” – Oyegun
John Odigie-Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described the present situation in Nigeria as a country at war with itself as violence, insecurity, and other social vices are predominant in the country. Speaking on Friday evening as the guest lecturer at the 2014 annual lecture organised by the University of Ibadan…
Egypt imposes state of emergency in Sinai
Egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula after at least 31 soldiers were killed in two attacks there. The decision was made after Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi called a meeting of the National Defence Council to discuss the security situation. “The army and the police will take…
Jideonwo, Williams Others Bag 2014 CNBC Africa Award
Chude Jideonwo, 29 and Adebola Williams, 28, co-founders of Red Media Africa have emerged winners of the 2014 edition of CNBC Africa All Africa Young Business Leader of the year. The young Nigerians are the founders of Future Awards Africa, Y! Africa – the magazine, Ynaija.com and Red Communication. The innovation that gave them the…
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