IN April 2010, French Customs officials stumbled upon a suspicious shipment of statues headed for the JFK Airport, New York. As they had no authority to seize the consignment they tipped off the
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Gembu – an Untapped Nature’s Gift
July 23, 2012 Comment Off 195 ViewsWith its rich lolling landscape, enchanting scenery and shrubbery, amazing heights and of course a next to none but presently comatose tea industry, the Mambilla plateau to many is a golden geese
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I Wrote Jonathan to Fight Injustice – Alaafin
July 2, 2012 Comment Off 96 ViewsJustice Ayo Salami Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday, said he wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan asking him to uphold the principle of rule of law by reinstating the suspended
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta: The Nigerian Genius and Queen Victoria
May 26, 2012 Comment Off 1494 ViewsAt the age of five, Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies, born into a royal West African dynasty, was taken to England and presented to Queen Victoria as a "gift" from one royal family to another.
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Cross River To Host African Tourism Ministers
May 11, 2012 Comment Off 56 ViewsThe United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has made a request to Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, to host its 53rd Session for African Ministers of Tourism in June. The Minister
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The ABC of a Nigerian joke for Western audiences
May 10, 2012 Comment Off 90 ViewsThe self-deprecating joke is an art invented by Nigerians. I have studied cultures and I have been to places. No culture and no people come even remotely close to Nigerians in this specific domain of
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Reviving National Arts Theatre
May 10, 2012 Comment Off 97 ViewsThe National Arts Theatre located at Iganmu, Lagos, is a monument that has been synonymous with the Nigerian state since it was built in 1977. But after its glorious opening 35 years ago, the culture
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Isabella emerges Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria – The Nation Newspaper
May 6, 2012 Comment Off 1867 ViewsMiss Isabella Ayuk (25) has emerged the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), 2012. Isabella beat 31 contestants on Saturday night at the 25th edition of the pageant organised by the
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Massive turnout graces Anioma Cultural Festival
April 14, 2012 Comment Off 762 ViewsOne of the performances at the event. The Anioma Cultural Festival has progressively become an upstage cultural event for the sons and daughters of the Anioma to celebrate the rich cultural
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Yoruba Movie Academy Awards debuts
April 10, 2012 Comment Off 110 ViewsThe first edition of the Yoruba Movie Academy Awards (YMAA) is set to hold on May 20, 2012 in Abeokuta. YMAA will celebrate creativity and professionalism in the Nigerian movie industry,
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