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The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has promised to upgrade the Gidan Makama museum to meet international standard. The Director General of NCMM, Mallam Yusuf Abdallah Usman said that the museum being a National Monument deserves s...
It may seem astonishing, but a recent scientific research suggests that social isolation, in the long term, is as damaging as a 15-a-day cigarette habit or being an alcoholic. RALIAT AHMED writes. Loneliness is as bad for the health as smoking, ...
Women who are stressed while trying to conceive are more likely to have girls, research suggests.According to the new study , women who were under pressure at home, work or in their love lives in the weeks or months before getting pregnant had higher c...
Oprah Winfrey is the highest-earning woman in entertainment, according to Forbes magazine. The former talk show host earned $290 million from May 2010 to May 2011, besting the second place earner, Lady Gaga, by $200 million. Here’s the ful...
Sunglasses are a special kind of eyewear that are specially darkened to stop bright light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. When worn, the world seems to become a little less bright, which can be a relief on very sunny days as many people find d...
Makeup is usually not complete if nothing has been done to the lips; it is from the lips that sexy women are known. Every classy lady knows too well that her lips will tell if she is healthy, clean or dirty, and the only way to beautify it is by wearin...
The Nigerian fashion industry has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, with the practitioners taking the art of fashion designing making to an unprecedented height.One of the major players on the scene, Mrs Folake Majin, shares her story in a ...
SHOOT! Training programme originated from the apex body of the film industry, the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC).Since its debut, the programme has served as an intermediary between filmmakers at the grassroots and the professionals in the industry. I...
Del-York International is partnering with the prestigious New York Film Academy (NYFA) to host another four-week filmmaking training programme in Nigeria. The programme will run from August 8, to September 3, 2011 at a prime facility in Badagary,...
The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Chuka Odom, said has said that sustenance of culture and tradition would provide opportunity for Nigerians to create wealth.