A recently-found photograph of escaped slave, abolitionist and Union spy Harriet Tubman that was acquired by the Smithsonian is displayed before a hearing of the House Administration Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill June 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. Auburn, New York, photographer H. Seymour Squyer made the photograph around 1885….
Month: Apr 2016
New TV show, ‘Africana Literati’, Sets To promote African literature
Africana Literati, a new arts and culture TV show, which promotes African literature, is set to premiere on Africa Magic Family on Saturday. Isabella Akinseye, award winning essayist, writer and On Air Personality, is the host of the programme. According to Akinseye who is also the brain behind the project, “Africana Literati TV show is…
Yvonne Okoro Commissions Borehole to Provide Drinkable Water | Aims At saving 500 Lives
The beauty of being blessed is the blessing you will become and that is what an African actress has made herself to the African community. Award winning Ghanaian-Nigerian actress, Yvonne Okoro recently commissioned a borehole for the use of the Wungu people in Walewale community. For decades, the people have had to embark on a daily 3km walk…
Short Listed Contestants For Miss New Nigeria World Beauty Pageant Unveiled!
The finalists of the Miss New Nigeria World beauty pageant have been unveiled. The 23 ladies, from different states in Nigeria, will undergo 15 days of intensive online voting via Facebook and Instagram before the grand finale in May 2016. The winner of the Miss New Nigeria World pageant will represent Nigeria at the Queen and Beauty…
10 Amazing Benefits of Zogelei a.k.a Moringa
This multipurpose miracle plant – called drumstick by the British and popularly known as Zogelei by Northerners is found in parts of Africa and Asia, and trust almost all the houses in Edo North, Nigeria. It has been made into tea and multiple health products across the globe, healing various ailments. Below are 10 amazing…
Dimeji Alara Goes To Hollywood!
Paris-born, Nigerian fashion editor and stylist Dimeji Alara has been asked to join the American and South African co-production of ‘The Blue Mauritius.’ An action packed, international heist film in the vein of ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘The Italian Job.’ The film’s production is set to begin in August 2016 in Cape Town, with other locations…
Fire Razed The Building Of Iconic Nigerian Fashion Designer In Ebute Meta
On friday night, 82, Brickfield Road, Ebute Meta, factory of Iconic Nigerian fashion designer, Dakova was gutted by fire. The fire reportedly started around 8pm and razed the building which also serves as the home of the fashion designer to the ground. Although no one was injured in the fire, he was reported to have…
On friday night, 82, Brickfield Road, Ebute Meta, factory of Iconic Nigerian fashion designer, Dakova was gutted by fire. The fire reportedly started around 8pm and razed the building which also serves as the home of the fashion designer to the ground. Although no one was injured in the fire, he was reported to have…
Dakore Egbuson Akande Covers Blank Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 Edition; Speaks On Keeping Fit & Loving Your Body!
The narrative about the good life is changing, gone are the days when people believed having enough money in the bank and going off on expensive holidays- were symbols of a great life. Health is the new wealth as more and more people are looking to the fitness industry for help. Life today is all…
Style House Files & Heineken LFDW present The Fashion Business Series 2016: ‘The Future of Fashion’
One of the major promoters of the Nigerian fashion industry is calling all private sector practitioners, textile companies, retailers, & manufacturers, fashion retailers, luxury fashion brands, designers, and fashion entrepreneurs, for the 2016 Fashion Business Series which will be happening on the 15th of April! Hosted by Style House Files, founders, Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week and sponsored…
Donate Shoes For These Kids And Help Protect Their Feet!
Photos of these kids were posted on Facebook by Daberechi Precious Okedurum and It is interesting that these kids still have their shine no matte what. They are still determined to furnish and build their brain despite no shoes protect their feet. Mr. Daberechi visited the community in Ogun State and according to him, they…
Apply To Write With Chimamanda Adichie In The Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop
Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust,Chimamanda Adichie, from June 21 to July 1, 2016. The workshop is sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc. The Caine Prize-winning Kenyan writer, Binyavanga Wainaina, Aslak Sira Myhre and others will co-teach the workshop alongside Adichie. The workshop will take…