FOR a man in his nineties, T.M. Aluko still has a very alert mind, and he has come up with a new novel that bears benedictory testimony to his venerated craft. Our Born Again President, a 218-page novel of intrigues in the affairs of state, tells the compelling story of David Tanbata who leads his country to independence and later becomes transformed in a Pentecostal manner not unlike the Biblical Saul-turned-Paul on the road to Damascus.

IN what looked like the first official visit of the acting director general of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, Muku Sabo Abudullahi, Sunday last week to the Lagos office of that federal parastatal responsible for the preservation and promotion of contemporary Nigerian arts and artists, the comatose centre, which in the last two years, under the leadership of Chief Joe Musa enjoyed unprecedented beehive of focused and determined visual art activities symbolically marked a return of life.

Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate body function which circulate in the bloodstream. Hormonal imbalance may occur at any time in one’s lifetime and usually starts at puberty and for women, occurs during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause. Increased levels of circulating Androgen hormones increase oil production which contributes to the acne cycle.

For some people acne is just an annoying condition while for others it is a significant problem that has a very significant impact on their lifestyle and quality of life.

Walid Atallah, a native of Beirut studied fashion design at the University of Chicago and started his fashion design career in Dubai. Noted for his deft use of crystals, Wahlid’s flamboyant creations are often generously sprayed with Swarovski crystals, precious stones and even diamonds.

The trick to softening coarse hair is lots of patience and the right products. Now, this does not mean you drench hair in oil; what you want to do is MOISTURIZE. And moisture is not oil.

Regional screening for the Face of Sleek kicked off with the first phase which held in Abuja last Thursday. About ninety hopefuls, most of them university undergraduates thronged the Sleek Studio, Blommsbury Plaza, Adetokunboh Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, venue of the screening, to vie for a shot at the 20 slots for the Federal Capital Territory.

Lagos based fashion designer and creative head of the label, JD7, Mrs Data Okorodudu, last Sunday in Lagos, launched its 2009 ready- to-wear collection. Known for her glamorous evening dresses, this is the first time she would be coming out with a ready-to -wear line. The event tagged “Spectrum Extreme”, also marked the designer’s 5th year anniversary in the fashion industry.

By Zainab Ashadu I will like to know the best way to wear hoop earrings ? Hoop earrings are one of the most versatile things you can have in your jewelry box. They can transform an outfit and add elegance and sophistication or a hint of funk and irreverence, depending on how you wear them. […]

The Appeal Court in pronouncing its judgment upheld the ruling of the Anambra State Election Petition Tribunal which had earlier confirmed Obi, and not Ngige, as winner of the election.Ngige had lodged an appeal against the ruling by an election tribunal in August 2005 that Obi had won a free and fair vote while the result was rigged in favour of PDP.