‘Cleanse, Tone, Moisturize’
By Janet Adetu What is a CTM? One of my many questions I would ask during my grooming training sessions. For a few minutes I would see all the women look at each other searching for the answer. I would then repeat the question re-emphasizing the letters C, T & M. If I am lucky […]
Queen Moremi decries beauty contest in primary and secondary schools
Current holder of Queen Moremi Ajasoro beauty pageant, 20-year-old Oreoluwa Toluhi, has frowned at primary and secondary schools organising beauty pageants, saying it will cause academic distraction in the children. Toluhi spoke exclusively with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to the student of the Obafemi Awolowo University ( OAU) […]
Islamic State claims deadly bus bombing in Iraq
The radical Sunni Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for the bombing of a passenger bus that killed at least 11 people in Iraq’s mostly Shiite province of Karbala the day before. The explosion was caused by a bomb planted inside the bus, according to the Iraqi Interior Ministry. Islamic State said through its […]
Jordan Messoud becomes AU Ambassador, Clinch Award for Excellence
The African Union has appointed Ethiopian-London born entrepreneur Jordan Messoud, as AU Youth Ambassador and honored him with an award for Excellence.
DR Congo to introduce second Ebola vaccine
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are planning to use a second Ebola vaccine to help control an outbreak that has killed more than 2,100 people. In July, former Health Minister Oly Ilunga opposed its use saying it had not been proved effective. But DR Congo health officials say the vaccine, developed by Johnson […]
Let’s stop mundane appointments
These days, whenever, a Nigerian citizen is appointed into a public office, the first reaction is usually not about the proven competence of the appointee for the job, rather it is an immediate call for the reversal of the appointment on grounds of the political affiliation of the appointee. This is a very disturbing trend which if not quickly addressed may postpone the rapid development which our nation eagerly desires. The trend happens across the nation, but it is understandably more noticed at the federal level because everyone has an interest in the big level government at the centre. It is important to admonish our politicians and indeed, their youths to desist from the mundane inclination. All over the world, the fine difference between party and government is clear. Before an election, a candidate may be heard talking about his party; but as soon as he wins the election, he is obliged to see the bigger picture of the task ahead which is societal development. He is not expected to continue to wear the toga of a party; instead be becomes the President of the people.
