Culture

Violence: Twitter Suspends 636,000 Accounts

Ronke Kehinde/ Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) has suspended 636,000 accounts since the middle of 2015 as the company steps up efforts…

8 years ago

Trump Quotes Nigerian Poem as Irish proverb

President Donald Trump has again stirred up controversy while he was trying to impress visiting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny…

8 years ago

Saudi Varsity to Dismiss Female Students for Cutting Hair

A Saudi university today threatens to dismiss female students who imitate men in haircuts and outfits, says a media report.…

8 years ago

The Mona Lisa Dismembered

The subject of centuries of scrutiny and debate, Mona Lisa's famous smile is routinely described as ambiguous. But, is it…

8 years ago

Wizkid Wins First iHeart Radio Award

Afrobeat star, Ayo Balogun popularly known as ‘WizKid’ has bagged an iHeart Radio Award for his collaboration on ‘One Dance’…

8 years ago

Chimamanda Elected into US Academy of Arts and Letters

Award winning Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi- Adichie has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters as a…

8 years ago

Rawlings Wants African Leaders to Swear by Traditional Deities

Former Ghanaian president, Jerry Rawlings, has advocated swearing by traditional deities as an effective way of curbing pervasive corruption among…

8 years ago

Behold! The Real Face of Valentine

Scientists have for the first time revealed the face of the patron saint of lovers, who paid a heavy price…

8 years ago

Goodnight Ben Osaghae, Our Own Edgar Degas

A Tribute by Dipo Kehinde, Artist/Writer   Like oil colours that take time to set into a solid coating on…

8 years ago

Oxford Appoints Nigerian Rhodes Professor

Segun Atanda/ A Nigerian scholar, Wale Adebanwi has been appointed to the prestigious Rhodes Professorship in Race Relations in the…

8 years ago