After a decades-long push, China has finally enacted its first nationwide law prohibiting domestic violence.The new law, which will take effect from March, defines domestic violence as “physical, psychological and other harm inflicted by family... Read More
National Theatre will Not Be Sold For Whatever Reason – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Monday assured that the National Theatre will always remain a national monument and will not be sold for whatever reason.”But we are not averse to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement that will add value to the... Read More
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Calls On volunteers
Dubai: Organisers of the 2016 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature have called for volunteers. The festival, which will host 140 authors, will offer volunteers roles in different areas including the author signing area, information desks, box... Read More
African Literature To The Americans Is A Whole New World – E.C Osondu
A Nigerian born Author and Us based Professor, E.C Osondu, who earned a global literacy reckoning when he won the Caine prize of African writing in 2009 for his short story, waiting, has said that introducing African Literature to the Americans is... Read More
China Abolishes 1-child policy, Couples Can Now Have Two Children
China has revised its law on population and family planning, thereby abolishing its policy of one child per couple instituted in the 1970s.The Asian country now allows every couple to have up to two children, starting January 1, 2016.The new... Read More
Yahoo To Start Notifying Users About Suspected State Sponsored Hacking
Few days ago, Twitter issued warnings to a number of its users that their account may have been hacked by state sponsored actors. Yahoo has also decided to upgrade its security level by notifying its users on any suspected hack attacks by a... Read More
Etisalat Announces 3 Shortlisted Authors For 2015 Literature Prize
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature. The Etisalat Prize for Literature is a pan-African Prize that is open solely to debut fiction... Read More
Nigeria Ranks 8th On Internet User-Countries Globally & 1st In Africa
Nigeria has been rated number 8th among countries using the Internet as a highway of communications globally, topping the African countries’ chart. The latest report by the Global Research & Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab, the world’s Internet... Read More
Look Who Inspired Lupita Nyong’o From Childhood
Lupita Nyong’o looked up to Oprah Winfrey when she was growing up.The 12 Years A Slave star was a regular viewer of the television personality’s self-titled show and admits it helped her find her purpose in life.She said: “The... Read More