Fashion lovers are in for another scintillating fashion experience as the second edition of the GTBank Fashion weekend set to hold on the 11th and 12th of November, 2017, Sun News reports. The 2-day event will showcase variety of Africa’s finest styles and trends.
The 2016 debut of the consumer-focused event received very positive reviews nationally and internationally. Attracting over 30,000 guests over the 2-day period, the event featured a series of master classes, runway shows and a curated retail exhibition – creating the biggest, most thrilling exposé of African fashion to take place on the continent till date. The retail exhibition gave the over 90 Small Businesses that participated the opportunity to exhibit, sell and connect with consumers, as well as discover new markets.
This year’s Fashion Master Classes will feature global fashion experts such as reality TV personality and runway coach J Alexander, best known for his work on America’s Next Top Model, to renowned fashion entrepreneur and celebrity stylist, June Ambrose to award winning fashion designer, Giles Deacon.
Other fashion and global media experts scheduled to host master classes at this year’s GTBank Fashion weekend include; Editor in-Chief of Essence Magazine, Vanessa De Luca; Kenyan-born Vanessa Kingori, publisher of British GQ Magazine – the famed gentleman’s fashion and style magazine; multi talented Nigerian photographer TY Bello; professional Makeup Artist and Educator, Danessa Myricks; and Fashion Editor & Style Consultant, Shiona Turini.
Fashion enthusiasts will also be treated to the ultimate shopping experience as dozens of Small Businesses will showcase a diverse range of carefully curated affordable and luxury apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty items, and much more. As part of the retail experience there will be a crafts market featuring indigenous fabric and accessories. Each day of the event will close with a series of epic Runway shows featuring Africa’s finest designers and renowned international designers, Mr Segun Agbaje, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank explains the vision behind the 2017 GTBank Fashion Weekend.
“initiative that is unlocking growth opportunities for small businesses and putting African fashion on a global pedestal. The 2017 GTBank Fashion Weekend will not only give visibility to the amazing talents and entrepreneurial drive of our people at home, it will also connect them with fashion leaders abroad, in order to build local capacity and expertise across the entire Fashion Value Chain.”
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The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, toning down the shrill rhetoric between the two countries.
“We maintain the capability to deter North Korea’s most dangerous threats but also to back up our diplomats in a manner that keeps this as long as possible in the diplomatic realm,” he said in New Delhi after talks with his Indian counterpart.
“That is our goal, to solve this diplomatically, and I believe that President Trump has been very clear on this issue,” the US defence chief said.
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un have become embroiled in a bitter war of words after the North detonated its sixth nuclear bomb and test-fired intercontinental missiles — saying it needs to defend itself against the threat of a US invasion.
Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons ambitions — including a suggestion last week that it could test an H-bomb over the Pacific — has increased international fears of conflict.
Alarm over Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes dominated this year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.
Mattis said the United States was continuing to put pressure on the North’s leadership through diplomatic channels.
“We continue to maintain the diplomatically-led effort in the United Nations. You have seen unanimous United Nations Security Council resolutions passed that have increased the pressure, economic pressure and diplomatic pressure, on the North,” he said.
The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, ...
After months of speculations and denials, Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh, has finally admitted that his marriage to Damilola Adegbite has crashed. The actor who married on February, 14, 2015, made the revelation in an interview with Bellanaija.
When asked how he and his ex-wife Damilola Adegbite balanced their marriage, son and work, he said: “I believe throughout our marriage, It has probably been one of the most challenging things we have ever done, however, the key word is balance.At times when we both had to work, our parents would be there to hold the fort. God bless family because they were and still are very supportive.”
He added that since the divorce that they are both reworking things to create a new balance between work, spending time with and raising their son.
“Dami is a wonderful woman and an amazing mother. Despite our differences, she and I will always be friends. So more than anything, we will find ways to continue to make sure that Brian can still have a balanced upbringing filled with love and support. Both our families have been and are still very supportive in helping us take care of our son Brian when we can’t be there due to work,” he concluded.
After months of speculations and denials, Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh, has finally admitted that his marriage to Damilola Adegbite has crash...
Trump ordered the new restrictions to replace an expiring measure that had locked him into political and legal battles over what critics alleged was an effort to block Muslims from entry into the country since he took office in January.
“Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet,” Trump said in a tweet.
Sudan, one of the six majority-Muslim countries on the original travel ban, was removed from the list. Under the new restrictions, eight nations now have complete or partial blocks on travel to the United States.
Full travel bans were placed on nationals from North Korea and Chad, while the restrictions for Venezuela were limited to officials from a long list of government agencies and their families.
Other countries included in the ban were Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
In a presidential order, Trump said the action was needed to press the countries to improve procedures for identifying their nationals and sharing information with the United States.
In addition, he said, the list was created to “advance foreign policy, national security and counterterrorism objectives.”
“These restrictions are both vital to national security and conditions-based, not time-based,” a senior administration official said, noting that countries can be removed from the list if they can rise to US traveler vetting standards.
Officials stressed that while Iraq was not included on the new list, it was deeply deficient in security vetting of immigrants and travelers to the United States.
But Baghdad is a close ally and supports the presence of large numbers of US troops and civilian officials. But acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke recommended tough restrictions on travelers to the United States.
– Not a ‘Muslim ban’ –
Speaking on background, government officials said the addition of North Korea and Venezuela demonstrated that the measure was set on the basis of security and was not a “Muslim ban,” as detractors have argued.
“Religion, or the religious origin of individuals or nations, was not a factor,” a senior government official told reporters.
“The inclusion of those countries, Venezuela and North Korea, was about the fact that those governments are simply not compliant with our basic security requirements.”
Chad was added to the list even though Trump’s order called it “an important and valuable counterterrorism partner.”
But the order noted the presence in Chad of several designated terror groups like the so-called Islamic State, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.
Nevertheless, “Chad does not adequately share public-safety and terrorism-related information,” it said. And, the order added, the country failed on one “key” but unspecified criterion used in a broad review of countries for the travel ban.
North Korea, locked in a dangerous face-off with Washington over its nuclear weapons program, was added, the order said, because Pyongyang “does not cooperate with the United States government in any respect.”
Venezuela, in a political and economic crisis due to its embattled, increasingly oppressive regime, was listed for a limited ban.
The order placed a prohibition on officials from state agencies responsible for weak security vetting and lack of cooperation with the United States, including the interior and foreign ministries and the main police and intelligence services.
The bans for the five countries from the previous 90-day order, which expired Sunday, would immediately continue under the new order. For North Korea, Chad, and Venezuela, the restrictions will be implemented starting October 18.
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According to a report by Today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday that the United States would not carry out a strike on North Korea because it knows Pyongyang has nuclear bombs.
“The Americans won’t carry out a strike on (North) Korea because it’s not that they suspect, they know for sure that it has nuclear bombs,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russia’s NTV television aired Sunday.
“I’m not defending North Korea, I’m just saying that almost everyone agrees with such an analysis,” the Russian diplomat said.
North Korea this month carried out an underground test on a hydrogen bomb estimated to be 16 times the size of the US bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945. It was its sixth and largest nuclear test.
Lavrov said the crisis can only be resolved with a softer approach.
“Only with caresses, suggestion and persuasion,” Lavrov said, when asked how.
He warned that if US did not take the same approach, “we could drop into a very unpredictable nosedive and tens if not hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens of South Korea but also North Korea, of course, and Japan will suffer — and Russia and China are nearby.”
The interview aired after President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was “deeply concerned” at the escalation of tensions.
Peskov also criticised what he called “an exchange of rather rude statements replete with threats.”
Lavrov at the United Nations on Friday described the rhetoric between leaders of the United States and North Korea as a “kindergarden fight between children” and urged calm.
In his first address to the world gathering on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy North Korea.”
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shot back at Trump, warning he would “pay dearly” for his threat.
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According to a report by Punch, the United States Government has said it does not consider the Indigenous People of Biafra a terrorist organisation.
Last week, the Federal High Court in Abuja gave a judicial backing the executive order of President Muhammadu Buhari, outlawing the group and its activities in the country.
The court granted the order to proscribe the group on Wednesday.
It declared that the activities of the group constituted acts of terrorism.
The Federal Government also accused France and the United Kingdom of aiding IPOB activities.
The spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that the US government does not view IPOB as a terrorist group.
He said this in response to our correspondent’s email which asked if the United States sees IPOB as a terrorist organisation.
Brooks stated further that the US was committed to Nigeria’s unity and would support a peaceful resolution of any crisis in the country.
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Your hair has the ability to create a tremendous impact on the way you look. Therefore, you should take necessary steps to take care of your hair and prevent it from damage. Some of your bad habits have the ability to ruin the way how your hair looks. Therefore, it is important for you to figure out those bad habits and make sure that the good look of your hair is maintained throughout. Here is a list of 9 shocking habits, which have the ability to damage your hair.
1. Failing to Avoid Stress
Stress would not just create an impact on your mental health. It can also trigger rapid loss of hair. In fact, people who fail to avoid stress would lead their hair into the fall-out phase. Therefore, you need to make sure that you don’t become a victim of stress.
2. Poor Diet
Unhealthy food habits can also trigger hair loss. Your hair is in need of a variety of minerals and vitamins to remain healthy. If you fail to provide these elements through your meals, you will not be able to maintain the good look of hair for a long period of time.
3. Hairstyling Tools
Women in today’s world tend to use a variety of hairstyling tools. It would not be a good idea to experiment with these tools because they can ruin the overall look of your hair.
4. Swimming in Hard Water
Minerals that can be found in hard water can create a tremendous impact on your hair. Therefore, you need to be careful to save your hair from hard water. It would be a good idea to refrain from swimming in hard water as much as possible.
5. Using Chemical Hair Dye Products
Hair dye products contain a variety of unhealthy chemicals such as ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. If you are concerned about the good look of your hair, you must avoid such chemical products.
6. Reckless Teasing
It has been identified that reckless teasing can also trigger hair loss. It can lead you towards getting hair breakage and split ends, which can last for several months. If it is difficult for you to get rid of teasing, you should at least use a comb with fine teeth.
7. Tight Hairstyles
Wearing tight hairstyles can also lead you towards hair fall and damages in hair. Therefore, you need to be careful to avoid hair pulling hairstyles as much as possible. When you go for hairstyles, you need to keep a little loose.
8. Brushing Wet Hair
When your hair is wet, you should never brush it. That’s because your hair becomes fragile when it is vet. As a result, it is more vulnerable to damages. You should make it a habit to comb your hair before washing.
9. Over Washing Hair
Over washing your hair can also trigger rapid hair loss. When you over wash your hair, you tend to use too much of shampoos. This can suck out the natural moisture in your hair and lead it towards damage.
Your hair has the ability to create a tremendous impact on the way you look. Therefore, you should take necessary steps to take care of your...