About Death of Prof Chinua Achebe

Nigeria's literary icon and publisher of several novels, Chinua Achebe, is dead.

Mr. Achebe, 82, died in the United States where he was said to have suffered from an undisclosed ailment.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt he died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

A source close to the family said the professor had been ill for a while and was hospitalised in an undisclosed hospital in Boston.

The source declined to provide further details, saying the family would issue a statement on the development later today.

Contacted, spokesperson for Brown University, where Mr. Achebe worked until he took ill, Darlene Trewcrist, is yet to respond to our enquiries on the professor's condition.

Until his death, the renowned author of Things Fall Apart was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown.

The University described him as "known the world over for having played a seminal role in the founding and development of African literature."

"Achebe's global significance lies not only in his talent and recognition as a writer, but also as a critical thinker and essayist who has written extensively on questions of the role of culture in Africa and the social and political significance of aesthetics and analysis of the post-colonial state in Africa," Brown University writes of the literary icon.

Mr. Achebe was the author of Things Fall Apart, published in 1958, and considered the most widely read book in modern African Literature. The book sold over 12 million copies and has been translated to over 50 languages worldwide.

Many of his other novels, including Arrow of God, No Longer at Ease, Anthills of the Savannah, and A man of the People, were equally influential as well.

Professor Chinua Achebe Is Dead

Prof. Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe, one of the world’s most celebrated writers and author of the classic novel Things Fall Apart, is dead.

We learned that Achebe, who was the David and Mariana Fisher Professor of Literature at Brown University, died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Professor Achebe had been sick for some time.
He was 82 years old
Details to follow later.

From: SaharaReporters, New York

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Top Ten Fragrances 2012

The scent of success for men this year is tinged with notes of bitter orange, clary sage, spearmint and cardamom. So if you're stocking up your cologne shelf right now, here are some of the fragrances you must order for Fall 2012 that will make sure you're still in the game

      
Luna Rossa by Prada: Prada's new masculine fragrance is actually named after the sailboat and the sailing team Red Moon which translates into Luna Rossa. 

Created by Daniela Roche-Andrier, its main note is lavender, as you move ahead, you can recognise the bitter orange in the top note. Clary sage and spearmint are in the heart, and the base notes are made of ambrette absolute and ambroxan molecule. It's quite a day perfume

Moschino Forever by Moschino: This is a sensual scent, which opens with accents of kumquat, bergamot and star anise. In the heart, smooth tones of clary sage and tonka bean blend with vibrant facets of black pepper. The drydown brings a virile and intense character of vetiver warmed by seductive notes of musk and sandalwood.

Decibel by Azzaro: Faithful to Azzaro legacy, forged from the finest materials, the Decibel perfume has head notes electrified by the sharp pungency of the Green Italian Tangerine.

It turns darker with the Liquorice which adds a touch of warm, followed by Haitian Vetiver, tonka bean and vanilla.

L.12.12 Blanc by Lacoste: The white edition of L.12.12 opens with a fresh, woody and herbal blend of grapefruit, rosemary, cardamom and cedar leaf. 

These notes blend with a heart of natural tuberose, ylang ylang and olibanum. The base of the fragrance is composed of cedar wood and Georgy wood with fresh notes of vetiver. The key ingredients of this Lacoste fragrance are grapefruit, rosemary, cedar leaf, olibanum, ylang ylang, and suede.

Déclaration D'un Soir by Cartier: Created by Cartier perfumer Mathilde Laurent, Déclaration D'un Soir's notes include pepper, cumin, nutmeg, rose and sandalwood. The rose-wood is part of the middle notes and seem to float on tea-scented notes. With its bright, floral-woody feel, it's not the most scruffy, spicy fragrance around. But you know you're something if you can carry this scent off.

Orignal Musk Blend by Kiehl's: Kiehl's Original Musk Oil is a special blend of unique fragrance notes, with natural musk, which is obtained from the glands of a Himalayan deer.

An instant success with the citrus, floral and musk scent, it is a must-have for celebrities like Lenny Kravitz and Charlize Theron too. It holds a musky elegance.

Acqua Di Gio Essenza by Giorgio Armani: Acqua di Giò Essenza, composed by Alberto Morillas, uses the famous Calone as its top note. Now to the heart note: Hedione is replaced by one of its descendents, still new to the perfumer's palette, named Paradisone, which adds a floral and vaporous scent, jasmine from Grasse, basil and sage.

Polo Blue Sport by Ralph Lauren: This is a new fragrance for an active sportsman. It has top notes of frosted mint, mandarin, crunchy apple, crushed leaves and cedar leaf. With its mid notes of water fern, ginger, sage, the base notes of this sporty Fall 2012 perfume are amberwood, musk, oak moss, sandalwood and patchouli.

Only the Brave Tattoo by Diesel: In limited edition, this Only The Brave Tattoo speaks for itself. It is fresh and mysterious around a hookah tobacco agreement, with head notes of Granny Smith Apple, heart notes of sage and pepper bourbon and very macho base notes of wood amber, Benzoin, tobacco and patchouli.

Gucci Guilty Intense by Gucci: Gucci Guilty Intense with a heady fix of Italian lemon and lavender, undercut with a tang of coriander has middle motifs of orange flower and neroli.

The patchouli with the driest amber and a leather-rich sillage makes this fragrance robustly earthy.

Boss bottled. Sport. By Hugo Boss: Inspired by the cool hardness of carbon fibre, the key accord is based on lavender and cardamom, highlighted by a subtle aldehyde mist. Sharp top notes of grapefruit, yuzu zest and pink peppercorn have been complemented with overt masculine base notes of vetiver, tonka bean and patchouli.

Play Sport by Givenchy: With an adrenaline-boosting fragrance, this sexy new perfume has a fiery note with warm, woody accents. The top notes are made up of a bergamot - mint - ginger fusion. It is carried through the green notes of lemon-tree leaves. Then there is the heady sensuality of Amyris wood and spiciness of black pepper.

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Claaseen, while ruling on the three grounds of the application, said that it was absurd and frivolous.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Defence Counsel, J.P. Marais, had on

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Kabiru Sokoto

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Top 10 world's sexiest women unveiled

The "Match Point" star jumped eight places from her No. 9 spot last year in the magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" poll.
"One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy. I'd like to thank readers for the huge compliment," Scarlett said in a statement.
Last year's winner Angelina Jolie is down one spot to second place, followed by "Into the Blue" star Jessica Alba who came in third.
The magazine's Editor in chief said, "It's remarkable how Scarlett Johansson has caught the attention of our readers. Her sultry voice and striking beauty certainly have a lot to do with that, but so does the confidence she exudes."

Rounding out the Top 10 are "The Dukes of Hazzard" star Jessica Simpson, British beauty Keira Knightley, "Catwoman" star Halle Berry, Playboy pin-up Jenny McCarthy, tennis hottie Maria Sharapova, former "Baywatch" babe Carmen Electra, and TennisDark goddess Serena Williams

Match Point Premiere - Arrivals
Los Angeles, California United States
December 8, 2005/WireImage.com

Scarlett Johansson

   
Angelina Jolie


 
Jessica Alba



Jessica Simpson



Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley
  

 Helle Berry



Jenny McCarthy  

Maria Sharapova /wireimage 

Carmen Electra Serena Williams  

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Eze Okoro: Gunned down by drunken policemen

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Obasanjo Set For Showdown With Jonathan Over Alams Pardon

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Dozens killed as Boko Haram bombs five loaded luxury buses in Kano

…Dozens killed as Boko Haram bombs five loaded luxury buses

From Sun News

Suicide bombers, on Monday killed an unspecified number of persons in an attack at a luxury bus station in Kano. The bombers also injured many other passengers in the attack that occurred at about 4.00pm at New Road Luxury Park, a bus station, which is mostly used by Igbo residents in

“I am still in charge” – ( ‘Oga at the top) NSCDC Commandant, Shem Obafaiye, speaks on suspension, Channels interview

Mr. Obafaiye Shem, the Lagos State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has denied reports that he has been suspended from work and insisted that he is still in charge of the command.

The Commandant has become an Internet hit, after his Channels TV interview, where he could not give the correct NSCSC’s website on air. However, he says his ‘Oga at the top’ has not suspended him and he was on casual leave, to perform the burial rites of his father, Pa Michael Obafaiye, who died last month and will resume work next Thursday.

Shem, who recently marked 100 days in office, says he will attend to pending files as soon as he is back on seat and that nothing will distract him.

”I am still the State Commandant of NSCSC and I am determined to work hard to expose the vandals across the State,” he said.

He also denied that his wife visited the headquarters of Channels TV to protest, stating that, ”my wife was in the village with me for my father’s burial and there is no way she could have visited the television station to carry out a protest. She is a learned person and somebody of that caliber would not have been involved in such a jinx. I see all these as a distraction which is not enough to hinder me from achieving my goal in Lagos State.”

Debe sues Bianca, others for N200m over Ojukwu's Will

•Seeks control of 24 properties

From Sun News

Self-acclaimed son of the late Ikemba Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Debe, yesterday filed a N200 million suit before a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere against the widow, Bianca, over the deceased’s property.

Debe Ojukwu and his company, Silver Convention Nigeria, had sued Bianca along with Ojukwu Transport Limited (OTL), Prof. Joseph Okwuabudike Ojukwu,