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Christmas and New Year Season revitalizes expectations worldwide. In Nigeria the Famous amongst Women are portrayed in National Daily and Weekend Newspapers in smsahing apparels adorned with expensive jewelry and exotic accessories depicting glitz translating into fascinating lifestyles. The lanky, light skinned or really "noire" (astonishinly black), the mediumheight and tsvelt amongst "femme morderne" dazzle imagination at lavish soirees,in popular sreets and high profile points of sale including strategic markets. On these glamorous women, accessories also convey distinct messages. Necklace in precious metal,reinforced with equally precious earrings as well as bracelets define female personalities. Contemporary hair stylists innovate African hair braids while tinkering with and manipulating different forms of human and artificial hair. Professional beautiticians featuring competently as men in numerous Salons implement intricate hair care solutions while their f...

How the Tortoise broke his shell- During severe famine in the animal kingdom, the wise tortoise kept his mother safely on the baobab tree. Always seen with other animals, benefitting from them especially his bossom friend the hare, the wise tortise was thriving and increasing in weight in spite of hard times. He ate at night at his mother's on the baobab tree. When challenged and pressurized on how he got fat and comfortable while other anmals were famished the toroise opted to reveal the secret of his relative opulence. The tortoise connected a strong twine to the stool of his mother on the baobab tree but warned his old mother to cut and sever the twine on hearing the voice of her son admonishIng her as he (tortoise) climbed the twine to visit her for dinner. The stage was set. All animals sharing the secret climbed the twine on their way to baobab climax to feast "chez Mama Tortoise"-the animals included the hare, the antelope, the zebra, the goat. Toroise was last beh...