Fake watches are big business. The replica watch market is estimated at around $1bn a year – roughly a twentieth of the legitimate Swiss watch industry. According to some reports, as many as 30 per cent of watch searches are for replicas.…
Luigi Colani, 91, Designer of Fanciful and Futuristic Objects, Dies
Luigi Colani, a German designer known for applying sensuous shapes from nature to high-tech objects like supersonic jets and super sports cars, died on Monday in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was 91. His death was confirmed by Albrecht Bangert, who wrote…
6 Latest Smart Home Trends!
When talking about smart home technology it may sound like we are describing a scene from some futuristic movie. However, it is no longer science fiction. The Internet of things is real and it keeps evolving. New gadgets that once were part…
This Is What It Takes to Be in the 1% Around the World
From Brazil to India, a breakdown of the richest of the rich. Since the financial crisis, income inequality has garnered increasing attention from economists, politicians, and journalists, and perhaps no income level has been cited more than the so-called 1…
Pius Adesanmi, Others Set To Receive $144,500 From Boeing
The families of Pius Adesanmi and other victims of the Boeing 737 Max air crashes, are to receive $144,500 from the plane manufacturer, if they choose to submit claims before 2020. The payout is part of a $100 million financial…
Dangers of travelling by road in Nigeria
The road is seen as a convenient passage on land to our destination. How convenient is this passage on Nigerian roads? And to whose destination does it take us? Ours? Theirs? The in veritable ferry mans?Roads are constructed so that…
Google celebrates Nigerian food culture
Google is celebrating Nigerian food culture with the world through its project ‘Come Chop Bellefull: A Taste of Nigeria. The project was launched in collaboration with the Centenary Project on Tuesday at the Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Lagos. The Centenary Project…
Efienamokwu emerges CEO, Universal McCann Nigeria
Universal McCann Lagos says it has appointed Austin Efienamokwu as chief executive Officer . The firm noted in a statement that Efienamokwu, formerly Media Director and Business Head at Vizeum Nigeria, a subsidiary arm of Media Fuse Dentsu Aegis Network,…
The Best Eyewear Brands In The World Today
Good glasses or sunglasses can be hard to find. Having to squint in the meantime doesn’t help. But nor does the fact that there are seemingly as many indistinguishable eyewear brands on the market as there are light receptors in…
Nigeria Important, I’m Hopeful About Country -Bill Gates
Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says Nigeria is important and he is hopeful about the country but urged the government to make good use of the nation’s wealth which will encourage Nigerians to…