by Kolapo Olapoju American, John O’Keefe and Norwegian couple, May-Britt and Edvard Moser, won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday, 6 October, for discovering the brain’s ‘internal positioning system’, which assists human beings in finding their way and giving clues to how strokes and Alzheimer’s affect the brain. The Nobel Assembly awarded the... Read More

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May 4, 2013

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SPOTTED: Banky W at the Oxford Pan-African Conference today

by Akan Ido For those who didn’t know, artiste, BankyW, is scheduled to speak today at the 2013 Oxford University Pan-African Conference in London. The multiple award winning artiste join the league leaders who have been hosted by the Oxford Union including former US Presidents, Reagan, Nixon and Carter, Malcolm X, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, David... Read More

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April 23, 2013

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That Empire State of Mind: Banky W joins Thabo Mbeki, others to speak at Oxford

by Isi Esene Internationally renowned R&B giant and label executive, Banky W has been selected as one of the distinguished speakers at this year’s edition of the Oxford University Pan African Conference. Over the years, the bestselling singer-performer has represented Nigeria locally and internationally, with recent roles including being a torch bearer at the 2012... Read More

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November 27, 2012

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Cabbage and Condoms, UK restaurant offers family planning advice with meal

After a nice meal out you might get the added bonus of a mint or a chocolate when your bill arrives at the end of the night. But when it comes to paying at a new restaurant in Oxford you might get a little more than you bargained for. That’s because health conscious eatery Cabbages... Read More

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July 11, 2012

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We beat Oxford! Port Harcourt is Unesco World Book Capital 2014

by Chi Ibe The Unesco World Book Capital City in 2014 title has been awarded to Nigeria’s’Port Harcourt. Cue applause. Considering the caliber of cities bidding for the hosting right such as Oxford, England; Vilnius in Lithuania and Pula in Croatia, it seems a very big deal. But the founder of Rainbow Book Club, Koko... Read More

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February 27, 2012

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Is the Archbishop of Canterbury in support of evolution? See details from the Oxford University debate everyone’s talking about

by Lekan Olanrewaju “I am baffled by the way sophisticated theologians who know Adam and Eve never existed still keep talking about it.” -Professor Richard Dawkins The Oxford University on Thursday held a debate between the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and Professor Richard Dawkins on the subject of evolution. The first of such debates... Read More

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