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Pamper yourself and your loved ones at the La Campagne Boutique Homes (LBH) at highly reduced rates during November (up to 25% off published rates). Rates are inclusive of sumptuous meals (all you can eat), non alcoholic drinks and beverages, airport pickup and return, private clubhouse with well equipped gym, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts. Chauffeur driven car also available for complimentary guest use within Port Harcourt.    Located in a highly secure private estate with 24x7 power,  the Boutique homes provide an excellent home away from home and will be especially suitable for families with kids, diaspora visitors who desire security and comfort, expatriate guests and couples (young and old). Read more after the cut. Rooms at the Boutique Homes are spacious, fully equipped with a personal wet bar,  tea/coffee facilities, large screen tv, dvd player, work desks et-cetera. Large compound / garden areas provide ultimate serenity and space for ou...

By  Greg Botelho , CNN Updated 1742 GMT (0042 HKT) June 20, 2015 Archaeologist Salima Ikram examines the mummified remains of an adult dog in a wall niche. Story highlights Archaeologists explore the catacombs of Anubis, an Egyptian god that's half-dog, half-human They estimate more than 8 million animals, mostly dogs, were stacked there wrapped in bandages "We hadn't expected that there would be so many animals," lead Egyptologist says (CNN) For centuries, dogs have been humans' loyal, domesticated companions. They've been wild animals, doing what's needed to survive. And in ancient Egypt, they served as bridges to the afterlife, with the hope that they'd intercede with the god Anubis on their owner's behalf. But only now is it becoming known the extent to which dogs served this latter role -- 8 million times over. That is the number of dead animals, most of them dogs, estimated to have lai...

Africa's Richest man, Aliko Dangote says he will soon buy Arsenal Football club once he completes the refinery that he is building in Lagos. He said this to BBC Hausa on Tuesday June 16th “When we get this refinery on track, I will have enough time and enough resources to pay what they are asking for. There were a couple of us who were rushing to buy, and we thought with the prices then, the people who were interested in selling were trying to go for a kill. We backtracked, because we were very busy doing other things, especially our industrialization.”he said Dangote had shown interest in buying the club when he spoke with

(c) Can Stock Photo He was a war hero, a business and intellectual entrepreneur, and he helped end the Cold War — but he was so unassuming that you’ve probably never heard of him. The late Sir Antony Fisher, who was knighted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth just a year before his death in 1988 for his work in spreading the message of freedom across the planet, was born 100 years ago on June 28, 1915. His remarkable story shows how one person with a vision can change history. A World War II pilot, Fisher defended his country in the Battle of Britain, a conflict that claimed the life of his brother and two cousins. But after the war, he grew despondent that the freedoms his family had died for were being thrown away. The radical 1945 Labor government nationalized all the main industries — coal, steel, electricity, railroads — and created a welfare state with socialized health care, public housing, and “cradle to grave” social benefits. Fisher thought about going into politics. But t...

H is hands and feet were clearly visible - but baby Silas Philips was in no rush to enter the world. Born still inside his amniotic sac, he has since been described as a 'medical miracle' by doctors.  Silas was delivered three months prematurely at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California. And doctors performing the Caesarean section on his mother, Chelsea, were astonished to see his amniotic sac was still intact. Pictures show Silas curled up inside with the placenta and umbilical cord, his tiny hands and a leg clearly visible. And until the bag was broken, he was still getting oxygen through the placenta, CBS reported. The amniotic sac is a bag of clear, pale fluid inside the womb where the unborn baby develops and grows. The fluid helps to cushion the baby from bumps and injury, as well as providing it with fluids it can breathe and swallow. It also maintains a constant temperature for the baby.  Typically the amniotic sac breaks on its own during b...