NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ELSA SCHIAPARELLI TO BE AUCTIONED BY CHRISTIES.

Elsa Schiaparelli's personal collection is being auctioned                                                                Madame Elsa Schiaparelli,the legendary Italian fashion designer and a deadly rival of Coco Chanel,was at the heart of avant-garde ideas in 1930's Paris.Known for her friendship and collaborations with artistic icons including Salvador Dali,Man Ray,Christian Berard,Jean Cocteau Alberto,Diego Giacornett and Marce Vertes,Schiaparelli was a key trendsetter within the contemporary scene and now Christie's Parisian auction house is hosting a sale of some 180 items from her personal collection January 2014,a landmark sale for the international world of fashion,style and design,and one expected to fetch in the region of 710,000 pounds.The collections comes to the market in the new year having passed by descent to Elsa Schiaparelli's grand daughter,the actress Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson.More pictures below.                                                 The sale includes two elegant 20th century Hammamet robes which directly influenced her designs, £900 - 1,800A violet silk blouse, 1939, from Schiaparelli's Astrologie Collection, £23,000-27,000An unusual yellow linen blouse, with beadwork and black and white floral trim, from 1940, points to Elsa Schiaparelli's interest in porcelain, £9,000-13,000A further highlight is an intricately beaded waistcoat with 'Bucking Bronco' beadwork, inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli¿s influential 1940's trip to Texas, £9,000-11,000The collection includes portraits of the designer and her familyOne of the lots from Elsa Schiaparelli's personal collectionThe sale features a bolero jacket in ice blue crêpe, estimate: £14,000-18,000A pink wool bolero, with jet bead trim, also from 1940, estimate: £11,000-14,000Elsa SchiaparelliA chic, lilac-upholstered 'love-seat' is estimated to go for £540-710

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