The Cuisine Krafters magazine launch: first Nigerian food, health & lifestyle magazine

The publishing industry in Nigeria witnessed a new dawn recently, as Cuisine Krafters a Food, Health and Lifestyle Magazine was officially launched on 31st of July 2015 in Abuja. According to the words of the chairperson of the event; the magazine is outstanding and one of a kind. It is a magazine every Nigerian should have in their homes as it is very educative and definitely a great read. 
 

The event which was chaired by Hajiya Aisha Babangida also had in attendance a host of high profile people which includes; Mr Hillary Ogbechie (Director: National Council for Arts and Culture), Mr. Sam Ogbogoro (Head of Corporate Communications: Dana Air), Yinka Thomas Ogboja (CEO: Opeke Fashions), Ranti Atunwa (Creative Director: TBWA Concept), Sylvia Tagbo-Okeke (CEO: HTFK), Hajia Amina Mamman (CEO: Kitchenware) , Mrs Lilian J Walls (CEO:  Yoghurberry), Dr. Adejuwon,  Alhaji Idi Maleh and a host of others. 

This launch edition features articles such as the importance of food in marriage, looking great after a caesarean section, personal stories that emphasize the importance of eating right to stay alive and fit. It also presents stimulating interviews of incredible people who have influenced many through their forays into the world of Nigerian Cuisine.

The magazine emphasizes on the presentation of food which is part of the meal. Like an artist striving to carve out a masterpiece, plating a meal should create adining experience that tempts all of the senses, and not just the taste buds.

Cuisine Krafter is a quarterly magazine, available in designated stores and soft copy on cuisine-krafters.com. log in to get your free e copies.

Magazines can be gotten in Abuja from; Grills in & out, Kitchenware rentals, Yoghurberry gwarimpa, Kevon Supermarket, Temi Treasure Cakes, Federal Civil Service Club, Triple D. Salon

Lagos; TUTU- 07032054327,  KEMI – 08179133849 , WALE – 08054252308 , LAGOS AIRPORT – 08022234451

Oyo State: BOLANLE 08033515124, BIOLA – 08023627988

Ogun State: BIDEMI – 08132411921, 08053694161 

Special appreciation to my partners and sponsors listed below in no particular order; Hajiya Aisha Babangida (Chair person: Better Life for Rural African Women), Dana Air Limited, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Sandralia Hotel, PZ Cool World, 3j's Hotel, Hotel Interconnect, Tutti Frutti, Chimera events, GARCINIA IHP, Gleam Studios, Cognito Studios and Temi Treasures cake

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                                 Gleam photos

Decoration by: Connosseur Events

Event planner: Chimera Events.

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According to Wang Chaojun, Xiuzhen’s son, the growth started about 8 years ago

"My mother complained about this mole-like growth on her head that itched all the time. We found ways to cure her itch using traditional Chinese medicine, and then left it be."

But two years ago, the mole turned to a growth...which rapidly grew into this horn in about 6 months.

"Now the horn hurts my mother and prevents her from sleeping. It also bleeds from time to time." the son said.

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A court in Saudi Arabia has dropped the charges of manslaughter and sexual assault against the father of Luma, the 5-year-old daughter he had beaten to death in 2011. His sentence was reduced to only the charge of 'excessive disciplining that resulted in death'. According to Saudi Daily Al Sharq, the decision was taken after no trace of semen was found on her body. 

Luma’s case became widely known in 2012 when details emerged of how she was tortured by her father during a visit to him and his new wife. Reports said that the father used wires and an iron rod to punish his daughter after he had expressed doubts about her virginity. Luma died after four months in coma and was not buried for another four months pending the investigation and the autopsy procedures.

In 2013, a court in Hawtat Bani Tamim, 160 kilometres south of the capital Riyadh, sentenced Al Gamdi to eight years in prison and 800 lashes and his second wife to 10 months in prison and 150 lashes for not reporting the torture inflicted on Luma. However, following an appeal, Al Gamdi’s sentence was reduced to four years and then, after a new challenge, to three years.

Luma’s divorced mother, an Egyptian national, said that her daughter lived with her under a court order and was allowed to visit her father even though he reportedly did not seem to care about her. She added that she had agreed to marry her ex-husband as he appeared to be a gentle and reformed man after spending years of his life as a drug addict. However, following the marriage, he turned into a violent man who often beat her, forcing her to file for divorce.

A court in the Eastern Province city of Dammam ruled in her favour and she was told by the judge that she could have the custody of the daughter until the girl reached the age of seven. The mother said that, following the divorce, her former husband had met their daughter only on four occasions.

     “The last visit was when I took her to see him in Riyadh where he had moved after he lapsed into a long silence even though Luma was keen on seeing him.” Luma’s mother told Saudi media. “The agreement was that she spends only two weeks with him, but after 14 days he refused to let her come back home to me. The last words I heard from her were ‘I love you, mum and I always pray for you.’ Her father often said that he would make her forget all about me”

In December 2011, Luma’s mother was informed by the police in Riyadh that her daughter was in hospital where she was being treated for severe burns and bruises, and that her condition was critical.
     “It was such a terrible shock to see her frail body in this tragic state. She remained paralyzed for several months before she passed away,” she said.

The mother initially insisted on the death penalty for her former husband and his wife for “torturing” her daughter, but she later changed her mind, saying that she would rather take blood money to help her with the increasingly frustrating financial challenges.

     “I have three other children from a previous marriage and a house to look after and I will need the money. There is no interest for the family in the execution of my former husband.”
Amid the public outrage about the case and claims that Al Gamdi would not be given the punishment he deserved because of his religious status, the Islamic Affairs Ministry said he was not on its official list of Islamic preachers. 

Al Gambi’s lawyer, Mansour Al Khunaizan told Saudi daily Al Sharq,

     “The Court of Appeals has decided to release my client on bail and to refer the private laws case to a lower court to review it,” he said.

The lawyer however warned he would take action against all the media that had tarnished the reputation of his client and the status of the judicial system in Saudi Arabia by misreporting the facts about the case.

 

Source: Gulf News

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