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Elvis-emblazoned minidresses and Grease-style high-school-locker backdrops are hardly what you'd expect from London's new crop of designers, most of them far too young to know the term bobby-soxer. But an unmistakable rockabilly vibe pulsed through fall 2013, at Ashley Williams (1, 2), where the king's visage decorated frocks; and at Tata-Naka (3), with models posing in pep-rally getups in front of yearbook-ready tableaux.

Gov.Rotimi Amaechi was prevented from using one of the two entrances to the Government House in Port Harcourt by a team of police. The governor's convoy was stopped by four truck loads of policemen as it made its way through the private gate of the governor's official residence. The policemen, led by several senior officers, claimed they were acting on orders from above. After about 45 minutes of arguing, which included Governor Amaechi himself coming down from his car to speak with the policemen, the governor's convoy had not choice but to leave and take another road to access the main entrance into the Government House. See more photos after the cut...