Arts
10 Apr
Writer, filmmaker, and medical doctor, Dr Uzodinma Iweala, will step down as the chief executive officer of the Africa Center in December 2024 after seven years at the helm of affairs of the institution.
10 Apr
Kari Tanzhaus, a cultural dance centre in Kempten, Germany, in conjunction with Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN), and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Lagos, recently presented a dance performance, titled, Ofuobi; meaning, ‘One heart’, in Ibo language.
10 Apr
Although a soiree/ press night heralded the theatre fest on Thursday, February 29, 2024, Saturday, March 2, was the day when the Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF 2024) unfolded amid thrills and spills at the iconic Freedom Park, Lagos.
10 Apr
Jos Repertory Theatre is hosting the Norwegian performing actress, Kate Pendry and Audun Aschim, in a landmark performance of Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf that is being staged as Cripple wolf.
7 Apr
The United States’ government recently revealed its willingness to collaborate with the Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy to introduce initiatives aimed at enhancing individual skills in music and television scriptwriting.
7 Apr
In an electrifying evening of laughter and reflection, Hear Word!, the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece, once again illuminated the daunting realities confronting Nigerian women and girls.
7 Apr
The Nigerian music industry has been described as not only unstructured, but very poor.
7 Apr
The movie scene is agog with excitement, as Africa’s first-ever zombie big-screen movie prepares to make its debut.
7 Apr
A Nigerian writer, Racheal Oboh’s new novel, A Brief Schedule, can be described as ‘packs a punch’. It explores identity, family, friendship, love, forgiveness and acceptance, consistency, perseverance, and barriers, among other topics.
7 Apr
A new book on Ifa by the Grammy Award-winning musician-philosopher, Olalekan Babalola, will be formally unveiled on April 13, 2024 at the Kongi’s Harvest Art Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos.
31 Mar
Before 2004, Nigerian writers depended on endorsement from Europe and America such as Booker, Commonwealth, Caine and Noma et al. The Caine Prize, which started in 2000, had significant push for young writers who were in dire need of how to assess their writing skills.
26 Mar
Organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards(AMVCA) have announced the nominees for the 10th edition of the award.
24 Mar
Before 2007, the Ibadan media space, particularly the radio arm, was dominated by the government-owned stations such as Oluyole and Premier FM. Oluyole FM was known as Radio O.Y.O. 2 until 2009...
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The founder of Luthful-lahi International, Sheikh Robiu Abdul Malik has called on Muslims to sustain their steadfastness to the tenets of Islam beyond the 30 days of fasting in the month Ramadan that ended 10 days ago.
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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, found near any of their facilities during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which begins today.
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 23 for ruling in the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking a substituted service of the charge on the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
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Supporters and loyalists of the deceased governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), the late Dr Paul Akintelure, have declared their support for Olusola Oke ahead of Saturday's primaries.
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A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, fixed May 2, for ruling on the admissibility of treasury receipts for the use of Agege Stadium where the late student of Chrisland School, Whitney Adeniran died.
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The Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 53 seized sacks of fake pharmaceutical drugs worth N1.7 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for destruction and further investigations.
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On November 19, 2022, I was privileged to be a resource person at a media roundtable organised by Emeka Izeze, Sully Abu and Sonala Olumhense.
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Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Nigeria-Türkiye Business Council (NTBC) are set to host an investment forum and B2B Event in July in Abuja and Lagos.
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Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), yesterday, conducted a campaign to enforce price display at supermarkets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).