Art House
30 Mar
Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh's transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without discrimination. The humble structure -- a single-room shed with walls and a roof clad in tin -- is a new community hub for the minority, who…
29 Mar
Renowned Nigerian playwright, producer, director and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun, has died. He was 57.
3 Dec
Following the demise of the immediate past Olupo, Oba Emmanuel Onaolapo Oyebamiji, Fadare II, who passed on Monday, January 3, 2022 at age 72, the kingmakers of the town, selected Oba Abdul-Rafiu Oyekanmi Mosobalaje, the Bamigboye II,....
19 Nov
In this short—but informative—conversation, Ramond A. Anyiam-Osigwe (a Brother to the Founder) explains, to J.K. Obatala, the inner working of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony.
15 Oct 2023
Ilé-Ifẹ̀, widely acknowledged as the “Cradle of Yorùbá Civilisation,” holds a paramount position in the cultural and historical fabric of Nigeria and the broader West African region.
30 Jul 2023
MultiChoice, Africa’s leading pay-TV service provider has announced the introduction of a new package, GOtv Supa+, to the lineup of existing packages on GOtv.
28 Jun 2023
In a series of exquisite 11 portraits, Tunde Owolabi, in his first show with Soto Gallery, is considering the pervasiveness of ‘informal work’ alongside the increasing marginalisation informal workers face in the country today.
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South Korea's leading doctors' body on Saturday rejected a revised medical reform plan from the government, the initial version of which sparked a strike two months ago. The ongoing walkout by thousands of trainee doctors has caused chaos in South Korean hospitals, and is in response to a plan to boost annual admissions to medical…
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Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday called on the Federal Government to urgently assist in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the State.
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has said Nyesom Wike was on "loan" to work with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, a former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fell out with the PDP hierarchy in…
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Bearish sentiment persisted on banking stocks at the equity market on Friday, making the value of transactions traded on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) down by 2.60 per cent.
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One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.
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Vitesse Arnhem will be relegated from the Eredivisie after the Dutch football federation imposed a massive 18-point deduction after the club failed to meet the requirements of its licensing regulations.