Arts
8 Sep 2023
A Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer, popularly known as 66ixx, has dedicated his hit song “Dearly Departed” to Takeoff, who passed a week before the cover was made.
29 Aug 2023
In 2019, the Federal Government introduced the Creative Industry Financing Initiative loan as a way to stimulate investment in the culture and creative sector. Four years after, creatives are still struggling to access the loan
27 Aug 2023
Henry Akubuiro is a journalist and creative writer, whose play, Yamtarawala, the Warrior King, has been longlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas. A novelist, playwright, short story writer, poet and biographer, he is the author of prose narratives –Prodigals in Paradise, Vershima and the Missing Cow, Adventures…
22 Aug 2023
A Ghanaian contemporary gospel music artiste Queendalyn Yurglee, has hinted on the capacity of her new EP titled The Birth to inspire many listeners to depend on the Holy Spirit in all spheres. Yurglee, who made this disclosure recently attested to the fact that she has been a benefactor of the great assistance and empowerment…
20 Aug 2023
Despite challenges facing the economy, most especially, unemployment, many believe the creative industry has potential to tackle them.
20 Aug 2023
The Fine Art Of Bookselling: Reflections Of Nigeria’s Industry Stakeholders, a publication that captures the beautiful back stories of Nigeria’s book industry and how much the industry has evolved with each generation has been scheduled for launch.
16 Aug 2023
Modern science has proven that a child’s sex (male or female) is determined by the Y-chromosomes the male partner donates to the woman at the time of copulation.
13 Aug 2023
Sola Adeyemi is a brilliant theatre technician. He is very good at stage lighting, scenography and set construction. Directing plays is another excitement to him. Theory and criticism is last option.
13 Aug 2023
Nigeria’s economy experienced a sharp downturn in the 1980s and 1990s, at the same time, demand for low-skilled agricultural labour overseas — especially in Italy — increased.
13 Aug 2023
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and Oxford University’s School of Archaeology have announced a collaboration to build a centre of archaeological excellence in West Africa.
2 Aug 2023
Organisers of Gospel Icon Africa (GIA) talent show have expressed readiness to unearth next-rated Christian artistes to give up-coming gospel artistes a platform to show their talents.
30 Jul 2023
A collection of African entertainment stars will this weekend be showcased on the Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices Changemakers. They will be sharing the story of what propelled them to success.
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Iranian goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini has been banned by the Iranian Football federation for Hugging a female fan after a football game. The goalkeeper was banned and fined of approximately #6.2Million for his actions which is against the country's policy as far as both genders are concerned. The incident unfolded when a female supporter's hijab slipped,…
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President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…