Revue
17 Apr
The governorship candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 Governorship election in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has stressed the need to revitalise festivals and carnivals in the state, saying it will stimulate the local economy.
7 Apr
Rotary Club of Gbagada in District 9110 of Rotary International has launched a book, titled, The Champion at 40, to celebrate its four decades of serving humanity at a glamorous event held at Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.
31 Mar
Roomates, classmates and with a friendship spanning over four decades, Gab Awusa and Zinno Orara plan to hold an art show, which would run for two weeks, to celebrate their friendship and resilience. Titled, Refreshing Dialogue, the show intends to showcase the extreme and unique individuality of the two friends who are pathfinders in the…
31 Mar
Rotary Club of Gbagada in District 9110 of Rotary International has launched a book, titled, The Champion at 40, to celebrate its four decades of serving humanity at a glamorous event held at Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos. The forward was written by the Commissioner for Health, Ogun State, Tomi Coker, who chronicled the journey…
31 Mar
To commemorate World Poetry Day, Convener of Naija Poetry Fest, Godson Osarenren, has stressed the need to promote literacy among youths, saying this will ensure a better society for all.
31 Mar
US-based author and scientist, Mrs. Maggie Offoha, has said Nigerians should do due diligence and determine that migration is their best option before embarking on such journey.
17 Mar
For the second time in 30 years of practice, Oluwafemi Otoki will be staging his second solo show. His first, This Land Is Not For Sale, was in 2022 at the Signature Gallery, Lagos.
10 Mar
One of Nigeria’s renowned poets, polemicists and former Private Secretary to the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, Mr Odia Ofeimun, has said AI has no power to superintend over imagination without being an instrument of imagination.
10 Mar
MADHouse by Tikera Africa has unveiled its pioneering cohort, the Lens-Based Incubator Programme (LensBIP).
10 Mar
The new Director General, National Gallery of Art (NGA) Ahmed Sodangi formally resumed Tuesday March 5, promising that the NGA Establishment Act for Repeal and Re-enactment will receive his priority attention.
10 Mar
From February 24 to March 16, 2024, sculptor and visual artist, Reuben Ugbine’s works, Monuments of the Soul, will be on show at O’DA Art gallery in Victoria Island, Lagos.
10 Mar
Renowned cartoonist, Barbara Brandon-Croft, first nationally syndicated African American female cartoonist visited Nigeria from February 18 to 24, for America Speaker Programme titled, Sketch & Satire: The Art And Impact of Editorial Cartooning. Brandon-Croft is best known for creating the comic strip Where I’m Coming From.
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Under a ceaseless storm of strikes in Gaza, a baby girl has survived insurmountable odds as the only member of her family left alive after she was delivered by Caesarian section as her mother lay dying. At just seven months pregnant, her mother, Sabreen al-Sakani, reached the emergency unit in critical condition after she was…
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Nigeria's fastest man this year, Favour Ashe, will not be part of the 4x100m team competing at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, which serves as a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This news is significant as the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has not provided a reason for Ashe's omission despite…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
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Prosecutors on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of brazenly violating a gag order imposed by the judge presiding over his "hush money" trial to prevent him from intimidating witnesses. "His attacks on witnesses clearly violate the order," prosecutor Chris Conroy told Judge Juan Merchan at a hearing called to determine whether the former president should be…
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Qatar said on Tuesday that Hamas's political leadership would stay in Doha as long as their presence remained beneficial to mediation efforts aimed at ending the war in Gaza. "As long as their presence here in Doha, as we have always said, is useful and positive in this mediation effort, they will remain here," foreign…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has informed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators about direct sales of US dollars at a discounted rate of N1,021 per dollar. The directive was contained in a circular issued by the apex bank on Tuesday, 23 April 2024. This is the second sale this month and the fourth in…
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Nigerian singer Tems has announced the release of her latest single ”Love me Jeje” an imitation of Seyi Sodimu in 1997. Seyi Sodimu known as Mr. Jeje is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, best known for his hit single "Love Me Jeje". The song made him popular in Nigeria in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The…
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Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…