Arts & Entertainment

By Fortune Abang Abuja, July 31, 2021 The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter, has promised to work with Nigeria’s new High Commissioner, Retired Vice-Adm. Ibok- Ete Ekwe Ibas, to boost Nigeria’s  growth. Chief Chukwudi Ihenetu, the Eze Nd’Igbo of Ghana, said in a statement issued in Abuja on …

Communique issued at the end of 2021 Conference/Book Presentation/ AGM of Book Sellers Association of Nigeria (BAN), held in Lagos on Thursday, July 29, 2021 The Booksellers Association of Nigeria (BAN) Thursday, July 29, 2021, held the 20th edition of its Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) at the Harbour Point …

Deaconess Jumoke Joseph of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Dominion Cathedral, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) turned 60 recently. Full of gratitude to God for His faithfulness, she danced forward with her children, sons in-law and daughter in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends to give God thanks …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 26, 2021 No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom, in present day Edo State, are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Amb. Gabriel …

The family of Chief Matthew Ukanwoke Ajaero of Umuasonye Umuariam Obowo in Imo State, Nigeria, has announced the transition to glory of their beloved wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, Ezinne Lolo Margaret Chinyere Ajaero (nee Okoro) on February 12, 2021. Ezinne Lolo Ajaero was 85 years old. The Ajaero family, …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, asking the court to “declare illegal the gag order stopping journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks …

The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York, United States of America (US), will tomorrow, Friday, July 23, 2021, host a Town Hall Meeting from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. There will also be a Cultural Show on Saturday, July 24, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The events …

Cerebral thinker, writer and journalist of note, Mr. Chiemeka Ernest Iwuoha, has passed on at the age of 70. The Iwuoha family of Alaoma in Umuenyi Autonomous community, Imo State, Nigeria, announced that their brother, uncle, cousin, in-law and father, Chiemeka Iwuoha, died on May 23, 2021 after a brief …

Twin brothers and directors of “Eyimofe,” Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri Ahead of the first screening of Nigerian film, EYIMOFE (This Is My Desire) on Friday, July 23, at the Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street, New York, United States, Africa Center’s CEO Uzodinma Iweala recently had an Instagram Live …

He was noted as the village trouble maker even at a tender age. It gave his father so much worry. Sunny left for Aba one early morning. He did not inform any one. Story came one night that he was seen at Abayi. It was 1975. It was a big …

The Nigerian Consulate in New York, United States of America (US) has officially announced the first screening of a Nigerian film titled Eyimofe (This is My Desire) in the United States holding on Friday, July 23, 2021. The historic event, according to a notice by Ambassador Nicholas A. Ella, Consul (Trade …

Lusaka, Zambia, July 13, 2021 South African authorities must swiftly and thoroughly investigate recent attacks on media outlets and journalists covering civil unrest in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Tuesday. Since July 4, protests have broken out in at least two provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, which …

Financed entirely in Nigeria and made with a predominantly Nigerian cast and crew, Arie and Chuko Esiri are capturing international attention with their feature debut. Tambay Obenson   “Eyimofe” (“This Is My Desire”), the debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri, is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of …

Character The face you see The smile you see The physical appearance you see All wrap-up inside a curtain To block my pain. And, No one seems to care I thought that was rare But, It’s part of our culture. Today, all are being endured Rest assure Tomorrow will be …

New English Edited Version Haiti Haiti my love you’re the fire that warms me day and night. Haiti, You have supported my pain to make me happy. Haiti, thank you!, You’re the Pearl of the Antilles By giving me the taste of freedom in 1804. It is an honour and …

By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, July 8, 2021 The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), has felicitated the state  Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa who clocked 62 years on Thursday. In a state statement on Thursday in Abuja, Elumelu described Okowa as a huge blessing from God. “I …

Millennials are thriving in the workforce today. They are the next generation to be leaders in the workplace and will be the generation that shapes the future of leadership. There are not many millennial role models that potential leaders can follow and emulate. Thus, we must attract leaders for the …

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the shortlist of 11 drawn from 202 books in the running for the 2021 edition of the prize. The literature prize is sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) with a cash award of $100,000. According to a statement by …

The final countdown to the much awaited release of EYIMOFE (This is My Desire), the sensational, multiple award-winning Nigeria feature film, in New York, United States of America (USA) on July 23, 2021, has started. Directed by Nigerian-born Directors, twin brothers, Arie and Chuko Esiri, the film that has won …

I know he is an academic, a Professor and former Rector of Borno State College of Agriculture. He was also Commissioner for Reconstruction under the immediate past Governor Kashim Shettima. But where did this man called Babagana Umara Zulum emerge from? How come he is doing unusual, uncommon things, and …

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, June 30, 2021 Mrs Felicia Marinze, a 71-year-old  PhD student of the University of Lagos, has emerged one of the best graduating students from the institution’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS). The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe announced this at a news …

Abuja, June 29, 2021: In a bid to generate a wholistic and realistic data of Nigerians in the Diaspora, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has launched its Data Mapping and Registry Portal in Abuja. Inaugurating the Diaspora Mapping Portal, the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada, remarked that …

Excitement has trailed the commencement of composite e-Commerce giant, Konga’s 9th Anniversary promotion, with shoppers expressing their delight at the mouth-watering prices and deals on offer. The Konga 9th Anniversary sale, which kicked off on Friday, June 25, will end on Monday, July 5, 2021. Already, the promotion, which commenced …

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, June 26, 2021 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has some challenges. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs …

The Honourable Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has described the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Mrs. Amina J. Mohammed as an inspiration and a role model to millions of young Nigerians. The Minister who stated this during a visit by the UN Deputy Secretary to Government Secondary School Kabusa …