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25 Feb
The 74th edition of Berlin International Film Festival came to a close yesterday after 10 days of screening of films, closing of deals at the European Film Market and high-level networking.
25 Feb
Globally respected statesman Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi II is set to spearhead a distinguished panel of experts at the Pullman Hotel in London this May 2024, to delve into the pivotal role of the creative industry in driving our emerging economic Renaissance.
25 Feb
Nigerian writers and scientists still have 37 days to submit their entries for the Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL), the Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism (NPLC) and the Nigeria Prize for Science
10 Feb
The motion picture industry was thrown into deep mourning on Wednesday, when news broke that one of the esteemed members of the tribe and foremost television star, Ethel Aderemi nee Ekpe, has passed on.
4 Feb
Even as the Osun State Government is hitting hard to knock University of Ilesa into proper shape, it does appear strongly that the management will find his invaluable experience as a thorough academic and energetic development enthusiast indispensable.
4 Feb
Steph-Nora Okere’s movie, Roberta, which the actress produced with funding support of the Bank Of Industry Nollywood Fund is ready and the Imo State-born actress and star of critically acclaimed Nollywood movies such
4 Feb
Creatives who have been clamouring for a calendar of film festivals in Nigeria, now have something to plan with, as the leadership of the Nigerian Film Festival Association (NFFA) has announced that Nigeria will play host to 28 film festivals
28 Jan
There is anger and uncertainty in the air across the country over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s incessant private trips to Paris, France.
14 Jan
Despite Lagos State government’s attempt at enforcing orderliness in environmental spaces, the inability to follow up in some areas is becoming an albatross to the development plan of a mega city.
14 Jan
To the delight of everyone at the Obafemi Awolowo University Mosque Complex, Sunday, January 7, 2024, was a playback of 1987 with Emeritus Professor Omar Rahman and Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali, SAN, switching roles.
24 Dec
It is a Government Reserved Area (GRA) and expected to enjoy some form of status symbol, but the state of some of its infrastructure such as roads, make the place look like a rejected neighbourhood. Of note, and in line with its special status, it has dedicated buses plying its road.
24 Dec
At exactly 11:30 pm on Christmas Eve, the whole neighbourhood of the popular Oketubo Street in Lagos Mainland woke up to the booming of guns by some daredevil robbers.
3 Dec
In the play, Ogun is Samson’s lord as he is of virtually all professional drivers and touts. Before Ogun they are all completely powerless and all they can do is to cover and pray like Samson: ‘May we never walk when The Road wails, tarnished or very hungry and ravenous.’

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