Sunday Magazine
26 May
Kemi Adesoji’s daughter, Jumoke, is a five-year old primary one pupil in one of the private schools in Surulere, Lagos. She closes from school daily by 4:00pm, except on Fridays.
5 May
It is like a joke because when I celebrated my 70, I thought maybe that was the end, but I thank God, because in those days, when someone is celebrating 70, to us the children, the person looks so aged.
7 Apr
Harassment by hoodlums appears to be taking a new dimension in Lagos these days.
24 Mar
Before he breathed his last on Friday, March 15, former Group Political Editor of The Guardian, Akpo Esajere, 71, had stopped listening to news about social, economic and political events in Nigeria that often worsened his health condition.
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.
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