Shaibu Husseini
30 Apr
CANNES Lions has announced a line-up of global experts from across the creative industries, who will shortlist world-class creative work. The shortlisted work will go on to be judged, awarded and celebrated on the global stage during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity...
22 Apr
Communication scholar, critic and culture journalist, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, has described his recent appointment as an international voting member of the prestigious Golden Globe award as the highest imprimatur for his career as a culture journalist and critic.
26 Mar
After 19 successful years, Christine Tröstrum will step down as project manager of Berlinale Talents in summer 2023. From then onwards, she will continue her position as managing partner at a consulting firm on a full time basis.
25 Dec 2022
All roads lead to Johannesburg, South Africa, next month, for the 2023 edition of the Jo’burg Film Festival. Scheduled to hold between January 31 and February 5 at various locations across the city, the festival is returning in 2023 after a two-year hiatus.
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, declared closed the first ever Abuja National Skating Competition at the weekend.
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At least 11 hikers have been found dead after a volcano erupted in western Indonesia, a local rescue official told AFP on Monday. Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra, with a peak of 2,891 metres (9,484 feet), erupted Sunday, sending a tower of ash 3,000 metres into the sky. "There are 26 people who…
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Six Thai hostages kidnapped and held for weeks in the Gaza Strip by Hamas will arrive back in the kingdom on Monday, officials said. Tens of thousands of Thais were working in Israel, mostly in the agricultural sector, when Palestinian militants poured over the border on October 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping…
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Israel said Monday it was not seeking to force Palestinian civilians to permanently leave their homes, even as it acknowledged conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip were "tough." Any suggestion of Palestinian dispersal is highly contentious in the Arab world, as the war that led to Israel's creation 75 years ago gave rise to the…
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News Central TV has announced Kayode Akintemi as Managing Director, to spearhead the channel's next stage of expansion and innovation. In his new role as Managing Director, Akintemi will oversee the channel's operations, strategic direction, and content development. His objectives include improving the calibre of reporting and rekindling viewers' interest, growing digital presence, and encouraging…