By Taiye Olayemi The organisers of the ASWAD Film Festival say plans are underway to showcase the Black American, European and African $50billon film market and amplify the black voices in cinema. Chukwuma Njoku, Chairman of ASWAD Film Festival, said this in a statement, on Friday, in Lagos. Njoku, whoContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Frontline multi talented print and broadcast Journalist, Frank Meke has won the 2024 Pioneer Tourism Journalism leadership award instituted by the National Tourism Transportation Awards, a corporate flagship arm of Institute of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria ( ITPN). Meke, who cut his journalism teeth at Vanguard NewspapersContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The third edition of the Global Affairs Magazine Awards (GAMA) is to hold on Saturday Nov. 23, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Regina Robinson, Convener of GAMA and Chief Executive Officer of Global Affairs Magazine, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, inContinue Reading
The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) on Friday honoured no fewer than 100 children in commemoration of the 2024 International Day of the African Child. The event with the theme ‘Bridging Heritage and Innovation: Unleashing the Creative Potential of the African Child Through Technology and CulturalContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nollywood actress, Damipe Adekoya, has revealed plans to bring the extraordinary life of legendary Queen Moore Oronsen to the stage, to celebrate African women’s resilience and hardworking nature. Adekoya, the Chief Executive Officer of Zevicar Productions, disclosed this during a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. SheContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Prince Adetunji Fadina, a tourism consultant and Chairman, Awori Tourism Development, has described Ota community in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun as a viable choice international tourism destination. Fadina, whose father was a former Olota of Ota, Oba Oloyede Fadina, called on local and international touristsContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi A tourism enthusiast and Son to former Olota of Ota, in Ogun State, Prince Adetunji Fadina, has established a museum for the preservation of Awori culture and historical legacy in Ota, Ogun state. Fadina, also a custodian of Awori culture, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The progenitor of female talking drummers in Africa, Aralola Olamuyiwa, popularly known as “Ara”, says plans have advanced to celebrate her 50th birthday and 25 years on stage, in January 2025. Ara told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that she began her career asContinue Reading
By Danladi Ahmed A Nigerian Student has set University of Ghana ablaze intellectually with astonishingly unequalled outstanding academic performance. The Nigerian, Nathaniel Kudu from Nasarawa State won over 90 per cent of the awards and prizes at a recent convocation ceremony of the University of Ghana. A video ofContinue Reading
