Ronaldo sent-off, as Real roll over Barcelona
Real Madrid made light of a red card for Cristiano Ronaldo to deal a further blow to Barcelona by winning 3-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.
Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 entries open
Ake festival brings together Novelists, poets, dancers, actors, illustrators, activists, musicians and artists to share their work and their ideas.
Etisalat Prize for Literature Rebrands to 9mobile Prize for Literature
Following the successful launch of its new brand identity, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, 9mobile, has equally changed the name of its pan-African literary prize to 9mobile Prize for Literature.
…rather than plugged loopholes of corruption Jonathan, opened it wide – VON DG
Mr Osita Okechukwu, the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), has asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise to Nigerians over the comments he made on the handling of the corruption war during his tenure saying that ‘rather than plugged loopholes of corruption, the PDP opened it wide and that he should apologize to Nigerians whom he betrayed for being less than transparent.
Tales from 2017 Wole Soyinka Int’l Cultural Exchange
Events marking the 2017 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, WSICE Project, ended recently in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The weeklong programme commenced with the arrival on July 12, of the 83 finalists in the annual WSICE Secondary School Essay competition, who were made to write an essay on the topic: ’Intolerance; The Burden of our Moral and National Conscience’.
Creative industry gets ‘pioneer status’
The Federal Government has granted ‘Pioneer Status’ to the Creative Industry in a landmark move aimed at transforming the industry to a creative economy and creating jobs.
