There were unknown soldiers before there are unknown gunmen
By Owei Lakemfa I PASSED in front of the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA Staff Quarters on Sunday, October 31, 2021 on my way from the Nigeria Media Merit Award programme in Lokoja. As I did, my mind raced back to the issue of insecurity I had raised three days earlier during my keynote address to […]
Why I’m building Visual Art Centre in Kwara – Abdulrazaq
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, in a show of his love for the arts, is building a magnificent ‘Visual Arts Centre’ in the city of Ilorin.
Ikoyi Building Collapse: Rescue operation 99% complete as death toll hits 44
The death toll rose to 44, last night, as rescue and recovery operations at the scene of the Ikoyi collapsed building reached 99 per cent.
Interference report justifies our call to de-normalise tobacco industry CSR — CAPPA
The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2021 Report released by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control, GGTC, reinforces our call on the Nigerian government to de-normalise so-called corporate socially responsible activities of the tobacco industry.
Escapism @ Art Pantheon: 5 artists create places of refuge
In psychology and related disciplines, escapism is the seeking of relief from unpleasant realities by indulging in fantasies or entertainment. Escape could be to a more tolerable condition, or as is often said, from frying pan to fire.
Liberia places $15,000 bounty for high-profile murderers terrorising country
The Liberian government has announced a total of $15,000 cash reward for any useful information for the arrest of perpetrators of recent high-profile murders in Monrovia. Mr Ledgerhood Rennie, Liberia’s Minister of Information and Culture disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According to Rennie, the […]
