Nollywood star Mercy Johnson-Okojie’s appointment as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy to Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo marks more than a routine celebrity crossover into government.  It is a signpost of Nigeria’s evolving political culture, where fame, narrative power and emotional connection increasingly shape political legitimacy and governance communication.  In a media-saturated democracy, celebrities […]

In case some people haven’t noticed – and it is so difficult not to notice in a country as religious as we claim to be – that both Ramadan and Lent started this Wednesday. Which means the same day. The Lenten season for practicing Christians is a season characterized by penitence, humility and denials. The […]

By Osa Amadi Mitochondria Gallery, Houston, Texas, presents “Spills of the Creek,” a special show by Nigerian artist and architect, Ibim Cookey, tracing the history of environmental pollution and resource exploitation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The exhibition runs from February 27 to February 28, 2026, at Golden Brown Ranch, Port Harcourt, 21 Link Road, Sani […]

On a humid Wednesday night, February 18, 2026, silence hung over Ahungha Village in Akure North, Ondo State, until it was shattered by gunfire.

The Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, Emmanuel Ekemejewa Sideso, has commended the senator representing Delta Central, Ede Dafinone, for what he described as exceptional accessibility and responsiveness to constituents. The monarch made the remarks following the launch of his autobiography, Odyssey of Royalty, held on February 14, 2026, at his palace in Effurun. Speaking after the […]