By Olasunkanmi Akoni The coalition of civil society organizations, trade unions, youth groups, community associations, social movements, faith-based groups and concerned Nigerians in the early hours on Friday, stormed Ikeja area, Lagos to stage a peaceful protest against insecurity, economic woos in the country as part of the celebrations marking Democracy Day and 34 anniversary […]

By Juliet Ebirim Benjamin Omosivie, popularly known as Benriffs, has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the Kiekie Unscripted Experience competition. The multi-talented performer secured victory with 91 percent of the votes at the finale which held in Sunday at the Mikano Experience Centre, Lagos. He received the grand prize of a […]

By Nnasom David The Five Star Movement Nigeria has unveiled a five-point development agenda aimed at transforming the country through stronger institutions, improved governance and greater investment in Nigerians. The Co-convener of the movement, Jude ‘Feranmi Adejuwon, presented the agenda during a press conference in Abuja, where he said Nigeria’s challenges were not due to […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In a troubled country like Nigeria, artists who fail to use their work to address the problems of the society miss a significant aspect of the duty of an artist. It appears the Nigerian-born UK-based visual artist, Akinokun Isaiah Abiola, has taken that advice. It was the same advice the civil rights […]

By Juliet Umeh As the world faces a projected shortage of 85 million software developers by 2030, with potential economic losses estimated at $5.5 trillion, digital financial services provider Moniepoint has intensified efforts to build Africa’s next generation of engineering talent through its DreamDevs Bootcamp. The company recently graduated the second cohort of the programme, […]