Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran
Iranian authorities say they anticipate between 15 and 20 million participants in Tehran alone over the next three days for tributes to the man who ran the country for three-and-a-half decades.
Bread and Butter: Connecting cultures through Marburg stage
By Prisca Sam-Duru On a warm evening in Marburg, Germany, a bakery became an unlikely stage for a powerful conversation about humanity.That was precisely on May 16, 2026, in Marburg, Germany. The premiere of Bread and Butter, an international theatre production by Kininso Creative (UK/Nigeria) and Hessisches Landestheater Marburg (HLTM), transformed a simple kitchen space […]
From Vision to Reality: Kwara garment factory creates 2,000 jobs, attracts private investment
The Kwara Garment Factory, one of the flagship industrial projects of the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration, has created employment for more than 2,000
Woven narratives: Thread by Thread, the storytelling etring art of rang Iliya
There is a particular kind of patience required to build an image out of nothing but nails and thread, and Rang Iliya has made that patience into an art form. Among the many strands of her practice at HOP Creations, string art holds a distinct place, not simply as a decorative craft, but as a […]
Is it only NYSC that desires reforms? By Tonnie Iredia
There is no better point of departure for this article than an apology to my broadcast media colleagues for declining their requests for me to comment on the same subject of today’s piece. It was only yesterday that one un-informed comment changed my decade old position that talking about the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, amounted […]
Nigeria fails to emulate Italy, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, South Korea, Scotland, others
In other climes, the present board of the Nigeria Football Federation would have become history. They would have either resigned or kicked out through legally approved means. For failing to qualify his country for the ongoing World Cup, the head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) Gabriele Gravina resigned. The Italy men’s team failed to qualify for a third World Cup consecutively.
