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Choralfest boosts youth empowerment, wealth creation – Keshi, DG, NCAC

Choralfest boosts youth empowerment, wealth creation – Keshi, DG, NCAC

As the world eagerly awaits a Nigerian perspective on the Choral Music Art, The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Mrs Dayo Keshi has been speaking on the essence of such festival stressing that the initiation of Choralfest as well as its format today remains one of the fastest growing forms of tourism activities which is becoming incresingly popular.

Yvonne Okoro’s Ghana Must Go wins big at Golden Movie Awards

Yvonne Okoro’s Ghana Must Go wins big at Golden Movie Awards

It was a day of joy for award-winning Ghanaian/Nigerian actress, Yvonne Okoro as her romantic comedy, ‘Ghana Must Go’, won multiple awards at the Golden Movie Awards which took place at The Kempinski Hotel, Accra, Ghana over the weekend.

Choosing photography as a career, very challenging — Emily Nkanga

Choosing photography as a career, very challenging — Emily Nkanga

Emily Nkanga, 21, is one of the few young Nigerians with a strong passion to excel using photography as a launch pad. Nkanga who studied TV and Film at the American University of Nigeria, Yola Adamawa State capital, urged Nigerian youths to engage in meaningful enterprise instead of waiting for white collar jobs that will never come. She also tasked the youths to use social media positively and make good money off it.

Breaking News: Uwagboe explores root cause of insecurity in Africa

Breaking News: Uwagboe explores root cause of insecurity in Africa

The ongoing group exhibition at the Art21 gallery, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, has raised a lot of question as to how Nigeria got to the pitiable state it has found itself especially regarding politics and mechanism of the mass media as well as challenges of insecurity.

Living above life’s vicissitudes

Living above life’s vicissitudes

From time immemorial, trials have been part of man. In fact, life seems incomplete without vicissitudes. What makes the difference however, is how one handles one’s trials. Some are consumed by their trials while some others learn to live with theirs but the wisest, devices means to overcome the trials. The later is what Chigozie Anuli Mbadugba tries to emphasise in her collection of stories titled, Beyond the Trial.

Igwe Achebe @ 75: Dissecting evolving traditional institution as catalyst for devt

Igwe Achebe @ 75: Dissecting evolving traditional institution as catalyst for devt

The 33rd Centre for Values In Leadership’s Leader Without Title (LWT) Leadership Colloquium held in honour of His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, Agbogidi of Onitsha at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, was one of those unique occasions that reflect the beauty of cultures of the people of Nigeria.

Authors brainstorm on way forward

Authors brainstorm on way forward

The book industry has suffered a lot due to mirage of issues like decline in readership, censorship, royalty, and remuneration coupled with the piracy that seek to kill the effort of the authors.

Down the Rabbit Hole: Critical reflection on mega city

Down the Rabbit Hole: Critical reflection on mega city

By Prisca Sam-Duru Photographer and filmmaker, Logor’s recent body of work titled Down The Rabbit Hole is at the moment, making waves at Alara Contemporary Art, Victoria Island, Lagos. Down The Rabbit Hole, the artist’s maiden exhibition at ALARA Art is part of the ‘ALARA Emerging Artists Series’ which opened last Friday and runs till […]