Chairperson of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC), Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi has said that the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) did not order the Committee to undertake another voting exercise as speculated in some quarters. She disclosed that she had written to the Academy for clarifications after receiving the directive for a five-day […]
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Marvel Studio’s latest production, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to premiere in Nigeria. The film distribution company, FilmOne Entertainment confirmed the premiere will hold in Lagos ahead of the movie’s highly anticipated theatrical release globally on November 11, 2022. The Walt Disney Company, in association with Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and FilmOne Entertainment, […]
The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian artefact that unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and birthed Egyptology, has been part of the British Museum’s plundered collection since 1801. Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed calls for its return. One of Archaeology’s Greatest Treasures, the Rosetta Stone and other valuable Egyptian artefacts, was handed over to Anglo-Ottoman […]
The Africa International Film Festival, (AFRIFF), has stated that it recorded over 500 films submission from the middle east region in 2022 in a move to shift global perspectives, explore ideologies for large global audience to increase indigenous capacity and global talent exports in film making production to showcase Africa and international film stories. AFRIFF […]
Last month, Trevor Noah announced that he would be parting ways with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the show he’s hosted for the last seven years. Noah replaced Jon Stewart in 2015. Although he was largely unknown then, the South African comedian quickly won over the hearts of many viewers with his sharp wit, […]
Long-time manager and mother of Burna Boy, Bose Ogulu is poised to reap from her son’s success as she’s due to be honoured by the Featured Artists Coalition, FAC, and Music Managers Forum,MMF, at the Artist and Manager Awards. The awards, which will take place at London’s Bloomsbury Big Top on November 17, 2022, celebrate […]
A 60-year-old Seychellois artist, Justin Reddy, is showcasing his artwork dating back to the 1980s in his first solo exhibition called “Reddymade” at the Eden Art Gallery. After 40 years, Reddy’s colleagues, fans and family had the chance to admire a collection of his best pieces of drawings, collages and paintings in an exhibition named […]
MTV has announced nominations for the ‘2022 MTV EMAs’ with Africa’s blazing stars from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa securing nominations, again. MTV has announced nominations for the ‘2022 MTV EMAs’ with Africa’s blazing stars from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa securing nominations again. Nigerian superstars Burna Boy and Tems, with record-breaking hits […]
The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Ltd has explained its choice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to present the 2022 Nigerian Prize for Literature to the winners. A statement on the company’s website on Friday said the choice amplified the key messages and joint ambitions of the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Science and the Nigeria Prize for […]
The Lagos State government has commenced an investigation on the unethical filming of the late Big Brother Naija housemate, Rico Swavey, by persons suspected to be nurses in the hospital. A video clip showing the final moments of Swavey at Doren Specialist Hospital in Ajah, Lagos, attracted condemnation from members of the public. The visual […]
The violence of the past is far from over. But it is disguised in many ways, made invisible and normalised. What started with the Spanish, Portuguese or the Ottoman empires continued with the British, French and Russian empires, and now the United States. Imperial political violence continues today in Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Iran, to […]
The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) will host an international symposium on the theme ‘Gambian Heritage Goes Digital’ from 18th-20th October 2022 at the Senegambia Beach Hotel. The event will mark the successful end of a five year digitising project of the NCAC Oral Archives at Fajara. The archive is the repository of […]
The ex-BBnaija housemate and actor was involved in an accident on Tuesday. Ex-Big Brother Naija star Patrick Fakoya famously known as Rico Swavey is dead. Tobi Bakre, his close friend, broke the news of his death on Instagram on Thursday morning. Tobi, who shared a picture of himself and Rico on his Twitter page, wrote. […]
Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed, said Tuesday Nigeria has signed an agreement with Germany for the repatriation of over 1,130 looted Benin Bronze artifacts back to the country. Mohammed disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington DC after three museums in the U.S. repatriated 31 Benin […]
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Nigeria: BBNaija Star Rico Swavey Is Dead
Big Brother Naija reality star Patrick Fakoya, popularly known as Rico Swavey is deed. Fellow ex-housemates, Alex Unusual and Tobi Bakare confirmed the report on Thursday via social media. On Twitter, Alexa wrote: “This is not what we agreed Rico. Rest in peace, Alex tweeted. Similarly, Tobi shared a picture of himself and Rico, with […]
Produced by Doyenne Circle, the acclaimed stage musical highlights the power of the Nigerian woman; her autonomy, resourcefulness and might. After several successful shows in the country’s theatres, the stage play, ‘Ada The Country’, is set to hit Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. Directed by celebrated playwright, Kenneth Uphopho, the play will be staged at the […]
In August, the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London announced that it would transfer a collection of 72 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government. Nigeria will loan seven Benin Bronzes to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) for the next five years. The seven bronzes are among the 29 recently repatriated artefacts. The […]
The first time I understood the significance of postage stamps was when I was in Sawa doing my national service. In Sawa, we longed for Sundays, the day’s someone chosen from amongst us brought us stamps from the post office in the camp. You had to get on well with the person elected to fetch […]