Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has inaugurated the Calabar Municipal Garden which will serve as the 2017 Calabar Carnival village. Ayade said on Friday that the village was chosen because it was central and accessible to residents and tourists. The governor, who was represented by Dr Inyang Asibong, the State Commissioner for Health, said […]
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AWF hosts Akubuiro, Ekunno
Henry Akubuiro and Mike Ekunno will feature at the September 30 edition of the Guest Writer Session, a monthly initiative of the Abuja Writers’ Forum(AWF), which holds by 4pm at the Aso Hall of Nanet Suites, Ekiti House, Abuja. Akubuiro is a journalist, novelist, juvenilia author and poet. He graduated from the Department of English […]
The Audio Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS) has concluded its stakeholders’ meetings for players in the motion picture industry with the Kano and Abuja legs of the campaign held recently. AVRS, Nigeria’s sole approved collective management organization for the motion picture industry had in February began an enlightenment campaign on its objectives and activities […]
L-R: Chief Brand Strategist, PRM Africa and President/Executive Producer, AFRIMA, Mike Dada; AFRIMA 2015 Best Male Artiste in Central Africa, Stanley Enow (Cameroon); Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa, Ahmed Soultan (Morocco) and Best Artiste in Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall, Stonebwoy (Ghana) at the AFRIMA 3.0 calendar unveiling ceremony recently held in Banjul, The Gambia. […]
By Omotolani Aromonlate Local and international human rights organisations have today called on the Federal government to release a Bayelsa State based journalist Jones Abiri arrested by agents of the DSS two years, or start the trial of the journalist. Abiri, who was arrested out his office in 2006 by a team of heavily armed […]
Agility, a global leader in integrated logistics, today launched its Africa 2016 Photo Competition an effort to inspire and showcase images that illustrate the breathtaking pace of change across modern Africa. The annual contest, now in its second year, is the first pan-Africa photography competition to focus on Africa’s rapid modernization. It is open to […]
The 2016 Abuja Carnival began on Saturday with a street procession by participants from about 15 states of the federation. The procession took off from the Old Parade Ground through some designated routes to Area One Roundabout and a final stop at the Eagle Square. The participants were adorned in beautiful costumes made from beautiful […]
Gani Adams Leader of the All Progressives National Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the Oodua Peoples Congress Leader, Otunba Gani Adams, over his appointment as the next Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. Tinubu also congratulated the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, for breaking the 19 years hiatus in picking another nominee for […]
Group Head, External Relations, UBA Plc, Mr. Nasir Ramon; Director, Marketing and Corporate Relations and Chief Executive Officer, UBA Foundation, Mrs Bola Atta and Deputy CEO, Anglophone Africa, UBA Plc, Ebele Ogbue flanked by students from various schools in Lagos during the Launch of the 2017, UBA Foundation National Essay Competition held at the UBA […]