Femi Odugbemi, the Executive Director/Festival Director of iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival (iREP) has said that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, will declare this year’s edition open on Thursday, March 22 at Freedom Park, Lagos. He…
Obi, other SDGs experts speak at UN event in Germany
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, is among Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) experts scheduled to speak at the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development holding at the World Conference Centre, Bonn, Germany, from Wednesday to Friday, March 21-23,…
Davido, Small Doctor did not seek permission before using Sunny Ade’s lyrics -KSA’s manager
New generation pop stars have been advised to always seek permission before sampling decades old work of arts that were done by older artistes. This was the submission of juju icon King Sunny Ade’s manager, Clement Ige, who spoke at…
NewBrandsXPO brings African start-ups to Lagos in June
The NewBrandsXPO, an experiential expo for new and emerging brands, is set to hold in Nigeria from June 29 – 30, 2018 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Promoted by Heventin, a corporate event and brands activation company,…
Dickson rallies support for PDP national chair
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called on all leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to deliver on its mandate. The governor said it is by…
Ayobami Adebayo on £30k Wellcome Book Prize shortlist
Ayobami Adebayo, the author of Stay with Me, has been shortlisted for the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize, which celebrates the best new books on health, medicine and illness. She is shortlisted alongside Mark O’Connell for To Be a Machine, Lindsey…
Nigeria is a very unhappy country. But it’s not because of poverty
Satish Kumar is one of my favourite people in the world. He is an Indian monk and editor, more famous as a pacifist. But it is his brave, original thinking that really gets to me, and his disinterest in the…
Afropolitan Vibes celebrates 5th year with unforgettable festival – Terh Agbedeh
An impressive lineup of stars greeted the crowd of attendees at the Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival organised to celebrate the fifth edition of the monthly concert conceived by Ade Bantu Odukoya to revive the live music scene in Lagos. Indeed,…
Male birth control pill offers ‘unprecedented’ study results (Newsweek)
Almost sixty years since the FDA approved the pill for birth control in women, a male version may finally be on the horizon. Researchers have developed a prototype male pill that appears to be safe in a month-long trial. More…