By Joshua Olomu Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has celebrated the blockbuster film ‘My Father’s Shadow’ for emerging Nigeria’s first movie to receive nomination for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 78 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musawa congratulated the filmContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Nigerian entertainment and creative company, Chocolate City Group, has been spotlighted as one of the leading enterprises in Africa’s growing creative space in a report commissioned by Proparco and the European Union’s CreatiFI programme. The report, titled, ‘Success Stories in the Creative Industries in Africa and otherContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Nigerian-German film director and producer, Dagogo Diminas, has highlighted the need for Federal Government investment in the Nollywood industry. Diminas said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He noted that state funding would allowContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Miss FCT, Queen Sarah Okoh, has emerged winner of the 2025 Face of Tourism beauty pageant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okoh edged out 10 other contestants to clinched the highly coveted crown at the grand finale of the competition on Saturday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Autistic art savant, Tobechi Achionye, also known as Toby, has taken a campaign on inclusive empowerment to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ace artist unveiled the initiative at the Durumi IDPsContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo Tramatch International Ltd, a faith-based matchmaking platform, has taken a major step to combat online dating scams; it has introduced advanced security measures to protect its users. The platform’s co-founder, Mr Elijah Bassey, disclosed this during a webinar on Wednesday. He said that dating scams remain aContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu/Folasade Akpan Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, a 15-year-old Nigerian artist, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the Largest Painting, unveiling the world’s largest art canvas by an individual. The record-breaking artwork, titled “Impossibility is a Myth,” was revealed in Abuja to mark the 2025 World Autism Awareness DayContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola ‘Labake Olododo’, a movie by Alice Iyabo Ojo, has topped the Nigerian box office, grossing N50.4 million over the weekend following its release. FilmOne Entertainment, the distributing company, shared the news on Monday. They revealed that the film marked the second biggest opening weekend for a NollywoodContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani Kano State Government, under its World Bank-assisted programme, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), has awarded a ₦8.5bn contract for the Bulbula/Gayawa Gully Erosion Control Project in Kano. The project, a long-awaited intervention, seeks to address the severe erosion issues affecting communities in both Ungogo andContinue Reading
By Chinemerem Ndinojue Afrobeats sensations Davido and Omah Lay are listed to perform at the 2025 Couleur Café Festival in Brussels, Belgium, its organisers have said. The organisers of the music fiesta released the names of the headlining artistes in a post on the official Instagram page of the CouleurContinue Reading
