Nollywood, one of the world’s most active filmmaking industries, churns out hundreds, sometimes thousands, of films each year from the West African country. These films are produced in both English and non-English languages. “Jagun Jagun,” an indigenous war epic, exemplifies the vibrancy of Yoruba-language cinema—a subset of Nollywood rooted in Nigeria’s Western region. It’s now Read More…
The College of Serving and Former Federal Lawmakers, operating as ‘The Initiatives,’ has lauded the inaugural strides of the 10th Senate, asserting that this upper chamber is far from being a mere rubber-stamp legislature. Contrary to apprehensions that the Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, might serve as a mere extension of the executive branch, the Read More…
Eclipse Nkasi, a Nigerian producer, has used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a new Afrobeats album. Nkasi was initially worried that AI would make his job obsolete, but he soon realised that it could also be used to create new opportunities. He and three friends used OpenAI’s ChatGPT programme to auto-generate the lyrics and song Read More…
A delegation of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars announced on Sunday that coup leaders in Niger are receptive to diplomatic efforts to resolve the current standoff with West Africa’s regional bloc. This development follows a meeting with the junta in Niamey. The visit comes as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) considers various options, Read More…
The Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in two petitions challenging the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The three-man tribunal led by Justice Arum Ashom made the announcement on Saturday after counsel to the parties adopted their final written addresses. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP) Read More…
The Acting Chief Police Inspector (CPI), Kayode Egbetokun, has unveiled plans to create a Special Intervention Unit (SIU) aimed at addressing security concerns within the nation. Egbetokun made this announcement during a visit with the police management team to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State at the Government House on Saturday. He sought the assistance Read More…
(Amos 4: 1-13) The word “prepare”, according to the Chambers 20th Century Dictionary, means, among other things, “to make ready or fit”; “to bring into a suitable state”; “to train, as for an examination”; and “to subject to a process for bringing into a required state”. The word features prominently in public and private discourses Read More…
Anyone who still wonders why Nigeria and its citizens have become mendicants in spite of their rich natural endowments should take another look at the number of manufacturing companies that have gone under or relocated from the country in the last five decades. In the 70s and 80s, Nigeria-made goods were the gold standard in Read More…
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua knocked out Finnish stand-in Robert Helenius with a single punch in the seventh round on Saturday to keep himself on track for a lucrative payday against American Deontay Wilder next year. Helenius, who stepped in after Britain’s Dillian Whyte was ruled out of the non-title fight by a doping Read More…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help 10-man Al-Nassr to their first ever Arab Club Champions Cup title after a 2-1 extra-time win over fellow Saudi side Al-Hilal on Saturday. The Portugal captain, who finished as the tournament’s top scorer with six goals, was once again the star of the show for Al-Nassr. He equalised in Read More…
