Museums and Monuments in some states across the country have continued to deteriorate due to paucity of funds and low visitor turn-out. A nationwide survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), revealed that government funding for the sector had been on the decline, due to dwindling revenue generation occasioned by the outbreak of Read More…
A new television show where celebrity guests will be discussing matters of investment in luxurious environment will premiere on Nigerian screens on Sunday. Producer of ‘Investment Chat’, Stephen Akintayo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the display of luxury during the TV show would help to grow investment habit in viewers. Read More…
Veteran artist, Jude Oni-Okpaku, on Saturday called on government at all levels to tap into the potential of art, culture and tourism to boost the nation’s economy. Oni-Okpaku, Chief Executive Officer, Quintessence Arts Gallery, made the call while addressing journalists on the Three-Day Cultural Weekend scheduled to hold from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29 in Read More…
Rankin, the British photographer best known for his shots of celebrities and supermodels, has turned his lens to the subject of death in a online exhibition that opened on Monday. “Lost for Words” consists of portraits of people with images of their deceased loved ones projected onto them. Alongside the pictures, they talk about their Read More…
Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has dropped his long-awaited album titled “A Better Time.’’ The album which should have been released earlier but delayed by the recent #EndSARS protest was dropped on many music platforms in the early hours of Friday. The album has 17 song tracks such as “Fem, Jowo, Read More…
Nigerian flutist Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli on Sunday said that everybody needs a moral revolution to “#EndSARS in all of us” for a better society. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the cross-cultural Itsekiri and Swiss-born flutist said people needed to treat their neighbours the same way they want to be Read More…
Acclaimed Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins had not played with 10 fingers since he lost the use of his right hand in a 1995 mugging in Bulgaria. But today he has returned to play his favorite Bach sonatas thanks to “bionic gloves” invented by industrial designer Ubiratan Bizarro. “When he showed me the gloves, I Read More…
The Lagos Fringe team on Saturday disclosed that the third edition of the festival will hold from Nov. 17 to 22, to develop artistic talents among Nigerians, cutting across different genres of arts. The Festival Producer, Brenda Uphopho, disclosed this during a media briefing at Freedom Park, Lagos Island. Uphopho said that the whole essence Read More…
The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) on Friday described the late Chief Chukwuemeka Maduka, popularly known as Morocco, as a legend who would be greatly missed. In a statement, PMAN President, Dr Obi Casmir (Voombastic Uncle P), said the association received with shock the sudden demise of the South East Premier, the legend of Read More…
DAZN, a global sports streaming service, on Wednesday says it will be expanding to over 200 countries and territories in December. In a statement in Lagos by their PR agents in Nigeria, CMC Connect BCW, the streaming service said that by Dec. 1 the platform would debut with back-to-back weekends, featuring boxing events with International Read More…