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The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy has announced an open call for fashion designers and creatives across the country to apply for “Nigeria Everywhere: The Creative Collection”. This nationwide talent search aims to spotlight Nigeria’s finest fashion creatives on a global platform, celebrating the nation’s vibrant cultural heritage and artistic …
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, the Lagos Fanti Carnival returns, bringing the streets of Lagos to life with a vibrant celebration of Afro-Brazilian heritage and the unique culture of Lagos Island. With roots stretching back to 1890, the carnival is a powerful expression of Lagos history, blending tradition and creativity. As a major cultural …
Scarlett Johansson is set to star on-screen and behind the camera at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organisers said Thursday as they unveiled the line-up of films that will compete for honours on the French Riviera. Johansson will appear alongside Benicio Del Toro and Tom Hanks in Wes Anderson’s new movie “The Phoenician Scheme”, one …
IBADAN— TAKING cognizance of the power, candour and influence that the late Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi wielded before he joined his ancestors on April 22, 2022, it is a known fact that his successor will struggle hard to wear the big shoes that Oba Adeyemi left behind. The late Alaafin was …
KANO — In the face of a ban on all Sallah Durbar activities in Kano State, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has driven in a vehicle to pay Sallah homage on Governor Abba Yusuf at the Kano State Government House. With this development, the Emir abandoned the use of horses which is …
With his paintings of Ivory Coast’s street kids, Aboudia has taken his teenage misfit mutiny to the very top, becoming one of the world’s bestselling artists along the way. “When I was a teenager I wanted to paint but my father didn’t want me to,” Aboudia told AFP, remembering how artist was a synonym for …
Nigeria’s Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy has partnered with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated, MOFI, to unlock the economic potential of the country’s cultural assets. This collaboration aims to generate new income streams for the government, create investment opportunities for Nigerian citizens and preserve cultural heritage by linking it to economic value. …
Georgia O’Keeffe, the artist who gained worldwide fame for her austere minimalist paintings of the American southwest, dies in Santa Fe at the age of 98. Born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887, O’Keeffe grew up in Virginia and first studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. Initially, she embraced a highly abstracted, urban …
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has promised to immortalise Mr Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo. The registrar of the university, Mr Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary of Olawuyi’s death, held at Pit …
The Netherlands said Wednesday it was returning more than 100 “Benin Bronzes” to Nigeria that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum. British soldiers stole the ancient sculptures, including depictions of royal figures and animals, in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria. The treasures …