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IFC, Terra Kulture seal deal to grow Nigeria’s creative industry
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has entered into a mandate partnership with Terra Kulture Arts and Studios Limited to expand Nigeria’s creative economy through improved infrastructure and skills development. The agreement, signed in Lagos on Friday, January 30, establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at strengthening the country’s creative ecosystem by increasing access…
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Uncertainty over match venue leaves Falconets stranded in Ibadan
With just five days to their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Senegal, Nigeria’s Falconets remain in Ibadan amid uncertainty over the approved venue for the match. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Friday that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had granted approval for a change of venue for the third-round, first-leg qualifier scheduled for Saturday,…
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Idolatry: The worship of a president — by Lasisi Olagunju
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady. His left arm tucked into the left fold of his riga; his right palm expectantly popped into the waiting hands of top appointees lined up to receive him. Ministers and governors do this airport praise-and-worship ritual routinely. From…
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Knowing where to go during medical emergency — by Okolo Oteri
As a GENERAL RULE a PUBLIC TERTIARY HOSPITAL is your best bet. The Teaching Hospitals, the Federal Medical Centres.They are generally more equipped than a private facility and have 24/7 emergency/trauma services. They are MORE LIKELY to have ALL the resources for care in an EMERGENCY situation. The important factors to note are: They are more likely to have all…
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Man arraigned in Ekiti over alleged vehicle theft
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned a 30-year-old man, Adebayo Deji, before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged case of vehicle theft. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant allegedly conspired with others, who are now at large, to steal vehicles in 2025 at Iluomoba-Ekiti, within the Ode-Ekiti…
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Man alleges assault after landlord meeting in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – An Ekiti State resident, Mr Adebayo Ogunsakin, has alleged that he was assaulted following a landlord meeting held in the Bolorunduro community of the Adehun area in Ado Ekiti. Ogunsakin made the allegation in a video that has gone viral on social media, in which he was seen visibly distressed while recounting the incident. According to…
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The theatre of power at the airport — by Kayode Adebiyi
One thing I have never been able to make sense of, even as a young boy growing up under military rule, is the ritual of ministers and senior government officials rushing to the airport whenever the President is travelling or returning from a trip. You see them line up in a single file at the foot of the aircraft. Handshakes,…
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Eno calls for calm, forgiveness after Pastor Yusuf’s apology
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has appealed to residents of the state to accept the apology tendered by the lead pastor of Household of Love Churches, Rev. Yinka Yusuf, over his alleged inflammatory comments against the state and its people. The governor made the appeal on Sunday at the February edition of the Government House Covenant Service held…
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Nollywood: Understanding the economics of box office revenue — by Bennett Nwankwo
Nigerian media houses should stop pitching filmmakers against each other and creating unnecessary disharmony and disunity in our industry. This issue was never about rivalry or competition. Kunle Afolayan did not shade anyone in the statement. There was no attack on any filmmaker and no comparison with anyone’s success. Atleast to the best of my knowledge. What Kunle Afolayan discussed…
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The Dean departs — by Sam Omatseye
I walked into Lewis Obi’s office at the African Concord, and I saw a man of deceptive simplicity. Babafemi Ojudu had hinted me there was an opening in the magazine for a staff writer position. Obi, soft-spoken and grave, said he had been reading me, but wanted me to prove my mettle. None of my scripts with Newswatch had impressed…
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