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Popular TikToker Dies During Live Stream

25.04.2025

A video making the rounds on social media has shown the moment when a popular TikToker known as Disturbing, who was involved in the ‘JUSTICE FOR MOHBAD’ movement died during a live stream. The news was confirmed by investigative journalist Temilola Sobola, who shared the viral footage with the caption, “A popular TikToker known as...

Tribute Series On A National Figure Accentuate Need To Celebrate Nigerian Heroes Whilst They Are Living

25.04.2025

Millennials and Gen Z’s may not have heard of the name Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo, and may ask why should they have? That’s because in addition to being multitalented – a mathematician, scientist, and cultural custodian, he was a former governor and former Rector at Ibadan Polytechnic, where he deployed his talents and skills towards...

The Polymath Nigeria Never Fully Understood

25.04.2025

What Nigeria Lost in Dr. Victor Omololu (In memory of Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo (1935–2025) It began like any ordinary meeting—a brief farewell exchange outside the Afenifere Oyo gathering. He looked a little frail, recovering from an illness, and mentioned that he had just been robbed. Robbed? My heart sank. In what kind of society...

Retro Africa To Screen Documentary On Nigerian Female Potter, Entrepreneur & Mentor, Ladi Kwali

25.04.2025

Retro Africa, an Abuja-based gallery popular for its rare but quality exhibitions featuring internationally exhibited Nigerian and African artists, is set to screen a documentary on the late female artist, Ladi Kwali.Ladi Kwali is arguably the first northern female artist a potter to achieve commercial success of her work whilst alive, operating a pottery workshop...

“AI Is Here To Stay, But Artists Won’t Be Extinct” – YSMA Director

25.04.2025

Director, Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Dr Jesse Castellote, said Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. Castellote made the case for the arts & AI during the ‘Dreams And Flourishes: Arts As Change Driver’ virtual session organized by Nextier Founder, Patrick O. Okigbo III. Castellote words is one that has been a source...

“The Man Died” Will Amplify Afro-descendant Narratives Absent In Costa Rica” – ED Costa Rica African & Diasporan Film Festival

25.04.2025

‘The Man Died’ the movie focused on Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka’s period of incarceration in a Nigerian prison on the nation’s civil war, is screened at the Costa Rica African & Diasporan Film Festival on April 23. Founded by the non-profit organization, the Foundation for Art and Culture for Development, the Costa Rica...

Hollywood To Adapt George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ Into Feature Animation

25.04.2025

Hollywood is set to adapt British author George Orwell’s Animal Farm into a feature animation. A fable, ‘Animal Farm’ explores themes of authoritarianism, propaganda, corruption and exploitation in a farm, where various species of animal that rebelled against their human owners and oppressors, only to encounter increased oppression, inequality and social injustice by their own...

Scientifically Accurate Space Based Movies

25.04.2025

INTERSTELLARWhen you’re making a movie with a lot of heavy scientific concepts, it pays to bring in an expert. That’s why Christopher Nolan got Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne to consult on “Interstellar.” Although it is still science fiction, the film’s depictions of wormholes, relativity, and the curvature of space-time around a black hole won...

Nigerian Historical Epic ‘Osamede’ To Premiere At Cannes Film Market

24.04.2025

Nigerian historical fantasy ‘OSAMEDE’ willscreen at the 2025 Cannes Film Market on May 17 at the Pavillon Afriques, marking a significant milestone for Nigerian cinema on the international stage. Directed by Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) winner James Omokwe (Chetam, Ajoche, Riona, Itura) and executive produced by investment and finance veteran Lilian Olubi, the...

Why Egbaliganza Is A Cultural Blueprint For Africa’s Next Renaissance – Lai Labode

24.04.2025

The founder and chairman of Cash Token Africa, Chief Lai Labode, has described Egbaliganza as more than just a cultural movement, saying it is a revolutionary blueprint for Africa’s next renaissance. Speaking passionately about the initiative, Labode said Egbaliganza was a deliberate and soulful effort to celebrate and elevate the heritage of the Egba people...

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