Rohr Gets New Eagles Contract till 2020
Super Eagles’ head coach and Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has his two-year contract extended to 2020, this is after the team’s qualification to World Cup, 2018. This new deal was announced on Monday, by NFF president, Amaju Pinnick at an event in Lagos. The Franco-German coach had earlier signed a two-year deal contract in 2016 with an inclusion clause of an extension if he […]
Popular Actors You Didn’t Know Were Nigerians
We have several popular actors with Nigerian descent all over the continent that we are not familiar with. For instance, remember Agent Smith in The Matrix, that fictional character, who is the main antagonist of the Matrix franchise, Elrond in Lord of the Rings and, Tom Doss in the biographical war drama titled Hacksaw Ridge. […]
Learn A Skill Wednesday: How To Decorate Your Wall
It is notable that the walls have the potential both to draw attention to the mundanely involved in the house and to grant it a bigger meaning. The wall is an important part of your home life. Imagine your guests staring at your unappealing wall every time, it reveals unconsciously the message of your personality […]
Review of Directing Her Narrative: African Stories at Ake Festival
It’s a rare privilege to indulge in a cocktail of intellectual and cultural binging, nothing can quite express the euphoria. That is why the Ake Arts and Book Festival is a literal heaven for any book lover, especially those that love African literature. The festival is an annual literary and cultural event that provides an umbrella […]
Alex Ekwueme Dies in London
Ailing second republic president, Dr Alex Ekwueme has been confirmed dead at a London clinic. Ekwueme was said to have died late Sunday night after battling with what his family declared as a chest infection. The sad event occurred at exactly 10:00 pm on Sunday, 19th November 2017. He had earlier suffered from a stroke two weeks ago and was stabilised in Enugu hospital, before a […]
Discover Nigeria: Interesting Facts About Egbira/ Ebira
“Wao Wadahi”, an Egbira, or Ebira translation that simply means ‘How Are You?’, is a typical example of an indigenous language among over 520 languages found in Nigeria. For many people, Egbira is regarded as their mother tongue language, yet apart from in the inner lands, it is like every other indigenous language in Nigeria, daily disappearing, as it […]
Photo Speaks: Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017
Ake Arts and Book Festival has indeed become a yearly pilgrimage for literary lovers, as it brings together novelists, poets, dancers, actors, illustrators, activists, musicians and artists to share their work and their ideas. It was held at the Arts and Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on November 14-18, 2017. It was themed “This F-Word” and it focused much […]
Google Doodles celebrated Chinua Achebe’s Post Humous Birthday
‘If you do not like someone’s story, write your own’ One man who lived by his words is Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian foremost author notably known for his books, was yesterday celebrated posthumously by Google on his birth date, the 16th of November 1930. If he had not died in March 2013, he would perhaps be celebrating […]
Drinking Water Improves Work Output
There are many reasons why you lack concentration during work hours, one of such is due to your body being dehydrated. Most people work all day without realizing that they are severely dehydrated because most times it doesn’t have obvious complications like aching buttocks from sitting down too long or bloodshot eyes from staring at […]
NADDC To Establish an Automobile Training School
The Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) said it would create automobile training school in the country in order to train youths across Nigeria in vehicle production. This was made known by the Director General of the agency, Mr. Jelani Aliyu, at the launch of the maiden magazine created by the Federated Organization of […]
El-Rufai and the Teachers’ Saga
The Governor of Kaduna State has replied critics over his decision to sack primary school teachers. The Kaduna State Governor Malam El-Rufai has been in the news for a while over his sack of over 21,780 teachers. This was after the conduction of a competency test for the state’s primary school teachers. The outcry after the decision had been as […]
Learn A Skill Wednesday: How to Make Simple Picture Frames
There are a million ways to decorate your room, but on my first ten is to frame memories, whatever moment you love and have captured, you can use it to decorate your room walls because if you truly love it, you just have to frame it. The challenge, most times, is spending all that money on picture […]
Drama, Roast and Dialogue At 2017 Nigerian Satire Festival
The first Nigerian Satire Festival holds in Abuja on November 16- 17 to celebrate the United Nation’s International Day of Tolerance with the theme “Satire: Society’s Mirror”. It would take place in the ballroom, Sheraton, Ladi Kwali, Abuja FCT Nigeria. It is an annual event aimed to promote satire as a tool for dialogue and social commentary, […]
Chimamanda Adichie Explains Her Love For Nigerian Fashion (Video)
Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie spoke with the Financial Times about her style story titled “My Fashion Nationalism.” She expresses her desire to support different layers of the fashion industry, she hopes to portray Nigerian fashion, not as a museum of “Traditional African” clothes but a vibrant and diverse industry. Adichie had earlier been described as the […]
Graduate Breaks 69-Year Old Record of University of Ibadan
For the first time since the establishment of the University of Ibadan, 69 years ago, a graduate, Ozibo Ekele broke the jinx in the department of history by earning a First Class Honours with a Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate of 6.6 out of a maximum of 7.0. This was according to a statement made by the […]
Military Stops Admission of Combatant Female Cadets
In a major reversal of policy, the Nigerian Military is planning to end the admission of female cadets into the combatant course of Nigerian Defence Academy. According to Punch Nigeria, the recommendation to put a stop to the program was made by the Armed Forces Council which was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. The Nigerian Defense Academy, on its webpage has regular […]