Culture & Entertainment
Benjamin Adekunle, ‘The Black Scorpion’
The legendary Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (1936- 2014), a.k.a. ‘The Black Scorpion’, was one of the most successful military...
African writers demand justice for detained Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) has demanded that the Ugandan authorities allow the detained novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija unfettered access...
I made $22.3m in 2021 – Davido
The Nigeria-American artiste took to his verified social media page on Friday to announce the amount. He wrote, “Made 22.3...
Sardauna and Tafawa ride through Kaduna
Premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardaunan Sokoto), and the Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, driving through the...
Royal fathers visit Gen Murtala
The Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (November 8, 1938 - February 13, 1976), flanked by the Emir of...
Sardauna, Ironsi inspect parade
Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello (1910-1966), the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region, inspecting Nigerian Army officer-cadets at...
Ugandan author of The Greedy Barbarian detained – lawyer
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who won a prestigious prize this year for courageous writing, has been detained, his lawyer has...
Creative industry contributes N730bn to Nigeria’s GDP in 2020
The General Manager, National Theatre, Iganmu Lagos, Prof Sunday Ododo, on Wednesday said that motion picture and music recording accounted...
Ex-Kannywood actress Fati Ladan advises women on marriage
A former popular Hausa actress, Fati Ladan, has revealed the secret of longevity in a typical northern Nigerian marriage, saying...