A Lagos-based theatre promoter, Anthony Oluwabiyi, says he will host a virtual art and dance festival on August 27 to showcase Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage globally. Oluwabiyi told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that the virtual theatre festival entitled: “Araloba Virtual Festival 2020: The Dancer and The Poet,” would help attract multinationals to experience the cultural diversity of Nigeria. “The festival will be a unifying factor culturally and further foster unity among the people. One of the visual arts at display “We plan to also engage up and coming cultural and tourism practitioners in a positive…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday rose by 86.97 per cent, just as the market indices dipped by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, investors traded 482.52 million shares valued at N4.52 billion in 3,897 deals. This was in contrast with a turnover of 258.08 million shares worth N1.68 billion, achieved in 3,640 deals on Thursday. An analysis of the activity chart indicates that Wapic Insurance was the most active, exchanging 101.09 million shares valued at N33.36 million. Unilever followed with an account of 67.87 million shares worth N848.49 million, while…
Showmax, an internet television service on Friday said the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) show had become the most popular entertainment live stream on that platform This was contained in a statement given to newsmen in Lagos, by the organisation which added that the development had proved that local content definitely had cross-border appeal. The television service drew audiences in Nigeria and other countries across the continent. “The Big Brother Naija Lockdown which started July 19, 2020 had already broken a Showmax live-streaming record and become the most-watched live entertainment content ever on the streaming service. …
Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says that the hospital has lost 18 persons out of the 159 COVID-19 patients it has treated so far. Otegbayo made this known on Friday in Ibadan on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the Josephus Foundation-aided new Infectious Disease Centre at UCH. According to him, the coronavirus cases treated by the teaching hospital were severe with some of the patients having underlying health conditions. “From the last figure I saw, we have treated about 159 COVID-19 patients and 18 of them died. …
The Police Command in Kano, says it has arrested a father, Aminu Farawa, for allegedly immuring his 30-year-old son, Ahmed Aminu, for seven years without proper feeding and medication. The Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Kano. Haruna disclosed that the suspect was arrested on Aug. 13, at his home in Farawa Quarters, in a raid conducted by men of Operation Puff Adder, sequel to the intelligence gathering. “The Command received information that the suspect confined his 30-year-old son, inside a garage in his house situated at…
A media expert, Mr David Ajikobi, has advised journalists to rise above the menace of fake news ahead of the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections by verifying any information received before publication. Ajikobi, who is Nigeria Editor of AfricaCheck, an independent fact checking organisation, gave the advice at a media capacity building webinar organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) on Friday in Lagos. He spoke on the topic “Rising Above Fake News and Hate Speech and the Imperative of Fact-Checking during Forthcoming Elections’’ at the webinar sponsored by the European Union through its support to Democratic…
The Committee on Citizens Data Management and Harmonisation has concluded its assignment and substantially addressed the concerns of the United States on citizen data that led to its imposition of visa ban on Nigerians. The Committee, in its report, also urged the Federal Government to establish a National DNA data bank, testing laboratories and Data collection structures and formations across the federation. It said this was to support the national security architecture with the view to finding lasting solutions to the security challenges bedevilling the country. Mr Mohammed Manga, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the…
Good Governance Awareness Initiative, in collaboration with Sam Empowerment Foundation, NGO’s, has donated food items to widows and vulnerable in Jikwoi Community in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The palliatives distributed to over 50 widows and the less privileged in the community included rice, spaghetti, noodles, beans, sugar, millet, maize and guinea corn. Presenting the items, the Founder of Good Governance Initiative, Maureen Kelechi, said that the donation was out of the foundation’s sincere love for the less-privileged. “The women, especially the young widows find it very difficult to feed their children at this difficult moments we…
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (LMN), has distributed foodstuff and hygiene materials to the community of Amanawa Infectious Disease Hospital in Dange/Shuni local government area of Sokoto. The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic across the world and in most states of Nigeria, had resulted in untold economic hardship for millions of Nigerians, especially persons affected by leprosy and disabilities who rely on daily wages for their livelihoods. As a result, the Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) with funding support from friends of The Leprosy Mission England and Wales (TLMEW), provided relief packages of foodstuff including rice, beans, millet, garri, seasoning cube,…
By Tina George, Minna Fresh bandit attack has claimed 15 lives in Ukuru village of Mariga local government area of Niger. The attack, which occurred Wednesday afternoon, a source from the village said the incident seemed like a reprisal attack by the bandits. It was learnt that some days ago, the bandits attempted to attack the village but the local vigilante repelled the attack, leading to the death of four of the bandits. The gunmen in reprisal attack were said to have attacked, stormed the village with motorcycles shooting sporadically in the air and killing whoever came across their path.…