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To Live Again
Trigger warning: drug-assisted rape In Tunde Kelani’s new short film To Live Again, a teenage girl reckons with her rape experience. Suicidal thoughts and becoming mute, she is admitted into a mental clinic where she receives visits from her school’s counsellor. On a runtime of 16 minutes, the film largely pivots to a video played... Read More
Varsities unsafe to reopen now – ASUU Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Sunday, 10 January 2021, assessed COVID-19 protocols for universities and other institutions and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. A few of the chapters of the union, in separate interviews with newsmen, commented on the... Read More
Ever since news of a vaccine for COVID-19 hit the airwaves late 2020, divergent reactions have greeted the development. From excitement to hope, anxiety to fear and of course, warnings as well as criticisms – the list of emotions expressed at the development so far is inexhaustive. For a country like ours where influential personalities... Read More
Eagle Wings
Paul Papel’s action drama Eagle Wings has been reported since last year, enrapturing the internet with its first footage showing fighter aircrafts, explosions, and sporadic gunfire. The film’s outsize tableau and gritty action sequence are impressive, and knowing it’s a collaborative effort between Papel’s production company and Nigeria’s AirForce throws in a good kick. We... Read More
Noise Pollution
70% of noise pollution in Lagos caused by Churches, Mosques Dr Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, in an interview with with newsmen talks about pollution in Lagos and measures being taken by the state government to address it. According to the GM, churches and mosques contributes to the larger factors of... Read More
Grammys 2021
In predictable fashion, the 2021 Grammys has been postponed over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Initially slated to hold on January 31, the Recording Academy announced that it will be postponing the ceremony to March 14. Always held at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, the area is being reported to have huge surge... Read More
“Democracy is in danger!”If you’ve been a keen observer of Nigerian politics since 2015, chances are high that you must have heard such alarm from the camp of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the peak of elections (off-season most times) in many states or as a reaction to government’s clampdown on protesters. These... Read More
There are a number of voices speaking for the rights of the Nigerian people, few of those remember to speak for people living with disabilities. That is far from the gloom and doom reality you probably pictured it to be mentally as the few voices that speak for the disabled are loud and impactful. The... Read More
ENDSARS protests
The world is still reeling in shock from pro-Trump supporters invading the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and disrupting the counting of electoral votes that will confirm the win of president-elect Joe Biden. Much of the criticism on the invasion, which has left four people dead, has revolved around the stark differences in how the police... Read More
Prospa Ochimana
Rising gospel star, Prospa Ochimana, who gained national eminence with the release of his single ‘Ekwueme’, disclosed to host of #WithChude and founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo, that he produced the song that brought his fame for free – a kind gesture by a music producer who offered his service free of charge. The... Read More
NEDC
Reps consider legalising cannabis cultivation The House of Representatives is purposing the legalisation of cultivating and trading of cannabis for medical and cosmetic use, research purposes as well as revenue generation for Nigeria. This is being proposed in the Cannabis Control Bill 2020, sponsored by Miriam Onuoha, which is awaiting second reading. The bill is... Read More
In the last 11 years, I have personally gone lengths to ensure I maintain not more than two bank accounts at a time. This is not to say I don’t have other (read as 2 others) bank accounts that are not in use. In deed, for any millennial or GenZ who has gone through the... Read More
The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, and launched a new podcast competition open to residents in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Africa Daily will be a deep dive into the news stories shaping Africa, one question at a time. Presented by Ugandan journalist,... Read More
Way Too Big
Burna Boy made an appearance on American talk show Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday, performing the anthemic Way Too Big off his fifth studio album Twice As Tall released last year, and doing it with familiar self-possession and bombast. Move over heathens, Burna Boy already has 2021 in his grasp. Accompanied by a diligent... Read More
For Ace (not real name) Christmas was never the joy-filled celebration his siblings swear to the heavens it has always been for them. The holiday season, which begins for his family on the second week of December and ends when school and work resume fully in the second week of January, is easily Ace’s biggest... Read More
Access Bank
In commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative, a flagship women empowerment program, organised a breast cancer awareness campaign for eight weeks, from October 16 – December 12, 2020. The campaign spread awareness about the realities of breast cancer in Nigeria and also created opportunities for Nigerian women to get... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria
FG expecting 42 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria The federal government of Nigeria is said to be in talks with China over COVID-19 Vaccine. According to reports, FG is expecting 42 million doses of  COVID-19 vaccines to battle coronavirus in the country. Top government leaders and health workers are said to be considered... Read More
It would seem like 2021 kicked off with cutting short the smiles of many barely 5 days into the year. As a matter of urgent public importance, one may even need to check the long list of prophecies that have been released concerning this year to be sure table shaking (interprete in your own context)... Read More
Africa’s Largest Entrepreneurial Intervention Leads Way on Covid-19 Economic Recovery TEF Targets Over 3,000 SMEs – Dedicated Focus in 2021 on Female Entrepreneurs The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, opened applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) on January 1, 2021. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and... Read More
Lai Mohammed
FG alleges support of terrorists by foreign entities Nigeria’s Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday, 4 January 2021 said some foreign elements including human rights groups like Amnesty International and the International Criminal Court are being used to frustrate the country’s efforts to deal with the Boko Haram menace. Lai Mohammed alleged... Read More
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