In a bustling corner of Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, there we find the heart of this narrative – a woman who personifies strength, resilience, and unconditional love. Hajia Fatimata Sharafudeen Aliagan, fondly known as the Pategi Princess, celebrates her 50th anniversary, a remarkable milestone that commemorates her journey as a wife, mother, humanitarian, […]
By Sunday Oyinloye As the world marks International Youth Day today, what comes to mind is how the President of Nigeria, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has broken the jinx by appointing a 36 year old youth as a Minister, the youngest in the history of the 4th Republic of Nigeria. President Tinubu in July nominated […]
ARCHITECTURAL (COLONIAL, INDIGENOUS, RELIGIOUS AND MEMORIAL) Former Biafran State House and Ojukwu Bunker (together with National War Museum), Umuahia, Abia State NATIONAL MUSEUM OF COLONIAL HISTORY (CONSULATE BUILDING), Aba, Abia State DIKEOGU TOWER, Anambra State GIDAN NABAME MUSEUM, Kebbi State GIANT TOMBS OF ZAMFARA RULERS IN ZURMI LGA, Zamfara State GIDAN YARIMA, Katsina State GIDAN […]
Chief Odo Nwokolo’s Palace at Ukehe, Enugu State Gidan Madaki in Kafin Madaki, Bauchi State Dutsen Damisa Rock Painting near Gumje, Bauchi State Dutsen Zane Geji Rock Paintings, Bauchi, Bauchi State Shadawanka Rock Paintings near Bauchi in Bauchi State Shira Rock Paintings at Shira-Bauchi, Bauchi State Chief Ogiamen’s House, Benin City, Edo State Chief Enogie’s […]
By Said Adebayo, Ilorin No doubt, the loud resonance of the O TO GE revolution which ended the era of misrule, misappropriation, bad governance and diversion of public funds which had hitherto hindered any meaningful development in Kwara state, was premised on the thirst for a better Kwara. Political watchers who are conversant […]
By Gregory Austin Nwakunor When a Cambridge University college said on Thursday it would return an antique statue of a cockerel to Benin City, capital of Edo State, Nigeria, more than 120 years after British colonial forces looted it, the Federal Government responded, saying it was delighted by the announcement, and thereafter, launched a […]
Culled from www.theartnewspaper.com By Martha Lufkin The coalition is asking for $6bn in federal aid, and to permanently expand the charitable giving deduction to encourage US taxpayers to donate to non-profits Like Oliver with his skimpy portion of gruel, US museums are looking at recent Covid-19-related tax law changes and asking for more. While the […]
Culled from www.theartnewspaper.com By Gareth Harris Curators at the UK Science Museum group are amassing material relating to the Covid-19 crisis and considering how to “collect important objects on behalf of the nation as a record of the medical, scientific and cultural responses to the outbreak”, says a museum spokeswoman. According to the UK newspaper […]
By Victor Oladokun Africa urgently needs a globally coordinated Ubuntu Plan in response to COVID-19, a fiscal stimulus that recognises our shared and connected humanity, as we find ourselves in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. The world’s largest cities are eerily silent. One virus has disrupted the whole world in a manner never seen […]
By Abdul Alli, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the nation’s creative industry as the fastest growing sector in the world, urging investors to take advantage of the opportunities abound in the sector especially in the areas of employment, earnings and entertainment. The minister dropped the hint Thursday in […]