Category : Nigeria Guide
Atiku Abubakar.
Full Name: Atiku AbubakarDate of Birth: 25 November 1946.Nationality: NigerianMarriage status: Married.Spouse(s): Titilayo Albert (m. 1971)Ladi Yakubu (m. 1979, divorced)Princess Rukaiyatu Mustafa (m. 1983)Fatima Shettima (m. 1986)Jennifer Iwenjiora Douglas (div....
Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Full Name: Bola Ahmed Adekunle TinubuDate of Birth: 29 March 1952.Nationality: NigerianMarriage status: Married.Spouse(s): Oluremi TinubuAlma mater: Chicago State University.Occupation: Accountant, Politician.Position(S): Served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to...
Celebrating the intersection of art, empowerment and photography as ProjectX week-long event rounds up.
Non-profit photography empowerment initiative, ProjectX, has wrapped up its 6-day exhibition and empowerment event held at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos. Featuring a series of insightful...
Mojo-Eyes To Be Awarded At Chicago Fashion Week.
The Chicago Fashion Week is set to award Lexy Mojo-Eyes, African fashion ambassador and the Chief executive of Legendary Gold Limited, for his various contributions...
Tems makes history as first female ‘Best International Act’ at the 2022 BET Awards.
African stars Tems, Wizkid, and Mental Health advocate Sitawa Wafulu, were announced winners at the 2022 BET Awards which was held on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the...
Photography Empowerment Initiative ‘ProjectX’ set to upskill the next-gen of photographers.
Soon-to-launch non-profit photography empowerment initiative, ProjectX is set to inspire and elevate the minds of the next generation of photographers through a series of expert-led...
Nigerian Choreographer Takes African Dance, Music To Hamburg.
Nigerian choreographer, Israel Akpan Sunday, with his team of four dancers and two musicians, are set to thrill their audience with a fusion of dance...
287 poets compete for $100,000 NLNG’s Literature Prize.
The 2022 edition The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) will have 287 poets compete for the $100,000 Prize. At a...
Street Style Triumphs at Lagos’s Beloved Music Festival, Our Homecoming
Coachella wasn’t the only stylish festival happening this weekend. In Lagos, Nigeria’s fashion capital, the three-day-long concert Our Homecoming returned following a COVID-induced hiatus. Since...
Spotlight on Nigeria: Culture and the Newest Crop of Fashion Players to Watch at Homecoming Lagos
Rising local labels and relevant global brands will be available at luxury boutique Alara this weekend in a curated pop-up by the Homecoming Festival in...
On the New Golden Age of African Fashion
Emmanuelle Courrèges on the African Designers Breaking New Ground. African fashion has never received as much attention as it has in recent years. Previously absent...
Africa No Filter and Meta Announce The Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Africa No Filter and Meta (www.Facebook.com) are excited to announce today the six finalists of the ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme – focused on harnessing and investing...
Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah listed among greatest African novels of all time.
Of the millions of books written, there are just a few that are masterpieces. NetCredit in the bid to recognie the best-selling books in each...
Victor Ehikhamenor artwork put on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
‘Still Standing’, an artwork by Victor Ehikhamenor, the Nigerian photographer, has been put on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. St Paul’s is a...
Iké Udé’s work spotlighting Nollywood set for US exhibition
‘Nollywood Portraits’, a collection spotlighting the country’s movie industry by Iké Udé, the US-based Nigerian photographer, is set for exhibition in America. According to a...
“Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits” Opens Feb. 5 at National Museum of African Art.
Exhibition Explores Black Beauty Through Portraits of Nollywood Celebrities “Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits” will be on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art...
Profile of Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee.
If you ever in search of a single word to describe this personality, it will be ‘transcendent.’ Taking a cue from Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Wizkid has...
Nigerian-American contemporary visual artist Toyin Ojih Odutola present her first major museum exhibition in the US.
This fall, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden presents “A Countervailing Theory,” a major exhibition of work by Toyin Ojih Odutola (born Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 1985), Nov. 19–April...
Triumphant return for ART X Lagos.
A rich programme of curated and interactive projects, talks and events took place including ART X Live! ART X Lagos staged a triumphant return to...
Tani Adewumi: 11-Year-Old Chess Master Trounces 26-Year-Old Challenger.
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi, the 11-year-old Nigerian-born US Chess Master has kept alive his hope of achieving his dream – becoming the youngest ever Grandmaster –...
University of Aberdeen completes return of Benin Bronze.
The University of Aberdeen has completed the return of a Benin Bronze at a handover ceremony on Thursday. Prince Aghatise Erediauwa, the younger brother of...
Meluibe Short Film shortlisted for International Film Festival.
Life After Terror, a short film produced by Documentary Filmmaker, Ifeatu Nnaobi and supported by Nigeria’s women and youth-focused NGO, Meluibe Empowerment Foundation has been...
MUSON begins Festival of Arts tomorrow
The 25th anniversary of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Festival of the Arts begins tomorrow. Chairman of the planning committee, Mr. Ibare Akinsan, said...
Paris Fashion Week: Ghanaian entrepreneur Roberta Annan launches €100m Impact Fund to invest in Africa’s creative industries.
The Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC), will award grants of up to €50,000 to selected projects to accelerate development of the continent’s creative sector....
Mo Abudu Shares Her Journey & Why She Wants to “Sell Africa to the World” in this NY Times Feature.
A lack of representation on television screens and the fact that she was never taught anything about African history growing up in London affected Mo Abudu “in...
Patoranking joins Adesope Olajide to discuss Afrobeats in UK Parliament.
Patoranking recently joined UK-based broadcaster, Olajide Adesope, to appeal to the United Kingdom government to collaborate with its Nigerian counterpart and multilateral organisations to provide...
Nigerian born New York artist Moyosore Martins opens exhibition at the new Path Galleries.
TrafficNYC will present Nigerian born New York artist Moyosore Martins will debut his solo exhibition, IRANTI, at the new Path Galleries in Westwood from September 18...
Epe Kayokayo Festival Finale Holds Saturday.
The grand finale of the annual Epe Kayokayo festival will hold on Saturday. The finale will cap off a few days of activities and bring...
Wizkid Sells Out O2 Arena Within 12 Minutes.
Singer Wizkid has burst out with excitement after making history by selling out the O2 Arena within 12 minutes ahead of his Made In Lagos...