October 2023 – ARTDEALS

I was a prayer point for my mother while growing up – Comedian Ajebo

October 28, 2023

*Says, ‘ Tegwolo’ cartoon skit was my story, modelled after Warri character to sell the brand’ By BENJAMIN NJOKU Nigerian comedian Emeka Erem popularly known as Ajebo is so many things rolled into one. He’s a comedian par excellence, a former radio personality and a singer. Ajebo is best known for creating some of the

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Omowunmi Dada becomes artist in residence at University of Michigan’

October 28, 2023

By Benjamin Njoku Award-winning actress, Omowunmi Dada has added a new feather to her cap, as she becomes artist in residence at the prestigious University of Michigan, the United States. Established through a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the African Studies, ASC, in collaboration with the Department of

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October 25, 2023

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Cartoon: ‘According to how renewed your hope is’

October 25, 2023

The post Cartoon: ‘According to how renewed your hope is’ appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Meet Helen Epega, a Nigerian-British self-taught artist behind the world’s first Pidgin opera

October 19, 2023

Ordinarily, pidgin, a creole language or simply put, a vernacular spoken across parts of West Africa, would not find itself in the architecture of opera. But Nigerian-British opera performer Helen Epega has changed the status quo, infusing Nigerian pidgin and other languages. She calls her style Pidgin Opera. Epega, who goes by the artistic name

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Iran ‘strongly denies’ reports claiming Cristiano Ronaldo ‘could be sentenced to 99 lashes for adultery

October 15, 2023

The Iranian Embassy in Spain has ‘strongly denied’ reports that Cristiano Ronaldo could be ‘sentenced to 99 lashes for adultery’.This comes after Iranian media, per Mundo Deportivo, claimed that lawyers in the country had filed a complaint against the Al-Nassr forward after pictures emerged online showing him hugging international painter Fatima Hamimi.The incident took place

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Abiodun Seeks Joint Ogun/Osun Cultural Festival As Adeleke Visits

October 14, 2023

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called for a joint cultural festival between Ogun and Osun states as part of measures to revive culture and tourism in the two states. Abiodun who spoke when he received his Osun State counterpart, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Friday night, said both

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POLICE RECRUITMENT COMMENCES AS RECRUITMENT BOARD OPENS APPLICATION PORTAL

October 13, 2023

IGP Charges Applicants on Vigilance Against Fraudsters The Nigeria Police Force is pleased to announce the commencement of the recruitment process for qualified individuals into the rank of Police Constables in the General Duty and Specialist Cadres. The Police Recruitment Board is set to open the application portal on October 15th, 2023, marking the beginning

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Wole Soyinka 2023 Award for Nigeria Investigative Reporting Journalists.

October 11, 2023

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is thrilled to announce that journalists may submit their entries for the 18th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) from Wednesday 4 October to Tuesday 24 October 2023 by 4pm. The award welcomes entries from Nigerian reporters, individuals or teams and full-time or freelancers, who have published stories in the Nigerian news media directly mainly

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Boston University gets its first Black woman president, Melissa L. Gilliam

October 10, 2023

Melissa L. Gilliam, the 11th president of Boston University, has made history as the institution’s first black president. She comes to Boston from Ohio State, where she broke ground as the school’s first black executive vice president and provost. Her late father was a trailblazing abstract painter noted for a career of constant experimentation and innovation,

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