By Henry Igwebuike Distraught parents of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped in Imo State have issued an urgent plea for help following a dire execution threat from their captors. The abduction, which has thrown families into panic, came with a staggering N1 billion ransom demand and a 24-hour ultimatum. Speaking on…
…featuring spectacular performances by international dancers By Chris Onuoha Lagos is billed to witness and enjoy the creative performance art of circus, come this weekend as a new artistic initiative tagged ; “Circus in Motion: The Lagos Contemporary Circus Festival” by the National Theatre commences on Saturday, October 3 to Sunday 4, 2026. Under the…
By Chris Onuoha The 2026 edition of the MUSON Festival of the Arts will, once again, feature “Collabo: Music Meets Technology”, marking the fourth instalment of Collabo, an initiative conceptualised and curated by Sade Doherty in 2023 as part of MUSON’s efforts to foster conversations around the intersection of music and emerging technologies. Collabo: Music…
…says Obi is a ‘one in a generation’ leader that the country should not miss. By Chris Onuoha A Chieftain of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in Ebonyi State, Chief Nelson Ahamefula Akuma has called on Nigerians to do everything possible to ensure that Peter Obi is elected as president of the country come 2027. Speaking…
By Chris Onuoha MEET ONUORA NZEKWU: THE MAN WHO GAVE NIGERIAN CHILDREN EZE GOES TO SCHOOL Before many Nigerian children knew the name Onuora Nzekwu, they already knew Eze. For generations of Nigerian students, Eze Goes to School was more than just a book. It was a childhood memory. A story carried through classrooms, examinations,…
By Chris Onuoha Prof. Joseph Okwuabudike Ojukwu is the elder brother of Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. He just clocked 100 years old.A distinguished Nigerian medical doctor, surgeon, clinical professor and businessman, he is the eldest son of the prominent businessman Sir Louis Philip Odumegwu Ojukwu. Born: September 26, 1926, at Akamili, Umudim, Nnewi, Anambra State, he…
Chris Onuoha Every October 1, lovers of beverage brand, coffee all over the world celebrate it to honour the producers and promote the brand as a unique drink. And as the world set to mark the Coffee Day, a Nigerian Coffee producing company, Miyagi Nigeria limited, with a brand called, “Everything But Coffee (EBC) steps…
By Chris Onuoha A friend of mine, Chibuike Diala posted a very important information on his Facebook page. It is about safety and hygiene in the hospitality industry. Meanwhile, Diala is a hospitality and tourism professional with vast experience in the consultancy and advocacy including personnel training in the sector. The eye popping interest on…
By Chris Onuoha Professor Ola Rotimi was one of Nigeria’s foremost dramatists, theatre directors, and scholars. He was widely celebrated as a “complete man of the theatre” because he worked as a playwright, director, actor, choreographer, and stage designer. He revolutionised African stagecraft by bridging classical Western dramatic architecture with indigenous African performance traditions, choral…
OPINION: By Prince Justice Faloye Nigerians in poverty, increased to two-thirds due to President Tinubu’s Neoliberal economic reforms of fuel subsidies removal and devaluation. Peter Obi also shares the same ideology, claiming the increased poverty is due to Tinubu’s poor handling, despite the global evidence that neoliberal economics breeds poverty and income inequality. They both…
