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Oct

03

2025

Creative Africa Forum: Nigeria to host over 1,000 participants – Minister

Column, Cultural Heritage, News, Politics

ABUJA – THE Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, yesterday, disclosed Nigeria will host over 1,000 participants from across Africa and Europe to Lagos at the Creative Africa Forum, CAF, kicking off from October 16-18, 2025. According to Musawa, Nigeria is “heart of this movement”, and “Nigeria is ready to lead.” She said: “Africa stands at the dawn of a creative revolution. From the rhythmic pulse of Afrobeats to the cinematic brilliance of Nollywood, the continent’s cultural exports are captivating global audiences. At the heart of this movement is Nigeria, a nation whose creative spirit…

Oct

03

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Why Commissioning Port Harcourt And Other Roads In Aba Goes Beyond A Presidential Visit.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, PoliticsAbia State, Nigeria, Odo Ijere, Politics

By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere While it is yet unclear whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will honor today's invitation to come and commission the Portharcourt and other roads projects completed by Governor Alex Otti, it must be said that the several attempts made by Governor Alex Otti to bring the President to Abia soil to commission the long completed 6.3km Portharcourt road is first and foremost an acknowledgement of the fact that the Tinubu government granted its permission for the Alex Otti government to work on the road since it is under a federal jurisdiction. All the three past governors,…

Oct

01

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Why Nnamdi Kanu Has Been Abandoned By Igbo Governors And Leaders – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Column, News, Opinion, Politics, Social IssuesEmeka Freeman, Freedom, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Opinion, Politics

1ST OCTOBER 2025 - The Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, finds it imperative to communicate a profoundly distressing reality to the public regarding the abandonment of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The negligence exhibited by the Southeast Governors, Igbo Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, the Southeast Traditional Rulers Forum, and the College of Bishops is not merely a matter of oversight but a glaring betrayal of their responsibilities to the Igbo people. In stark contrast to the proactive measures undertaken by political leaders in other regions, particularly in northern Nigeria, where…

Sep

28

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

World Tourism Day 2025: Hon. Minister Hannatu Musa Musawa Champions Tourism, Sustainable Transformation as 42 Students Already Benefit

Column, Cultural Heritage, News, PoliticsNext Level, Nigeria, Politics

Abuja, September 27, 2025 – Nigeria joined the global community in commemorating the 45th World Tourism Day with a call to reposition tourism as a driver of inclusive growth, national renewal, and global sustainability. The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE), under the leadership of the Honourable Minister Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, hosted the celebration at the China Cultural Centre, Abuja, in line with this year’s United Nations theme: “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation.” A New Era for Nigerian Tourism Delivering the keynote on behalf of the Honourable Minister, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mukhtar Yawale Muhammad…

Sep

27

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Yoruba: From ancestors to architects (2)byabiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Uneven wealth distribution inevitably leads to social catastrophe. The discernible difference between population size and economic might highlights this issue. Norway and Switzerland, with small populations of five and seven million, are among the world’s richest nations. This begs the question: Given its vast intellectual and human capital, why does a historically blessed and resourceful region like Yorubaland continue to struggle with development? For the Yorubas therefore, the journey from a legacy of ancestors to becoming the architects of our own future is not a choice between the past and the future, but a synthesis of both. What’s more? The…