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Onobrakpeya… the artist who made Jesus a saviour
Lead caption: Station VI: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus, Bruce Onobrakpeya, linoleum block print on rice paper, 1969 High Museum of Art / National Museum of African Art Jacoba Urist FROM medieval frescoes to contemporary masterpieces, artists have long found inspiration interpreting Christian imagery. In his Renaissance mural, Leonardo da Vinci famously captured the Last Supper on the refectory…
FG approves 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals
THE Federal Government has approved a 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals nationwide. The announcement was made today by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, during his visit to the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna State. During the visit, the minister inaugurated the Electronic Health Records system and an…
Court dismisses suit against #EndBadGovernance protesters, others
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the #Endbadgovernance protesters, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Chiefs of Army and Defence Staff. The case, initiated by 17 Nigerians opposing the recent nationwide protests, was thrown…
Polish nationals arrested for ‘waving Russian flags’ in Kano released
SEVEN Polish nationals, arrested for allegedly waving Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano, have been released. The Department of State Services (DSS) detained them on 5 August 2024. Additionally, some tailors accused of sewing Russian flags for the protesters were also apprehended. The seven Polish nationals were accused by the DSS of playing…
Soyinka awarded Cuba Union of Writers and Artists’s international prize
His phrase, like no other, sums up the bond of solidarity and detachment that Fidel and the Revolution have maintained for the benefit of the black continent, through a military, medical and educational epic that has gone down in history. THE 63rd anniversary of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba coincided on Thursday…
CUBA: President confers national medal of honour on Wole Soyinka
WOLE Soyinka, Nigerian writer and Nobel Prize in Literature, received today at Casa de las Americas the Haydee Santamaria Medal, awarded by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, on behalf of Cuba and at the proposal of the Minister of Culture. As…
D’Tigress rise to top 10 in FIBA ranking after Olympic heroics
NIGERIA’S D’Tigress have climbed up in the FIBA women’s world ranking after their excellent outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics in August. The African champions made history by becoming the first team from the continent, male or female, to reach the basketball quarter-finals of the Olympics after stunning victories over Australia and Canada in France.…
Liverpool sign €15m Federico Chiesa from Juventus
LIVERPOOL have completed the signing of Federico Chiesa from Italian giants uventus, the English Premier League club confirmed today. The Italy international joins for €15 million, signing a four-year deal. “Liverpool have reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Federico Chiesa, subject to international clearance,” the club announced on their official website. “The…
Russia warns France against ‘political persecution’ of Telegram founder
The Kremlin warned France on Thursday not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into “political persecution. Russia, which has led an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents during its Ukraine offensive, has painted Durov’s surprise arrest in Paris earlier this week as politically motivated. France has charged Russian-born Durov — who also has…
FG, Boeing sign MoU to boost aviation sector
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an aircraft manufacturer, Boeing to boost the nation’s aviation sector. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, said move would facilitate the acquisition of aircraft.He also said the MoU…
A’IBOM: Police Commissioner Ayilara is dead
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead. Ayilara, it was gathered, died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
CANADA: Visitor visa holders barred from applying for work permits
CANADA has barred holders of visitor visa from applying for a work permit within the country. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said the directive is with immediate effect. “While the temporary policy was set to expire on February 28, 2025, IRCC is ending the policy as…
Ajaero honours Police invitation
THE President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has returned to the Labour House after honouring the invitation of the police. Ajaero reported at the Force Headquarters in Abuja this morning accompanied by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, and others. He left the headquarters of the police Intelligence Response Team at about…
Chiney Ogwumike inducted to be into Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame
NIGERIAN-AMERICAN basketball star Chiney Ogwumike has been included among the sporting greats of Stanford University to be included in the school’s Hall of Fame. The 32-year-old star played professionally in the WNBA after a stellar college career, featuring for the Connecticut Suns and Los Angeles Sparks. “The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome 10…
US: Trump entourage accused of shoving staff at military cemetery
Donald Trump was embroiled in controversy Wednesday after a report that his entourage shoved staff during a politicized visit to the United States’s most hallowed resting place for its war dead. National Public Radio reported late Tuesday that an Arlington National Cemetery official tried to prevent the Republican’s aides from filming and photographing in a…
RUSSIA: Putin bans entry for 92 US citizens including journalists
Russia said Wednesday it had banned another 92 US citizens from entering its territory, listing names of reporters from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post. The foreign ministry said in a statement it was responding to sanctions against Russian figures in the United States. It was not possible to immediately verify…
Tinubu appoints two directors for Bank of Industry
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Akinde and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala as Executive Director, Corporate Finance & Risk Management and Executive Director of, Large Enterprises Directorate respectively to the Bank of Industry (BOI). In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the bank, Theodora Amechi, said the appointments take immediate effect. Akinde is a finance professional…
CBN lifts suspension on bank borrowing, sets 31.75% lending rate
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted its suspension on banks borrowing from its window, known as the Standing Lending Facility (SLF). The apex bank also pegged the lending rate at 31.75 percent sequel to tje decisions made at the 296th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the bank. Director of Financial…
‘You can’t impose yourself on APGA,’ Njoku tells Soludo
Amid the crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra, APGA National Chairman, Edozie Njoku, says Governor Charles Soludo cannot impose himself on the party. Njoku said Soludo is not greater than the party and should stoop to conquer. “I have stooped a lot, I have gone to him (Gov Soludo), I have had…
Femi Esho…. Tribute to an encyclopedia of Highlife music history
Femi was an encyclopedia of the history of Highlife music in particular and of pop music of yesteryears, and hardly a musician of note in Nigeria was not on personal terms with him. Though a loving father and devoted husband, Femi also loved nightlife and lived it to the fullest, a pastime that exerted a…