Olabisi Obafunke Silva championed the recognition of African art and the continent’s contribution to the world of art.
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The grande dame of jazz music, veteran musician Dorothy Masuka passed on after suffering from complications related to hypertension and suffering a mild stroke last year.
Masuka’s career blossomed in the 1950s. Just like many artists of her time, her music touched on the injustice black people faced in South Africa during apartheid.
On February 16th, a day after the announcement of the postponement of Nigeria’s general elections, ‘porting to Canada’ begin trending on Twitter. But what could be the reason behind so many young Nigerians wanting to relocate?
To say that the postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission had monumental adverse economic and social impact would be stating the obvious. These costs were escalated by the fact that the announcement came on the very day some had planned weddings and major events.
Stretching as far as the eye can see, groves of gnarled olive trees in northwest Libya have proudly withstood the country’s devastating conflicts. But the industry of extracting olive oil, often dubbed “green gold”, is now under threat after Libyan authorities halted exports in a bid to “protect” local produce.
Nigerians living in the diaspora contribute a lot to the economy through diaspora remittances. Here are the thoughts of many on the recently postponed elections.
Sunglasses, agbada, accessories to match, all in party colours … Elections in Nigeria come with style – here, special outfits are commissioned and tailors are busy as aso’ebi takes on the political stage
The elections, from candidates, campaigns to casting votes.
Cricket may not be popular in Africa’s most popular nation but the ICC included Nigeria as one of the countries to host the ICC world cup on its recent tour.
At the expense of news items deemed less worthy, the continental stories that make it into the primetime spotlight are often those cherry-picked by foreign actors whose interests hardly, if ever, hold the best intentions for Africans. And when we leave our storytelling to people who do not care about what matters to us, what matters to us never gets told.
That’s why we are here. We are putting Africa.First.