Month: July 2014

I Almost Killed Myself With My Father’s Gun At 10 – Soyinka

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The literary giant, Wole Soyinka said this during his 80th birthday celebration in Abeokuta,Ogun State, on Sunday 13th July. Speaking further, the renowned playwright said, “My parents weren’t anti-establishment;...

APNILAC Opens Annual Conference In Owerri

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The 17th Annual Conference of the Association for Promoting Nigerian Languages and Culture (APNILAC) opened, Monday, 14th July, at the Main Auditorium of Imo State University, Owerri, with the...

House Committee On Culture On Oversight Visit To NICO, Others

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In exercise of constitutional obligation of Oversight functions, the House Committee On Culture and Tourism is embarking on oversight visits to the Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National...

I Expect That The Best Would Get Promoted – Dandaura

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Professor Emmanuel Dandaura, an astute theatre scholar and culture icon in Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has assured candidates, who wrote the 2014 National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO)...

Orun Ekiti Celebrates The Glorious Exit Of Pa Akanle

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The serene town of Orun-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Nigeria was agog Friday, 4th July, 2014, as the body of late Pa John Awopetu Akanle, the father of Mr. Wole...

This Is The Day Of Reckoning – Oyelola

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The Director of Administration and Human Resources of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Barr. Abayomi Oyelola, mni, has reiterated the need for workers to be proactive in their...

Censors Board To Destroy Pornographic Movies Worth N10 Million

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The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) is to destroy two million copies of pornographic and unwholesome movies valued at N10 million. This is contained in a statement...

Half Of A Yellow Sun Film Approved By Nigeria Censors

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 The film, Half of a Yellow Sun, about the Biafran war, is to be shown in cinemas in Nigeria from August after film censors gave its approval. It was...

Bayelsa Opens Tourism And Hospitality Institute, Wants Collaboration From Regulatory Agencies, Stakeholders

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Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday, 4th July, called on all regulatory agencies and other stakeholders in the Tourism Sector to collaborate with the Management of the state owned...

Capacity Workshops Will Equip Younger Civil Servants For Greater Performance – Onochie

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An Assistant Director (Training) with the Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Mr. Fidelis Azubuike Onochie has said that one of the benefits participants will gain at...