Calabar Carnival 2025: 71 Embassies Confirm Participation

Arts & CultureNewsNigeriaCalabar Carnival 2025: 71 Embassies Confirm Participation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2025

At least 71 embassies have signalled interest in participating in the 2025 edition of Carnival Calabar, reaffirming the international appeal of what is widely regarded as Africa’s biggest street party. Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, made this disclosure on Friday during the commissioning of the newly remodelled Channel View Hotel in Calabar, a major hospitality investment expected to boost tourism in the state ahead of the carnival. Governor Otu emphasised that the...

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Netherlands to Return 119 Stolen Benin Bronzes

Arts & CultureNewsNigeriaWorld NewsNetherlands to Return 119 Stolen Benin Bronzes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 5, 2025

Over a century after they were looted during the 1897 British invasion of Benin, 119 Benin bronzes are finally making their way back home. The Dutch embassy in Nigeria confirmed to TheCable on Thursday that the artefacts will arrive in the country in the week of 16 June. A formal handover ceremony has been scheduled for 21 June at the National Museum in Lagos. From there, the artefacts will eventually be moved to their rightful...

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Nigeria, US Partner To Safeguard Nok Artifacts With $90,000

Arts & CultureNewsNigeriaNigeria, US Partner To Safeguard Nok Artifacts With $90,000

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 7, 2025

The United States Embassy in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy have signed a $90,000 grant agreement to support the preservation of Nigeria’s cultural heritage, with emphasis on the ancient Nok artifacts. The Nok culture, one of West Africa’s oldest known civilizations, is celebrated for its distinctive terracotta sculptures, which remain a vital part of Nigeria’s historical and artistic heritage. The initiative aims to document, protect, and promote Nigeria’s...

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Black Heritage Day: Oyo government to collaborate with Brazil

Arts & CultureNewsNigeriaBlack Heritage Day: Oyo government to collaborate with Brazil

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 10, 2023

Ahead of the Black Heritage Day, the Oyo State government is set to collaborate with the Brazilian custodian of culture, Oba Awurela, Kabiyesi Sangokunle Adekunle Alayande. Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism while receiving Oba Awurela in his office, on Tuesday, declared the Oyo State government’s readiness to parley with Brazil on promotion of culture and tourism. Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun lauded Oba Awurela for his plans to expand the frontiers of tourism...

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Asaba: Rolls Like A Coyote: Barks Like A Hound Dog

ColumnsDon OkoloFilmLifestyleNigeriaAsaba: Rolls Like A Coyote: Barks Like A Hound Dog

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2023

I came here June the third, toting a baggage filled with movie paraphernalia and a stream-rolling set of props, believing that these gadgets were not available in Nigeria, and couldn’t be available in a distant city four hundred miles removed from Lagos. Prop guns, stilettos and swords were carefully packaged. I was ready, I thought. Blood phials I bought from a store on Highway 99 in Richmond and a couple of make-up boxes were in...

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Promoting education, culture, and diversity: Texas Southern partners with IgboFest   

Arts & CultureLifestyleNewsPromoting education, culture, and diversity: Texas Southern partners with IgboFest   

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2023

For two years, Texas Southern University (TSU) has collaborated with IgboFest Houston, a cultural entity and festival that showcases the African heritage and Igbo culture to the great city of Houston, to promote, embrace, and encourage culture, and diversity education in the community. This year, TSU will be visibly present at this festival to highlight their potentials as an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming institution for all members of the community. A team from the institution...

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Dislodging the status quo: Nigerian voters must take anger and conscience to the Polls

Anthony Obi OgboBooksColumnsDislodging the status quo: Nigerian voters must take anger and conscience to the Polls

PilotnewsFebruary 20, 2023

Significantly, a vote for Obi and the LP would systematically dislodge a predatory two-party system that has caged this nation since the end of military rule in 1999 —Anthony Ogbo ________________________ In less than one week, on Saturday, February 25, 2023, Nigerian voters will head to the polls to elect a new president amid intensifying anger and frustration over deteriorating insecurity and economic destitution. Among a long list of contenders, candidates from three major political...

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New Book, “Shred of Fear” Invokes a Provocative Recollection of the Biafran War

Anthony Obi OgboBooksColumnsNew Book, “Shred of Fear” Invokes a Provocative Recollection of the Biafran War

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2022

Nwokedi’s “Shred of Fear” masterfully captures a phenomenological account of a three-year hellish journey toward an unfulfilled dream of a promising nation, Biafra. —Anthony Ogbo ________________________ The machinery of childhood memories remains a mystery grounded in neurological maturation, socialization, and other factors that often influence an individual’s recollection of momentous childhood events. In his book, Shred of Fear, Uche Nwokedi renders a memoir of his experiences living through the Biafran War (also known as the Nigerian Civil...

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New Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

BooksLifestyleNewsNew Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

PilotnewsDecember 17, 2022

A Shred of Fear is Uche Nwokedi’s memoir of childhood capturing the experiences of a child living through the Biafran War. “It is written in a fluid and wonderfully evocative prose and reads as though one were literally listening to the narration from an eight-year old boy, accompanied by his much older self. This gives the story a certain sincerity that allows it to transcend time and remain relevant.” Book Title: A Shred of Fear...

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Nigeria has not lived up to ‘giant of Africa’ label — Obasanjo

BooksNewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria has not lived up to ‘giant of Africa’ label — Obasanjo

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 3, 2022

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo  has said Nigerian is not living up to its label as the giant of Africa. According to him, citizens need not blame God for their problems but themselves. Obasanjo said this on Thursday at the launch of ‘The Letterman’, a book authored by Musikilu Mojeed, Premium Times editor-in-chief. The book focuses on letters written by Obasanjo. Obasanjo said when Nigeria gained independence, the expectation was for the nation to be known...

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