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Beginning in 2008, 25 March was designated as the annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Mmiri bụ Ndụ - (Water is Life) group exhibition of art and poetry commemorating the 4th International Conference on Water in Africa by *Our Water and Health Network Africa.
The long-anticipated solo exhibition Ozioma Onuzulike: Who Knows Tomorrow opened to an enthusiastic audience yesterday, 14th March 2025, at the Marc Straus Gallery in New York.
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AAZE THOMAS ADABA, (OON, KSGG). Ohi Etohueyi of Ebiraland
The United States remains committed to protecting our nation, the American people, and our hemisphere by stopping the campaigns of violence and terror committed by international cartels and transnational organizations.
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Tren de Aragua (TdA), Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cártel de Sinaloa, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cártel del Noreste (CDN), La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), Cártel de Golfo (CDG), and Cárteles Unidos (CU) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).
‘A Samson In The Wild’ aims to inspire and uplift the faith community and serves as a meaningful gift to Men in the Church from the renowned artiste Bright Andrew Igho, also known as B-Elect.
A special screening of DELA: The Making of El Anatsui was presented as part of Black History Month event series organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Westport Connecticut. This compelling biographical documentary explores the life and work of El Anatsui, one of Africa’s most celebrated sculptors.
One World Media is looking for impactful journalism in print, digital media, audio, film and broadcast mediums, as well as feature and short documentaries that raise awareness of global and local issues, covering underreported topics or offering new approaches to more familiar stories. Additionally, since last year we opened the “Innovative Storytelling” category for media using new technologies and platforms, such as TikTok, gaming, data, VR, AR, XR or AI.
I want to begin by congratulating my dear friend and Senior Apostolic Leader, Pastor Sam Aiyedogbon, his amiable wife, Pastor Grace, and all the pastors and ministers of the Realm of Glory Churches here present, for this laudable initiative of an annual conference at the very beginning of each new year. I thank my friend for inviting me to visit you all today, to share a few thoughts with you. As I stand before you today, may the prayer of David in Psalm 19:14 be realised in us all.
Dear friends, sisters and brothers, you are hosting this 2025 edition of your annual Pastors’ Conference in the context of a very vicious, aggressive, vengeful and vindictive form of secularism in the world, that is accompanied by practical atheism, which is openly demonstrated in the lives of many modern-day men and women, including even some of those who fill up our Churches on Sundays. Practical Atheism is the new way of life whereby many people, while not openly rejecting God and religion, are daily making choices and conducting their public and private affairs, as if God does not exit, and in total disregard for God’s commandments, and fragrant violation of critical values and virtues which have always been associated with persons with any measure of religious consciousness.
Ozioma Onuzulike's exceptional talent has been recognised on a global scale. He has been shortlisted as one of 29 Finalists representing 18 African countries for The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize (NSAAP) 2025, an annual award for contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora sponsored by Schroders.
Vainglorious is a studio animation short, creatively conceived as a school project by two talented students of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Since its release in 2024, Producer Sebastien Abou-Chakra and Writer/Director Gabriel Oshiomati 'Mati’ Ugbodaga have garnered attention and praise, with numerous notable selections and impressive awards wins at global film festivals.
A visit to Elmina Castle, over three hours from Accra, Ghana, evokes strong feelings about our connection to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. As the 1992 Pan African Historical Theater Festival declared, “May we never allow such injustice again. We, the living, promise to uphold this.”
A mother’s heart-wrenching story powerfully demonstrates why nowhere in Nigeria is truly safe from the pervasive menace of kidnappers and criminal gangs, least of all the nation’s capital, Abuja. This unfortunate reality underscores the growing fears and concerns among Nigerians, as they grapple with the constant threat that looms over their daily lives.
Our spotlight is on Godwin Louis's compelling sophomore album "Psalms and Proverbs." We will detail its tracks and discuss the impressive organ piece, showcasing its intensity and the deep thoughts evoked by his musical influences.
Today, we are set to meet with a small yet impactful agency within the U.S. Department of Defense that focuses on finding prisoners of war and those individuals who are currently classified as missing in action. This engagement opens up a significant question: what are the circumstances faced by POWs in your country?
On December 17, 2024, the Nigerian Center joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and other leaders for a press conference on Capitol Hill, urging the Biden-Harris Administration to take urgent action to protect African immigrant communities during the lame-duck session.
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Office of Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack
The World Press Freedom Day global conference to be held in Bucharest on 5 - 7 May 2025 will address the intersection of freedom of expression and artificial intelligence. The announcement was made during an official formal handover ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Two exhibition are showing at the lobby of the United Nations HQ in New York - Pictures for the Human Rights features 30 pictures by 30 artists of 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; while Uprooted: Resilience in Crisis sheds light on the impact of gender-based violence, exploring the resilience of survivors.
Member of the Foreign Press had the opportunity to visit Food Bank’s 90,000 sq. ft warehouse and speak with some of its top leadership executives about the organization, how they function, what they do and the current issues in New York City with food insecurity.
DELA: The Making of El Anatsui enjoyed a successful screening at Dart Festival, Barcelona, Spain. Q+A with Director Oyiza Adaba.
MEDIHA is the story of one girl’s fight to find her missing family members, revealing the strength and determination of a young survivor as she reclaims her voice and future. From executive producer Emma Thompson, this award-winning film from Hasan Oswald is an incredible story of resilience.
WASHINGTON, DC —On November 18, 2023, a coalition of organizations advocating for immigration relief for Nigeria met with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. State Department, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and other federal agencies. The coalition, which includes the Nigerian Center, Nigerian American Lawyers Association, Amnesty International, and The ONE Campaign, called on the Biden administration to designate Nigeria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) before the administration’s term concludes.
A "powerful" biographical documentary about one of the world's most celebrated artists El Anatsui, is nominated for the Dart International Award, and will premiere in Barcelona, Spain on November 30, 2024 at the 8th edition of the Art-focused DART festival.
Since its founding, BCA has been committed to offering direct services and funding to systematically underresourced and underrepresented groups - artists of color, women, veterans, and the LGBTQ+ community, among others. This legacy of sharing space, connecting, and building brought the community together on November 8, 2024
Three artistic figures with an intricate historical tie to the South Bronx, seemingly come together on a project targeted at celebrating a borough that is home to global talents and trends. Learn more about André Trenier, Andrew Freedman and Words by MOE.
The U.S.-Africa Business Summit is a premier event organised by the Corporate Council on Africa
Tom Adaba Receives 2021 Distinguished Media and National Leadership Award
The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) offers scholarship to journalists
The ongoing exhibition at Iwalewahaus in Bayreuth Germany in honour of the late seminal artist, master illustrator and scholar Uche Okeke, encapsulates his entire artistic journey that helped redefine Nigeria's art history and direction.
US Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes briefs the Foreign Press
Nigeria's Foremost Saxophonist Sir Orlando Julius Exits In A Colourful/Musical Ceremony
The spotlight is cast on one of the oldest woven cloth pieces from the middle belt region of Nigeria…
HAND-WOVEN social enterprise, ITA'I - OUR CLOTH showcased their collection of Ebira woven Cloth at the first ever TEDx Okene on January 30, 2021
The Legendary Steele Pulse perform live @ Brooklyn Bowl NY
The 4-Day Inaugural Executive Leadership Certificate Program, organized by Medgar Evers College (MEC), Brooklyn and The City University of New York in New York (CUNY) recently concluded on July 8-11, 2019.
he installation process of the largest ever mounted on Anatsui’s work took months and occupied the museum’s entire East Wing and encompass every media in the artist’s prodigious fifty-year career.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 thrilled in the chill of winter at Sony Hall in Times Square.
Le Poisson Rouge in New York City’s West Village was host to legendary drummer Tony Allen.
Developed by Ajima Farms Kuje, Waste-2-Watt (W2W) is a renewable energy project generating 20kw of electricity and distributing via mini-grid to approximately 550 individuals in the rural off-grid community of Rije, Abuja.
Builders Hub Foundation founded by Barrister Natasha Akpoti commissioned the first learning centre to serve schools in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The Ajaokuta Awareness Walk, a sensitization march organized by The Revive Ajaokuta/Itakpe Movement, a group of advocates for the revival of Nigeria’s existing moribund industries held in Abuja on Jan 25, 2017.
New Album Listen - Black Schiffon Available @ Jazz Hole Ikoyi & online http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Y inkaDavies
Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele’s 'OROONOKO' is playing in New York City from February 2- March 9, 2008
Multi-talented Kofo Wonder performs at Freedom Park, Lagos
The Nigeria leg of the DELA Campus Tour kicked off with the Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos on 20th March 2025. From 10am, the technical crew began setting up at Benin Hall, the theatre style 60-seater venue for the screening.
The DELA Team was given a tour of the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, situated on the campus, where some of El Anatsui's earlier works are part of the museum’s permanent collection.