Today marks the 57th anniversary of execution of Col. Victor Banjo, a brilliant and revolutionary soldier.
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The centenary celebration of James Ene Henshaw (1924 -2007) will kick off with a seminar themed, ‘This Is Our Chance Revisited’, on August 29, 2024, from 12:00PM (WAT). The seminar is organized by the James Ene Henshaw Foundation.
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This Is Our Chance, is arguably the first full-length play by an African author in the English language. Written while Ene Henshaw was a medical student in Dublin, Ireland, This is Our Chance, has undergone many reprints, and has been extremely popular in West Africa since its first production by the Association of Students of African Descent in Dublin in 1948.
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To Home school or not? Listen to the valedictory addresses given by two graduates of the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) program Ms. Christine Gomwalk and Ms. Darasimi Olayiwole, then make up your mind
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26th Harmattan Workshop Agbarha-Otor 2024
theme: Folklore, Folk Tales, Folk Art, Myth and Legends
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During the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the United States worked closely with UN Member States to highlight and address pressing human rights concerns and to uphold the universal values, aspirations, and principles that have underpinned the UN system since its founding. Our statements and positions underscored the U.S. commitment to promoting the universality of human rights, including by addressing discrimination, inequity, and inequality in multiple contexts.
Read MoreBACKGROUND: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken released the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) on Monday, June 24 with Cindy Dyer, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. On Tuesday, Ambassador Dyer will brief FPC journalists on the report, which represents the world’s most comprehensive resource of anti-trafficking efforts around the globe.
Read MoreThe Psycho-Spiritual Institute of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, on Thursday May 23, 2024, hosted a visitation panel from Veritas University, Abuja. The team led by Prof. Mike Kwanashie, were at the take-off site of the Institute to verify the readiness of the Organisation to enter into an affiliate relationship with the university, by way of human and physical resources, as well as policies, processes and procedures.
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Highlights of BARD COLLEGE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOURTH COMMENCEMENT
Bard College President Leon Botstein and the Bard College Board of Trustees honored Bard’s exceptional award recipients with Honorary Degrees including Prof. El Anatsui who was the recipient of the 2024 Doctor of Fine Arts
Read MoreOn her 21st birthday, we were concerned to read media reports about captive Christian heroine schoolgirl Leah Sharibu. While most of the facts reported in the story is old news, including our world exclusive report on her birth of a second child in captivity, we’re troubled by the claim that Leah converted to Islam and was married, “According to a "repentant" terrorist, Sharibu first married Abdulrahman after converting to Islam and had a son with him.”
Read MoreFor the last 6 months, members of NWU's Digital Media Division have been investigating retaliation in the media industry during the war on Gaza.
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WASHINGTON, DC - April 3, 2024 Over 50 local, state, and national organizations, spearheaded by the Nigerian Center in Washington, D.C., are urgently urging Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to grant immediate designation of Special Student Relief (SSR) for Nigerian students.
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will host the first Global Summit on Extreme Heat on March 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM ET. This virtual summit will bring together global leaders and changemakers to discuss solutions and strategies to protect communities and workers from extreme heat.
Read MoreLeah, the world’s youngest prisoner of conscience designated by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (she was 14 on Feb 19, 2018) may be world famous but it hasn’t helped her school.
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On March 16, a special Pan-African gala will take place in Harlem to celebrate Global African Women’s Day with African women and women of African descent from around the world, spanning; Africa, Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean.
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Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) announced JOE HALL as Incoming President & CEO, taking over Dan Coughlin’s 18 years of service at the long-standing community television station. Who better to take the reins, than someone from the community-driven South Bronx and visionary behind the powerful “Ghetto Film School” (GFS)…
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Inside peek into the campus of Columbia University, New York, one of the world's most important centers of research that is also considered a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields.
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Months before his 91st birthday on August 30, 2023, The High Museum of Art Atlanta hosted Bruce Onobrakpeya, the wood-carver’s son who’s life-long artistic journey sought to find a meeting point between The Mask & The Cross
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The name Khalil Gibran usually sparks a conversation about his popular 1923 book, The Prophet, but this world renowned Lebanese American author is also known as a powerful artist, poet and essayist.
It's common knowledge that the success of an indie film can be heavily influenced by whether or not a film has a successful festival run. This FREE webinar by Festival Director Jon Fitzgerald and Filmmaker Justin Giddings teaches how to navigate the circuit AND how to advance your career.
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