ENTERTAINMENT

FG to rebuild Sukur World Heritage site destroyed by Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), says it is exploring ways to rebuild the Sukur world heritage site in Adamawa destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. The Director-General of the commission, Malam Yusuf Usman, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency

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25 countries for Nigeria’s art, craft expo

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2017

National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it is expecting at least 25 countries and 150 exhibitors at the 10th African Arts and Crafts (AFAC) Expo scheduled for Abuja. The Director-General, NCAC, Otunba Segun Runsewe, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Runsewe said […]

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60 % of proceeds from Tuface concert for IDPs–UNHCR

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2017

Sixty per cent of the proceeds realised from the Tuface charity concert would be channelled toward providing protection and empowerment of the Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East. Mr Jose-Antonio Canhandula, Country Representative, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), has said this at a charity concert on Saturday in Abuja. The concert was

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[Update] BREAKING: Renowned Yoruba author, Adebayo Faleti, is dead

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2017

A renown Yoruba veteran actor, broadcaster, poet and writer, Chief Adebayo Faleti has passed away. Adebayo, an old student of Ibadan Boys High School died Sunday morning at University College Hospital, Ibadan at about 6. am according to sources. Chief Adebayo who happened to be one of the pioneer staff of the first television station […]

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Creativity Industry: FG announces $1million venture capital

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday announced the establishment of a 1-million-dollar Venture Capital to boost the Creative Industry. The Minister made the announcement at the opening of a two-day Creative Industry Financing Conference holding in Lagos, saying 20 people, each investing $50,000, are expected to help make up the […]

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MOVIE ACTORS, MR LATIN, ODUNLADE ESCAPES ARMED ROBBERS BULLETS

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2017

Two Nigerian Movie Actors, Bolaji Amusan,popularly called Mr Latin and Kola Odunlade on Saturday night narrowly escaped death,as armed robbers launched attack on them. The duo were returning from Glo musical show in Ijebu-Ode, when their  cars ran into the waiting hands of armed robbers already laying siege along Ilishan-Sagamu road. Bolaji Amusan, while narrating […]