Onikoro Oluwafemi

Nigerians React to the Setback of the Oscar Rejecting Kunle Afolayan’s “Anikulapo”

Veteran Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan has voiced his regret over the Oscars’ refusal of his most recent film, “Anikulapo,” for the 2023 prize. The American and foreign cinema industries have an academy that bestows honors for creative and technical achievement. Many people consider the honors to be the most coveted ones in the global entertainment…

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There’s a new generation of investors in town. They’re young, they get their tips on YouTube

They’re armed with apps that make the stock markets more accessible than ever before. US investment app Robinhood has made a splash in the West with its mission to open the markets to “everyday people”, but from Nigeria to India, Gen Z are flocking to homegrown equivalents. “I don’t really care about my college, to…

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Peru’s interior minister resigned Tuesday following reports that he held a Halloween party at his home in violation of Covid-19 rules

The South American country has been hit hard by the pandemic, with over 200,000 people dead from the virus — the world’s highest death rate per capita — according to AFP’s tally of official data. Minister Luis Barranzuela faced a storm of criticism after less than a month in office following TV reports that he…

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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot support anybody aspiring for the presidency in the 2023 general elections at this time

Mr Femi Adesina believes such a move will amount to taking an action before the appropriate time. “The President still has two years less three months in his tenure of office,” he said on Friday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “So, for him to start supporting somebody now will just…

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