ENTERTAINMENT

Minister Pledges To Implement Creative Industry Report

Written by  |  Thursday, 19 November 2020 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has received the report of the Implementation Committee for Post-COVID-19 Initiatives Committee on the Creative Industry, with a pledge to implement the recommendations of the committee.

Receiving the report in his office on Thursday, the Minister assured that the Government will not disappoint the stakeholders in the Creative Industry.

“I can assure you that we will study the report and commence its implementation in earnest,'' he said.

National Theatre: Celebrating Renovation

Written by  |  Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

Nigeria's iconic National Theatre is a dead end. It was never in doubt and if you disagree, there is a free offer of a tour. That's by the side. What actually benumbing is the many lies that camouflage the "take over, I hand over" situation of government facilities and infrastructure. The case of the National Theatre certainly captures the Nigerian failed efforts in maintenance culture.

Sadly, it has become an act, a deceptive creative mental methodology, usually phrased to provide bread and butter for the "boys". Those posted to the National Theatre were usually on a mission to make the place worse and encased in darkness.

NCMM Partners Tech Firm to Digitize Artefacts & Monuments

Written by  |  Saturday, 02 November 2019 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

The National Commission for Museums and Monuments has engaged a tech company, Opinow Media, to digitise museums, monument sites and buildings across Nigeria with virtual reality for tourist attraction.
The Acting Director-General of the commission, AbdulKareem Kadiri, disclosed this during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the commission and Opinow Media on Thursday in Abuja.
Mr Kadiri said a partnership with individuals and artefact enthusiasts in improving this aspect of tourism is pivotal in the development of the tourism industry.

Miss Apex Queen Nigeria 2019 for May 11

Written by  |  Friday, 19 April 2019 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

Preparations are in top gear for the hosting of this year’s edition of Miss Apex Queen Nigeria 2019. The beauty pageant, which made its entry into the Nigerian pageantry calendar last year, is set for its grand finale and award night billed for May 11 at Gracepoint Hotel, Wuse, Abuja.

The pageant is the pet project of Queen of Tourism Nigeria 2017, Miss Favour Amarachi Uzochukwu, who hails from Anambra State and a final year student of History and Diplomatic Studies of University of Abuja.

Furore Over Astronomical Costs of Abuja Carnival

Written by  |  Friday, 12 April 2019 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

The 2019 edition of Abuja cultural carnival will gulp N82.109 million, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said.

The yearly carnival meant to showcase the country’s rich cultural heritage is coordinated by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.

The minister said that Cultural Centres established by Nigeria in China and Brazil were good for marketing the image of the country to further make the outside world appreciate Nigeria and Nigerians better.

Nigeria: Top 10 Nollywood Movies in 2018

Written by  |  Wednesday, 09 January 2019 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

More Nigerian filmmakers are pushing boundaries when it comes to content creation and distribution. In 2018, several films showcased at international platforms such as the Toronto Film Festival. As we applaud the strides made, here are the top Nigerian movies 2018.

Here are the best Nigerian films 2018 that you must watch. 

Canadian-Nigerian Film-Maker Wins Film Contest

Written by  |  Thursday, 02 August 2018 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

A film, Sweet Revenge, produced by a Nigerian-Canadian film director, Pascal Atuma,   has won this year’s Kevin Hart’s North American Film Competition.  A total of 654 films were submitted for the short films competition. A jury made up of Kevin Hart’s comedy outfit, Laugh Out Loud; Lionsgate, and Just For Laughs team picked the best 10. Still, Pascal Atuma’s Sweet Revenge made the top 10m list.  

PECULIAR MARRIAGE PRACTISES IN NIGERIA

Written by  |  Friday, 11 August 2017 00:00  |  Published in ENTERTAINMENT

Nigeria is blessed with abundant human and natural resource, with its heterogeneous divergence in terms of cultural observance, multi lingual communication, spiritual inclination, vast land mass and fast growing population. Hence, Nigeria has some of the most enchanting and uncommon marriage cultural ceremonies and burial rites in Africa.    

Nigeria has over 250 ethnic groups. Hence, it should not surprise anyone that among these groups, there will be some 'strange' cultural practices associated with marriage. Most times, these practices are meant to strengthen the bond of marriage and preserve its sanctity. Nigeria Travel Digest Magazine hereby presents you some thrilling and some queer traditional social practises across Nigeria. 

Flogging the groom among the Fulanis

This is a festival in which an intending young Fulani groom is flogged to prove that he’s ready to take a wife. The would-be groom will be trashed and he must show no signs of pain. Otherwise, his readiness to take up the huge responsibility of marriage will not be accepted.


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