The Tempest by Giorgione. When was the first landscape painting made in Europe? And the first abstraction? Art historians love these questions about origins, for identifying the beginning of a tradition is essential for a proper narrative history. When was the first modernist painting? Many scholars argue that Courbet or Manet did it. More eccentrically,…
Amnesty International has condemned the Nigerian government over alleged threats and intimidation faced by Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye. Ms. Uguamaye recently sparked an online uproar after a video of her criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s government over escalating economic hardship went viral on TikTok. In a statement posted on X…
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Abdul Azeez Adediran aka Jandor on Monday returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adediran dumped the APC for the PDP before the 2023 election, where he finished third behind Governor Baabajide Sanwo-Olu and the Labour Party candidate in the state, Olabode Rhodes-Vivour….
The r@pe trial of South African Bishop Stephen Bafana Zondo, the controversial leader of Rivers of Living Waters Church, has been postponed to Wednesday, March 19, to allow his defence team to obtain a judgment confirming that he has a case to answer. Zondo faces 10 charges, including allegations of s3xual assault and the…
Map of Cyprus by Abraham Ortelius, 1527-1598. KB National Library of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. Public Domain Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and gave birth to the Earth, the sea, and the Cosmos (Orphic Hymn to Aphrodite 55). Another myth says that Aphrodite…
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has made significant strides in strengthening regional cooperation through key economic and infrastructure initiatives. A major milestone has been the development of a unified ESA Customs Code, designed to facilitate the free movement of goods and establish a single customs zone. Colonel Assimi Goïta, President of the Alliance of…
