An Evening of Honor: Remembering Dr. Aaze Tom Adaba in Houston

On August 17, 2025, family, friends, and admirers gathered in Houston, Texas, for An Evening of Honor, a moving tribute to the life and legacy of Ohi Dr. Aaze Thomas Adaba, a Nigerian veteran broadcaster who passed away on the 22nd of February 2025. Among those who spearheaded the commemoration was his son Mr. Onimisi Adaba, a media practitioner, and a member of the Tom Adaba Legacy Foundation Board. In a reflective interview, he shared the significance of the event, its highlights, and the enduring impact of the man whose life was being celebrated.

Culture, Media, News, Religion, Relationships, RIPMelody-Esther SoyemiAugust 26, 2025Tom Adaba Legacy, Onimisi AdabaComment

Democracy on Trial: A Canadian Court’s Wake-Up Call for Nigeria

On June 17, 2025, far from Abuja, a Federal Court in Ontario, Canada, delivered a ruling that should shake every Nigerian who still believes in democracy. The case was not about a coup, an insurgency, or a terrorist cell in the usual sense. It was about our politics—our political parties—and the shocking conclusion of a court with no partisan interest in our affairs: Nigeria’s two dominant parties, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), have, through systemic violence and democratic sabotage, operated in ways tantamount to terrorism under Canadian law.

Development, Interview, Life, Newsisaac akatahAugust 21, 2025Democracy on Trial:, A Canadian Court’s Wake-Up Call for NigeriaComment

Highlights Winneba Screening

The staff and students of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) turned out for hosting the screening of DELA: The Making of El Anatsui on August 1, 2025.

Environment, Exhibition, Media, News, Artisaac akatahAugust 9, 2025Highlights Winneba ScreeningComment

Highlights: DELA Premieres at KNUST, Kumasi

DELA: The Making of El Anatsui , premiered in The Great Hall at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on August 4, 2025.

Entertainment, Exhibition, News, FilmAfrica-RelatedAugust 8, 2025DELA, El Anatsui, KNUST, Film Comment

Ghana’s Hidden War

Like most Ghanaians, I am deeply disturbed by the helicopter crash that occurred yesterday, claiming the lives of eight of our compatriots—including two sitting Ministers of State. It has mentally paralysed me. I can barely focus on my work, though creativity is usually my refuge. Instead, I find myself scrolling endlessly through news updates and social media, leaving comments of condolence that feel small against the weight of this grief. I cannot begin to imagine the pain their families are enduring.

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Oyiza Adaba Bags 2025 'Bronx Recognizes Its Own' (BRIO) Award

For over 35 years, BCA’s BRIO Award has recognized artists from a wide range of creative disciplines who demonstrate proficiency, knowledge, and intense practice in their chosen art form. Award-winning Director Oyiza Adaba was selected in recognition of her contribution to the borough's creative spirit.

A Group Exhibition of Art and Poetry on Wate

The official documentary of the Mmiri bụ Ndụ (Water Is Life) art and poetry exhibition is now available!

Art, News, Media, Film, Fashion, Entertainment, Education, ExhibitionAfrica-RelatedMay 22, 2025Group Exhibition, Mmiri bụ Ndụ, Water Is Life, IAS-UNNComment

Press Release: Nigerian Center and Upwardly Global Partner to Expand Job Readiness Opportunities for Immigrants

Washington, DC — The Nigerian Center is proud to announce a new collaboration with Upwardly Global, a leading national nonprofit organization that helps skilled immigrants and refugees rebuild their careers in the United States. Together, the two organizations will host a virtual information session on Tuesday, May 28th at 6:30 p.m. EST, to introduce job readiness and employment resources for immigrants and offer referrals to the Nigerian Center’s legal and social services.

AAZE THOMAS ADABA, (OON, KSM, KSGG). Ohi Etohueyi of Ebiraland

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AAZE THOMAS ADABA, (OON, KSGG). Ohi Etohueyi of Ebiraland

CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM IN OUR CHALLENGING 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY IT IS NOT PARTY TIME. INSTEAD, WE MAY BE BACK TO THE CATACOMBS

Dear friends, sisters and brothers, you are hosting this 2025 edition of your annual Pastors’ Conference in the context of a very vicious, aggressive, vengeful and vindictive form of secularism in the world, that is accompanied by practical atheism, which is openly demonstrated in the lives of many modern-day men and women, including even some of those who fill up our Churches on Sundays. Practical Atheism is the new way of life whereby many people, while not openly rejecting God and religion, are daily making choices and conducting their public and private affairs, as if God does not exit, and in total disregard for God’s commandments, and fragrant violation of critical values and virtues which have always been associated with persons with any measure of religious consciousness.

News, Nigeria, History, Entertainmentisaac akatahJanuary 20, 2025CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM, CHALLENGING 21ST CENTURY SOCIETYComment

ELMINA: The Struggle Between Suffering and Healing

A visit to Elmina Castle, over three hours from Accra, Ghana, evokes strong feelings about our connection to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. As the 1992 Pan African Historical Theater Festival declared, “May we never allow such injustice again. We, the living, promise to uphold this.”

KIDNAPPED In NIGERIA

A mother’s heart-wrenching story powerfully demonstrates why nowhere in Nigeria is truly safe from the pervasive menace of kidnappers and criminal gangs, least of all the nation’s capital, Abuja. This unfortunate reality underscores the growing fears and concerns among Nigerians, as they grapple with the constant threat that looms over their daily lives.

Government & Politics, Human Rights, Interview, News, SecurityAfrica-RelatedDecember 29, 2024Kidnapping, #nigeria, #insecurity in Nigeria, SBM Intel, #NPFComment

Meet The U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Today, we are set to meet with a small yet impactful agency within the U.S. Department of Defense that focuses on finding prisoners of war and those individuals who are currently classified as missing in action. This engagement opens up a significant question: what are the circumstances faced by POWs in your country?

Ambassador Beth Van Schaack on U.S. efforts to advance transitional justice in Africa

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Office of Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack

News, Politics, Interviewisaac akatahDecember 20, 2024Digital Press Briefing, advance transitional justice in AfricaComment

Call for Side events: UNESCO-Guillermo Cano Prize - World Press Freedom Day Global Conference 2025

The World Press Freedom Day global conference to be held in Bucharest on 5 - 7 May 2025 will address the intersection of freedom of expression and artificial intelligence. The announcement was made during an official formal handover ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Politics, NewsAfrica-RelatedDecember 17, 2024World Press Freedom Day, Global Conference 2025Comment

Peacebuilding Initiatives and Upcoming Events

"How Much Does a Human Life Cost." is a virtual talk story with artists from the Congo on Friday, October 25 at 5 pm Hawaii time.

Leadership, Community, Development, Newsisaac akatahOctober 22, 2024Peacebuilding Initiatives, 2024 EventsComment

FILM AFRICA Debuts DELA to UK Audience

The Royal African Society is delighted to announce that Film Africa, one of the most anticipated and celebrated showcases of African cinema in Europe, will return for its 2024 edition from 25 October to 3 November. This year's festival promises an exhilarating array of films, virtual events, director Q&As, panel discussions, professional workshops, master classes, school screenings, and family activities.

Art, Exhibition, NewsAfrica-RelatedOctober 8, 2024Film Africa Debuts, DELA to UKComment

Africa Regional Media Hub | Refugee Admissions for FY2025;

President Biden today signed the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2025, again setting the refugee admissions target at 125,000 for the upcoming fiscal year—as we have for each year of this Administration.