Entertainment & Society

Calabar To Light Biggest Xmas Tree In Africa

SAN FRANCISCO, November 27, (THEWILL) –  Calabar, the beautiful capital of Cross River State is already agog with activities as the famed Calabar Festival begins on Saturday. The festival which heralds the popular Carnival Calabar will commence on Saturday November...

Idris Elba to Star in Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts Of No Nation

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SAN FRANCISCO, August 24, (THEWILL) – Red Crown Productions has set Idris Elba to star and Cary Fukunaga to Direct Beasts of No Nation, an adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s best-selling novel. The story follows the journey of a young...

Italian Designers Dolce And Gabbana Convicted Of Tax Evasion

Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities. The design duo, who are nearly as famous...

Countdown To Calabar Jazz Festival Begins

SAN FRANCISCO, March 09, (THEWILL) -Preparations for the first annual Calabar Jazz Festival scheduled to hold from March 29-31 have  begun in earnest. It is being organised by Destination Cross River - Nigeria's strongest tourist brand, and already well known...

Legendary Nigerian Actor Justus Esiri, Village Headmaster Dead

SAN FRANCISCO, February 20, (THEWILL) – Justice Esiri (MON), who hit fame in the 80’s as village headmaster in the now rested television series Village Headmaster has passed on. Esiri died on Tuesday night, according to several sources in the...

Nigeria’s Fashion Icon Remi Lagos Is Dead

LAGOS, November 03, (THEWILL) - Nigeria Saturday lost one of its pioneer fashion icons, Remi Osholanke, aka Remi Lagos. The fashion designer died in Lagos midday  after a short battle with cancer. Update: Remi Lagos, 51, reportedly died in London on Saturday...