Damilola Akintola, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

Music

Minz Shares Video for 234

November 3, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

If there was anything like XXL’s Freshman list in the Nigerian context, Minz would have made an appearance on it between 2017-2018. A triple threat in that he’s a recording

Events

CÎROC SUMMER HOUSE PREMIERS IN STYLE

June 29, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

This weekend fashion and entertainment’s elite kicked off summer at CÎROC Summer House, the first in a series of day parties offering guests the taste of summer. The party signaled

News & Politics

7 Things to Know About Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC’s Chairman Nominee

February 16, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Seven months after Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was suspended from office over allegations of corruption, forty-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa was nominated by President

Feature News & Politics

Why You Should #BeLikeNgozi

February 16, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished Nigerians in public service. On June 5th, the journey to becoming the Director-General of Geneva-based World Trade Organization, WTO, began

News & Politics

The Shasha Market Crisis and The Need to Curb Our Ethnic Wars

February 15, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

It has felt for a while that Nigeria’s main ethnic groups were a couple of careless statements or acts away from being set at war. The creation of the Amotekun

News & Politics

The Central Bank is citing “suspected terror financing” as its reason for Blocking Accounts of #ENDSARS protesters

February 10, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Last year, the government, in all their wisdom responded through the use of brute force in unleashing the military on peaceful protesters at Lekki Tollgate. In effect, this sense of

News & Politics

Highlights of Covid-19 Regulations Signed by President Buhari

January 29, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

In a bid to stop the rising cases of coronavirus in the country specifically in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu reeled out safety measures. To boost measures taken to control

News & Politics

NIN: Registration To be Done by Mobile Network Operators

January 28, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Since the declaration of the mandatory enrolment for National Identity Number(NIN) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in December, Nigerians have flouted Covid-19 guidelines in a bid to obtain the

News & Politics

Buhari’s Service Chiefs and the Underlying Issues

January 28, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina disclosed in a statement he titled, ‘President Buhari Appoints New Service Chiefs’, the resignation of Chief of Defence

News & Politics

Fulani Herdsmen: Ondo State Government Takes the Lead in South West

January 27, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

The Fulani herdsmen crisis is not new but it has taken a new dimension under the Buhari administration. The killings in Benue, Enugu, Plateau, Kaduna and Adamawa states in 2016,

News & Politics

National Identity Number(NIN) Not a Prerequisite for Prospective Voters

January 25, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Last week Tuesday, in an interview conducted by PUNCH with a national commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he disclosed plans by the agency to make the National

News & Politics

Lagos State Government Taking Steps To Secure Vaccine

January 25, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Unlike other states, the economic hub of Nigeria, Lagos State records the highest number of cases of coronavirus with increasing deaths despite the measures put in place by the Lagos

News & Politics

N7.8 Billion to be Spent on Former Presidents and Past Executive Office Holders

January 25, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Since 2017, the sum of N5.9 billion is usually allocated to cater to retired top government officials. In line with the remuneration stipulated in the Presidents Act, a sum of

News & Politics

Explainer: Biden’s Reversal of the Nigerian Visa Ban and its Significance

January 22, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

What Happened? In February 2020, then U.S President Donald Trump, added Nigeria to a list of countries placed under immigration restrictions. Speaking through a White House statement, Nigeria was accused of

News & Politics

COVID-19: Oxygen Plants to be Made Available in 38 Locations Across Nigeria

January 22, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Prior to the new year, there was an increase in the case of coronavirus in the country ushering its second wave. Deaths numbering 50, 48 and 70 were recorded in