The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, accusing him of mishandling the investigation into former Governor Yahaya Bello. The lawmakers condemned what they described as an “unprovoked attack” on the Kogi State Government Lodge in Abuja, calling it … Read more
Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before the Dalai Lama is expected to announce his succession plan. More than 50 Tibetan Buddhist monks and religious experts attended a seminar in Lanzhou, Gansu … Read more
Hong Kong-born Elim Chan, who is music director of the Antwerp Symphony in Belgium, may not yet be well known to the Los Angeles general public. That will change. She has just released her first recording with her orchestra, and it is terrific, ending with a ravishing performance of the second suite from Ravel’s Daphnis … Read more
