Farotimi, others lead conversation on citizenship, nation building Wole Soyinka Centre holds media lecture series The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism’s (WSCIJ) lecture series will hold as a webinar today, by 2:00pm with the theme – ‘Can democracy work without a strong sub-national media?’ The event will also serve as the public launch of […]
Continue Reading
Says literary giant, doyen of Medicine are Ogun’s flag bearers of excellence As the world renowned playwright and Nobel Laureate prize winner in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka clocks 88 years, Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, has described him as a rarest breed of mankind and one who has straddled the planet earth with exceptional candour. […]
Continue Reading
It has been an eventful week of celebration for veteran folklore singer and thespian, Jimi Solanke, as he celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary. He was born on July 4, 1942. The series of event kicked off on July 1 with a virtual conference on the life and times of Solanke. That was followed by the […]
Continue Reading
By Tatalo Alamu If a man is diligent in his work, he will not only walk before kings and royalties, he will become a king and royalty in his own right. For the better part of this past week, the art and culture community in Nigeria, the grizzled purveyors of sacred tradition and the surviving […]
Continue Reading
By Nnedinso Ogaziechi To be honest, I admire a few Nollywood actors but rarely watch the productions (not really good at sitting to watch films but I love stage plays, epics, documentaries often featuring trained and versatile actors with good technical details. However, there are many veterans that are metaphors for excellence, professionalism, commitment, passion […]
Continue Reading
As preparations are in top gear for the 80th birthday celebration of legendary Nigerian actor, Olu Jacobs, some Nollywood actors have started to pour encomiums on him. The veteran actor will turn 80 on July 11. Actors, on Monday, took to their Instagram pages to celebrate Olu Jacobs with the display of his recent picture. […]
Continue Reading
Secret of my agility, vibrancy at 80 By Oyeyinka Fabowale Veteran entertainer, Jimi Solanke, clocks 80 years today! The iconic artist, who made a name for himself as a versatile dramatist, musician and folklorist in a career spanning the 50s to the present, spoke ahead of his birthday, which has set the Nigerian arts circuit […]
Continue Reading
Some artistes who came for the recent audition by National Troupe of Nigeria The Artistic Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN), Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed, has said he is ready to support the creative, cultural and performing arts as part of the troupe’s established objectives of encouraging discovery and development of talents in […]
Continue Reading
By Chinonso Ihekire Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. Abdul Gani-fawehinmi. Anthony Enahoro. Ndubuisi Kanu. One of the realities of being a young Nigerian, especially one clustered within the Generation Z (late ‘90s – early 2000s) is not having the opportunity to meet any of these heroes of democracy. As such, one learns to become a ‘collector of […]
Continue Reading
By Alao Abiodun It is no mere rhetoric that Femi, the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and a grandchild of women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, is a master of his musical craft. Unarguably, Femi is not just a multi-instrumentalist, he is also a singer and songwriter. His earliest introduction to songwriting was by […]
Continue Reading
