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 […]
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By Afis Oladosu The Eid el-Kabir is the great Festival. It is great because of the merger which evolves between the profane and the sacred. This is a festival which predates Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W); it is a festival instituted by the Almighty through the agency of Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail (upon them be peace and blessings […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A former envoy and Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Ambassador Sola Iji, greets Muslims as they celebrate Eid Mubarak. A message titled: “Ambassador Sola Iji rejoices with Muslims as they celebrate Eid Mubarak,” by the Director General of Ambassador Sola Iji Campaign Organisation, ASICO, Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye, said: “The leading aspirant and contender for the Ondo […]
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A leading Ondo South Senatorial District aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections, Mr Mathew Oye Oyerinmade, has sent message of hope, trust and total commitment to the teachings and lessons of the Quran after the Ramadan fasting. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr […]
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The Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Prof. Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa, has greeted all the Muslim faithful as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. In a message titled “Eid-el-Fitr felicitations,” which he signed, he said: “I, Vice-Chancellor, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Prof. Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa, on behalf of […]
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The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Prof Adedayo Fasakin, has felicitated with the Muslim Community in the institution, Ondo State and Nigeria in general as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. In a message titled “Rector’s Eid-el-Fitri Greetings- Let’s Make Sacrifice To Live In Harmony,” which he signed, he said: “Let me use this […]
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Photo: HKLM By Toni Kan The year was 1990 and Nigeria had a military president and a medical doctor turned oil man was in charge of the nation’s oil ministry. With zero oil industry experience, the brilliant doctor set himself three quick tasks; midwife indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry, increase reserves as well […]
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