In official and informal circles, Oba Abdul Ganiy Adekunle Salau is called Ajinese the first. And truly, many first things have been recorded in Iseyin land within the short period of ten years that he was installed as the 29th Aseyin of Iseyin. The first township road in Oke-Ogun to be dualised is in Iseyin. […]
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Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka Undeterred by the current rage of Covid-19 and its disruption of the social order, the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, (WSICE) is set to hold its annual programme which usually coincides with the celebration of the birthday anniversary of an illustrious son of Africa and global citizen, Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka; the […]
Etisalat Nigeria has started accepting entries for the 2015 edition of its prize for literature. Speaking last Thursday at a press conference where the announcement was made and judges of the prize also unveiled, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, said that the company’s key values, passion for excellence and empowerment, run through […]
The PRISENDA Writers Residency Initiative is pleased to announce that the maiden edition of her bimonthly event has been scheduled for Saturday, January 16th 2021 from 4:00PM Nigeria time. The guest writer, Jumoke Verissimo, is a Nigerian poet and writer currently resident in Edmonton, Canada. The 2020 winner of the Aidoo-Snyder Prize for Best Creative […]
By Jahman Anikulapo Busy day in Port au Prince as the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, is given State reception by the Haitian Government, led by President Monsieur Jovenel Moise, at the State House on Tuesday. The first lady of Haiti, and eight cabinet ministers as well as many senior government officials assisted Moise in decorating […]
Femi Kehinde, Justice Ladiran Akintola and LAUTECH VC, Professor Michael Olufisayo Son of the late political sage and first Labour Minister in Nigeria, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, Justice Ladiran Akintola, has expressed disappointment in what he termed as the inglorious position allotted to his father by the media and some leaders of the country, even […]
You have visited a number of countries to promote your new book? Was the response what you expected? “I wasn’t sure what to expect except that there would be very interesting conversations. And so far within the continent and in the diaspora the dialogue surrounding our diversity historically and now has been robust. For those […]
By Gbemisola Adeoti When they buried grains in the earth’s bowel they prayed for plenteous produce to wrest a grain of joy from sumptuous harvest of angst – dry-eyed sun, irate whirlwind and flood like a mordant mob just a tiny grain of bliss to thaw the frozen grief in the heart of desert dwellers […]
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, her charity that gives free books to children, has just given away its 100 millionth book. The milestone volume was a copy of Parton’s newest children’s picture book, Coat of Many Colors, titled after her 1971 single of the same name. It was given to the Library of Congress in Washington, where Parton […]
From the staple of Purple Shelves publishers, it’s a pleasure to announce the release of a new book by the United Nations and Nigerian Air Force award recipient– Flight Lieutenant Anthonia Egbujiobi. The book entitled Bridging Civil-Military Gap: Strategies for Robust Relationships and Successful Operations, is due for launch in Makurdi, Benue State later in […]