City VoiceUzor Maxim Uzoatu The book tour of Professor Okey Ndibe across six Nigerian cities has indeed been very engrossing – an irresistible force, more like. The personable Ndibe has on offer his second novel Foreign Gods, Inc., and his memoir Never Look an American in the Eye which bears the intriguing subtitle “Flying Turtles, Colonial […]
Michael Adesanya /Abeokuta The founder, Paseda Legacy Foundation, Otunba Rotimi Paseda, has expressed disappointment over non-adherence to the norms and values of Yoruba culture in manners that suggest future danger. Paseda said despite being one of the richest cultures in the world, Yoruba culture has been bastardized by the youths through their attitude and mode of dressing. Paseda, […]
A solo art exhibition reflecting the state of the nation, ‘Please Help Clean (Phcn) by Ija Lobomo will open at the Red Door Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos on November 20. It will feature paintings such as ‘Painfully Employed I’; ‘Painfully Employed II’; ‘What Legacies!’; ‘1960s BC and 2010 Ad’, all reflecting the state of the […]
Ooni Ogunwusi The Arole Oodua and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has signed a Scholarship Memorandum Of Understanding with the University of Oxford to enable him provide scholarships for students in African studies. Ooni Ogunwusi, who was hosted by the University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr Robert Easton on Monday 27th November, 2017 […]
Olugbo of Ugbo, Oba Frederick Akinruntan cutting the anniversary cake, flanked by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi (left), Olugbo’s Queen Stella Iyabode Akinruntan (right), Ondo State Deputy Governor – elect, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Ondo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mrs Lola Fagbemi, during the 11th Coronation Anniversary of Olugbo […]
By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to adopt Adire as an attire for national events and as a cultural symbol in the nation’s foreign missions, to further promote the rich culture of the nation to the outside world. He made the appeal at the official […]
Benin priests invoking curses on human traffickers The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Friday assembled local herbalists and traditional priests of the Kingdom to place curses on native doctors and herbalists and all others who aid human traffickers by administering oaths of secrecy on victims of human trafficking. Also cursed were kidnappers, violators of the […]
The Executive Committee of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC), UNESCO’s statute B global partner in theatre criticism, holds its first ever-official event on the African continent during the Lagos Theatre festival from March 1-5th 2017. The special International Theatre Critics Conference will deliberate on the theme: “Theatre, Criticism and Politics – Where Are […]
By Mike Mbonye Debby Oluwatimilehin Akinsola is a 25-year-old Nigerian student who can speak the 11 official languages of South Africa. The languages are, isiZulu, Setswana, Ndebele, Isixhosa, Sesotho, Tsonga/Xangani, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Venda, and Swati. Akinsola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Pretoria, South Africa, on Sunday that she was born in […]
The Jos Repertory Theatre as part of its 2016 programming will be hosting the prelude to the 10th Jos Festival of Theatre. The weekend of three plays supported by Grand Cereals Limited has since started on Saturday, May 28 and with the last play to be staged on Monday, May 30 at the premises of […]