Arrangements have been concluded to honour eminent theatre director, actor, critic, poet, novelist, editor and newspaper columnist, Professor Femi Osofisan, who clocks 70 next year, with an international conference themed ‘Femi Osofisan, Post-Negritude Tradition and 50 Years of Nigerian Literary Drama’ . Being jointly organised by Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan, Department of […]
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The 2017 edition of Lagos Theatre Festival is partnering with the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) to host a seminar for young critics working on the continent.The seminar will hold March 1-5 at the National Theatre during the Theatre Festival, organized by the British Council. Professor Emmanuel Dandaura, the only African member of the Executive […]
Wole Soyinka’s classic,‘Death and the King’s Horseman’, will be on stage throughout this Eid el Kabir holiday, September 1 to 4 at the Terra Arena, Tiamiyu Savage street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Directed by Bisi Adigun, the presentation is produced by Arambe Productions, with support from management of Terra Kulture, owners of the theatre facility. Described […]
THE Association of Dance Scholars And Practitioners of Nigeria (ADSPON) will, from October 3 through 6, hold its fifth national conference at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State. With ‘Dance As Therapy For National Security And Economic Stability’ as theme, the three-day event is organised in collaboration with Osun State Ministry of Culture and […]
CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria joins other civil society bodies across the country to condemn the attempt by lawmakers to introduce a new legislation which threatens the freedom of civil society bodies. The bill titled “AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE SUPERVISION, COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL […]
The renovated palace By Michael Adesanya/ Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Oluwatoyin Taiwo on Tuesday met the Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo to solicit his support in the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage in the state. Speaking at the Alake’s palace, Taiwo noted that Royal Fathers, being […]
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has seized pirated materials worth N150 million at Alaba International Market in Lagos and arrested five suspects. Mr Adedayo Thomas, the Director-General (DG)of the board disclosed in Lagos on Thursday that the seizure was made between May and October. He said that the pirated materials seized include CDs, […]
The founder of the popular Whispering Palms resort at Badagry, Lagos State speaks about its beginnings, and the country’s arts and hospitality industry. Dressed in a faded beach shirt, brown trouser, boots and fez cap, Prof. Olufemi Pearse’s nondescript appearance would make you take him for an old hired hand instead of the owner of […]
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Baba Sala is alive – Son
Baba Sala, his wife, Funmi (left) and son, Deji * His biography for launch at Oriental Hotel Ailing comedian, Apostle Moses Olaiya Adejumo, popularly known as Baba Sala, is alive. “Baba is alive and not dead,” the artist’s first son, Reverend Adejeji Adejumo, told CITY VOICE on the telephone on Wednesday. Speaking against the background […]
Chief Moses Olaiya Adejumo By Bankole Shakirudeen Adeshina IT was a long and rough ride down to The Rehoboth Place, a private property located at Awoyaya, a town situated between Ibeju-Lekki and Epe areas of Lagos State. From 9:25am on that fateful Tuesday morning, the poorly maintained vehicle laboured to convey some Lagos-based entertainment journalists […]