The Royal Dynasty of Ile-Ife: Ancient rule, contemporary influence
Ilé-Ifẹ̀, widely acknowledged as the “Cradle of Yorùbá Civilisation,” holds a paramount position in the cultural and historical fabric of Nigeria and the broader West African region. The post The...
View Article‘AMAA is a roadmap not just an event’
In this short—but informative—conversation, Ramond A. Anyiam-Osigwe (a Brother to the Founder) explains, to J.K. Obatala, the inner working of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony. The post...
View ArticleOlupo marks first coronation anniversary in Grand Style with launch of N1B...
Following the demise of the immediate past Olupo, Oba Emmanuel Onaolapo Oyebamiji, Fadare II, who passed on Monday, January 3, 2022 at age 72, the kingmakers of the town, selected Oba Abdul-Rafiu...
View ArticleRenowned Nigerian playwright, Wole Oguntokun dies at 57
Renowned Nigerian playwright, producer, director and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun, has died. He was 57. The post Renowned Nigerian playwright, Wole Oguntokun dies at 57 appeared first on The...
View ArticleBangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community
Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without...
View ArticleNun Danket Orchestra clocks 10
For the Director/ Founder Nun Danket Chorale, Orchestra and Band, Sunday Adeyinka Akapo, it is imperative to change the narratives of music by infusing classical and contemporary rendition into what...
View ArticleMayowa Ayilaran: New copyright act has come to address flaws in old law
Mr. Mayowa Ayilaran is the Chief Executive Officer of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte. The post Mayowa Ayilaran: New copyright act has come to address flaws in old law appeared first...
View ArticleBiqd set for ‘D’s Genesis’ release
Rising rap and drill artiste Chukwukere Paul Chibuike, known by his stage name Biqd, has announced the release of his upcoming project, “D’s Genesis,” slated to drop this July. Drawing inspiration from...
View ArticleOrisun Gallery promises a busy year as it hosts The Art of Friendship workshop
The year 2023 has no doubt, opened on a busy note for the Orisun Art Gallery, one of the major exhibition centres and art galleries in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The post Orisun Gallery...
View ArticleOwolabi’s to hold a gaze at Soto Gallery
In a series of exquisite 11 portraits, Tunde Owolabi, in his first show with Soto Gallery, is considering the pervasiveness of ‘informal work’ alongside the increasing marginalisation informal workers...
View ArticleMultiChoice unveils new package, GOtv SUPA +
MultiChoice, Africa’s leading pay-TV service provider has announced the introduction of a new package, GOtv Supa+, to the lineup of existing packages on GOtv. The post MultiChoice unveils new package,...
View ArticleThe Royal Dynasty of Ile-Ife: Ancient rule, contemporary influence
Ilé-Ifẹ̀, widely acknowledged as the “Cradle of Yorùbá Civilisation,” holds a paramount position in the cultural and historical fabric of Nigeria and the broader West African region. The post The...
View Article‘AMAA is a roadmap not just an event’
In this short—but informative—conversation, Ramond A. Anyiam-Osigwe (a Brother to the Founder) explains, to J.K. Obatala, the inner working of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony. The post...
View ArticleOlupo marks first coronation anniversary in Grand Style with launch of N1B...
Following the demise of the immediate past Olupo, Oba Emmanuel Onaolapo Oyebamiji, Fadare II, who passed on Monday, January 3, 2022 at age 72, the kingmakers of the town, selected Oba Abdul-Rafiu...
View ArticleRenowned Nigerian playwright, Wole Oguntokun dies at 57
Renowned Nigerian playwright, producer, director and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun, has died. He was 57. The post Renowned Nigerian playwright, Wole Oguntokun dies at 57 appeared first on The...
View ArticleBangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community
Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh's transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without...
View ArticleNun Danket Orchestra clocks 10
For the Director/ Founder Nun Danket Chorale, Orchestra and Band, Sunday Adeyinka Akapo, it is imperative to change the narratives of music by infusing classical and contemporary rendition into what...
View ArticleMayowa Ayilaran: New copyright act has come to address flaws in old law
Mr. Mayowa Ayilaran is the Chief Executive Officer of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte. The post Mayowa Ayilaran: New copyright act has come to address flaws in old law appeared first...
View ArticleEniogun... The Noble Warrior: Riveting tribute to Soyinka at 90
The term Japa is Nigeria’s latest gift or offering to English Lexicon after Nollywood. It is the latest label to identify youth surge and search for new identity. Applied loosely, Japa means ‘run...
View ArticleFour years after, Bankers’ Committee completes restoration of National...
“This is beautiful,” the delighted culture activist and former editor of The Guardian on Sunday heaved after seeing the work at the National Theatre, now Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the...
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