NCC, Customs seize N300m pirated works
Collaboration between the Nigerian Copyright Commission and the Nigerian Customs Service again recently yielded a positive result in the fight against piracy as a 40-feet container, loaded with...
View ArticleAdedoyin’s covenant with the master carver
Popular art collector, Prince Yemisi Adedoyin, who is presenting a book in honour of the late visual artist, Lamidi Fakeye, reflects on his encounters with him If promise is a debt that must be paid,...
View ArticleHow I produced two films last year – Ojopagogo
Yoruba actor, Olayiwola Razaq, popularly called Ojopagogo, speaks on his experience as an actor and producer, writes AKEEM LASISI It may not be corruption-inducing like that of many politicians,...
View ArticleWhy Kalu Ikeagwu wept on movie set
Kalu Ikeagwu had more than he bargained for when he was starred in the movie, Broken, alongside Nollywood diva, Nse Ikpe Etim. The actor, who played the role of a randy NYSC member on his primary...
View ArticleTheatre artists are evangelists – Jaiyesinmi
It is celebration time as stakeholders mark World Theatre Day As the World Theatre Day is celebrated across the world, the Promoter of Thespian Family Theatre, Mrs. Ayo Jaiyesinmi, has urged the...
View ArticleFrom theatre to billboard, Omotoso dances at 70
All roads lead to Akure, capital of Ondo State, as the Nigerian literati celebrate Prof. Kole Omotoso at 70, writes CHUX OHAI Professor Bankole Omotoso is many things rolled into one. He is an...
View ArticleHall of Fame for Odua
Arrangement has been concluded for the unveiling of an ultra-modern hall of fame for the Odua Investment Company, at the Pent House of the Cocoa House, Ibadan on Wednesday (today). The facility was...
View ArticleAlaafin to host Sango Festival
The Yoruba god of thunder, Sango, is set to assume a new status as plans on for the first edition of the Sango Festival, to be hosted by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. According to Chief...
View ArticleFakeye: Real life after death
A book launch in Lagos rekindles memories of deceased master carver, Lamidi Fakeye, AKEEM LASISI reports Prominent traditional rulers including the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Alfred Achebe, joined other...
View ArticleIn Ibadan, museum grows on Cocoa House
The Chief Executive Officer of Evagrin Concept, Hakeem Adenekan, speaks on how the outfit built the Oodua Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame for the Oodua Group of Companies, AKEEM LASISI writes The...
View ArticleSeun begins quest for change on Twitter
Afrobeat musician, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, starts an anti-corruption campaign among youths in Nigeria on social media, writes CHUX OHAI Afrobeat musician, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, appears to have taken his...
View ArticleAsa, others shine at MTN Calabar Jazz Festival
Lovers of jazz music had a good feel of it, when the first MTN Calabar International Jazz Festival was staged in the city otherwise called Canaanland. Held at the Cultural Centre and Millennium Park,...
View ArticleWhen UNILAG ’83 took reunion party to Garden City
Some prominent Nigerians stir nostalgia as a group of University of Lagos old students reunite, AKEEM LASISI writes Eminent Nigerians, including a former Supreme Court judge, Justice Adolphus...
View ArticleFrom Benue, another singer wants to ‘Superfly’
Since Tuface became a goldmine on the Nigerian entertainment scene, many people tend to give any artiste from Benue, his home state, attention. This is apart from the fact that the Benue culture has...
View ArticleModern babes in fattening room
In a fresh and ambitious re-enactment of the Efik pre-marriage tradition, Fattening Room, six ladies drawn from different parts of Africa land in seclusion, writes AKEEM LASISI At a time many people...
View ArticleCultural lessons from North America
Monilola Tenabe has lived in the US for about 30 years. But her manner of speaking shows that Yoruba culture still flows in her blood. She has, understandably, gained a distinct measure of American...
View Article68-year-old woman turns up for Glo X Factor
A 68-year-old woman, Mrs. Evelyn D. Lawson, and her 42-year-old son, Minabo S. Lawson, caused sensation at the audition of the X-Factor singing TV Reality Show held in Port Harcourt on Saturday....
View ArticleLike a real Fatal Betrayal
The uproar that greeted Saturday’s aborted wedding of Nollywood actor, Solomon Akiyesi, recalls the tone of some films in which he has featured, writes Akeem Lasisi Even if a wound does not desire to...
View ArticleAki stars in new MNET drama series
Award-winning Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ihedieze, aka Aki, seems determined to take his career a notch higher than ever. For this reason, he has become quite choosy about making future appearances in...
View ArticleYoung author redefines concept of beauty
When authors set out to write on any subject, the motive is usually to satisfy a personal craving. But, in Seun Onanuga’s case, the reader’s pleasure is the ultimate goal. “I think of my audience first...
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