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Fun at maiden Street Theatre
IT was fun on Sunday, September 22 when the 1st Street Theatre organised by Carnivals & Cultural Pride held at Apongbon, Lagos Island. Hundreds of residents and guests converged on the forecourt of Elephant House to watch performances…
When Four Points connected with art
Four Points by Sheraton Lagos affirms the close relationship between art and hospitality by hosting a contemporary art exhibitionFOUR Points by Sheraton Lagos, a brand of Marriott International has hosted three contemporary…
Three Thieves, meal of hilarity
WHAT do you do when a prank becomes real, and you need to deploy all your survival skills to free yourself from a clear and present danger?This is the question at the centre of ‘Three Thieves’, an action-comedy and the second feature…
Nigeria Prize for Literature: Idada, Olatunde, Begho are finalists
THE grand award ceremony on October 11 won’t come fast enough for Jude Idada, Dunni Olatunde and Oyehmi T. Begho whose works have been shortlisted for this year’s The Nigeria Prize for Literature.Idada’s ‘Boom Boom’, Olatunde’s ‘Mystery…
Ipadeola selected for international writing program
THE award-winning poet, Tade Ipadeola, has joined the elite group of Nigerian writers that have participated in the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, courtesy of the United States Department of…
NCWS laud Runsewe, IGP
THE National Council for Women Society (NCWS) has commended the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) Segun Runsewe and the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu for spearheading the campaign against…
Stay with Me insisted on being written —Adebayo
Ayobami Adebayo is the winner of the 2018 edition of the 9mobile Prize for Literature. In this interview held at the upscale office of her Nigerian publisher, Ouida Books, she speaks on the process of writing her winning work, ‘Stay with…
Anatsui’s silveric hair furbished with a royal cap
Saturday, 24th August 2019 was a memorable and a colourful day at the palace of Igwe George Asadu, the traditional ruler of Ihe-Nsukka autonomous community. It was a day, set aside by the crown head, his royal cabinet and his subjects…
Scholar hails children, associates for sustaining Susanne Wenger’s legacies
THE adopted children and associates of the late Adunni Olorisa (Susanne Wenger) have been commended for continuing to sustain her legacies ten years after she passed.The Austrian- born Osun high priestess died on January 12, 2009, aged…
In Akure, accolades for Fagunwa, Soyinka
Scholars from across the globe paid homage to the late D.O. Fagunwa and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka at the second international conference of the Fagunwa Study Group