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Milestones in infrastructure development
When President Muhammadu Buhari asked his ministers for comprehensive status reports on policies, programmes and projects on their ministries, departments and agencies on April 17, one of those who knew they have several publications to…
Stella Oyedepo: Untimely demise of a restorer
Less than two months after one of the nation’s most outstanding academics, writer and public intellectual, Professor Pius Adesanmi died in the crashed Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 8 Flight 302, the Grim Reaper has struck the Nigerian…
Anave boosts fight against malaria, maternal mortality
As part of efforts to reduce high malaria, infant and maternal mortality rates in the country, Sterling Bank and the Malaria, Child, Maternal Mortality Eradication (MACMME) project have partnered to produce an advocacy movie entitled…
From Lukesh, book of photographs documents milestones
Two photography books down the line, seasoned photographer, Lukman Olaonipekun is not tired of documenting events and peoples for posterity
ITAN returns with Funmi Ajila, Broda Shaggi, others
IT promises to be exciting as the top fashion designer, Funmi Ajila-Ladipo and popular online comedian, Broda Shaggi, join some of the country’s finest stage actors as guest artistes when interesting play, ITAN, The Story, returns this…
Why youths need arts, crafts skills —Nike Okundaye
The artiste spoke at a Yoruba culture renaissance programme held in Lagos last weekend
In Lagos, Obioma, Ajibade talk Chi, literature
US-based writer and academic, Chigozie Obioma, whose first novel, The Fishermen was nominated for The Man Booker Prize in 2015, recently had a three-city reading tour of his latest book, An Orchestra of Minorities. In Lagos, the veteran…
How we’ll boost culture, tourism with Ondo ARTFEST —Oshodi
The maiden Ondo State Festival of Arts, Culture and Tourism held in December demonstrated how excellent stakeholders’ collaboration can help develop the sectors. Gallery owner and artist, Seyi Paul Oshodi, who partnered with the state…
Niyi Osundare International Poetry Festival holds July
THE 2019 edition of the Niyi Osundare International Poetry Festival (NOIPOFEST) will hold from July 15 to 17 at the University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State.
The eminent critic and academic, Professor Biodun Jeyifo, who recently…
Come then, to Stay, Pius!
All assurances
In all the stories and narrations
That good must trounce evil
Have come to nought
What happened to Agbe
And all his affirmations that
Journeys end in certain return?
Yet, the iron and metal version of…