‘Ebedi’s contribution to literature in Nigeria is immense’
JUST like other past Ebedi International Writers’ residents, Ayobami Adebayo and Temitope Shadiat Jimoh’s six weeks stay in Iseyin, Oyo…
‘The glamour of home video is over’
Oba Olusegun Ayodele Akinbola, the Aladeokun of Alade-Idanre, Ondo State, used to be a journalist with the Nigeria Television Service…
That the railway may thrive again
A review of Oladele Osunbote’s Railway in Nigeria (Part II) by Abiodun Awolaja. In a clime where road traffic accidents,…
Focus on education as books on late former commissioner are unveiled
KITH and kin of a former Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Abdul-Jelil Amoloye, on Saturday, 23…
The Vegetarian wins 2016 Man Booker prize
The Vegetarian, a novel about a woman who “wants to reject human brutality” and gives up eating meat, has won…
FG shelves plan for Kano film village after protests
Nigeria’s government has cancelled plans to build a “film village” in the northern state of Kano after opposition from Muslim…
Focus on education as books on late former commissioner are unveiled
KITH and kin of a former Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Abdul-Jelil Amoloye, on Saturday, 23…
Juju: The stagnation of a musical genre
From I.K Dairo’s refreshing contribution, to King Sunny Ade and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey’s reign, this piece traces the evolution…
Using entrepreneurship to tackle youth unemployment
A review of Kachi Ogbonna’s book, How They Started: Innovative Nigerian Brands by Apeh Omede. Entrepreneurship has become a major…
Book review: Monitoring the clock of one’s life
A review of Reverend Sam Adesua’s book, The Clock of Man’s life: From Starting Point to Zero Hour by Adewale…
‘Nigeria needs more dramatic therapists’
Dr Laide Nasir is Africa’s first doctorate degree holder in dramatic therapy. In this interview with ADEWALE OSHODI, the Performing…
Dele Jegede’s Transitions to take Lagos by storm
SIX years after his last solo exhibition in Nigeria, US-based artist and art historian, Professor Dele Jegede is set for…
Book review: Understanding ethics in public administration
A review of Akin Isiolaotan’s book, Administrative Law and Ethics in Public Administration by Lasisi Olagunju. This is a 44-page…
Again, stakeholders seek support for projection of Yoruba language
REVIVING the dwindling fortune of the Yoruba language was once again brought to the fore recently in Ibadan when a…
Meet Dr Olajide, a dentist with passion for books
PASSION is in-built, and that is why Abimbola Olajide, though a dentist, has fallen in love with with the world…
Remembering the late literary genius, D.O Fagunwa
EVERY town or community has its shining stars that would etch the name of the community or town in the…
Book Review: Understanding the lessons of ramadan
A review of Professor Sabit Ariyo Olagoke’s book, Ramadan: The Great Teacher by Olusakin Babalola. Ramadan, The Great Teacher,…
Hope rises as dons intervene in neglect of local languages
The unease over the neglect of indigenous languages by Nigerians has been on for a while now, but last week,…
Italian film-maker, Spencer, dies at 86
Italian actor and filmmaker, Bud Spencer, who starred in a number of Spaghetti Westerns, has died aged 86. He passed…
Ebedi: Changing Nigeria’s literary landscape
TRAVELLING to Iseyin, Oyo State for his literary residency has given a writer of Northern extraction, Abdullahi Lawan Kangala, the…
