The influence of pen pushers in any nation was again underscored as Nigerians from all walks of life gathered to honour veteran journalist, Uche Ezechukwu, at the presentation of his book in Abuja TUNJI AJIBADE writes .
The conference hall of the Wheatbaker Hotel Ikoyi was the venue. And the event was the 8th edition of Modern and Contemporary Art Auction organised by Art House Contemporary Limited. By 6.00 pm the hall was already filled to the brim as many art collectors, patrons, critics, artists and lovers scrambled for the available spaces to sit.
As part of its avowed mission to empower the people by promoting reading culture and bringing books and other instructional materials closer to the people for better education and self-improvement , the Nigerian Book Fair Trust Fund last week held its 11th edition of the Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF 2012) at the Multi-purpose halls of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
THIS Thursday, the sky will shed tears, the cloud will scream, heaven will quake and the stars will mourn, the arrival of a guest uninvited, given a brutal exit from mother earth, for being a man of peace. Yes, another soul will go down under the rubbles of sand.
THE death last week in Lagos, of an A list Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos and Professor of Computer Science, Prof. Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, sadly marked an end to a progressive era of academic governance and productive scholarship.
…Calls for states govt collaboration
Determined to make the country a hub for world heritage, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, NCMM has proposed three more sites for enlistment in the global heritage sites just as the commission calls on government of states to come to the help of the country’s heritage through support.
Biographical writing is not only about what one achieves in life, but also about the challenges one encounters in the discharge of life entrusted responsibilities as well as one’s envisioned programmes for the progress of society and humanity.
