True test of love they say is sacrifice and in times of war, sacrifice is an important rudiment of victory. This is well captured in Wole Oguntokun’s premiere of the theatre play ‘Legend of Moremi Ajaasoro’ in conjunction with MUSON. Set in the ancient kingdom of Ile-Ife, the play narrates the brave sacrifice of a […]

IT is going to be an all round entertainment for lovers of theatre, dance, drama and music, especially lovers of old high life tunes as Playhouse Initiative led by Uche Nwokedi is set to relive past musical glory with Kakadu-The Musical, a unique dance drama that captures the real essence of old Lagos night life when people from different ethnic groups converged and enjoyed with one another.

IT was a moment of glory for Nigeria as young Mr. Charles Okeoghene Etubiebi put up a superlative stage performance at an international theatre festival that recently took place in Sudan, East Africa, to emerge the overall best male actor of the festival.

RECENTLY, Ikelebe Sports Arena Auchi, the Edo North Senatorial District Headquarters was a melting point for over a dozen Masquerades and casts of traditional troupes at the beacon of the Centre for Afenmai Heritage & Cultural Studies, a creative outfit for the promotion, propagation and documentation of art and culture of the Afenmai people.

IT was a moment of glory for Nigeria as young Mr. Charles Okeoghene Etubiebi put up a superlative stage performance at an international theatre festival that recently took place in Sudan, East Africa, to emerge the overall best male actor of the festival.

IT is going to be an all round entertainment for lovers of theatre, dance, drama and music, especially lovers of old high life tunes as Playhouse Initiative led by Uche Nwokedi is set to relive past musical glory with Kakadu-The Musical, a unique dance drama that captures the real essence of old Lagos night life when people from different ethnic groups converged and enjoyed with one another.

Book Capital 2014 team was honoured with a welcome gift from the Deputy Mayor of Bangkok at the opening of a series of special events to mark the launch of the Thai city’s tenure as UNESCO World Book Capital City for 2013.

A TOTAL of 10 schools have been invited to the 7th Macmillan Youth Literary Day 2013, and subsequently, saddled with the responsibility of using their various presentations to illustrate that amidst all fears, failures and frustrations, Nigerians are blessed with skills, ability and mental capacity to rise above the teaming challenges currently confronting the nation, and achieve greatness.

It was a historic moment last week, when an African American family of Sculptor Melvin Edwards came to Benin, Nigeria with cremated ash of his late wife, poet Jayne Cortez for final burial. The quiet and symbolic ceremony underlies the eternal connection between Africa at home and Africa in the Diaspora.

One can call it a dramatic come back to her first love or an era of fulfillment. After three decades of perfunctory practice, she returns with her strongest body of works featuring her recent pieces, embodied with variety that announces her as a brilliant and intelligent artist and also, works of her son, a modernist, full of strength and vigour of a youth whose style geared towards the “”tablet-age” contemporary with a speed and refinement in modern art.

Last week, Nigerian artists under the umbrella of an association called Artists Collective held a rally to challenge Federal government’s decision to make the nation’s cultural symbol, the National Theatre, a five star hotel.

At an evening of conversations with media men and art enthusiasts which took place last Wednesday at Jazzhole, Ikoyi, as part of activities lined up to commemorate the 70th birthday of Professor Bankole Omotoso, the short story writer, novelist, dramatist, critic, actor, biographer of Nigeria, founding General Secretary and a former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), seized the opportunity, to open up on reasons for his relocation abroad which he said was as a result of the social realities of the country.

Ifeoma Fafunwa will be taking a second stab at the global phenomenon but this time she will be directing the Nigerianized version.

It was a historic moment last week, when an African American family of Sculptor Melvin Edwards came to Benin, Nigeria with incriminated ash of his late wife, poet Jayne Cotez for final burial. The quite and symbolic ceremony underlies the eternal connection between Africa at home and Africa in the Diaspora.

NIGERIANS who are intending to migrate to Malaysia for various reasons and those resident in Malaysia should become acquainted with the local rules and regulations that are bidding in Malaysia, in order not to fall into any kind of trouble.