Twenty four years after late Hubert Adedeji Ogunde , a Nigerian actor, playwright, theatre manager, and musician died, his heir has begun moves to resuscitate the legacy he left behind.

Bolaji Rosiji, needs no introduction, who made his marks in music industry is not only a musician and artist of note; he is an effective leader who injected punch and vitality into PMAN

The Federal Palace Hotel, on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, is always beehive of activities but last weekend it witnessed an unusual visitors as people from all walks of life especially those who believed in the Nigerian project, converged at the venue to celebrate with one of Nigeria’s brightest stars in the person of Chude Jideonwu during the presentation of his thought provoking and timely book titled-”Are We The Turning Point G eneration” How Africa’s Youths can drive its urgent revolution.

Upon entering the Agip Recital Hall of Muson Centre, Onikan Lagos, penultimate week, guests were greeted by a bold art work of the map of Nigeria which stood at the centre of the stage. The amazing piece was protected with beautiful alluring material with rainbow colours. Both the art work and the clothe material were more than stage accessories; they symbolised unity and peace which were the main thrust of the 2nd edition of the Macmillan Youth Cultural Day competition. The culture event was tagged, My Country, My Pride.

By definition the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Simple. Q.E.D. (Quad erat demostratum). All those definitions were before Nigerians burst on to the scientific or political scene. No Nigerian that I know of believes that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Why do I say so? Well, I do not know about many of you but try and employ a bricklayer and I wager you anything you like, he would be unable to draw a straight line! If he plasters your walls it looks like a tsunami up and down, curves – anything but a straight line, despite the most accurate plumbing material ever invented. Why are we like that? We have this penchant for obfuscation; when we want to leave a job, we do not resign or retire, we step aside.

The need for proper of funding plays in Nigeria was re echoed last week when the National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) hosted its 30th play reading session with the reading of Omo Uwaifo’s ‘One Kingdom, One Monarch’ at Cinema Hall II, National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos

For four days, June 4 to June 7, 2014, the city of Lagos will be treated to an unforgettable experience as Taruwa Festival of Performing Arts in Nigeria [TAF] returns with a second edition themed ‘Telling Our Stories’

I must commend our author, Loolo Florence Chinyere Duru, for her deep interest in the Igbo language and its proverbs. Proverbs are the wisdom of a people in a nutshell

It was all accolades for literary icon, Professor Elechi Amadi who recently turned 80, as the literati gathered at the University of Calabar to celebrate the renowned writere.

It was another celebration of cultural heritage of the Afenmai as people from all walks of gathered for 2014 Afenmai Mass Assembly of Masquerades Outing