Colours, culture on display as Victoria Island carnival lights up Lagos
By Prisca Sam-Duru & Onyeka Ezike Victoria Island Lagos’ daily activities, usually marked by deafening sounds from corporate engines, horrific traffic and noise from several commercial activities are being replaced by a different kind of vibe – entertainment. This is as Downtown Promotions lights up the streets of Victoria Island with its unveiling of the maiden […]
Okafor unravels the mystery of Ikeji Mask performance
The Ikeji Festival is one of the biggest festival of the Aros of the south Eastern Nigeria. It is an annual festival of thanksgiving, merriment and propitiation, which comes up either in the month of March or April every year. The festival is very rich, in both historical and cultural festivities, filled with scintillating performances from masquerades, memorable sights, comic acts and magical dances from different dance groups.
Creativity, innovation as Africa designs tomorrow
On Saturday October 24, 2015, Lagos State began enjoying another level of beautification with glowing colours from stunning images by Nigeria’s finest and award-winning photographers, as well as images from renowned international artists, courtesy of the Lagos Photo Festival. The festival which ends on November 27, attracted an overwhelming turn out of art enthusiasts, art aficionados, Caucasians, artists and many more, who thronged the Escalator Entrance of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, to have a glimpse of aesthetics, creativity and innovation at its best.
Ex-PMAN president, Rosiji rewards Guarapad heroes
Former President of Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria and Founder of Gaurapad Charities, Bolaji Rosiji, celebrated Nigeria’s Independence with members of staff by unveiling a special welfare package tagged ‘Heroes award’. The event held at the Guarapad multi-purpose hall, Maryland, attracted over one hundred and fifty Gaurapad staff from across West Africa. Most of the staff had been in suspense for a month as to what the event, tagged Gaurapad Heroes, was all about.
CBAAC Int’l lecture holds in Nsukka
The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) have concluded plans to host the 2015 edition of CBAAC International Distinguished Public Lecture scheduled to hold on the 24th November, 2015 at the Princess Alexandria Auditorium of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nsukka Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Racing on the Himalayas
Titus Okereke treats us to a world worth living in his book, Our Fathers’ Land – Including Reminiscences on the Nigerian Civil War. This is the first book of its class, an autobiographic tale well told, to come out of an alumnus of the old University College, Ibadan, from a graduate of the early sixties, 1960-1964.
