Nike Art Gallery, Shyllon Museum, others delight art enthusiasts at Etravel Summer Tour
By Onyeka Ezike Participants in the Lagos Summer with Mr Nonso recently embarked on a memorable cultural and artistic tour of some of Lagos State’s foremost creative destinations, as part of efforts to explore the state’s tourism potential and promote Nigeria’s rich artistic heritage. The event, organised by the Chief Executive Officer of Etravel, Uche […]
Ikechukwu Andrew Emueze holds Art Exhibition
One of Nigerian’s foremost artistes, Ikechukwu Andrew Emueze of Foundation for Black Heritage (FOBHE) has scheduled to hold a solo exhibition. The exhibition titled Harvest will be held at Imperial Chinese Restaurant, Victoria Island Lagos from the 1st of April ,2011 till the end of the month
NICO Boss charges Parents to speak indigenous Languages to Children
The Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has again stressed the need for parents to place priority on teaching their children indigenous languages
Red book on Modern Customary Courts
Miakpo Emiaso has courageously blazed a trail by publishing what is doubtlessly the very first full length work on the law, practice and procedure of modern customary courts in Nigeria
Gov Daniel urges students to acquire trade knowledge…
WORRIED by the continued increase in joblessness in the country, The Ogun State Governor, Otunba Olugbenga Daniel has advised students of tertiary institutions to learn a trade that would make them self employed
My work is larger than any female-centred ideology- Prof Onwueme
Professor Tess Onwueme is one of Africa’s foremost female playwrights and a Distinguished Professor of Cultural Diversity and English at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, USA. The playwright, who has not only published severally, but is so globally studied was recently honoured with a new appointment as her university’s Professor of Global Letters.
How Poet Ikeogu Oke read angry, but beautiful poetry
The poet, Ikeogu Oke, was the first writer in the year to feature at the regular Guest Writer Session organized by the Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF). In this report, TUNJI AJIBADE, highlights on the key issues frothing from the reading.
A stage director must adopt production style- Dr Adeoye
In our Thespian discourse today, Dr AbdulRasheed Abiodun Adeoye of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, discusses the role of a stage director as a critical factor in the realisation of theatrical objectives.
Abdullahi Atta: The story of an African Prince
One of the greatest challenges of governance in Nigeria is the inability of most of the leaders and political office holders to document the account of their stewardship to the people, reports Japhet Alakam.
Enugu: A new visual face
The adornment of streets and public spaces in Enugu with art was first undertaken during the Emeka Omerua regime in 1986. Though a worthy venture, the regime exhibited its lack of a sense of art value by simply taking art pieces from the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) and mounting same at strategic points in the city.
Korean Cultural Centre Hosts NICO Boss
The Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, was the Guest Playwright at the Korean Cultural Centre in Abuja at the second edition of Play Reading Party, organized by Arojah Concepts and Korean Cultural Centre last week.
