For many that graced the 4th edition of authors’ forum, a gathering of authors and major stakeholders in the book industry organised by the foremost publishers, University Press Plc at Ibadan penultimate week and those who had graced the previous editions, one major issue that was observed was the concerted effort by the company to use the resources at their disposal to address some of the problems in the educational sector.

Yesterday at the June 12 Culture Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Home, a play written by Samm Art Williams was staged as part of activities by Zimrage Multimedia Company to mark Professor Wole Soyinka’s 78th birthday. Among the cast that delivered the scripts are actors and actresses drawn from Nigeria and abroad.

Professor Steve Okecha, Special Adviser on Technical Education to the Minister of Education recently launched a book titled ‘’Now l Know My People’: A Commentary on the Ndokwa Nation. Prof Okecha, former lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University and an astute university administrator brought his vast experience as a widely travelled scholar of international repute to bear at the double honours on the day he also laid bare “away with the Oligarchs – a hard knock on oppressors of the people in whatever guise.

In Lagos, this year’s World Music Day has come and gone, courtesy of the National Troupe of Nigeria. But having come and gone, the memory lingers on. The lingering memory is not as a result of fulfillment of expectations going by the demands of the event which would have involved an almost all day fun filled musical concert.

The Agip Hall of the Muson centre shook to its foundation recently with the spectacular performance of IPI NTOMBI, South Africa’s popular dance drama by students of Greenwood House, Ikoyi. Though stated for 5.30pm, parents, arts and culture enthusiasts filled the hall before the scheduled time.