Onwumere wins journalism award in Switzerland
Nigerian writer and poet, Odimegwu Onwumere has won the International Journalism and Media Awards 2016 in the “International Award for Excellence in Journalism” category in Geneva, Switzerland. This...
View ArticleAll theatre is necessarily political – Gbilekaa
“Art is inevitably political because it evinces a form of social consciousness or ideology which either charts the course of effecting societal transformation or delays it,” notes Saint Tsavnav...
View ArticleOkotie-Eboh and Nigeria’s political evolution
Book title: OKOTIE-EBOH: IN TIME AND HISTORY Editor: Prof. Akinjide Osuntokun, OON Pages: 409 Reviewer: Adedeji Nurudeen Badejo The presentation of this book, OKOTIE-EBOH: IN TIME AND SPACE...
View ArticleWe want to re-brand, reposition GOND – Liadi
Dayo Liadi is a dancer, choreographer, dance director and one of the leading voices in contemporary dance in Nigeria. Liadi, popularly known as Ijodee, is the new national president of Guild of...
View ArticleGraham-Douglas: There is disconnect between book industry, readers
Ibiso Graham-Douglas is an entrepreneur and publisher with over 12 years in the book business. In this interview, the founder and publisher of Paperworth Books, posits that there is a disconnect...
View ArticleWhy I’m promoting ethics, values in schools, by Sokomba
Irked by the degree of decadence in the country, the former Managing Director of Nigeria Films Corporation and Nigerian Film Institute, Jos, Dr. Mercy Jumai Sokomba established the Centre for Promotion...
View ArticleLagos to boost culture, tourism potential with eight films at Toronto festival
In a bid to showcase its tourism potential and make boost the state’s economy, Lagos State Government yesterday said eight films produced in the state will be selected to feature at the forth coming...
View ArticleNB Golden Pen Awards announces call for entries
The stage is now set for 8th edition of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards, as calls for entries have been announced for the awards which will hold on Friday August 19. Announcing the call for...
View ArticleWSICE: Artists set to confront corruption
Ahead of this year’s edition of Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE), the organisers of the event have unveiled plans for the celebrations, which is themed: “Corruption: A Battle For...
View ArticleAt Quintessence, Molara Wood reads from Indigo
Writer, literary editor and critic, Molara Wood will be reading from her work, including stories from the collection Indigo, at the Quintessence in Ikoyi, tomorrow. Ms. Wood’s short stories, flash...
View ArticleWhy Fine Art should be compulsory in schools, by Thompson
Celebrated painter, teacher and advertising practitioner, Rauf Thompson has called for greater attention to the teaching of fine art, saying that it should be compulsory in secondary schools in the...
View ArticleNigerian film, theatre: Abati, Afolayan, Chinda for UI Red Carpet Speaker Series
Following on the stirring success of its premier outing in June last year, the Second University of Ibadan Red Carpet Speaker Series is set to take front seat from July 18 through August 1. This year’s...
View ArticleAwobuluyi’s book: A Short History of ancient Afa-Okeagbe for launch
The public presentation of A Short History of Ancient Afa-Okeagbe, written by Oladele Awobuluyi will hold at Oguntun Afa, Okeagbe-Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The book...
View ArticleChallenges Or Not; I Love My Country for WSICE
All roads will to Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital as this year’s edition of Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange kicks off various activities. As part of the programmes, the First Lady of Ogun...
View ArticleLagos @ 50: National Troupe thrills with Ajoyo, unity dance
As part of the buildup of the Lagos at 50 celebrations, Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, who is the Chair of Lagos at 50 celebration, invited the National Troupe of Nigeria to join the Foot Prints of...
View ArticleAragamago: Magistrate urges parties to explore out-of-court settlement
Magistrate J.O.E. Adeyemi of an Ejigbo Magistrate Court has urged parties in the trial of a performance artist, Jelili Atiku, to explore amicable resolution of the matter. Atiku was arrested by the...
View ArticlePomp, accolades as Kelani’s film school graduates pioneer students
Soyinka, Kunle Afolayan, others laud veteran filmmaker It was an outpouring of accolades on legendary Nigerian filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, when 14 pioneer students of his new Abeokuta-based film school,...
View ArticleWe’re in Nigeria to promote photography – Parroco
Cesar Parroco is a Computer Scientist-turned professional photographer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. The founder of the Camera Club Dubai, spoke with New Telegraph when he came to...
View ArticleYoungsters give compelling adaptation of The Gods Are Not To Blame
For about three hours last week, the Agip Hall of MUSON Centre resonated with pomp and creativity as pupils of De Beautiful Beginning School, Lagos, took the audience through a series of dance...
View ArticleWomen-folk as angels in Happiness Like Water
Book title: Happiness Like Water Author: Chinelo Okparanta Publisher: Granta Number of Pages: 196 Year of publication: 2013 Reviewer: Adeniyi Taiwo Kunnu When one deliberately spills ink, splattering...
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