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THE just-concluded 22nd Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF 2020 promoted by the Committee for Relevant Arts, CORA staged a festival edition of its popular BookTrek programme on…
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ORGANISERS of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) have announced the appointment of Steve Ayorinde as President of the Jury for the year 2020 honours. A pioneer member of the…
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THE mood in Lagos State and the whole of Nigeria in general calls for a sombre outlook at the moment. Yet, some important dates have a way of being defiantly critical even in the…
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Introduction While the formal fact-finding panels pursue their assignment, and bewildered minds attempt to absorb the turn of events, reflect upon, and engage in informal caucuses…
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THE National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) and the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) recently held a two-day intensive capacity building…
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By Adeshina Afolayan Being a professor is not the end of the world, and not even being a professor in America where the professorship has been demystified. It's only in Nigeria that…
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IF anyone knows Ọgbẹni Arẹgbẹṣọla, please tell him that “once is not enough.” In case he does not get the essence of the message, please say it in the language of people we…
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THERE is a revealing story Margaret Busby tells, about the first novel she published. A family friend had bumped into a former US serviceman called Sam Greenlee. Greenlee said he had…
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(Ayinla Omowura: Life and times of an Apala Legend; by Festus Adedayo; Pub. Noirledge, 357) Reviewer: Olayinka Oyegbile FOUR decades after the death of the man who has been…
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FELABRATION 2020 has come to a close and the legend of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti lives on through his followers and his impressive body of work. Fela’s commitment to fighting against…
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