Arts

By Gabriel Agbo   Something out of nothing? God is bringing out something glorious out of your present situation. How? It is natural that something is formed from another thing or that a process has a trace or at least a beginning. But when something begins to happen without a traceable link or explanation, then it has transcended the natural …

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Adejoke Lasisi is the founder of Jokelinks, an outfit that has revived the culture of Aso Oke; the Yoruba traditional fabric which was gradually going into extinction. She has since gone beyond Aso Oke weaving, introducing recycling of plastic and other fabrics for use. She established the Planet 3R Initiative outfit with which she has empowered many youths. Her hardwork …

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Coronavirus, Like a bolt out of the blues You penetrated the very fabric of life Setting New Rules A New World Order Young and Old, Rich and Poor, Vulnerable and Abused, You have spared no one A leveller, you’ve become In a flurry, lives gone   Coronavirus, Every Continent, you’ve berthed Like the unwelcome Guest that You Are Countries cry …

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Global attention will tomorrow Friday February 21 shift towards saving many indigenous languages from extinction as the world marks International Mother Language Day. Voice of Nigeria, the nation’s external service radio broadcaster, is collaborating with a number of stakeholders to commemorate the day in Lagos.. These include the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization and the Nigerian Film …

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Dr. Victor Olaiya is dead. Olaiya whose highlife music trended in Nigeria and Ghana during his active years was born 31st December 1930. According to the Managing Director of Evergreen Music Company Ltd, Bimbo Esho, Olaiya  passed on at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Wednesday. Victor Abimbola Olaiya played highlife music which was famous  during the 1950s and …

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The German Cultural Institute in Lagos, the Goethe Institut Nigeria, has donated 28 books to the Voice of Nigeria Library. The books included Historical, Arts, Novels for Adults and Teenagers, Dictionary, Travel and Culture, Science and Technology, Communication in Business books. The Donation to the Library was done by the Head of Information and Library of the Institute, Ms. Katja …

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A Petty Officer Journalist (POJNL) Usman Dauda Abdulkareem of the Nigerian Navy, has won one of the Golden Fox Awards of the 2019 Calcutta film awards in India.

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Adebimpe Adebambo, of Adebimpe Adebambo Productions who organised and moderated the African Animation masterclasses at the Style By Zenith 2.0 Lifestyle fair, has praised Zenith Bank for giving Nigerian Animation practitioners a platform to share their stories and show their works.

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As Burna Boy, Wizkid, Nasty C, Tiwa Savage others win big on the Continent The 6th AFRIMA (All Africa Music Awards) night at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria witnessed the continent’s biggest celebration of outstanding individuals and groups in the African music and creative industry. Some of the winners who emerged from …

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REDTV, the fast-paced lifestyle channel that puts Africa on the global stage is about to host the 4th edition of its annual party , ‘The Redtv Rave’ on November 30, 2019. Powered by the United Bank for Africa (UBA), this year’s rave which is themed ‘The shutdown’, is where everyone wants to be.

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