Arts

Jimmy Solanke dies at 81

February 5, 2024

Jimmy Solanke, the folk musician and leading artist has died. He was 81. Solanke who along with Tunji Oyelana and others formed the fulcrum of entertainment in the sixties along

Theatre oriented film “SÀNGÓ ALÀÀYÈ” ‘ll re-pattern African cinema, Ade-Aluko declares

February 1, 2024

Yinka Ade-Aluko, the Chief Executive at Doodle-Film Hub Ltd. says his company is partnering with State Arts Councils and major universities in Southwest and Kwara State to premier a film

Five arraigned for ‘pirating’ Toyin Abraham’s N500m ‘Malaika’ movie

January 30, 2024

The Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi Lagos Tuesday arraigned five persons at an Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly pirating a film produced by Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham,

Toyin Falola and the Art of Intellectual Provocation

January 27, 2024

By Serges Kamga The 54th Convocation Lecture by Professor Toyin Falola, held at the University of Lagos in January 2024, has become a global document. A theme on decolonization, his

Culture minister congratulates new heads of agencies, urges them to deliver on mandate

January 13, 2024

Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, has congratulated the newly appointed heads of agencies under the ministry and urged them to deliver diligently on their mandate to

CBAAC seeks further exploration of African culture for economic growth

January 12, 2024

The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) has called on Africans to be deliberate in the exploration of the continent’s arts and cultural potential for improved economic

Ìkà

December 18, 2023

By Toyin Falola Ìkà is an evil person. Wicked people exist in numbers, littering every place they are with their evidently obnoxious, outrageous, and even sadistic attitudes. Yorùbá people accurately

Nollywood drama, ‘Love and Life’, premieres in Lagos

December 14, 2023

Nollywood drama, ‘Love and Life’, premieres in Lagos A new movie titled, “Love and Life”, produced by First Features Project premiered on Wednesday in Lagos. Speaking with the News Agency

Nollywood thriller, “A Tribe called Judah’’ to hit cinemas

December 13, 2023

A Nollywood thriller, “A Tribe called Judah’’, is set to hit cinema screens across Nigeria on Dec. 15, its producer has said. Ace Nollywood actress and producer of the movie,

Oba Awon University (OAU): The Foundation of Glory

December 8, 2023

By Toyin Falola It was Professor Akin Alao, my former student and a professor of legal history, who first told me about the conversion of the acronym of OAU from

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