Tag: Arts

BEETA ARTS FESTIVAL: A Convergence of African arts debuts this November

Beeta Arts Festival is the unique new pan-African celebration organised by the Beeta Universal Arts Foundation. The festival debuts in Abuja on the 12th to 14th of November 2021 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel and the Art-Tech…

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Opinion: Art and the power to create change

by Chudy Jude “Art never stopped a war and never got anybody a job. That was never its function. Art cannot change events. But it can change people. It can…

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Live Theatre Lagos present #WhatMenWant powered by Access Bank, LIRS,DSTV, CMRG Research and Max.NG

Live Theatre Lagos presents What Men Want, a satirical comedy about life, love, faith, marriage and everything in between featuring Diana Agbede and MaryAnn Ivy Amakor. This play comes up…

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Death and The King’s Horseman for Wole Soyinka at 85

In celebration of Wole Soyinka 85th Birthday Anniversary, Live Theatre Lagos would be presenting the Nobel Laureate iconic drama on the 14th, 19th, 20th and 21st of July, 2019. Death…

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The highly anticipated Live Theatre Lagos kick off show is here and we are excited #DaTKHm

For her Inaugural Production Live Theatre Lagos presents Wole Soyinka’s Death and The King’s Horseman supported by Stanbic IBTC, MTN, Maggi, Zaron Cosmetics and CMRG Research et al Join us…

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Eye on Ambode: Five film theatres to be built in Lagos before end of 2017, and more

by Tolulope Omoyeni     We bring another edition of our weekly recap of the activities of Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. This week, the governor attended to sports, the…

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LABAF, AFRIFF and Ake Festival all in one week

Festivals are the most realistic means of showcasing what a nation has to offer in terms of culture. Be it fashion, film, books, arts, or food; there is no better…

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to headline the 2016 Ake festival

Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roaster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, book lovers and art enthusiasts at the fourth edition of…

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Innocent Chizaram Ilo: The day I knew the Ethereal power of books [Nigerian Voices]

by Innocent Chizaram Ilo Okigwe was always red-red, hilly and tranquil. On Sunday afternoons, after the legendary rice and stew lunch, boredom loomed over the dorm-rooms of Federal Government College Okigwe.…

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[The Presidential blog]: See what Minister Lai Mohammed has been up to [PHOTOS]

While the rest of the leadership have been taking one side or the other in the "cabal" can of worms that Mrs Aisha Buhari opened up in her interview with…

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FirstStars Reality TV Show premieres on EbonyLife TV today!

FirstBank in partnership with EbonyLife TV, through the First@arts initiative brings to your television screens from Wednesday, September 28th 2016–The FirstStars Reality TV Show! FirstStars showcases the business of the…

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#30Days30Voices: ‘The government needs to help anyway they can’ | Man calls for the revivial of the Nigerian theatre industry

The Nigerian theatre scene was once a vibrant industry and with the successes of Saro The Musical and Wakaa The Musical home and abroad, there seems to be a revival of…

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Lagos Theatre Festival calls for writers in its playwriting competition

Are you interested in writing stories for plays, then this is a golden opportunity for you as the Lagos Theatre festival  is calling for writers to partake in its 2017 Playwriting…

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‘We are not where we were before’ – Soyinka

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed paid a visit to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday, January 8 in his office at Freedom Park, Lagos. During the…

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UNILAG ASUU crisis deepens as lecturers bicker over resumption

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The crisis between the leadership of the University of Lagos and a faction of the union has deepened with the disputing factions slinging accusation, allegations, profane words…

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Stars, nature, sports, war, and more: See the world’s award winning photos for 2012 (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu It’s almost the end of the year and what a year it’s been for news photos in 2012. From the conflict in the Middle East and to…

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