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Onobrakpeya, riding the storms of creativity

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One of Africa’s biggest art figures, Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya, unravels his journey so far and his love for the art and creativity as well as what he should be remembered for. For over four decades, he has been an active player in the nation’s art sector. A printmaker, painter and sculptor, Bruce Onobrakpeya  is one […]
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School Uniform: To everything, its place — Soyinka

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In this e-mail exchange, through the media assistant to Prof, Wole Soyinka, came this essay on uniforms in public schools by the Nobel laureate, which was only slightly altered from a 2008 contribution he delivered at a symposium by UNESCO, in Paris, France. It reminds one of the need why religious experiences should constitute a […]
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Mandela, through the eyes of global poets

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Poets across the world, through a collection of new anthology, tell the extraordinary story of the life and times of the late Nelson Mandela, the South African freedom fighter and, later, President, who became, in recent time, the world’s most revered statesman. It has been a recurrent issue that the late South African President, Nelson Rolihlahla […]
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The weapon of mass obstruction

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It is time to call a spade a spade or, in this instance, name the Nigerian media camera a weapon of mass obstruction. What used to be mere occasional infraction, soon corrected, is fast becoming a Bill of Rights – for a minuscule sector of the professional community. We are galloping towards an order of […]
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All hail Benson Idonije @ 80

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AGOZINO AGOZINO writes on BENSON IDONIJE, ace broadcaster and first manager of the Afro beats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, whose 80th birthday is being celebrated by the art community this week. Given the peculiar nature of arts, when a veteran elevates his craft to a higher level, has a multitude of  followers and, possibly, has some […]
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Ebele the flutist out with Dream Come True

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Ebelechukwu Ezeamakam is the first notable female musician playing her gospel music with a wind instrument. She goes by the stage name, Ebele the flutist. In spite of her initial hiccups, she is waxing stronger in her musical career. In an exclusive interview recently, the flutist, recounts how she has fared so far playing gospel […]
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In Agape, Nsikak Essien steps up the game

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As the urge to spread the Good News of God’s love gets intense with people, more creative means are being devised as revealed by AGAPE, the latest collection of works by veteran artist, Nsikak Essien, mounted at the Nike Gallery Lagos, AGOZINO AGOZINOreports In a world, filled with violent crimes and commotion, with many people […]
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Lagos @ 50: Soyinka replies critics on expenses

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It initially appeared like stepping into usual media day event when the committee members of the Lagos @50 recently hosted a forum on the festival. But the media men and those who came to hear from the committee went home dazed with fury and fire debunk. Insinuations that monetary expenditure earmarked for the celebration of […]
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Adichie’s danger of a single story

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 It has been seven years since the renowned writer; Chimamnda Ngozi Adichie shared her TED talk on the topic, “The danger of a single story” at a conference in 2009, but some writers and readers still focus on writing or reading a single idea of books. Here, CALEB AKINBORO appraises the writer’s TED speech on […]
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Ogunse: From painting to dance with Afrocentric vision

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                               As a young child in Ijebu Owu-Ikija, Ogun State, Ogunse Adewole Rotimi toyed dutifully with his hands. And he cherished every bit of the environment. He was enthusiastic about everything that was cultural. His idea of adult life was becoming a creative person and earning a decent living.  He found it easier to express […]
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New book explains Awo’s politics

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A veteran trade unionist, Pa Jacob Adio Mosanya, a diehard Awoist, gives a first-hand insight into the politics of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in a new book. Agozino Agozino Many books and commentaries on the life, times and, especially, the politics of the late elder statesman,  Chief Obafemi Awolowo, have been released to the reading […]
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Echoes from CBAAC Int’l Children’s Day debate

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The National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, literally, came alive last week during an inter-secondary schools debate organised by the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation to mark this year’s International Children’s Day. Agozino Agozino It was supposed to be a simple Children’s Day event, but, it turned out to a salad bowl of theatre, […]
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The awesome rocks of Ogidi-Ijumu land

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A day in Ogidi-Ijumu land, Kogi State in Nigeria, opens a panoramic view of the magnetic pull of the rocky town, writesAgozino Agozino, who was part of a recent tour of the land. A Lagos-based art house, Nike Art Gallery, recently organised a guided tour for tourists, journalists and art aficionados in the ancient town […]
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Acheme debuts with Who is Jesus

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Ramson Acheme is neither a pastor nor a seer, but an investigative researcher he must certainly be. He notices what others would not have noticed, take interest in what many will simply ignore, and dig into it. These qualities were what made his friends call him ‘Young Prof’ while in Core Television, a privately own […]