The popular Felabration Music Festival, conceived to commemorate his life and celebrate Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s legacy is coming to the UK on Friday, August 30, spearheaded by Fela’s daughter Shalewa Kuti, and supported by DLA World. With music being an integral aspect of African culture, Felabration is one of the longest standing, most attended […]
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Exclusive: Obesere’s Installation, A Sham!
Obesere’s installation, a sham! As it is well known that controversy always accompanies anything that Fuji musician, Abass Akande Obesere, does, his recent installation as the Agbaakin Abobagunwa has not been an exception. For now, no one even knows if he was installed as the Agbaakin Abobagunwa of Owu Kuta, or the Agbaakin […]
Why We Love Talent Hunts – Ope Alabi
Ope Alabi, business associate with Mr Bimbo Ojugbele, the CEO of EBVande nightclub, has disclosed reason for the club’s love for organising talent hunts: “it is our contribution to discovering talents in the country”. The club recently held it’s maiden edition of a hunt that threw up a 20-year-old medical laboratory student, Emmanuella Bagudu. […]
Youths Take Front Stage As EOYNA Prepares For Landmark Anniversary
Emerging from its first quarter NEC meeting held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, North Dallas, Texas, the Egbe Omo Yoruba North America (National Association of Yoruba Descendants in North America), Dallas Forth Worth, Texas, between March 22 and 24, 2019, the association has, among other deliberations, approved the commencement of a programme for its youth […]
OONI OF IFE FOR YORUBA CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN CHICAGO
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday,10th April, accepted an invitation to be the chairman of the first-ever Yoruba Cultural Festival holding in Chicago, United States of America, from 6th to 9th, September this year. The four-day Festival is being packaged by USA-based ‘Wole Duro-Ladipo, one of the children of the late […]
Why I run free movie Academy – John Chuka
Why I run free movie Academy- John Chuka The name John Chuka will definitely not strike a familiar chord in the bubbling Nigerian movie industry, but the well schooled filmmaker who doesn’t wear his achievements like medals, has come, seen and broke the record with the first ever free movie academy in Africa, Nigeria. In […]
MTN, COPYRIGHT COMMISSION PARTNER TO STRENGTHEN COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and MTN Nigeria Communications Limited have committed to a partnership geared at strengthening copyright regulations to guarantee adequate reward for copyright owners and users across the country. This was disclosed in Abuja on 8th April 2018 at a consultative meeting between the Director-General of NCC, Mr. John Asein and a […]
THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST TELEVISION IN AFRICA
PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST TELEVISION IN AFRICA HOT UP Some representatives of former staff of the Western Nigeria Television(WNTV)Ibadan, Africa’s first television station,on Monday,1st April, this year, paid a courtesy visit on the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi,in his office at the Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo […]
FUMAN Congratulates Makinde, Sanwo Olu, AYO
The national president of Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria, (FUMAN), Mr a.k.a Sensation, has congratulated Taye Currency for the success of his son, Adebisi Yusuf Oladeni, at the election into the Oyo State House of Assembly. Currency, an award winner, is a member of the music body. His son will represent the Ibadan South West […]
Taye Currency Blasts Blogger Over Death Rumour
VERA music award winner, Taye Currency, has debunked news that he had been shot dead in Ibadan following the success of Seyi Makinde at the gubernatorial poll on Saturday. Taye, who has never hidden his support for the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) since he publicity campaigned for former governor of Oyo State, Alao Akala against […]