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His lanky frame does not give him away easily as a man with a unique idea in this technology-driven 21st century as he walks into his office that Friday morning. He turns in his swivel chair for a few seconds as the tape, placed in between us, starts to spur.…
Book Review Author: Antonia Meadows-Oyeneye Publisher: Verbatim Communications Limited, 2012 Pages: 197 Reviewer: Funke Osae-Brown In some parts of the world, a woman’s journey toward personal discovery is often enhanced through exercise and meditation, but Antonia Meadows-Oyeneye in her new book, ‘Inspiration for Sistahs’ gives a new perspective. These days,…
When he began singing as a young secondary school student at St. Gregory’s College many years ago, he never knew he would take it up as a career and eventually meet his heartthrob in the process. An unknown classmate submitted his name for a new school band that was being…
The swollen waves of the Senegalese sea land forcefully on the shore as the camera focuses on the subject of this week’s edition of ‘African Start-Up’, a programme that focuses on small businesses across Africa, which airs every Wednesday on CNN’s ‘Connect the World’ at 1500 GMT. Stephen Senghor has…
The early Friday morning sun shines brightly on the horizon as our plane touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya. Our airplane is one full of stars and as we find our way out of the arrival hall to the passport control section, immigration officers and airport porters…
It was an interesting and eclectic performance put up by the cast of ‘Mad King of Ijudiya’, a play written and produced by Ayo Jaiyesimi, sponsored by FirstBank Plc. Mad King of Ijudiya tells the story of King Ero ba ni se, a draconian ruler, who, for fear of rivalry…
In this era of economic downsizing and heavy cut on cost, artworks are still finding their ways onto the walls and lobbies of corporate organisations. Could the seeming patronage mean better days ahead for the artists? Ask FUNKE OSAE-BROWN As Banke Okunola walks into the banking hall, the bright coloured…
Around the globe, hoteliers are working with artists to create environments with a sense of style and authenticity write FUNKE OSAE-BROWN As Banke Okunola walks into the lobby of Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel on Victoria Island, the crystal water cascading down the glass wall and the bright coloured painting hanging…
Chaotic and congested, Lagos can be totally overwhelming. For some visitor’s, it is a dangerous place to live in, for a city that has been named by BBC the fifth most dangerous city in the world. But for inhabitant of this pulsating city, it is an urbane environ with an…
The quest for quality has seen Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, produce its most expensive movie “Half of a Yellow Sun,” which costs about N1.27 billion ($8m) to make. The movie, an adaptation of Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, “Half of a Yellow Sun,” was shot at Tinapa Film Studio, Cross River…
