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NAOMI NDUBUEZE Lagos is set to witness the first edition of the Lagos Biennial of contemporary art which is organized by the Akete Art Foundation from the 14th October to 22nd December 2017 in six different venues across Nigeria. With the theme “Living on the Edge”, the biennial aims to…
Film Festival Hopes To reset Africa One of Africa’s landmark cultural events, the Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival is returning in 2017 with the theme “RESET.” The groundbreaking film, “An Opera of The World” by Manthia Diawara will be making its African premiere at LCA 2017. This year’s festival will…
The ship of the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF) ‘Unleash Your Talent 2017’has finally berthed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday, September 8, 2017. The event holds at the Hub Event Centre, Odili Road, Port Harcourt by 7pm. The star-studded event will see a couple of governors attending with Nollywood…
LARA OLADUNI The search for new talents in entertainment is on by the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF) as it has announced the first edition of its ‘Unleash Your Talent 2017’. The chairman of ACTDF, Noah Dallaji said at a media meeting to announce the new show that the…
NAOMI NDUBUEZE Stepping into Harbour Point Event Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos, led guests into another world full of glamour, class and panache. It was a night that witnessed some of Nollywood’s finest walk the red carpet at the unusual premiere of Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) last Sunday. How an…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The drive way at Eko Hotel was busy with cars in all shapes and sizes dropping off guests for the 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). Two ladies dressed in green frocks were stepping out of a black SUV and strutted towards the gated entrance for accreditation, when…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The Federal Government (FG) announced on Thursday it will hold a Creative Industry Financing Conference in a bid to create finance opportunities for the Industry. Speaking at a media conference at the Zen Restaurant, Isaac John, Ikeja, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, said the conference will…
NAOMI NDUBUEZE Nigeria is on the move to re-organise the creative sector with the recent announcement by the Federal Government on Monday partner with CNN and UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to enhancement the Creative Industry in Nigeria, using the film industry. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, announced…
AKEEM LASISI Each time we scatter far, Every time we wander wild You have a way of ringing the bell Rallying the clan for a harvest great. The last time we shared wines You were the magician who tapped palm wine from an orange tree: You switched on the moon…
South Africa’s Sun City is truly a charming city with breathtaking views, hotels, casinos and more. It is truly a place to unwind and let the guard down for that well-deserved holiday. Little wonder why it is Ayo Makun’s new movie, 10 Days In Sun City was filmed there. Sun…
NAOMI NDUBUEZE Lagos is a pulsating cosmopolitan city with an infectious personality. It is an extraordinary city whose monuments come alive in the newly launched 136-page book, ‘The Phenomenal Lagos.’ The book, edited by Adebisi Lasisi and Alhaji Kabiru two foremost journalists in Nigeria, details iconic monuments, landmarks and other…
Lagos State had a strong presence at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival in France to commemorate the Lagos at 50 celebration. FUNKE OSAE-BROWN who was part of the state’s delegation chronicles her experience in this report. At half past two in the afternoon our plane touched down at Nice Cote…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Ben Enwonwu’s Anyanwu, an iconic bronze work from 1962 was sold for NGN 54,050,000 at the May edition of the Arthouse Contemporary Auction held on May 22, 2017 at the Kia Showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, making it the top sale of the evening. A representation of the…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN, Cannes, France It was a great moment of music, snacks, drinks and networking on Monday May 22 when Lagos hosted the world at its pavilion at the on-going Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France. Film makers from different countries like Canada, the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, France, Armenia,…
The works of modern masters such as Ben Enwonwu, Erhabor Emokpae, Ben Osawe, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Abayomi Barber, David Dale, Twins Seven Seven, David Dale and Akinola Lasekan, will feature at the May edition of Arthouse Contemporary art auction. The eighteenth edition, the comes up on Monday, May 22, 2017, 6pm…
Celebrated painter and mixed media artist Diseye Tantua, opens his exhibition entitled S-Art, from April 22 to May 6, 2017, at the Kia Showroom, 43B Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Put together by Arthouse-The Space, the opening reception comes up on Saturday, April 22, 2017, 6pm. Diseye Tantua is…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Terra Kulture was a beehive of activities on Saturday. It was the staging of the famous musical Wakaa, to kick off the Lagos at 50 celebration. By 6pm nearly all dignitaries were seated in the new Terra Kulture Arena. The Lagos State deputy governor, Idiat Oluranti Adebule, who…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The 1950s fashion is billed to meet Jazz music come April at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. Tagged Runway Meet Jazz, the event aims to harmonise the classy worlds of Jazz music and fashion. Speaking at a media meeting to announce the event on Thursday, Afolabi…
Nigerian artists are putting a good show at the 2017 edition of the Venice Biennale. The Nigerian Pavilion will host the works of some of Nigeria’s most prominent contemporary artists, including painter Victor Ehikhamenor, sculptor Peju Alatise and choreographer Qudus Onikeku. The exhibition, curated by Adenrele Sonariwo and Emmanuel Iduma,…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Lovers of Kunle Afolayan’s films ae in for a treat pre-easter weekend as the much-awaited film he produced in partnership with Africa Magic is already showing at the cinema from Friday April 7, 2017. The film which is in all cinemas for a week is one of the…
