Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya (born 30 August 1932) is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor. He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Malmö Konsthall in Malmö, Sweden. The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos, has an exhibit of colourful…
Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe is a Nigerian filmmaker and producer. He has served as a producer and executive producer for various documentaries and commercials for international organizations and is regarded as one of the most exceptional directors and one of the most in-demand cinematographers in the New Nigerian Cinema. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe began his career at…
Chief Razak Akanni Okoya (born in Lagos on 12 January 1940) is a billionaire industrialist and the Aare of Lagos. He is the owner and founder of Eleganza group of companies, which has a market spanning Western Africa. Razak Okoya is a Yoruba man from the south-western part of Nigeria. He was born to the…
Francis Duru is a Nigerian actor who in 2007 received the United Nations Ambassador of Peace award for his positive influence on the youths. In 2010, Duru was appointed as the interim president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and also in the same year was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role…
Tam Fiofori was a celebrated filmmaker, photographer, journalist, publisher and documentarian. Sad news hit me hard on Tuesday, June 25, in this year of Our Lord – my inimitable guru Tam Fiofori passed away. Tam Fiofori was in his lifetime celebrated as a filmmaker, photographer, journalist, publisher and documentarian. Not many people knew that the…
Samuel Akinpelu, popularly known as Alabi Yellow, was born on December 16, 1959, in Lagos State, Nigeria. He became renowned for his work in the Yoruba movie industry, earning fame for his comedic roles and his ability to bring humor and life to the characters he portrayed. He was also a notable figure in the…
Peter Enahoro was a Nigerian journalist, author, businessman and publisher. Also known by the pen name of “Peter Pan” because of his popular column in New African magazine under that name. He has been described as “perhaps Africa’s best known international journalist”. Peter Osajele Aizegbeobor Enahoro was born on 21 January 1935 to a political…
The institution known as Bongos Ikwue is a singularly significant and an unprecedented man, as he could be said to have virtually defied comparison. Bongos Ikwue sounds like Bongos Ikwue only. The music he plays sounds like Bongos Ikwue music only. There were no comparable musical entities to his. Bongos is gifted with a voice…
Farooq Oreagba, an investment banker who stood out for his striking appearance at the just-concluded Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has opened up about how his bone cancer diagnosis changed his life priorities. The Managing Director and CEO of NG Clearing Limited captured Nigerians’ attention with his grand entrance at the festival, which…
Kelvin Ngozi Ikeduba, born 21 August 1976, is a Nigerian actor who, in 2014, won the award for Best Cross Over Actor at the Yoruba Movie Academy Awards (YMAA). He is predominantly known for his diversity in the Nigerian movie industry as he has been featured in Nollywood movies where the English language is commonly…
