Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo who sent an appreciation note to her children in celebration of her industry Merit Award, which she received at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award last Saturday, has also expressed her gratitude to the children and her colleagues. According to the actress, her children made significant sacrifices and went a long…
A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, has granted leave to Isale Eko Descendants Union to seek an order compelling Lagos State Video and Film Censors Board to impose a ₦10 Billion fine against the Gangs of Lagos Producers for the wrongful depiction of Isale Eko as a Den of Criminals…
Reports emerged last week that popular Nigerian actor, Saint Obi, passed on at the age of 57 after a protracted illness. It was reported that he died early last week after battling an undisclosed illness for several months with no successful treatment. Also on Sunday, popular Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, died in a bathroom accident….
They say Tiwa Savage sings Afro beat. This classification cannot go down well with me placing her songs and beat beside that invented and performed by the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Afro beat ke? Anyway, whatever she sings notwithstanding, what she sang on Saturday at King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s Coronation Concert East Lawn…
The Executive Director and CEO of National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas has explained why the board can hardly take any action against the movie, “Gangs of Lagos”, for now. The NFVCB, he opined, has no legal backing to regulate what is being exhibited on the online platform because “it’s not…
“When there is a cultural vacuum, moral and mental decays follow. That is why Saworoide 2 (new movie) is coming soon,” Tunde Kelani declared on his official Twitter handle last Thursday. Nollywood fans have been thrown into wild excitement after Tunde Kelani’s announcement that he is working on Part Two of the iconic movie, Saworoide….
Lagos State Government has expressed serious displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” Film/Series over what it described as “cultural misrepresentation”, portraying the Culture of the State in a derogatory manner. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, in a reaction, said the Ministry, being the regulatory Body and Custodian…
In the 1990s, Bob Marley’s wife relocated to Ghana with her late husband’s family, and as of today, she has spent some 20 years in the African country. Rita Marley now has a Ghanaian name, Nana Afua Abodea after being granted a citizenship by the Ghanaian Government in 2013. Before getting married to Reggae legend,…
Paper Delivered by Bimbo Esho, at the University of Lagos recently. Music preservation is an act of preserving and maintaining art found throughout the ages; be it sculpture, paintings, books, etc. Most people who are preservationist usually first start as collectors. Good example is a renowned music collector in Nigeria Mr Femi Esho, Chairman of…
CEEDEE Music World presented Elnana Afrika to the world by unveiling her new work: “Grateful” produced by the company. The event which took place at Tunde Odulade Art Gallery, Bodija, Ibadan was attended by dignitaries such as Dr. (Amb.) Yemi Farounbi, Prince Tunde Odunlade, Don-T, Barrister Ara, Prof. Akoroda, the media, to mention few. Elfreda…
