Comrade Olusegun Abatan: Of prison, prisoner and conscience By Festus Adedayo Title: Comrade Olusegun Abatan: A Prisoner Of Conscience Author: Olatunde Amusat, PhD Reviewer: Festus Adedayo, media consultant Publisher: Crafted and Bound Wordworks, Ibadan, 2024 Pages: 162 I have read many biographies and autobiographies. Seldom have narratives of the life story of any individual contain…
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, has disclosed the creation of an economic expansion fund of $100bn towards promoting and preserving the cultural heritage of President Tinubu’s administration. Musa-Musawa who was represented by the Director of Cultural Industry and Heritage, Rev. Ben Ugo, at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival held at…
By Oladele Ogunsola Though, the beating of the drums actually stopped late evening of Thursday, 14th March this year and in observing the Islamic injunction professed by the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Sen. Mohood Olalekan Ishola Balogun CFR, Alli Okunmade II, his remains were interred the following day at his…
Tension appears to be high as the leadership of the Kano Emirate took a new twist on Saturday. This comes as the newly appointed Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II and the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero now lay claim to the throne. Emir Sanusi II has formerly assumed duty at the palace while the deposed Emir…
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy has projected a whooping sum of N3.7 billion for “research and development” amid calls for cut in governance costs. This was reflected in the 2024 budget of N28.7 trillion signed by President Bola Tinubu in January this year and sighted by newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja….
By Babatunde Tiamiyu As part of strategies to ensure the success of one of Nigeria’s most iconic cultural events, the House of Oduduwa,Ile Ife,Osun State, has appointed a traditional drums curator and promoter, Prince Adewale Laoye as Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the Festival 2024. The two-day festival, slated for June 26th-27th in…
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has called on Nigerians to celebrate the country’s cultural diversity, describing it as a source of strength and unity. In her address to commemorate the 2024 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (World Culture Day), Minister Musawa emphasized the need to appreciate…
A middle-aged man who claimed in a viral video that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, is his father has finally apologized to the revered monarch and custodian of Yoruba customs and tradition. The apology surfaced online in another viral video released by the self-proclaimed prince on Friday. In the video released last week,…
The Alalubosa residence of the Olubadan Designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has been a beehive of activities with individuals and groups paying homage to the recently nominated 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. Among the people who have recently visited the Olubadan Designate include a Prominent Business Mogul, Chief Bode Amao and Former President- General of Central Council…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu If reference is to be made to dramatists who breathed life to cultural theatre in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, Chief Duro Ladipo would hold a special place for his craft and contributions to its development. Based in Osogbo, the capital of today’s Osun State, Chief Duro Ladipo was a Yoruba…