“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.” – Charles Dickens from David Copperfield, 1849 One of the greatest English writers of all time is being celebrated this month throughout the world as we mark the 200th birthday of [...]
By Kehinde Ajose ……Releasing a new song every week for 52 weeks When the producers of The First Apprentice – a reality television show about competing with an apprenticeship with Donald Trump began constructing a story, they wanted to know which applicant will have what it takes to stand out in a crowd. [...]
US-based Forbes magazine has named 80-year-old literary icon, Chinua Achebe, among the most influential celebrities in Africa. The magazine said it received 7,500 entries from people after it demanded that people should send names of influential celebrities in the continent. “Determining the celebrities who exert the highest degree of influence in contemporary African pop culture [...]
Unspoken Words, an exhibition of works by three Nigerian artists (Segun Aiyesan; Diseye Tantua and Gbenga Offo) took place recently at the Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos. All three artists are artists of note who have been around for quite some time. Having enjoyed their era of making beautiful pictures, they came together to show results [...]
In what has become a celebrated annual forum for children in private schools in Lagos to showcase their artistic talents and prowess, the Kings School, a private school in Gbagada, Lagos in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art and Terra Kulture held its 4TH CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION/EXHIBITION on Thursday, June 8 2011. The themes [...]
Title: “KJB – The Book that Changed the World” Genre: Culture & Society Release Date: April, 2011 Studio: Lionsgate Format: DVD Ages: 12+ By Mai nasara “KJB – The Book that Changed the World” is a 90-minute Drama Documentary about the translation of the King James Bible. Narrator John Rhys-Davies leads us back, through [...]
Meeting him in a minute gives the impression he’s not a friendly person but after a chat that lasted about an hour, we saw the real and down to earth talented photographer. Ade Plumptre has eyes for details. According to him, he loves things done, set up and put in a particular order, which he [...]
Producers and songwriters, Taiwo Lawrence and Kehinde Dacosta-Lawrence pride themselves on their production quality not logged into a particular style. Based on their influences ranging from Bob Dylan to Marvin Gay, Jay Z to Metallica and from Mozart to Earth Wind and Fire, plus having lived on three continents, Africa, Europe and America, their music [...]
Taiye Tunkarimu The official launch of the Y!online brand is no doubt a force to reckon with as the new high priests of the Nigerian culture. This new innovation is the brainchild of the organizers of the foremost awards ceremony in Nigeria, The Future awards in collaboration with Storm 360. The Y! is a multi-dimensional [...]
Nuggets of Life Through Faith Book Title: 101 Even Ifs Author: Bunmi Chinwe Isichei Number of Pages: 107 Reviewer: Kehinde Olayinka Life is at best a mystery; No one fully understands its vagaries. It takes faith to live each day in hope, particularly in a fast-changing world where nothing seems ever certain. In the past, [...]
