Goethe-Institut Nigeria Presents 12 SQUARES
Goethe-Institut Nigeria invites you to 12 SQUARES, a Performance Art Presentation holding today, December 4 at the Lagos City Hall (Rooftop), 30 Catholic Mission Street, Lagos Island, Lagos. The event is billed for 4pm. Entry is Free. During a 10-day workshop, the Berlin-based performance…
History & Pride of Calabar High School, Jamaica.
In the early 16th century Nigeria’s notable ports for the trade and transfer of slaves were Badagry and Calabar. These slaves were sometimes taken to the Carribeans, West Indies and other settlement in the different parts of the world but they always took with them,…
African Metropolis Film Premiere in Lagos.
African Metropolis Premiere: Inviting all Art and Film lovers to the Lagos premiere of African Metropolis, a short-film compilation initiated by Goethe-Institut South Africa and executive producer Steven Markowitz. The film was produced with funding from GT Bank and the Hubert Bals Fund. The film screening…
Exclusive: The Unveiling of the theme for Felabration2015.
Few months after the success of Felabration2014 Festival, the Festival Organising Committee under the auspices of Mr Theo Lawson has revealed the theme for the 2015 Edition of the Festival as “Just Like That“. The brand Felabration in 2015 promises to be bigger, fiercer and…
Photo Memories: Between Ooni of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ and Winston Churchill
Celebrating men of exceptional achievements, seen here is Ooni of ile-ife Sir Adesoji Aderemi and Winston Churchill in June 8 1953 Sir Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi I, alias Adesoji Aderemi, KCMG (15 November 1889 – 7 July 1980), was a Nigerian political figure and…
Benin City Host Whose Centenary? Art Project.
Benin City will be the location of the first exhibition of the project Whose Centenary? on the 6th and 7th of December 2014, featuring nine accomplished artists from Nigeria, a renowned Nigerian poet and an international curator, Inês Valle. The art project Whose Centenary? is…
Saving a Dying Culture. The Magic of the Aso-oke Exhibition
It was a rush of nostalgic feeling for me at the Aso-Oke, Woven Beauty Exhibition which was recently held at the Red Door Gallery Victoria island Lagos by Tunde Owolabi. It reawakened memories of my grandmother and her love for the priceless Aso Oke which…
All is set for Abuja Carnival 2014.
Abe Abiodun ,the new Artist director of Abuja Carnival have promise Nigerians that this year’s Carnival won’t be a thing Nigerians will forget in a hurry. He said this during a press briefing at the National Theater. The briefing which was well attended by the…
Photo Memories:Two Kings #Inventors
The early 60’s and 70’s in Nigeria saw a new trend of people trying new things,and this also goes for the Nigeria music industry then. In the fore front of new innovative tunes and trends were these two great men who came and introduce a…
DiasporaBuzz:The Beauty of the Abeokuta in Jamaica.
I know what you’re thinking right now,Abeokuta in Jamaica? How come? The Abeokuta Private Nature Park is a Heritage, Health and Eco-Tourist Attraction located in Dean’s Valley Westmoreland Jamaica, commissioned on the 5th of January 2003 by the Nigerian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Florentina Ukonga….