Review: Ugomma The Girl That Fell in Love Too Quick
Terra Kulture, Lagos—on stage, a wife spurns her husband’s love. But Ezeibe’s love for his wife, Ugomma, is dogged. He kneels, cut down by his wife’s rejection, and utters the play’s most romantic line, ‘‘If anything has changed since the day I set my eyes…
Meet the Artist:Olumide Oresegun an Apostle of Realism
Olumide Oresegun was born in Lagos, in 1981. He is a painter of immense talent and definitely one to watch out for. In his generation of Nigerian painters, who specialize in painting lifelike representations of the world and people, he is perhaps the most exciting….
Total Consults Rehabilitates Nigeria’s Historic Second Storey Building
The St. James Anglican church which was built in 1842 is considered as the second story building in Nigeria. It is located in Ota, Ogun state. It is believed to be one of the locations Samuel Ajai Crowther resided and worked as an Anglican missionary…
Wole Soyinka and Rasheed Gbadamosi Chair ‘Lagos at 50’ Planning Committee
Lagos will be 50 by 2017, and the state governor, Akinwumi Ambode, has inaugurated a planning committee for a big celebration. Also, the governor has appointed Professor Wole Soyinka and Mr. Rasheed Gbadamosi to chair the Lagos at 50 planning committee. “Lagos state will be…
German President Pays Visit to Wole Soyinka at Freedom Park Lagos
Freedom Park, Lagos—German President, Joachim Gauck, visits Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday 9 February. In a courtesy visit to Prof. Wole Soyinka,Germany President Joachim Gauck paid the Noble Laurete today a visit at his office at Freedom Park Lagos in company of his…
Ndidi Dike’s State of the Nation. How it affects us all.
Onikan, Lagos—it is not every day that we encounter images powerful enough to make us evaluate the state, or the future of our nation. An exhibition of four installations and art works by Ndidi Dike, open to the public from the 6-8th February 2016 at…
Meet the Influencers Using Fashion to live the Kenyan Dream
The first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African fashion features three Kenyans: Sunny Dolat, 2 Many Siblings and Sauti Sol. The exhibition, organised by Fashion Cities Africa, will open at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from April 2016. It explores fashion and style in…
CEO Trailer Different Environment Same Dynamics
In CEO trailer, Nico Panagio says to another character, ‘‘Not at all, different environment, same dynamics. A cheat is a cheat.’’ This sentiment is true, too, of CEO, award winning director Kunle Afolayan’s soon to be released movie. Different environment—the trailer shows scenes shot in…
Ndidi Dike Opens Solo Exhibition ‘State of the Nation: New Works and Installations’
Lagos-Nigeria: Ndidi Dike is one of Nigeria’s major contemporary artists, she opens a solo exhibition of her latest works titled “State of the Nation: New Works and Installations” at the National Museum Onikan, Lagos, 6th to 8th of February, 2016 from 3.30pm prompt. The whole…
How far will Ugonma go for love?
No better month than February to stage a play about love. Ugomma is a romantic drama co-directed by Precious Anyanwu and Ikenna Jude Okpala. Ugomma, our eponymous heroine, has to choose between Ezeibe, her husband, and Ochudo, her lover. Ezeibe’s hold on her dates back…