The Adorned Series by Asiko. A Rele Gallery Exhibition.
Rele Gallery,Lagos is pleased to announce its next Exhibition titled ‘The Adorned Series’ by U.K based Nigerian photographer – Ade Asiko. Asiko’s work navigates and places at the fore the intertwined relationship between beauty, perception, and self-confidence. He directs, explores and experiences issues pertaining to…
Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2016: The Terror of Knowledge
The annual Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) is a four-day culture picnic with a high book content.In the four days leading to the Festival, the pre-festival events will take place in several venues in the city, ensuring that for a week, Lagos will have…
Exclusive Efe Paul Interview: says Poetry can cause a revolution
Efe Paul Azino, who has been talking impassionedly about poetry for the past ten minutes or so, sighs, he isn’t trying to catch his breath, the man often described as ‘one of Nigeria’s leading performance poets’ does not need to, he can wax lyrical on…
2016 Olojo Festival: Jubilation as Ooni wears Aare Crown for the first Time.
There was wild jubilation in Ile-Ife on Saturday as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, appeared to the waiting mammoth crowd with the historical and sacred Aare crown on his head which he wore for the first time since his enthronement late last year.…
Aduke delivers grand performance at Freedom Park’s Felabration Festival
The 2016 edition of the globally heralded posthumous birthday of our very best- Fela Anikulapo-kuti started on its usual eclectic mood. Of course; the legendary Afro beat initiator would not have wished for a fiesta that short fall of creativity; Merry and genuity: an attribute…
Olojo Festival gains Momentum in ile-ife as Ooni Ends 7Day Seclusion
The 2016 Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife gained momentum on Friday as people in the ancient city and its environs trooped out in large number to celebrate the festival. When our correspondent visited the ancient city, the streets were wearing new looks with the logo of…
‘Echoes’ Art Exhibition by Abolore Sobayo ends with Grand Closing
ECHOES is an art exhibition conceptualized by Abolore Sobayo and aimed at telling the FELA story from the perspective of an artist. Echoes was scheduled to coincide with Felabration which started on the 10th of October, 2016 and will end on the 16th October, 2016….
FELA… ARREST THE MUSIC! heralds MUSON FESTIVAL 2016
Fela.. Arrest the music: A musical on the life and times of the legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti will be on stage from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th October at the MUSON Center at 3pm & 7pm each day. Produced by Declassical Arts and Entertainment Company…
10 Famous Personalities of Ijesha Descent
Located a few miles from Ile-Ife in the west and Oyo in its South, Illesha was once a military centre in the early 18th century. While some hold that the name of the town Ilesha was coined from, “Ijo ti a sa”, which means, “a…
Kunle Afolayan Celebrates Birthday with Kulture Centrik
Ace Film Maker, Kunle Afolayan, launched Kulture Centrik in grand style, at his birthday party. The son of Ade Love, also one of the greats of Nigeria film industry, has shown that he is not only a film maker, but an Omoluwabi. A term which…