‘Stop Committing Syntactic Errors in Yoruba Language’- Folorunsho Adeniyi
Yoruba’s have been urged to stop committing syntactic errors when speaking their language, most especially with proverbs and other clichés. This was the main subject of discourse at the last edition of ‘Yoruba Lakotun’ by the Guest writer, Mr. Sunday Folorunso Adeniyi, at Ethnic Heritage…
CORRIDORS OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY EPISODES:AN ANATOMY OF GOETHE-INSTITUT’S‘ ATLANTIC TRIANGLE’ EXHIBITION
For many Africans, the slave trade episode signified a memory that should be swept under the carpet, or out rightly banished from the face of the history of the continent. From the middle of the 15th century, Africa entered into a unique relationship with Europe…
‘How we are Battling Recession in Ile Ife’-Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi
The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has said that the ancient city of Ile-Ife has devised cultural tourism revolution as veritable tool in battling recession reducing it’s effects to a minimal lever for his people and Nigerians. He said…
Nigeria Hosts Global Confab on Theatre, Criticism and Politics
The Executive Committee of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC), UNESCO’s statute B global partner in theatre criticism, holds its first ever-official event on the African continent during the Lagos Theatre festival from March 1-5th 2017. The special International Theatre Critics Conference will deliberate…
iREP International Film Festival Presents 2017 Theme “ARCHIVING AFRICA.”
Now in its 7th edition, the iREP International Documentary film festival over the years has turned out so well to inspire the sobriquet of being the holy “Mecca” for documentary film makers all over the world. With a wide spectrum of audience drawn from the…
Good-Bye, Rasheed! Adieu, Dear Aburo, Adieu… By Wole Soyinka
The death of Nigeria’s foremost Economist,Art lover,Industrialist Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi shook the nation some few days ago when it was announced. Chief Gbadamosi who became a commissioner in Lagos state at the 27 was one of the founding members of the first Lagos State Executive…
Lagos Book and Art Festival 2017 get’s Theme and Date
At the end of a four-day fun-filled “fiesta of Ideas and Life”, the 18th edition of the Lagos Book & art Festival, LABAF adjourned to next year, which would be its 19th edition and focusing on the theme: ERUPTIONS: Global FRACTURES & Collective Humanism”. The…
Lagos the Original Southern Lady of Means. 4th Festival Colloquium for Lagos at 50
Before crude oil became cool, that is, before it became the chief revenue source for the Nigerian government, there was Lagos. Circa 1905, when the ‘geographical expression’ now called Nigeria was administered in three separate regions—Southern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, and Colony of Lagos—it was Lagos…
10 Famous Egba Personalities you never knew
At ASIRI, we like to bring you little known facts about the origins of people or places. The following list is a combination of both. The Egba people are known historically for being simple peace – loving people who would however rise in fierce defense…
EXCLUSIVE- Alake visits Egba Diaspora in the US
The Alake of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty Oba Michael Aremu Adedotun Gbadebo III, is on a tour of the United States. The tour which began on 10 Saturday 2016, at the north western state Oregon, would continue to other states. We gathered that the reason…