Dele Jegede’s Transition of a legacy illuminated TerraKulture
Professor Dele Jegede is a living legend in Africa’s contemporary art. In, fact, he is a colossus. After his last exhibition in Lagos six years ago, the septuagenarian came back in a big form on a platform designed for men of his stature to run…
Ooni of ile-ife in Ghana, Sues for African Unity and Peace.
Accompanied by his amiable queen Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi(Yeyelua), The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) on Friday 21st July 2016 admonished President John Mahama of Ghana and his government to prioritise the unity of Africans by relaxing policies that encourage the…
How the Opobo Men kept their Guns in 1889
In 1889 the Opobo people were reported to be arming themselves on an extensive scale, and when the Consulate officials found that the rumours were true, and that almost every tribesman possessed a firearm, many of them weapons of precision, they feared that a general…
Watch Trailer for 93 Days, First-ever Movie on Ebola made in Nigeria
93 Days, the highly anticipated movie on the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria is finally out with a trailer. The movie tells the true life story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save the citizens of Nigeria…
“The Yoruba nation is in a state of arrested development.” Adebayo’s open letter to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
A long time ago stood a proud tribe, full of dreams, with desire to cause a big change in the world. A tribe armed with savvy business tycoons, intellectuals, power thinkers, great minds, backed with a great sense of culture and identity. They had a…
Heritage in a Show Glass: Ooni Visits Smithsonian Museum of Africa Arts.
Over a couple of weeks ago, the Ooni of Ile Ife,Osun state, Nigeria embarked on a tour to the United States of America. The main purpose of the tour is to connect with Nigerians (Africans) in diaspora and also to draw attention to the city…
Taeillo: Making your Culture a part of your Home
Have you ever felt more at home in someone else space than in your own home? Well a Nigerian brand is ensuring that your home furniture can reflect your personality, style, culture and heritage. The dwindling state of pride in Nigerian culture and heritage is…
Yau da Gobe sai Allah
In every tribe and cultural set up in Nigeria there is always a sense of uniqueness and identity that makes it different from the next, a form of cultural stamp that makes the people of that area different from the next. For the people of…
Ooni of Ife bags Ambassador of Peace, Sues for Sustainability of Yoruba Unity
The Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) was on Sunday honoured by the Methodist Church of Nigeria with a distinguished award of extraordinary Ambassador of Peace. Ooni Ogunwusi who stormed the Cathedral church of Methodist Nigeria Oyo venue of the…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art.Part 2
Furthermore, in The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), the leaves that collect to form the hem of the Virgin’s garment would later persist as the pastoral motifs in the very large intensely alluring Garden of Eden works he collected together as Within Reach (2003)at the Venice…