40 Years after FESTAC, the African Culture and Design Festival (ACDF) Beckons
Africa’s rich cultural heritage can no longer be overlooked or viewed remotely from discriminatory and narrow foreign perspectives. We as a continent have been able to not only preserve our art but, express our originality through various means and channels such as entertainment, fashion…
Lagos Theatre Festival 2017…Creating the Rhythm that keeps the City Moving
The Lagos theatre festival has come and gone, but the memories created will keep the rhythm of our hearts palpitating for a very long time, not that long but depending on how you look at it, 2018 is just around the corner. The festival kicked…
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…
Mural on Lagos History by Polly Alakija Lightens Up Victoria Island
No one is in doubt which city is the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria. Or which city is the centre of cool and excellence. In the 1400s, the Portuguese in their egotistic self-validating discovery named it “Rio de lago“ or “Lagua da Curamo which later …
Origins and Names:10 Popular Areas in Lagos and its Original Meaning
What’s in a name, origin or heritage? A lot I would say. It allows for originality, essence of life and a definition of what that name stands for. We start this first edition of Origins and Names from Lagos state, originally called “ lago de…
PHOTOS: One Colorful Lagos, a Better Future for All.
The Bar Beach which is at the brink of the EKO ATLANTIC CITY will be playing host to this auspicious turn-out running from 27th July to 29th July 2016 and it encompasses all forms of art, culture and tourism. As expected, the Lagos state Ministry…
Poets Celebrate International Women’s Day with Coloured Chalks
Earlier on this week, women all over the world celebrated the International Women’s Day, they were celebrated too, by their male counterparts. At Freedom Park Lagos, Nigeria’ cultural art hub, there was a different kind of celebration. An otherwise regular day at the park changed…
Vision of the Child presents Sisi-Eko @50 Experience
A new phase of Vision of the Child (VoTC) project tagged “Sisi-Eko@50 Experience (SE@50)” has been declared opened to the public from the 8th of March. It will run for a period of 50 days. According to the Project Director, Foluke George, the new phase is designed to engage…
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…
Film Critic,Steve Ayorinde Appointed as Commissioner for Information and Strategy
A big congratulations to Steve Ayorinde, who has just been appointed the new Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy by His Excellency Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. A distinguished journalist, author, film critic and media consultant, Steve started his career with Nigeria’s foremost Newspaper ”The Guardian”….