Category: Social – Relaxation
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Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library; Conceived in 1988, the idea to set up the library remained just an idea until 10 years later when the man in whose honour the project is being put together was released from incarceration ostensibly for planning a coup against General Abacha. When President Obasanjo rode from prison to the State…
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There is no denying that Nigerian Afrobeat is fashioned after American popular music. When Majek Fashek, a musician from the old bloc came back to Nigeria after a while, he confessed to “watch TV and see his younger brothers in music playing American kind of music.” He was very impressed they were doing American kind…
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LAGOS refers to the urban area called Metropolitan Lagos, which includes both the islands of the former municipality of Lagos and the main surburbs. On December 12, 1991, the city of Lagos seized to be Nigeria’s capital when federal administrative structure was relocated to Abuja. Before this time, the island municipality served both the federal,…
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Wasiu Ayinde; born in 1957, the episodic odyssey of his career began in 1966 at the age of nine as a small-time amateur singer in Agarawu area of Lagos Island. He dropped out of secondary school to face professional music in 1973. From waking Muslims up with songs during Ramadan to being a packer boy…
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Tales By Moonlight, Nigeria Television Authority, NTA’s network programme for the kids which dramatises the Nigerian folklore exploits the whole gamut of television formats. The programme which debuted in 1983 provide for the young Nigerian audience entertainment as well as performing an invaluable integration of the different cultures of the Nigerian society. Showing every Sunday…
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Shooting Stars of Ibadan: was one of the most decorated club sides in Nigeria, alongside Angers and the defunct Stationery Stores T.C. of Lagos. It dominated the country during ‘70s and ‘80s. Shooting Stars became the first Nigerian team to lift the African Cup Winners Cup (now Confederation Cup) in 1976. The club, established in…
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Amadi; the first Nigerian feature film in a local dialect, shows an artist who has managed to overcome the artist’s dilemma of satisfying audience who advocated that African films should reflect the aesthetic and intellectual pre-occupation of black people rather than imitate third-rate Western films. The plot of the film centres around Amadi (John Chukwu)…
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Kolade Oshinowo; Nigerian romantic artist, Oshinowo is one of the most classical visual artists in the country. Oshinowo was born February 6, 1948, Ibadan, Oyo State. He was educated at Macjob Grammar School. Abeokuta, 1961-63, Ibadan Grammar School, 1964-66, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1968-72. He was appointed Lecturer II at King’s College, Lagos, 1972;…
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The two UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nigeria, which doubles as the most popular tourism brands outside Nigeria, recognisable and visited by tourists worldwide are the Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa State and Osun Grove, which is the only remaining sacred site of its size and biodiversity in Nigeria’s south-west region. Osun Grove covers…
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Onikan; central neighborhood on the Lagos Lagoon, which is home to some of the city’s most important cultural offerings, including the Nigerian National Museum and Rele Gallery, which focuses on contemporary art. Onikan was listed by CNN magazine publication, Time Out, as one of the coolest places to visit in the world[i]. In the first half of…