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‘You are a pride to us,’ Adeleke celebrates nephew, Davido, on birthday
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has congratulated sensational hip-hop artist and global music icon, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on the occasion his birthday, extolling his virtues and endearing personality. Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olalwale Rasheed, on Tuesday, acknowledged Davido’s incredible exploits in the music industry, rendering entertainment and soul-stirring melodies to a…
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Lola Shoneyin: Why this year’s Ake Arts and Book Festival is so special
Lola Shoneyin wears many hats. Not only is she an award-winning poet, novelist and publisher, she is also the Director of the annual Ake Arts and Book Festival. And she always puts her wealth of experience to bear on every edition of the literary festival she started in Abeokuta, Ogun State in 2013 . Still, she has done so with…
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Oyo government applauds Ogbomoso chef attempting Guinness World Record
Oyo State Government has cheered the Ogbomoso-born chef, Prince Tope Adebayo, popularly called Tope Maggie, who is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking by an individual. The Commissioner for Information and civic orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade led a team to the potential champion’s kitchen within the premises of the Ogbomoso Recreation Club on Tuesday. The…
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Nana Otedola celebrates mum 90th birthday in grand style
Nana Otedola, business woman and wife of Billionaire Femi Otedola on Wednesday celebrated the 90th birthday of her mother, Cecilia Abosede Atta. The birthday shindig was a celebrities affairs with family and friends of the famous business man who came around to rejoice with grand old woman for becoming a nonagenerian in good health. Florence Otedola, DJ Cuppy, one of…
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Veteran artist, Kolade Oshinowo, opens new solo exhibition in Ikoyi
Veteran artist, educator and influential mentor in the arts industry, Kolade Oshinowo, on Sunday opened his solo exhibition with the theme ‘Enduring Passion’ at Ko Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos Expectedly, the show according to Mufu Onifade, a renowned painter who shared the pictures on Facebook attracted the creme-de-la-creme of the Arts industry. Many of the big names in the visual arts…
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Grammy Awards: Burna Boy, Davido bag multiple nominations, as Olamide, Asake, Ayra Starr also make cut
Five Nigerian music stars bagged nominations when the 66th Grammy Awards announced their nominees on Friday. Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, and Olamide are all competing for the prestigious awards in various categories. The most notable category is the new Best African Music Performance, which features all five Nigerian artists along with South African singer Tyla. The songs nominated…
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Irish chef breaks Hilda Baci’s cooking record
An Irish chef who runs a restaurant in Japan, Alan Fisher, has smashed two Guinness World Records titles for the longest cooking and baking marathons by an individual. Alan Fisher cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes and baked for 47 hours and 21 minutes, beating the previous records held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci and American baker Wendy Sandner.…
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Why I abandoned my law degree for celebrity protection- Kelvin Power, Kizz Daniel’s Bodyguard
Atobiloye Kelvin Kayode aka Kelvin Power, bodyguard of musician Kizz Daniel is a law graduate from University of Ado Ekiti, now Ekiti State University, who left law practice for ‘bodyguarding’. Speaking in an interview with Premium Times, Kelvin Power said his desire to get rich quickly and ensure his mother ate the labour of her love over him before she…
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Naija Times publisher, Braimah, loses mum
The Family of Ehi Braimah, publisher of Naija Times, an independent online newspaper, has announced the death of their matriarch, Rose Osovbakhia Braimah (nee Abebe). She passed onto glory on Saturday at the age of 86 years. In a statement by Ehi Braimah for the family, he noted that her late mother was a beautiful woman, resourceful wife and highly…
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2023 Ken Saro-Wiwa prize for book review – CORA calls for entry
The Committee for Relevant Art, CORA, promoters of the yearly Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), has called for submission of entries for the 2023 edition of the annual Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize For Book Review. Dedicated to celebration of the life and career of the famous writer and environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was killed by the Nigeria State on November…
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