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Corona Virus: Organisers Postpone 2 key Soyinka Events
Two major events associated with, and directly involving physical participation by Professor Wole Soyinka, have been postponed indefinitely due to…
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Yoruba World Centre Opens In UI Soon
A world Yoruba centre, the International Centre For Yoruba Arts and Culture, will be opened this April, inside the University…
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Theatre Idol, Bimbo Manuel, Storms Terra Kulture With New Play, Alhaji
By Damola Emmanuel In times like these when the faith of many are waning as a result of biting economic…
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Invoking Gibran in a Troubled Time, By Louis Odion, FNGE
At first, it could be mistaken for a pornographic studio. The walls are sculpted with assorted portraits of nudity, sensuous…
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Toni Morrison Dies at 88
Toni Morrison, the African-American Nobel Laureate in Literature, died today. Among other top rated works, she wrote ”Beloved’. As a…
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Federal Government Mourns Eddie Ugboma, Calls Him Trailblazer in Movie Industry
The Federal Government has expressed shock and sadness at the death of veteran movie producer Eddie Ugboma, calling him a…
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The History of Owa Obokun and the Formation of Ijesa, By Omoba Toyin Akingbade
Ijesa was “founded in 1350 by Owaluse, a grandson of Ajibogun Ajaka (Ubiquitous Warrior) Owa Obokun Onida Arara, one of…
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Oladejo Okediji: Our Eloquent Sociologist of Crime
By Tejumola Olaniyan Oladejo Okediji is without doubt one of the finest writers in Yoruba language today. A distinguished teacher,…
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Kgalema Motlanthe, Former South Africa President, To Deliver Chinua Achebe Leadership Lecture
The Christie and Chinua Achebe Foundation and the Black Studies Department of the City College of New York have announced…
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Behold Anna Burns, first Irish writer to win Man Booker Prize!
Anna Burns on Tuesday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned…
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