Guardian Arts

THE National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) has again proved that it can package, sustain, promote and pass on to the youth or young ones the various Nigerian cultures for the sustenance and unity of the country. Part of the activities to achieve this laudable goal is its Children and Teens Creative Station organised for young…

Kachifo Limited has announced its new titles for 2015. They are diverse and range from children’s fiction to poetry and fiction that are designed to meet a variety of tastes. Among the titles are Afro: The Girl with the Magical Hair by Okechukwu Ofili, which tells the story of a special girl who chooses to…

Lebanese artist born in London M.H. Sarkis grew up in Lagos Island, southwest of Nigeria. But her eagerness to express herself about the environment outside the confinement of the elitist or aristocrat upbringing seems to have materialised in her artistic ebullience over a decade after. Currently based in the U.K., Sarkis returned to Lagos a…

Labule the popular creative community showcase a brainchild of leading integrated marketing, media, entertainment and event outfit Inspiro productions is repackaged and back. Labule which in Yoruba means ‘Community’ is a gathering of creative people and lovers of creativity -  Artistes, Musicians, Dancers, Comedians, Poets, Fashion Designers, Artists and more. The 100% proudly Nigerian production…

The contract that launched the career of The Beatles will be sold in London later this month and is expected to fetch up to £500,000 (681,000 euros, $760,000), Sotheby's auction house said on Saturday. The document was signed by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with their manager Brian Epstein on October…

AS a follow-up to the expressed desire of Centre for African Arts and Civilization’s management team under the leadership of the Director-General Sir Ferdinand Ikechukwu Anikwe to court the support of royal personages across Nigeria for the centre’s programmes, he recently led the management on a courtesy visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba (Dr.) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III at his palace in Oyo Town.

IT was indeed an evening of inspiring music and conversation, as author and motivational speaker Mr. Ayo Lawal recently launched his two books, The pursuit of Excellence and Doing the Impossible at the Pistis Centre, The Elevation Church, Lekki, Lagos.

CHILDREN are an investment, so reads the gospel according to some commerce-minded parents, particularly those from a certain ethnic group.

IT was not just a moment of merriment but of sober reflection and exhortation for friends and well-wishers, who recently gathered to honour Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, a former Chairman and Chief Executive of NEIMETH Pharmaceutical company, who turned 65 on August 16.

Though even his wife and some close friends were not in support of his idea to write a book on Bishop David Oyedepo, Morack Akin-David did not relent on his efforts to research, towards realizing the book Leadership Secrets of David .O. Oyedepo.

Professor Tess Onwueme is not an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She obtained all her degrees including the Ph.D from the Universities of Ibadan and Benin.

When Badagry Diaspora Festival 2015’s International Symposium on Toussaint L’ouverture (François Dominique Toussaint Breda) opened last Saturday at Administrative Staff College, Topo, Badagry, it was a euphoric reunion between some Diaspora members and Nigerians.