Onyeka Onwenu
15 Dec
Speaking Out, a stage play from the stable of Doyenne Circle, is set to hit the stage of MUSON Centre, Lagos, on January 1, 2022.
9 Dec
Speaking out, a stage play from the stable of Doyenne Circle is set to hit the stage of the Agip Hall of Muson center on the First of January 2022 featuring the Queen of Nigerian music Onyeka Onwenu on stage not just singing but dancing and acting alongside Kate Henshaw, Patience Ozokwor and other prominent…
7 Nov
To read Onyeka Onwenu’s autobiography is to be a fly on the wall completely absorbed in multilayered intimate conversations with her about a thoroughly fascinating life...
11 Jun 2021
The Credible Igbo Women Initiative (CIWI) has raised serious concern about the spate of insecurity in the southeast and different parts of the country.
4 Oct 2020
Celebrated Nigerian music star Onyeka Onwenu has advised Nigerian female singers to give their artistry the best as whatever they put out will remain out there. The respected musician also appealed to women to ensure they leave lasting legacies. Saying that the women need to stop shaking their buttocks as their male counterparts do not…
25 Sep 2020
Expand Press Limited has announced the publication of Onyeka Onwenu's memoir, My Father's Daughter. The autobiography, set to be released on October 1, 2020, is a deeply personal account of the life of the iconic musician. My Father's Daughter chronicles Onwenu's life as a musician, activist, wife, mother, and politician. In the autobiography, Onwenu's formative…
16 May 2020
For very many reasons I do not like to write about the National Institute for Sports, NIS. Its story is a pathetic reminder of how Nigeria has lost its way in the development of Sports.
25 Mar 2020
The atmosphere this Friday morning looked arty. From the environment to the speakers, everybody had one thing or the other to do with the arts
15 Mar 2020
Onyeka Onwenu walks into The Guardian justifiably tired. For someone who has been stuck in Lagos’ traffic for more than four hours, Onwenu, who is not known to be late, tries to put on a smile. Less than five minutes after she settles in, the call of a fan who grew up listening to her…
24 Aug 2019
After three months of sensational music performances across southeast Nigeria, Hi-Life Fest finally reached an epic crescendo last Sunday, with three of Nigeria’s biggest entertainers performing live on stage.
24 Aug 2019
Music star, Onyeka Onwenu, Phyno and Kcee were top Nigerian artistes, who performed excellently at the Hi-Life Fest finale on Sunday. The three-month-long festival, which featured a talent hunt and sensational music performances by groups and budding Hi-Life artistes across the Southeast, finally reached an epic on August 19, as winners emerged in the dance…
18 May 2019
Having taken their turns on stage to showcase their mastery of hymns, the five hymntestants (contestants), who made it to the grand finale, returned for the final result; it was tension-soaked. Besides, Dean of the Hymnstitute, Ben Ogbeiwi, who anchored the Hymncert, added salt to injury with his antics. Kenneth Ekhuemelo, Olumide Dada, Mobolanle Oladimeji,…
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