Her stage name is said to have been inspired by the actress Evelyn “Boo” Laye. Patti Boulaye (nee Ebigwei, now Komlosy) was born dramatically in May 1954 after her mother went into labour in a taxi that was passing through two towns in Mid-Western Nigeria. She was raised in a strict Catholic household with nine Read More…
Culture & Arts
Sammie Okposo dies at 51
Sammie Okposo, a popular gospel artist, has sadly died. He was 51 years old. A source close to the musician revealed this. Okposo, he added, collapsed and died on Friday morning. On Thursday, the singer uploaded a throwback photo of Sammie Okposo Praise Party on his verified Instagram profile, which was followed by a 15-hour Read More…
Preserving the Nigerian Popular Music Heritage – The Evergreen Experience
Music preservation is an act of preserving and maintaining art found throughout the ages be it sculpture, paintings, books, etc. Most people who are preservationists usually first start as collectors. A good example is a renowned music collector in Nigeria, Mr Femi Esho, Chairman of Evergreen Musical Company who owns the largest collection of music Read More…
NANTAP praises Lagos Fringe Festival for young creative platforms
The Lagos Fringe Festival (LFF) has received praise from the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) for giving emerging artists a platform over the previous five years. This was said by Makinde Adeniran, NANTAP Secretary, during the Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos, fifth LFF opening. Young artists are given a stage at the Read More…
The Star behind the Stars: Celebrating the Master Producer, Laolu Akins @76
Unpretentious, reserved, meek, disciplined, and gentlemanly are words that best describe him. He breathes music, and his passion for music is second to none. He is still the mind behind Evergreen Songs of the Originals, for which he received a platinum disc award and the Best Producer of the Year award in 1991. Together with Read More…
Joke Sanwo-Olu counsels young people to serve as peace ambassadors
Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the wife of the governor of Lagos State, said on Friday that children should always try to be ambassadors of peace, unity, and shared values. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice while entertaining children from several states at the Government House in Marina, Lagos. The programme was one of several events planned for the Read More…
Amazon launches Lagos presence with spectacular drone display
Five hundred unmanned aircraft were released into the air at once. And the spectacle was breathtaking! In Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria, Amazon hosted the first-ever show activation of drones. In the afternoon of November 2nd, 500 drones that had been unpacked and programmed to fly in unison at the same moment based on mapping and Read More…
Lagos ready to host 35th NAFEST – Tourism commissioner
The 35th National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST), which will take place in Lagos State, is ready to go, according to Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture. During a media tour of the National Stadium in Lagos, where the festival will take place, on Friday, Akinbile-Yusuf said that all Read More…
Obasanjo says Africa must unite via cultural values and ideas
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has urged Africans to unite for the benefit of humanity by consciously reenacting cultural traditions and beliefs. Obasanjo made the statement on Monday while Ms. Oluwabunmi Amao, the director-general of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), paid him a visit at his home in Read More…
U.S. submits 23 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Twenty-three Benin Bronzes that were among the hundreds of items that the British took during their invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897 have been returned to Nigeria by the United States. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, praised the US for returning the stolen cultural property during the repatriation ceremony on Read More…