Category: Arts & Entertainment

March With Da’Fresh 2: Afropop Artiste Sets To Thrill Fans At Birthday Gig

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Wale JAGUN The rising afropop/highlife crooner, Da’Fresh Olorin, is set to thrill friends, fans and admirers at the second edition of his annual birthday gig tagged, “March with Da’Fresh”. This year’s bash tagged, “Hood Invasion”, is billed for Heritage Hotel via Legacy Hotel, Jesus Court Bus stop, Gberigbe, Ikorodu, on March 24. The event will commence with glamour carpet by 7p.m. while the event proper starts by 8:30p.m. Da Hood Invasion is scheduled to feature various entertainment performances ranging from Hip-hop lip sync, Hip-hop live performance, Highlife band performance, comedy…

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Guinness Record Holder, Olawunmi, Ready For 30-Day Reading Contest

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Bayode Treasure Olawunmi, the Nigerian holder of the 2018 Guinness Book of Record in Marathon Reading Aloud Contest, said at the weekend that he was gearing up for the July reading contest which would last for 30 days. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that he would contest against six other Nigerians. ”I am optimistic that I will emerge the winner and retain the existing record again,” he said. Olawunmi described the reading contest, held on Feb. 26 and March 3 2018, as harrowing because he…

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FG Approves Treatment For ‘Baba Suwe’ At LUTH

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Ailing Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly called ‘Baba Suwe” was on Friday admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba, Lagos State over an unknown ailment. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Bolaji Amusan, the National President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), disclosed this in Lagos on Friday Amusan popularly known as ‘Mr Latin’ as his stage name   said that the development was as a result of the approval of the association’s appeal  to the Federal Government to foot the medical…

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Presidential Election: Be Peaceful, Orderly, Ambode Urges Lagosians

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With barely 48 hours to the much anticipated Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has urged residents in the State to conduct themselves peacefully at the polling units and shun any act of violence or misconduct that could threaten the exercise. Governor Ambode, in a statement on Wednesday signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, said the nation was on a threshold of history as the outcome of the election would be a defining moment in Nigeria’s political and economic…

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Olamide drops new song ‘Woske’

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Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) record label boss, Olamide has released his first single in 2019, tiled, ‘Woske’. Olamide who had a successful 2018 with series of club bangers like, ‘Science student’, ‘Motigbana’ and ‘Poverty die’ dropped the new song on Friday, February 8. The song was produced by Killer Tunes. The rapper cum singer makes a smooth bouncy tune which undoubtedly has a dance routine for it as he mimics Michael Jackson on his cover. Olamide started pursuing his music career in 2000.He released ‘Eni Duro’ in 2010 under ID Cabasa’s…

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Lagos Seeks Return of Historical Sculpture ‘Lander Stool’ From British Museum

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-As J.K Randle Centre nears completion Following the decision by Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to build a new cultural facility in Onikan, Lagos, the John K. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History , and the appointment of international exhibition designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) and architects, SI.SA the Lagos State Government has formally made a request to the British Museum in London for the return of an extremely important sculptural woodcarving, known in the UK as the Lander Stool.   The sculpture was believed to have been taken…

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Lagos Holds Stakeholders’ Forum On Preservation of Heritage sites

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The Lagos State Government on Tuesday held a stakeholders’ forum on the need for preservation of historical and cultural heritage sites/monuments in the state.   The forum which was held at the Hall of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture, Obafemi Awolowo way, Ikeja,  was attended by owners and managers of heritage sites, traditional rulers, among others.   Speaking at the event, the Honorable Commissioner, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said, the stakeholders’ forum was meant to create an avenue for the state government and the stakeholders to examine issues…

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Lagos State Rolls Out 2019 Calendar For Tourism, Art Events

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-Asa Arokolo second edition holds this year – Organizers The Lagos State Government has released the 2019 calendar for arts, culture and entertainment events in the state. The annual listing is meant to guide local and foreign tourists as well as journalists and the general public into the rich cultural content on offer in the state for 2019. The Calendar, which is on the state website and in print form, contains more than 80 events that are either state sponsored or simply endorsed and supported by the Lagos State Government.…

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2019 Holds Greater Promises For Lagosians, Ambode Assures

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday assured Lagosians that the Government would deliver more life changing projects in 2019 for the greater benefit of all residents. Governor Ambode, who spoke in his New Year message to Lagosians at the grand finale of the 2018 One Lagos Fiesta (OLF) held at the Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island, said though 2018 was a great year for the State, the New Year holds greater promises for all. He said: “I want to thank God for giving us this New Year…

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