Chidi Okoye returned to Nigeria in 2015, and instantly saw that things had really fallen apart in the country. The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), his...
In the Gallery
Excerpts
‘Things My Mother Taught Me’, by Barak Obama
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, circa 1971- “If you want to grow into a human being”, my Mum would say to me, “you’re going to need some values” Honesty-Lolo should not hav...
Box Office
Netflix of Nigeria: Putting it to a Global Audience
iROKO pays about $10,000 to $25,000 to purchase digital rights and stream movies online. This might not be a lot when we compare to Netflix, where the budget of...
Night Life
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Between Quilox and The Place
Poke Toholo On The Town “Why are you not taking me to Quilox?”, Deola asked me the other night. She was the reason, I responded in my mind, but couldn’t say it...
The Stage
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Moremi: Carnival of Colours, Fashion on Stage
Moremi-The Musical, the new stage interpretation of the Olurombi tragedy, is a large exhibition of art. Each of the scenes in this drama, produced for the end o...
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Baba Sàlá: Lights Out for the Joker of Yemẹtu
By Akin Adeṣọkan A man saunters into the first-class section of an airplane, and walks into two men. The first is the president of Nigeria and the other the Pre...
Pages
Nduka Obaigbena and the miracle called ThisDay -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I have seen many miracles happen before my very eyes. Back in 1986, the guru who brought me into journalism, Sonala Olumhense, resigned from his job as the Edit...
Book Biz
The Plot to “Bring Back Buchi” Emecheta
By Toyin Akinosho Sylvester Onwordi was in Nigeria early in June 2018. It was his second trip to the country in the year. “I have come back four times since my...
Printers' Alley
Somolu, Nigeria’s Biggest Printing Hub
By OLAKUNLE OLAFIOYE SOMOLU in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State is unarguably the hub of commercial printing in Nigeria with thousands of comm...
Live Band
A Random Night at the New Afrika Shrine – Dami Ajayi
The New Afrika Shrine is the best place to be any given Sunday evening Femi Kuti and his Positive Force Band are in town...