……Hold rituals and prayers for peace, love, national unity The Traditional Religion Worshippers Association (TRWASSO), Oyo State Branch, has renewed the call for the State government to set aside a day for public holiday dedicated to the Isese Day Festival. The body in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Friday and signed…
The over 200 year old servant popularly known as Baba Kekere while some call him Baba Keji has reportedly survived three Obas in Alaafins palace. Baba Kekere who is the head of palace slave, is still alive and agile. In a video obtained by LiveTimesNG, the old man revealed how the reign of Oba Lamidi…
……Exonerate members from money rituals accusation Members of the Traditional Worshippers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Branch have applauded the human right activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana for supporting the call for a public holiday for traditional worshippers in Nigeria, saying that the lawyer’s position has shown that he is a…
Prince Gbolahan Idowu OYEGOKE is the leading aspirants for the vacant stool of Soun of Ogbomoso. Apart from being a member of the royal family he is the most qualified candidate going by the outcome of the screening exercise conducted by the committee set up by the family. Born on the 15th of August 1965,…
Several years ago, the theatre, that is, stage performances defined the authentic art of entertainment in Nigeria. It was a period that had theatre troupes as the major forces to reckon with when it comes to entertainment across the country. The troupes travelled from place to place putting up performances in market squares, town halls…
From Olanike Olawole-Orebe It was pomp recently at the FUOYE Faculty of Arts (FASA) flagship event, tagged Fasabration 2021, which featured several exciting programmes such as the Dean’s tournament, otherwise called BTO-FASA Dean Cup; an intra faculty football competition, “Melting Pot”, which is an intra- faculty academic debate, a lecture on marketing works of Arts…
From Kehinde Adewole The people of Ipole-Iloro in Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State have applauded the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi for the commitment of the administration towards repositioning Arinta Waterfall for global tourism attraction. Speaking on behalf of the people of the town, during a brief ceremony to…
From Kehinde Adewole The national President of the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA), Prof Alex C. Asigbo, fsonta, facls, fcai, mnal, has urged theatre practitioners in the country, as well as all well meaning citizens of the world to embrace peace in a world bogged down by challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic, insurgent…
From Kehinde Adewole A Professor of Dance and Performance Aesthetics and Ekiti State Commissioner for Arts, Tourism and Culture, Prof. Rasaki Ojo Bakare, has said that lawyers, particularly, students of Law, need acting skills being taught in all departments of Theatre Arts of higher institutions so as to achieve success in their profession. Bakare, who…
Daniel Anokwuru Having won the Igweship election conducted on January 18, 2021, in Umuisu Ugbawka Autonomous Community, in Nkanu East local government area of Enugu State, His Royal Highness, Igwe Sunday Nwobodo was on Saturday, February 20, 2021, officially crowned the Traditional Ruler of Umuisu Ugbawka Autonomous Community. It would be recalled that Igwe Nwobodo…
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