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Performing Arts: FUOYE’s Professor emerges Fellow of NANTAP

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti Prolific Performance Director and Dance Scholar, Professor Rasaki Ojo Bakare, has been admitted into the prestigious body of Fellows of the National Association of Nigeria Theatre and Allied Arts Practitioners (NANTAP). Prof. Bakare, who is Nigeria’s first professor of Dance and Performance aesthetics, currently serves the nation as Dean of…

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Nigerian Govt. tasked on Museum Digitization as best way to retrieve Nigeria’s stolen cultural artifacts

The Director General, National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), Abdulkerim Oshioke Kadiri (FCA) has tasked the Nigerian government on need for museum digitization as best way to retrieve the country’s historical collections illegally taken abroad. He disclosed this at the Opening Ceremony of Museum Digitization Project 2019 held at the National Museum in Jericho,…

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We will rely on traditional rulers to improve security in Oyo- Gov. Makinde

The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has stated that his government would rely heavily on the traditional rulers in the state to improve the security of lives and property. The Governor, who made the pledge while speaking at an event to mark the 56th birthday of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis…

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Ekiti College of Education Mgt.To Collaborate With Council of Arts and Culture

Management of College of Education , Ikere-Ekiti has pledged its renewed commitment to collaborate with Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture in rejuvenation and promotion of creative arts, music and theater in the state. The school Provost, Dr. Vincent Kehinde disclosed this while hosting the management of the council led by its Director General…

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Ekiti Musicians to honour Fayemi with musical album

Members of Performing Musicians Association of Nigerian ,PMAN, Ekiti State chapter has promised to wax a unity album to extol the virtues of Dr Kayode Fayemi, the executive Governor of the state and expose the pristine culture of Ekiti State. The state chairman, Chief Adankara Olalere disclosed this when he led some members of the…

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Just in! Royal rumble: Ganduje, Sanusi reconcile

The crisis between Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll has finally been resolved following a reconciliatory meeting between the two in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ganduje and made available to the News Agency…

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Group offers to train 2000 Ekiti students

National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers in Nigeria (NUTGTWN) Camapala Sector has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture to train ,2000 Ekiti students and voluntary youths in the art of fashion designing , indigenious cloth making ,arts and crafts. Comrade Ibrahim Lawal, The National Chairman of…

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Royal stool rivalry: newly installed monarch in Lalupon urges aggrieved parties to support him

The newly installed onilalupon of Lalupon in Lagelu local government area of oyo state Oba Muniru Arigbabuwo has appealed to the aggrieved parties in the contest for the thrown to join hands with him to move the town forward The traditional ruler who was installed by the state government on monday had been having runing…

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World Culture Day: Ekiti Art & Culture DG, tasks indigenes on cultural intervention

People of Ekiti state have been urged to join hands with Dr Kayode Fayemi led administration in restoring the core value of honesty, diligence and integrity of the state through cultural intervention. The state Director -General, Council for Arts and Culture, Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre gave this urge in a press statement issued to commemorate…

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Oyo Govt workers, students to wear traditional attire in commemoration of this year’s ‘World Culture Day’

The Oyo State Government has directed residents in the state especially students in private and pubic schools as well as workers in the state to turn out in their traditional attire on Tuesday, May 21 in commemoration of the 2019 World Culture Day. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun said…

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