Month: November 2016

Edochie Advocates For A Unified Central Celebration Of New Yam Festival By Igbos

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Pete Edochie, MON, has advocated for a specific day for Igbos within Nigeria and in the Diaspora to celebrate the New Yam Festival (Iwa ji...

Culture Can Boost Our Local Economy – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Assoc. Prof. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has described cultural festivals as major boosters to our local economy if they are...

Speak The Mother Tongue To Your Subjects – Eddy Okolo

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Sculptor and Executive Secretary, Enugu State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr. Eddy Okolo, has reiterated the need for people to use the mother tongue in communicating with people,...

Governor Obiano Charges SONTA To Multiply The Effects Of Nollywood

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The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has charged the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA), the umbrella body of theatre scholars in Nigeria, to leverage on...

Senate Moves To Amend NICO Act

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The Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism has observed the need to amend the existing law setting up the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) as well as other...

The Ancient City Of Ile- Ife Celebrates Olojo Festival In Grand Style

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The 2016 Olojo Festival in the ancient city of Ile-Ife gained momentum on Saturday, 15th October, 2016, as indigenes and non-indigenes in the town came out in their multitudes...

SONTA Conference Paper Presentations

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SONTA Conference Paper Presentations 11th Nov. 2016 (Panels A to J) First Parallel Sessions (9 am to 11 am) (Panels K to S) Second Parallel Sessions (12 pm to...

Nigerians Soar high in the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC)

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The re-election of Professor Emmanuel Dandaura as the African President of International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) and the winning of Thalia Prize by Professor Femi Osofisan have confirmed...

Theatre Scholars To Discuss Change In Nigeria At Awka

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Nigerian theatre scholars, under the aegis the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA) is planning to come out with robust ideas on how change in Nigeria can be managed...

FG To Train Film Makers In Animation

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The Federal Government has said it is working in collaboration with the French and Canadian Governments to train about one thousand filmmakers in Nigeria in the area of animation....