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Awo's New Statue:Why People Are Against It | The Arts-Muse Fair

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In its wisdom to adequately represent the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in a new statute, Poly 3D Art Studios, commissioned by the Lagos State Government for the work decided that the figure of the former Premier of the defunct Western region should be artistically presented in a sitting position rather than a standing posture and to have it wearing a Timberland boots to boot! This artistic sense of the sculptors to hide Awolowo’s feet in a laced boot and not shoes appears not to have currency with many admirers of the late politician and lawyer. Since the 20-foot-tall sculpture was unveiled last week in Ikeja by the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, it has received many knocks that could literally knock it down to its feet.     The idea behind the work, according to Hamza Atta, the CEO of Poly 3D Art Studios in an interview with the City People , was for his team to come up with an original work of art, devoid of copying the existing art works of Awolowo; and to bring

I Had Grand Visions For Made-In-Nigeria Poetry Show - Dike Chukwumerije

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Poet Dike Chukwumerije has made history with his Made In Nigeria poetry performances that have continually broken the assumption that poetry does not sell or cannot be sold to audiences in Nigeria. Two days ago, on October 1 and 2, in commemoration of Nigeria’s Independence anniversary, the phenomenal Dike Chukwumerije got poetry lovers to pay and excitedly watch him and his MIN crew dramatize the history of Nigeria through poetry at Merit House, Abuja. However, becoming a jinx breaker and a trailblazer like Chukwumerije has done with the commercialization of poetry in Nigeria comes with tremendous focus and discipline. It takes uncommon guts and grit to succeed in breaking new grounds like Chukwumerije has done with his poetry show. Dike Chukwumerije very much attested to this in a review of his shows to date posted on his facebook timeline which he titled: HOW TO CREATE A SHOW ON A SHOE STRING BUDGET. We publish it here with his permission.   I had grand vi

Lights Dim For Kasimu Yero On The Stage Of Life

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Veteran actor Alhaji Kasimu Yero has passed on. He died yesterday at the age of 70 years after a protracted illness at his residence in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria. The late seasoned actor had his primary education at Roman Catholic Mission School, Kaduna and his secondary school education at Alhudahuda College Zaria between 1962 and 1967 respectively. After his secondary school in 1966, he went on to Rumfa College in Kano and from there to Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria. He was admitted into Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria in 1970 to study fine arts but ended up studying for an Advanced Diploma in Public Administration at the Institute of Administration, Zaria, only to return to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for his Masters Degree in Drama. After his graduation, late Yero got an appointment with the Kaduna state government as an Administration Officer. However, with his Advance Diploma, he went back to Kaduna Polytechnic for a Post Graduate Diploma in Public

8 Fact-Fruits From The World’s Biggest Book Garden.

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The Guinness World Records documented the Barnes & Noble flagship bookstore in US (New York), having an area of 154,000 square feet and more than 12 miles of shelves, as the world’s biggest individual bookstore based on square footage since 1999. However, this record of the world’s largest brick-and-mortar bookstore is about to change with the inauguration, last week, of the Tehran Book Garden. On the other hand, perhaps a new category for the World Biggest Book Garden may have just been birthed.   Here are eight fact-fruits picked from the Book Garden that supports this record-breaking or record-making statement. Have a bite.      1.       The Tehran Book Garden, located on Abbasabad Hills in the northeast of the city of Tehran, covers an area of 65,000 square meters (about 700,000 square feet). 2.       The Book Garden is to serve the educational and cultural needs of visitors to the complex as well as guests to the annual Tehran International Book Fair.

Art of the Matter: How The Yoda Innovation Seeks To Fight Film Piracy.

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Anas Balarabe Yazid is an Academic and entrepreneur concerned with finding solutions to the problems of his community. He lives in Kano, the centre of Kannywood, the Hausa-themed film industry that is second to the Nollywood. Sales revenue from films is heavily diminished by piracy, which offers cheaper, bootlegged versions of the original films to the public. This shrinks investors’ returns on investment, voiding sales projections and boosting the pirates’ pockets. Certis , Mr. Yazid’s company has launched YodaCine , a new technological innovation to solve this age long problem of piracy. The Yoda innovation has already brought Mr. Yazid recognition from the British Council and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for its use in promoting schooling by providing access to books by pupils and students. Anas Yazid speaking at the launch of YodaCine last week in Kano Collaborating with Motion Picture Production Ltd, Certis created the Kannywood Box Off

Here Is What Authors & Publishers Need To Know About The Legal Deposit Law in Nigeria.

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Some writers and book publishers in Nigeria may not be aware of the Legal Deposit Law of Nigeria, which requires that three (3) copies of any book published in Nigeria be deposited with the National Library of Nigeria. There are benefits to authors and publishers who make this deposit. We bring to you all you need to know about the Legal Deposit Law in Nigeria as issued   by Prof. Lenrie Olatokunbo Aina, the National librarian and CEO of the National Library of Nigeria. The Legal Deposit law in Nigeria has its origin in the 1950 Publications Ordinance which gave the University College Ibadan library and the Secretariat Library in Lagos the right to collect two copies each of every book published in the country. National Library Act: The Authority to Collect Legal Deposit Materials The National library act was passed in 1964 and later reviewed in 1970 with emphasis on deposit obligations and bibliographical functions. The Act No. 29 of 1970 applies throughout the