On January 24, at Alliance Francaise Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, Ben Enwonwu Foundation held a panel discussion tagged ‘Art as a Driver for Environmental Sustainability’. Here is a pictorial sneak preview of how it all went down:…
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola was on set of Kunle Afolayan’s movie, Citation, to support her daughter, Temi, who is playing lead role in the movie. Otedola who was at the Obafemi Awolowo University campus, Ile-Ife, Osun state with his wife, Nana, where the movie is currently being shot, noted that…
Nigerians are assured once again to have a better work-life balance this yuletide with Detty Fest December party sponsored by Bet9ja. The sponsorship deal which is in partnership with select Nigerian music acts – Teni, Wizkid, Davido and Naira Marley, is intended to make this December, a huge boom for…
It was a night of fun, dance and great music when REDTV, the online lifestyle network powered by the United Bank for Africa Group, held its annual Rave to officially kick-off the ‘Dirty December’ season. The well-attended event saw the chairman of UBA, Tony ELumelu and the group managing director,…
Periwinkle Estate located at Freedom Way, Lekki Phase I will play host to some of the big stars in the Christian music industry at Unusual Praise Concert put together by the Chapel Of Divine Mercy, Lekki. Speaking at a media conference to herald the annual event on Thursday, Monsignor Paschal…
LARA OLADUNNIFunke Treasure Durodola is a master of her game. She exudes confidence as she walked towards the podium to give her welcome address. It was the launch of her two books, ‘Pronunciation Guide For Clergy’ and ‘Pronunciation Guide For The Spoken Word Industry’. One could see that she is…
Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan is currently working on shooting his new movie, The Citation in exotic locations on the continent. The movie, which is currently in pre production, has sealed a production deal in Cape Verde and Senegal ahead of a proposed January 2020 shoot. In a viral video, showing location recce…
Arthouse Contemporary holds legacy exhibition for Zaria rebels. The exhibition tagged Zaria Art Society: Celebration of Legacies, will take place from October 26 to November 15, 2019 at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The special exhibition will highlight the revered founding fathers of contemporary Nigerian…
With their heads still held high, Isilomo and Avala who became the first causalities of the eviction game of the 2019 Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) held high their heads even as they crashed out of the popular reality show broadcasted throughout Africa. During the first eviction game of the 2019…
Bet9Ja is taking a bet on popular reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN). As the much anticipated reality show is set to kick off this weekend, Olufemi Osobajo, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, Bet9ja, has revealed why the company is supporting the popular show.According to Osobajo, “Our sponsorship of Big…
Have you ever thought about what it would like to walk in the shoes and delve into the lives of the one percent of the Lagos affluent even for just one day? The new film by Bolanle Austen-Peters allows you to do that. The Bling Lagosians is a powerful story…
Twin-Waters tower located on Oniru Road, Victoria Island was a beehive of activities on a sunny Tuesday morning. It is only one man in the movie industry that could pull the caliber of people including media men and women to the private screening of his movie, Kunle Afolayan. For anyone…
Affordable Art Auction has raked in N27 million as new artists make the top sale. The Affordable Art auction organised annually by Arthouse Contemporary took place on February 21, 2019, at the Kia Showroom, Lagos. The Auction which featured 97 lots from emerging and established artists, the auction brought in…
You can by affordable art at Arthouse Contemporary’s fourth annual Affordable Art Auction on February 23, 2019, 6 PM, at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The auction preview, Art Night Out, will feature art, music and live performances. The Affordable Art Auction aims to engage…
Nigerian international singer, Aṣa brought the house down at the maiden edition of the Spice TV Lifestyle Honours. Opening her set with the single ‘Fire on the Mountain’ from her self-titled debut album, the audience warmed up to her as models donning pieces from the designer, Torlowei walked the runway.…
Arthouse Contemporary 10th Anniversary With 21st edition of November Art Auction. The auction of Modern and Contemporary Art, comes up on Monday, November 19, 2018, by 6pm, at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola Odeku Street, Lagos, Nigeria. Founded in 2007, Arthouse Contemporary is an international auction house that specialises in…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Famous painting of an Ile-Ife Princess Tutu, by late artist, Ben Enwonwu, which was sold at the whooping sum of £1, 208, 000, at the Bohams Auction of African Art earlier in March, is showing at the ongoing Artx Lagos, which opened on Friday evening with a cocktail.…
Nollywood actress, Ufoma McDermott’s new comedy movie, ‘What Just Happened?’ will soon hit the cinemas. The hilarious movie which will be in the cinemas across the country on September 14, 2018 features some of the finest comedians and versatile Nollywood actors and actresses like Funny bone, Segun Arinze, Toyin Abraham,…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN If famous Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti were to be alive, he never would have considered it thinkable that the President of one of the world’s super powers would ever pay a personal visit to the Afrika Shrine located at Agidingbi area of Lagos State. But on the…
The Nigerian art industry is experiencing a new wave of young collectors who see art as a safe store of wealth. They are discreetly acquiring the works of new contemporary artists and making art collection a real deal writes FUNKE OSAE-BROWN. His office is housed in a modest building off…
