These days, you’ll find a multitude of videos about Nigerian mothers and their overbearing, sometimes impossible tendencies on the internet. A substantial number of these are comedic representations, which evoke nostalgia in those with first-hand experiences of the fearsome and…
A magical journey of ecstasy in Harrison Okhueleigbe’s “Under the moonlight” — Niran Adedokun
Harrison Okhueleigbe’s Under the moonlight starts like the shaky, unsure steps of a toddler. “My mum was standing by the door at the entrance of the house, hands akimbo, yelling for me to come inside.” It opens in the voice…
In “The Law is an Ass”, Adedokun curates’ breakfast’ tales — Akintayo Abodunrin
A review of Niran Adedokun’s The Law is an Ass: Narrative Landscape Press; 2021 Writer, public relations practitioner and lawyer Niran Adedokun released The Law is an Ass, a collection of short stories published by Narrative Landscape Press in 2021.…
Ibrahim Attahiru: Remembering a patriot and man of hope — Niran Adedokun
“General Attahiru always led from the front. I remember when we were at Operation Lafiya Dole. He was always abreast of events. It helped that I had been there ahead of him, so we could compare notes. Many things got…
Portrait of an intellectual soldier, a review of Niran Adedokun’s “The Man, The Solider, The Patriot” — Akintayo Abodunrin
People have various ways of rationalising death and consoling the bereaved, especially if the deceased died young. ‘Igi t’o to ki pe ni ‘gbo’, meaning straight trees don’t last in the forest, is one of the common sayings of the…
Tube Awards hold unveiling today at Eko Hotel in Lagos
The Tube Awards, an event totally dedicated to the television industry, will be unveiled today, Sunday, February 13 at Eko Hotel in Lagos. Tube Afrique, organisers of the awards, say that the event tagged “Love in a Box” is a…
Eko Hotel hosts Tube Awards Unveiling, ‘Love in a Box’ in February
The formal unveiling of the Tube Awards, a reward event dedicated to the television industry, will hold this February at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme for the event is “Love in a Box.” The…
Niran Adedokun to read at The Emperors Restaurant, The Experience 2021, Shadows of the Ancestors and more this week
It’s another Friday and you know there is no party like a Lagos party. Thisislagos tells you where the hottest parties are, where the art exhibitions are popping and where the cognoscenti gather. Make sure you turn up! Niran Adedokun…
Banire, Peller, Bala-Usman, others for Adedokun’s 50th birthday lecture
Dr Muiz Banire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Commissioner for the Environment in Lagos State, will lead the conversation at the public lecture to mark the 50th birthday of public relations practitioner, lawyer and writer, Niran Adedokun, in…
Apapa Gridlock: Why everyone should support ‘Eto’ – Niran Adedokun
Four weeks after the take off of Etó, the electronic truck call-up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), it could be tempting to dismiss it as one of those futile governmental initiatives. Last week, three weeks into the…
