The first time I set eyes on Toni Kanayo Onwordi, famously known as Toni Kan, I found fun oozing from his every pore. He blazed into the Lagos writing circle with uncommon confidence that was at once assured and very…
Toni Kan strikes 50 with panache – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was fun at first sight. The first time I set eyes on Toni Kanayo Onwordi, famously known as Toni Kan, I found fun oozing from his every pore. He blazed into the Lagos writing circle with uncommon confidence that…
Tracing the making of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time -Toni Kan
It is 1998 or 1999. I am not so sure, but I remember that Helon Habila and I were sitting in a shack outside the huge compound of the African Independent Television (AIT) in Alagbado, a dusty, sleepy village on…
Shina Peters at 60: A life in music – Reuben Abati
I consider it a great privilege to count Shina Peters, the Afro-Juju maestro, who turns 60 this week, as one of my friends and brothers. Dele Momodu has already penned a short tribute in his honour and acommittee of friends is…