A toast to my publisher Toni Kan @ 52 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

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…

BBC launches formally in Nigeria

The BBC had the official launch of its Lagos bureau, the biggest in Africa on Wednesday March 21, 2018.   The service already boasts an audience of 36m people in Nigeria through its Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin, Hausa and English services.…

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