The rains are here and even the blind can see that they are falling in torrents. Mustapha Habib, The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) acknowledged as much in his weekly run down on social media on…
DG NEMA seeks partnership with the media to improve disaster reporting, describes practitioners as bulwark against misinformation
Mustapha Habib Ahmed, Director General of the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) accompanied by a high powered delegation of NEMA’s leadership team played host to publishers, senior editors and leading lights of the Nigerian media industry drawn from the broadcast,…
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…
Goethe-Institut Nigeria hosts “Who’s Who in the Yoruba Pantheon” reading Feb 16
Goethe-Institut Nigeria and the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies will host a reading and panel discussion on the book Who’s Who in the Yoruba Pantheon. According to Goethe-Institut, the event, which will feature panellists including the book’s authors Jahman…
Tribute to Biyi Bandele, the “fabu master” – Toni Kan
Death is rude! It is especially so in the finality with which it coats everything. In preparing to write this tribute, I referred to the internet to confirm a book title and imagine my shock at the first line –…
James Currey Society features Keith Richards, Toni Kan in an evening of readings and conversations
The James Currey Society will host British writer Chief Keith Richards and Nigerian writer Toni Kan Friday 3 June 2022 during an evening of readings and conversations at its monthly lecture series titled: “Glass Ceilings & New Vistas.” Time for…
The Essential Biodun Shobanjo and “The Will to Win” – Toni Kan
Biodun Shobanjo, advertising czar, serial entrepreneur, TV star, dapper don and grand old man of the marketing communications industry is a man that excites very strong emotions. In considering the man, one might create three broad categories; those who admire…
AnoteArtHub gets rousing welcome at LABAF 2021 – Godwin Okondo
The opening programmes of Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF 2021) will linger in the minds of both the physical and virtual audiences, as the sessions were packed with a lot of knowledge-sharing and inspiration. The programme kicked off with…
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…
“Rocks” the movie rocks and Bukky Bakray is a revelation – Toni Kan
I am ashamed to admit that I had not even heard of Rocks, the movie which earned its break out star, Bukky Bakray an EE Rising Star Award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) until the…