Ayodele Arigbagbu The 29 year old owns the one year old Dream Arts & Design Agency: a creative enterprise with interests in 1.) Design and Architectural consultancy through a professional division called Dream Arts & Design Associates, 2.) Publishing through their imprint – DADA books. They also plan to venture into other divisions for film,...

Dec 30, 2009

BEYOND the customary New Year jam of the early part of the year, the year was not quick in coming alive in the entertainment industry. Activities did not really begin in full-swing in the Nigerian music industry, but before anyone could note, the commencement of the season a flurry of new works from both established and up-and-coming acts hit the scene. Top...

Dec 30, 2009

Voting for The Future Awards has been extended by one week! The major reasons for this extension, the organisers reveal, is because short profiles of the various nominees have just been uploaded on the website www.thefuturenigeria.com. Also, after the two week complaint period, certain minimal challenges have been made on the Nominees List. Therefore, people...

Dec 30, 2009

The past two days have been really argumentative at Vendor stands across Lagos, people having different opinions as to the motives behind this 23-year-old suspect in the attempted Christmas day bombing of Northwest Flight 253.  It was however captivating reading an account of his friends who said Umar expressed hardline views as far back as 2001. He is said to...

Dec 29, 2009

It sounds so typically arrogant. Nigerians fooling themselves thinking they can take over everything. Is this really taking place? Or is it just Nigerians going a bit too far in the self-appreciation department? In the past few years, Nigerian entertainment has undergone radical changes. As such, you have to be just as radical to fit in… or better still...