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Ara Commends Renaming of National Arts Theatre to Honor Wole Soyinka
Ara praised Soyinka as a profound admirer and advocate of African culture, urging the younger generation to follow his example. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, she applauded President Bola Tinubu for renaming the National Arts Theatre as Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts. Ara also called on the Federal Government to continue honoring artists while they are alive.
“This development is very welcome; he is our first black Nobel laureate and truly deserves more,” Ara remarked. “At 90, his time with us is precious, and I am immensely proud of his accomplishments. It should become a tradition to consistently honor our artists.”
Recalling her encounters with Prof. Soyinka, Ara shared memorable moments that underscored his humility and authenticity. She recounted how he once queried her choice of the talking drum at an event in his honor and later sent her a heartfelt message on her 40th birthday.
“Ara emphasized that Soyinka’s respect for and dedication to African culture are exemplary traits for others to emulate,” she stressed. “She also encouraged everyone to be true to themselves and to dare to be different.”
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Davido Advises Black Americans Not To Relocate To Nigeria Due To Economy
Nigerian Artist, Davido, advises Black Americans not to relocate to Nigeria as the country current state is not the best right now. He gives this advice to the many Black Americans thinking of relocating to Nigeria after Donald Trump’s Win in Election. Many share their concerns and are worried if the new US system will be in support of them.
Davido speaks on “The Big Homies House” podacst and states “It is not cool back home. The economy is in shambles,”. The artist spoke on the struggles of the economy and increase of process in daily needs.
“I am talking about the situation in the country. Now the exchange rate is messed up, a lot of stuffs are not going well. The economy is just not good enough. The oil price is too high. Imagine the country that produces oil, paying more for it than a country importing oil.”
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Music Producer, Benny Blanco Opens Up About His Love Story with Selena Gomez
Music Producer, Benny Blanco reveals how his girlfriend and famous actress, Selena Gomez made the first move in their relationship. The music producer states that she asked him out to dinner first during an interaction.
“We were just talking, and then she was like, ‘Do you wanna get dinner?’ . Benny Blanco also confesses to not realizing it was a date at first tull she mentioned it “She was like, ‘I would’ve worn something different to this date.’ And I was like, ‘Wait, what? We’re on a date?’ I had no idea!”
Then he shares the update on their next date and how the rest of their relationship started and became history.
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Sonia Adesuwa Advises Married People To Wear Their Rings In Public
Ex Wife of Footballer, Jude Ighalo, Sonia Adesuwa advises married couple to always wear their wedding ring. She posts on her social media page and pleads for married people in Lagos to always wear their rings.
She also shares that the married ones are confusing the single people by not showing they are taken at first impression by their ring.
“Married people in Lagos please always wear your wedding ring. They are a symbol of commitment to your significant other and a public statement to strangers. Stop confusing singles out there”.
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