Biography Intro: Haruna Ishola Bello M.O.N. honorary title, Member of the Order of the Niger was a Nigerian musician, and one of the most popular artists in the apala genre.In the decades leading up to Nigerian independence in 1960, apala music developed when amateur musicians would play to arouse the faithful after the long fast of Ramadan. Born in the town of Ijebu-igbo, […]
Biography Intro: NAME:Yemi Eberechi Alade DATE OF BIRTH:March 13, 1989 PLACE OF BIRTH: Abia State, Nigeria. FATHER: James Alade EDUCATION:2015 Best Female Award, 2016 Best Female Award CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Alade made her musical debut in an all-girl group called noty spices in 2005, but her music became widely popular after she won the peak talent show […]
Biography Intro: Helen Isibor-Epega (Helen Parker-Jayne Isibor), also The Venus Bushfires is a Nigerian opera singer, songwriter, composer and performance artist, who has written the world’s first opera in Pidgin English. Inspired by Wagner’s Parsifal, her Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera was presented in London in July 2015. NAME: Helen Isibor-Epega DATE OF BIRTH: 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH: Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria OCCUPATION: Song writer & singer […]
Biography Intro: Raoul John Njeng-Njengwho performs under the mononym Skales, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2000, he started writing rap songs in Kaduna. Between 2007 and 2008, he travelled to Jos to work with Jesse Jagz and Jeremiah Gyang. In 2008, he entered the Zain Tru Search competition and won the competition’s North Central region. His debut single, “Must […]
Afe Babalola, CON, OFR, SAN is a Nigerian Lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University NAME: Afe Babalola DATE OF BIRTH: 1929 PLACE OF BIRTH: CHILDREN: Bolanle Austen-Peters and Michael Opeyemi Babalola. OCCUPATION: Lawyer Farmer Educationist Educational administrator EDUCATION: He attended Emmanuel Primary School, Ado Ekiti. He later enrolled for the Senior Cambridge School Certificate examination by private study […]
Biography Intro: Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo is a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor. He also served as commissioner for arts and culture in Edo State under the government of Lucky Igbinedion. Uwaifo is famous for his joromi music. He records under the name Sir Victor Uwaifo. NAME: Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo DATE OF BIRTH: 1 March 1941 PLACE OF BIRTH: Benin City, Edo State, […]
Biography Intro: Adrian Igonibo Barrett (born 26 March 1979) is a Nigerian writer. NAME: A. Igoni Barrett DATE OF BIRTH: 26 March 1979 PLACE OF BIRTH: Port Harcourt, Nigeria, MOTHER: Lindsay Barrett, MARRIED TO: Femke van Zeijl. OCCUPATION: Writer EDUCATION: University of Ibadan. CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: PUBLICATIONS: His first book, a collection of short stories entitled From Caves of Rotten […]