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Obedeki by Solomon Iguanre,third generatiion Nigerian Playwright

by augusting @ 2008-09-02 - 15:06:19

Obedeki a romantic Comedy by Solomon Odiase Iguanre is the story of a house boy Obedeki and Cordelia a student of the Theatre and the daughter of an overbearing Father who could do as much as put his daughter in a dungeon right through his siiting room.

Obedeki is a master of the impromptu acts,,He has learnt to flip in and out of roles if only to survive the precarious role of a houseboy.Ironically,Cordelia would have to lean on this second class citizen as hired by her Father to learn her lines.Eventually they fall in love.

Solomon Iguanre born November 26 1963,a third generation Playwright coming after Wole soyinka and Femi Osofisan was the Artistic Director of the Laffomania Organisation,a university of Ibadan ,Undergraduate outfit to be described much later as perhaps the funniest outfit in south west Nigeria. A laffomania show then was a mixed grill of grotesque acts and boisteriuos humour. A veritable an effective catharsis for the resulting fall outs of the demands and jeremiads of University life.
Solomon Iguanre has written a number of other plays published and unpublished.those published include The Grave Encounter an expose of HIV/Aids and Another ideally suited for Children titled How mosquito began to bite Man.

Solomn Iguanre,one of the very few theatre entrepreneurs of his generation is also a publisher, He served as Artistic director of Educare Trust, A leading Health and Education NGO ,in Ibadan,Nigeria.Amongst other engagements he has been invited to speak on Hiv/Aids and to pesent his works to thousands of Students around Nigeria.
Solomon Iguanre,who mother died of Cancer informs that he is not a Commercial writer when asked of the possibility of doing a work on Cancer.After a short stint at the British High Commission in Lagos,he took up appointment as a lecturer in the Department of Language and Literary studies at the Babcock University,Ilisan Remo Ogun State.He is married to Abimbola coincidentally a medical statistician and they are blessed with Children Mr.Iguanres email is s_Iguanre@yahoo.com


 
 

TOYS FOR AFRICA: LOOKING FOR A PARTNER

by augusting @ 2008-08-31 - 17:59:03

Looking for a partner to pack some toys to Africa for African Children. Cheers Augustine email:augustine308@yahoo.com

LONDON FOR BOOKS FOR AFRICA BOOK FAMINE

by augusting @ 2008-08-31 - 17:54:42

LOOKING FOR PARTNERS TO GATHER BOOKS AND TRANSPORT TO AFRICA. There is a book famine in Africa .Are You in LONDON ? cheers Augustine email: augustine308@yahoo.com

Ebun Oni,Poet,Princess,Physicist,Philosopher and Professor

by augusting @ 2008-08-31 - 17:49:18

By Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth email:augustine308@yahoo.com Professor Ebun Oni was born on May 21 1935, She is the great grand daughter of the Owa(Traditional ruler) Ofokutu of Ijesha land. A product of the Imperial College, England ,she is a solid earth Physicist and Space scientist.
Ebun Oni is Vice Chair person of the International commission for earth sciences in Africa(ICESA).She is in a way reminding of the physicist Poynting, who affirmed that one of the qualities of a good scientist is being able to write poetry.She writes poetry and has authored at least one philosophical work: EXPLORING THE MIND ;A colection essays and poems.She has also writtem on Knowlegde and the idea of the Universiy.Her Publications include one book on Modern Physics for Undergradutes.
Prominent amongsts Ebun Onis Students are Dr. Olu Agunloye,presently Vice Chairman of Nigerias e-government Strategy,Adeniyi Olowofela,an associate Professor and ex Public Relations oficer of the Nigerian institute of Physics.and Fela bright or Olufela Bright, first President of the Physics Students associaton University of Ibadan,when Ebun Oni was hed of department.Fela bright(fela.bright@gmail.com) is a social worker and President of the NGO Steps To life which is into Health,Education,Physics,ICT,Social work and gender issues.

BIKES FOR BOOKS FOR AFRICA

by augusting @ 2008-08-31 - 17:33:50

Sell your bike to provide books and libraries for African Children and Adults.Would you like to be personally involved.Cheers Augustine email: augustine308@yahoo.com

YACHT FOR BOOKS FOR AFRICA

by augusting @ 2008-08-31 - 17:31:07

Sell your yacht to provide books and build libraries for African Children and Adults.Would you want to be personally involved? Spread the message. Cheers Augustine email augustine308@yahoo.com

Year of the Snake, assassination,leadership and America

by augusting @ 2008-08-31 - 11:42:34

The Calendar in China repeats itself every every 12 years and in Tibet every 60 years. On these calendars you have the year of the snake .

1809 year of the birth of American President , Abraham Lincoln is known as the year of the (earth) snake in Tibet .He was assassinated.60 years later, 1869 also year of the earth snake, saw the birth of Mahatma Gandhi,Indian Nationalist..He was assassinated.

1929 ,60 years after the birth of Gandhi we had the birth of Martin Luther King Jnr..He was also assassinated and compared with Gandhi for his non violent struggle.
4x12(48) years(1917) after the birth of Gandhi saw the birh of American President, John F. Kennedy.Also assassinated and compared with Abraham lincoln in the Famous LINCOLN-JFK coincidences. You can Google :LINCOLN AND KENNEDY COINCIDEMCES

IGBO PEOPLE IN IBADAN;Towards peace and unity in Nigeria

by augusting @ 2008-08-30 - 13:43:56

To Buy this book Contact Taslim Abiola Layonu +2348035312699, Ibadan, Nigeria or email mediareportprojects@yahoo.com. This book is about the Igbo Culture, Politics,Elites,Ibadan and Nigeria..Notable part of this publication is the dellibration at Aburi prior to the Nigerian Civil war. This document has remained out of print for so mny years.IGBO PEOPLEin Ibadan is a Collectors Item. The first of its Kind.

Taslim Abiola Layonu an Encyclopedia of Ibadan people

by augusting @ 2008-08-30 - 13:37:10

Taslim abiola Layonu was born May 21 1964.He hails from Ede in Osun State,Nigeria but he has a very deep attraction and passion for Ibadan described as the worlds largest indigenous black city, He has written more than ten books on the people of Ibadan. he is the brain behind the relatively unappreciated Magazine IBADAN MAIL now defucnct. Funny enough prominent Ibadan Indigenes were asking him to chnge the focus of Ibadan Mail, which was devoted exclusively to the happenings and people of Ibadan city,
Taslims Great Grand mother served as the Iya Lode of Ibadan(THE GRAND MATRIACH OF IBADAN WOMEN or the women of Ibadan).Taslim a book Publisher is the CEO of MEDIA REPORTS PROJECTS and LAYTAL COMMUNICATIONS one of the Latest books published by him is titled IGBO PEOPLE IN IBADAN: TOWARDS PEACE AND UNITY IN NIGERIA . You can contact Layonu through the following email :mediareportprojects@yahoo.com. Layonu is married to Rose and they are both staunch Catholics with very demanding children.

Apologies from Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth

by augusting @ 2008-08-30 - 13:26:20

Fervent and sincere apologies to Nike adesuyi, adenike adesuyi,Joko adeleye,Abimbola Ogunmodede,Bimbo Ogunmodede,Nike De Souza,Olusokun Delano,sokun Delano,Wole Soyinka,Adekunle Ige,Kunle Ige ,Yetunde Otunla,Jumoke Alao.Olajumoke Alao,Fisayo awe,Detoun shanshi,Omolola Anifowoshe,Lola Anifowoshe, Toyosi

Tunde Akintunde, Toyosi salimonu , Fisayo awe,Layinka Fatoki, Layinka odeyemi,Kunle Olawole,Ofe Olurin,olaofe Olurin

olawole.To err is Human. To forgive divine


 
 
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