The story has been told of Pa Idris Ola Lediju who is said to be the oldest author in Nigeria. Pa Idris Ola Lediju He is a devoted Muslim and telecommunication engineer. At 97, Pa Idris Ola Lediju may be retired, but he is certainly not tired. Arguably, he has become Nigeria’s oldest author by penning his autobiography at the age of 97, reports OZOLUA UHAKHEME, Assistant Editor (Arts) . It was a celebration of the power of the written words. It was also a historic moment of honour for 97-year-old Pa Idris Ola Lediju, a retired telecommunication engineer, who, perhaps, is Nigeria’s oldest author. Expectedly, family members, friends, old students of Methodist Boys High School (MBHS), Lagos, his alma mater, and Muslim clerics mainly from Ikoyi and Victoria Island, Lagos, thronged the prestigious Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan. They gathered there to pay tribute to Lediju as he presented his autobiography entitled: Selfless Service: Reminiscences of a modest civil servant and cleric. I...
Earlier today, Thisday newspaper published a report claiming the clergyman was denied a visa at the United States embassy in Lagos state. Bishop David Oyedepo, the senior pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has denied reports claiming he was refused a visa by the US Embassy. However, a statement released by the Chairman of the church’s editorial and media board, Prof. Sheriff Folarin, said Oyedepo was never at the US Embassy or Consulate on Thursday and was never denied a visa. Read the statement below Mainstream and online media spaces this morning were abuzz with the news that Bishop David Oyedepo was denied entry visa to the United States on Thursday, January 30, 2020. We wish to put it on record and categorically submit that this piece of information is NOT TRUE. At no time was the Bishop denied visa, nor did he create a scene at the US consulate in Lagos, as purported by some mainstream and online newspapers. The Bi...
Chinua Achebe throwback photo Uncommon throwback photos of Nigerian novelist and poet, Chinua Achebe have been revealed. Great legendary writer died at the age of 82 in 2013 but left the world with many memories in the many books he wrote. For celebration of his life here are some of his uncommon photos below:
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