Thursday, August 07, 2008

Writers Mourn lettered Men, Solzhenitsyn, Jose and artists

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Writers Mourn lettered men, Solzhenitsyn, Jose and Artists

Just as the Centre of Excellence chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Lagos was just marking the longevity associated with writers and fighters in the persons of Dr. T.M Aluko and Dr. Nelson Mandela's 90th birthdays,and preparing to jointly examine Lessons From Mandela and Fela, Two System Fighters on Saturday August 9, 2008, a major writer and fighter, Mr. Alexander Solzhenitsyn of the dreaded system of Josef Stalin's Soviet Union, passed away at 90 too. So did the quintessential Nigerian journalist, Mr. Babatunde Jose at 82.

ANA Lagos mourns the great Russian novelist, Alexander Solzhenitsyn,the writer who fought Josef Stalin's repressive Russia to a standstill with his courage, his pen and his voice. He also did so much to the general understanding of repressive systems and the appreciation of prison literature with works like The Gulag Archipelago, One day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich among his many books with which he exposed Stalin's Russia.For the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA Lagos, it is both prophetic of their celebration of the longevity associated with writers and fighters as evidenced and celebrated in Dr.T. M Aluko and Dr.Nelson Mandela, as it is of their topic of discussion for Saturday 9 August in their every second Saturday of the month reading on: Lessons From Mandela and Fela, Two System Fighters.

In the words of Mr. Chike Ofili, the chapter Chairman, "To help bring the distant death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the great and unbowed Russian writer that resisted the tyranny of Josef Stalin's misrule with his courage, pen and voice home to our Nigerian environment, is to try to apprehend the repressive psychological weather of fear that journalist-fighter Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe worked under colonial Nigeria, that the afrobeat musical maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the fire brand legal luminary, Gani Fawehinmi who were constantly gallowed by repressive military regimes in Nigeria, operated in; whilst not forgeting Prof. Chike Obi, Prof Wole Soyinka and Dr. Bala Usman. So was A.S of Russia in Stalin's gulag" .

We also mourn Alhaji Babatunde Jose a lettered and committed man of the pen who was much sold out to journalistic excellence at a time when news gathering was much more challenging.We celebrate rather than mourn the autobiographical author of Walking a Tight Rope and greatly hope that today's journalism in Nigeria that is increasingly getting compromised in standards and ethics, and ever waiting for the news to walk its way into the newsroom in a wait-and-get manner, will find rejuvenation from his death says Chike Ofili.

In similar manner, the body of writers commiserate with the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria,PMAN and broadcasters for their losses too many."We are bowed by the death of the revolutionary fighter singer, Sunny Okosun, the technical depth of the musicianship and musicology of Steve Rhodes, the pleasure giving music of Oliver de Coque, the budding music of Sammy Needle. So do we fondly miss the fast fading research enabling broadcast presentation style and politeness of the late NTA man, Mr.Segun Apata, and Mr. Alade Aromire the resorceful movie maker in the yoruba tradition who brought entrepreneurship and the will to solve a threatening challenge to the movie making business hobby, and for his business acumen even in the Estate business.

The Centre of Excellence chapter of the ANA, Lagos invites writers and the general public to its 2pm meeting on Saturday 9 August at the Aina Onabolu , National Arts gallery Wing of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.

Signed

Mrs. Christy Odia

P.A to the Chairman:

Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos.

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Re: Writers Examine Mandela and Fela, Two System Fighters

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2:21 PM

Profile of our Speakers:

Mr. Segun Sofowote: broadcaster, musician, author, publisher is a unique system fighter who has almost successfully turned his back on society and institutions to survive in spite of it.He is a Fela contemporary and a most popular music presenter in the 1970s.

He would be a new addition to our rich team of discussants.

Odia Ofeimun:is a chronic optimist in the possibility of a new Nigeria, a Fela man who has poems for Fela in most of his collections. He is also very well acquinted with the South African situation and his collection of poems: Under the African Sky is a poetic exploration of the South African challenge and the black response to it. A tapestry of history, culture and politics that seeks solution to apartheid under one African sky.

Sola Olorunyomi: is a lost in Fela 's lore and labyrith. A poetic and Fela scolar from the University of Ibadan, a former journalist and a nomad acoss Africa and the world stopped by marriage.

Guest Writer: Adewalw Maja Pearse is a well known editor who like Chinua Achebe,worked with Heinemann.He will bring so much into his session.

         Writers Examine MANDELA AND FELA TWO SYSTEM FIGHTERS

The Centre of Excellence Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos will be doing a public celebration of Africa's symbol of our globally desired humanity, Madiba, Nelson Mandela who turned 90 on July 18; and one of Africa's finest music maestro with a musical mission and direction, Fela Anikulapo Kuti on Saturday 9 August, 2008.The chapter intends to take a look at the similarities and differences in the ways these two accomplished change agents took on the different systems within ttheir countries.Whereas Mandela took on apartheid as represented in their foreign overlords headlong in South Africa through political activism, even against 27 years of incaceration,Fela confronted internal oppression, corruption and retrogression with his musical weapon and verbal activism.

At the ANA Lagos' monthly reading, Mr. Chike Ofili the Chairman of the Chapter would be making a pre-presentation of the ready poetic biography of Fela to the public, under the programmes's segment:Work in Progress.It is an anthology, the publics' poetic interpretation of Fela sent in to chikeofili@yahoo.com over two years. Contributors to the coming collection of poems are required to be around, and new contributors, particularly women will be given till the end of August for the final submission for the book that will be coming out on the month of Fela's birthday in October.

The Guest writer: Mr. Adewale Maja Pierce, author , editor and publisher

Theme: Mandela and Fela: Lessons From Two System Fighters

Discussants: Mr. Odia Ofeimun, author, poet, journalist, essayist and activist

                    Dr.Sola Olorunyomi, poet,essayist, Fela scholar and activist

                    Mr.Toyin Akinosho, journalist, publisher,art catalyst,South Africa nomad

Date : Saturday August 9, 2008

Venue: National Arts Theatre, National Arts Gallery, Aina Onabolu Complex,Iganmu, Lagos

Time: 2pm- 6pm

The South African community in Nigeria and the general public are all expected.

Chike Ofili

Chairman:Association of Nigerian Author, Lagos.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Pictures At Dr. T.M Aluko's 90th Birthday visit by ANA Lagos

This pictures from the left is Dr.T.M Aluko on his 90th birthday alone. Others are from the left, Emmanuel Anyaegbunam, Dr. Tolu Ajayi, Chike Ofili and Pa Onuora Nzekwu of Eze Goes to School.

Pls can we get car owners among us to pick members to the Aluko, Mandela celebration at ANA meeting place at the NationalTheatre 12.30pm to take off 1pm on the dot.

Pls volunteers should call Chike Ofili on 08023409781, 01 8963387. Lets together make the special home delivery reading a bomb!

Chike Ofili

Chairman, ANA, Lagos.

Re: Latest: Writers Celebrate Mandela and Aluko at 90

Chairman Chike,

I sincerely wish I had timed my visit to this months reading. I already feel like I am missing out on all the 'Lagos Fun', especially this one!

Celebrate for me and others who cannot be there, for this one. We will be there for some other one(s).

Regards.

DH

--- On Sun, 7/20/08, chike ofili <chikeofili@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: chike ofili <chikeofili@yahoo.com>
Subject: Latest: Writers Celebrate Mandela and Aluko at 90
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Date: Saturday July 26, 2008

Writers Celebrate Mandela and Aluko at 90

The Centre of Excellence Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors Lagos holds a twin celebration for Africa's living human brand of brands, the former president of South Africa, the author of Long Walk to Freedom and the most revered world statesman, and a for Nigeria's oldest living writer ever, the author of One Man One Matchet, One Man One Wife, Wrong Ones in the Dock … an engineer, scholar and trustee of the national body of the association, Dr. T. M. Aluko who both recently turned the rare age of 90.

While Dr. Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Road to Freedom (1994) chronicles blacks and his engagement with colonial overlords in South Africa as seen through his experiences and eyes, Dr. T.M Aluko's fictions imaginatively and satirically situate his lived experiences with colonial and post-colonial Nigeria .

It is a special home delivery reading of writers on Saturday 26 July 2008 at Dr. Aluko's Apapa Lagos home, at 2pm . The event will also be hosting the ace comedian, Mr. Julius Agwu, who in the spirit of the satire and sarcasm that define the works of Pa Aluko, will be talking about "The Potency of Laughter and Satire", while Mr. Toyin Akinosho a widely traveled arts man and to all the nooks and crannies of South Africa and Africa will be taking a close look at "The Man Mandela: His Book, and Creativity in SA". Cornerstone will also be on hand to give us his meaningful music with melodies aplenty as we get our "beerings" right in-between poems; stories and jokes for the two "Ninetyees".

This will be a private celebration of the Madiba, the biggest human pride of Africa and the world. The man who taught us to fight, forgive and reconcile with our opponents and enemies. The public one comes up on second Saturday of August at the National Arts Gallery, Aina Onabolu Complex, National Theatre, Lagos .

50 year old ANA members and above are especially expected. They and those below fifty should come clutching wine with canned drinks and small chops. Interested members of the public and Apapa dwellers willing to partake in this special home delivery that guarantees long live, and an anti-dote to this season of death in the art house, should email the chairman, chikeofili08023409781@yahoo.com.

Chike Ofili

Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos .

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I pray that it makes my players strong
but never hostile to me or the opponents
if they are denied victory that should be our

Always Dear God let me help my players up
With dynamism needed to complete the journey
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