dear friends, i've been endorsed by the Arts Council England for the Global Talent Visa, but I am unable to do this all on my own. i will need all the help i can get 😅
Thank you 🤍
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✒️ Unha nova sesión de Poetas Di(n)versos demostrará como romper as fronteiras a través da poesía.
🇳🇬 Nixeria estará representada polo artista multidisciplinar @thedavidodiase, o cal rompe estereotipos a través da súa obra alonxando a cultura africada dos discursos coloniais.
🗣️ Dúas voces, unha cita e a poesía como nexo.
✒️ Este luns, 23 de xuño, @thedavidodiase estará no @centro_agora acompañado de Lúa Mosquetera nun recital no que demostraran a súa afinidade polo spoken word e as historias nas que se rompen cos estereotipos.
@hopebehindbar 10 million as bail for a minor who protested against hunger.
500k for a house of rep member who assaulted a bolt driver and threatened to make him disappear.
What a country!
What I find traumatizing is that if they were not brought to court and given this much media attention, no one would have known about it. My fear is, how many more children are behind bars? @officialABAT how is this even possible? These are children for Christ sake!
UPDATE: Bail conditions for the minors have been set. They include:
1. 10 million Naira each.
2. 2 sureties each one should be a civil servant, the other should be a family member i.e parent or sibling.
3. The civil servant should produce employment letter, last promotion letter, 2 passports and valid ID.
4. Valid means of ID.
Minors are to be remanded at a borstal home, while the adult suspects are to be remanded at Kuje Custodial Centre pending perfection of bail.
@oruzkennedy I think figuring out the one at hand is more paramount. It's not the quantity of events that but the quality of events. How do you justify when a poetry event is still owing participants for over a year now?
INTRODUCING OUR GUESTS
David Odiase is a fantastic rebel and inter-disciplinary dreamer whose art revolves around the intersections of literature (poetry), performance, film, technology and experimental art forms to explore nuances about Africa, its histories, people and cultures
Thank you so much for having Benin Did Not Die, She Sends Her Regards and for being the first international poetry festival to receive us. Can't wait for the D-Day.
This special double screening features two compelling documentaries with poets behind the lens. See @TheDavidOdiase’s Benin Did Not Die for its very first screening and catch @kolatubosun’s well received Ebrohimie Road, a documentary.
@LagosPoetryFest@kolatubosun Thank you so much for having Benin Did Not Die, She Sends Her Regards and for being the first international poetry festival to receive us. Can't wait for the D-Day.
The longer I work in psychiatry, the more & more I'm reminded that poverty is one of the most harmful factors (if not the most harmful factor) affecting peoples' mental health.
Titled after the Nigerian poet Kechi Nomu’s essay, written in response to the rumoured decline of Nigerian poetry and literature, this special event showcases some of the best of Nigerian poetry in the last ten years with performances and readings. Hosted by @ObiiOutLoud.
I’ve got news 🎉
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my first live album (and second album!) comes out this December.
I'm sure some of you might be wondering why I'm sharing this so early, with the album still two months away. & that’s because I'm taking a different approach to its release.
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I am delighted to inform you that my Poetry -film Rain Is Not the Cloud's Last Parade has been officially selected for the CANEX SHORTS COMPETITION and will screen at CANEX WKND 2024, taking place from October 16th – 19th in Algiers, Algeria.
@CanexAfrica