An iconic shot shows Babatunde Kelani, the famous director of photography, actor Chief Eleyinmi, and legendary actor Adeyemi Afolayan, known as Ade Love, in the front row on the set of *Taxi Driver 2* in 1987.
On May 31, 1916, the late Chief Ogunde was born in Ososa, Ogun State. While serving in the Nigeria Police Force, Ogunde wrote and produced his first folk opera in 1944. In order to earn money for a building, the Lagos church he attended planned to put on a “native air opera.” The Garden of Eden and the Throne of God, a performance at the renowned Glover Memorial Hall on Lagos Island, combined biblical themes with Yoruba dance-drama customs. It turned out to be a huge hit and inspired Ogunde to compose further operas. Ogunde left the police force in March 1945 to start the African Music Research Party, which would become a professional group a year later. He founded Nigeria’s first professional theatrical group and was a pioneer in the genre of Nigerian folk opera. Through his performances, Ogunde aimed to expose the wrongdoings and faults of society and government while also rekindling interest in his nation’s traditional culture. Ogunde passed away in London’s Cromwell Hospital on April 4, 1990; the National Gallery of Modern Art in Lagos is home to his portrait.
Lit. Col. Ayuba Tense, a qualified engineer hired under the DSSC graduate induction scheme, leaving Kirikiri Prison and heading to the bar beach execution site. History of the 1976 coup plotters’ execution: On March 11, 1976, the coup plotters who killed General Murtala Ramat Muhammad were put to death at Lagos’ Bar Beach, under the command of General Olusegun Obasanjo. The following officers were accused of planning the coup, along with the dates of their execution: Executed on March 11, 1976: Major-General I D Bisalla Warrant Officer 2 (WO2) Monday Monchon Staff Sergeant Richard Dungdang Sergeant Sale Pankshin Lieutenant Colonel A R Aliyu Captain M Parvwong Captain J F Idi Captain S Wakins Lieutenant Mohammed Lieutenant E L K Shelleng Lieutenant Colonel Ayuba Tense Colonel A D S…
This image from August 10, 1954, depicts Nigerian Muslims arriving in elegance at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, UK, for the Eid al-Adha celebrations. They are all beautifully dressed. O. Solanke, A.G.F. Razaq, and Raliatu Sanni, a dressmaking student, are among them.