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Prince Abubakar Audu’s Death: A Wake Up Call to All. Femi Ojo

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Picture Courtesy of Reporters365.com It was something different I wanted to write on the recent gubernatorial election in Kogi. I thought the election would have been a \concluded issue by now and so I would be able to share comparative thoughts on elections under PDP and the new government of APC. I was believing Kogi State election’s outcomes would inspire my thoughts. I was waiting to know who among the two leading candidates of PDP and APC, Kogi people would elect. But the pathetic occurrence last Sunday of the death of Prince Audu is too difficult for me to ignore thus my change of mind on my initial article.  Of course, the election started with many diverse reports, it went on but it was one election that ended inconclusively with a sad story. The demise of Prince Audu, the APC flag bearer remains pathetic. Sad  because while the election remains inconclusive, the leading candidate, Prince Audu Abubakar of APC has concluded his journey here!   It was ...

THE STORY OF OLUWASEYI GBADEBO: ONE OF NIGERIA’S BEST VISUAL ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE MAKING. Femi Ojo

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Oluwaseyi Gbadebo is one of Nigeria’s finest Visual Artists. He is one young Nigerian fine artist whose art pieces are gradually gaining ground in Nigeria and beyond. The 26 years old artist is gradually building his artistic enterprise and mentoring younger visual artists in Nigeria. He recently spoke with femispremise.blogspot.com on his strong commitment to artistic enterprise and how he left Accounting course in the university for Fine and Applied Art in the same tertiary institution of learning. Enjoy our conversation below. Can you please tell me about yourself? I am Oluwaseyi Gbadebo, I was born in Lagos, Nigeria on August 21, 1989.   I am a Visual Artist, an Art Educator and an Entrepreneur.   I am the founder/director of House of Bezalel, an artistic enterprise committed to the production of lofty art and raising an army of Kingdom artists. I have a B.Tech in Fine and Applied Art from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso...