Troubled Ekiti state Speaker told Punch in a question that the N200,000 he and his associates gathered from Gov Fayose was for fuel and not pay off. Na wa o..so fuel is that lavish in Ekiti?
Long before Nigeria had formal art schools, Aina Onabolu (born in 1882) was already painting portraits with a level of realism that defied colonial stereotypes. A self-taught artist, he took on the widely held European belief that Africans lacked the skill to master “fine” or academic art. By the early 1900s, Onabolu was painting distinguished Nigerians—such as judges, doctors, and merchants—with remarkable technical detail. He later studied art formally in London and Paris, equipping himself with international credentials that helped ...