Invitation to Philippine Bazaar

The Embassy of the Philippines in Abuja, Nigeria, with the support of the Filipino community, is having a bazaar, featuring Philippine products, cuisine and services, as well as food and products from other Asian countries.

DATE and TIME: Sunday, September 30, 2012 – from 9am onwards

VENUE: Embassy of the Philippines, at No. 2, Kainji Street, off Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama, Abuja

OTHER ATTRACTIONS: Bingo games and raffle draw

Proceeds from the bazaar will go to charity in the Philippines and Nigeria

100 Thousand Poets and Musicians for Change -

Come September, 29, 2012, Abuja will join hundreds of towns and cities across the world to mark the second annual 100 Thousand Poets for Change. This year’s edition of the event will as usual provide a platform for renowned and upcoming poets, musicians, artists,painters, exhibitors of arts & literary materials to register their voices on issues dear to their hearts for the betterment of Abuja and the country at large.

Tagged Poets and Musicians for Change, the event is an initiative of Michael Rothenberg, Co-Founder of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, who believes that peace and sustainability “are major concern worldwide, and the guiding principle for this global event.”

The 100 Thousand Poets and Musicians for Change is a free-ticket event that offers opportunities for all to showcase whatever they have with a bid to promote peace and sustainable development in a carnival-like/trade fair atmosphere.

INVITED SPEAKERS: Mr. Tope Fasua (CEO, Readers Are Leaders Bookshop), Prince Zubairu Jide Atta (Atta Associates) and Max Gbanite (Milliken-Hill Group Ltd.)

DATE: Saturday 29th September 2012

VENUE: Gudu Recreation Park, Gudu District, Abuja, Nigeria

TIME: 10.00am

ARTISTS TO BE FEATURED AT THE EVENT:
Dike Chukwumerije – Performance Poet
Denja Abdullahi (Poet & Dramatist)
VALERINO – Musician
Baba Adugbo - Musician
Rita Oranyelu - Musician
Bai Daddy - Musician
Al-Kasim Abdulkadir – Media/Communications
Monday Osasah - Strategy
Eriata Oribhabor – Organiser, Abuja

Pizza and suya night - an update on Abuja restaurants and fastfood centres

Once in a while, after a hard and not so hard week at the office, I don't mind having a treat for myself. One of the places my colleagues and I go to is the clubhouse of Dantata and Saowe, which serves pizza and suya on Saturday nights. The pizzas are baked in a wood-burning brick oven, making them a bit of a rarity here in Abuja. Unfortunately I cannot recommend the place to everyone because I heard that the Dantata Clubhouse caters only to the staff of Dantata and their guests. Oh and JBN staff are allowed to enter also... 

Shoprite shopping mall opens in Abuja

Finally had the chance to visit the newly opened shopping mall, SHOPRITE, here in Abuja sometime last month and took the above pics. The supermarket / grocery store is well stocked, but many of the shops are still empty.  

The place officially opened to the public about a couple of months ago. That was when everyone in Abuja wanted to see the place that traffic movement became a huge problem! But I think now that the people's curiosity has been satisfied, there's no more congestion.

A few of my favourite things - a local fruit known as African pear or ube

It's called native pear, ube, African pear, and many others. It has a sourish taste  (and I guess that's when they are not yet fully ripened when plucked), but these are some of my favourite fruits in Nigeria. It's a fruit, but it is not eaten raw. First it has to be dipped in hot water for about 10 minutes before it can be eaten with a dash of salt. Hmm, yummy.

Stage play in Abuja - coming your way on the 8th of October 2012

The Embassy of Spain presents the Jos Repertory Theatre in Enrique Jardiel Poncela’s Eloise is Under an Almond Tree, as part of the 7th Spanish Cultural Week.  

Venue: Lagos Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel @ 6.00pm.

Below are some of the pics taken during the 6th Spanish Cultural Week in Abuja...

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6th Spanish Cultural Week - a short commentary

The Embassy of Spain in Abuja (Nigeria), the Jos Repertory Theatre, and their collaborators and sponsors did not disappoint us last night (October 10, 2011) as they delivered one of the activities lined up for the 6th Spanish Cultural Week - a drama entitled Sublime Decision! by the Spanish playwright Miguel Mihura and acted by the Jos Repertory Theatre; held at the Yar' Adua Centre.

Sublime Decision! is a play in three acts that deals with the emancipation of women at the end of the XIXth century. It depicts a segment in the life of Florita and her family as they search for suitable suitors (for Florita and her sister) - a seemingly innocent endeavour but is actually fraught with tension, frustration, and all manners of pretensions. Unable to get a suitable suitor, Florita decides to get a job and the office where she is hired is turned upside down!

The superb acting, combined with witty and hilarious dialogues, kept the audience entertained for close to an hour. 

The following photos were taken at the event.

  

Introducing the cast

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The maid faints after several hours in the cold - a scene from the play Sublime Decision!

Florita's first day at work - a scene from the play Sublime Decision!

The audience

A round of applause for the superb performance



More applause



The Ambassador of Spain, H.E. Alvaro Castillo Aguilar

A short remarks by the artistic director of the Jos Repertory Theatre

Mara (right) and colleague, of the Spanish Embassy

Ambassador Aguilar with some of the cast



The cast with the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja and Ambassador Aguilar



Some members of the cast

A young fan requests for autograph

Angelo Fanutti, middle, of the Italian Embassy with other guests