Duro Ladipo Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/duro-ladipo/ Sun, 10 May 2026 20:39:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png Duro Ladipo Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/duro-ladipo/ 32 32 233669348 Dr. I-Show Pepper: The Fiery Thespian Who Shaped Nigeria’s Theatre Heritage https://afinjufm.com/dr-i-show-pepper-the-fiery-thespian-who-shaped-nigerias-theatre-heritage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-i-show-pepper-the-fiery-thespian-who-shaped-nigerias-theatre-heritage https://afinjufm.com/dr-i-show-pepper-the-fiery-thespian-who-shaped-nigerias-theatre-heritage/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 20:39:39 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=19157 In the early days of Nigerian theatre, plays and dramas were performed primarily on stage as a means of storytelling, cultural preservation, and the promotion of moral values that strengthened society. These performances served not only as entertainment but also as tools for educating audiences and reinforcing socially acceptable standards for the collective good of […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/dr-i-show-pepper-the-fiery-thespian-who-shaped-nigerias-theatre-heritage/feed/ 0 19157 From Tradition to Theatre: The Enduring Legacy of Duro Ladipo https://afinjufm.com/from-tradition-to-theatre-the-enduring-legacy-of-duro-ladipo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-tradition-to-theatre-the-enduring-legacy-of-duro-ladipo https://afinjufm.com/from-tradition-to-theatre-the-enduring-legacy-of-duro-ladipo/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:10:15 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=18806 Nigeria, especially the Yoruba tribe, is blessed with talented, visionary, and passionate individuals who did not settle for less in proving their love for art, as well as the preservation and promotion of Yoruba history through drama, plays, and music on the global stage. Durodola Durosomo Duroorike Timothy Adisa Ladipo, better known as Duro Ladipo, […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/from-tradition-to-theatre-the-enduring-legacy-of-duro-ladipo/feed/ 0 18806 Hubert Ogunde: Doyen of Modern Nigerian Theatre https://afinjufm.com/hubert-ogunde-doyen-of-modern-nigerian-theatre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hubert-ogunde-doyen-of-modern-nigerian-theatre https://afinjufm.com/hubert-ogunde-doyen-of-modern-nigerian-theatre/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:41:39 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=18623 The now-talked-about professional movie industry, which some considered a pleasure or at most a career, was once taken as a calling, ministry and tool to address societal menace by the pioneers of Nigerian theatre who laid the foundation for modern dramatic arts in the mid-20th century. Some of the names that cannot skip the lips […]

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