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The maiden edition of Mcphilips
Nwachukwu's memorial lecture series is billed to hold on Wednesday, September
24, 2014 at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos (Entrance 'D' lobby). Time is
10am.
The lecture, which will be delivered
by culture activist, Mr. Toyin Akinoso under the theme, “Influence of Arts and
Culture reporting towards nation building: The Mcphilips' Example,” SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered will also, witness
the public presentation of Nwachukwu's collection of poems, “So Long a Night (Revised
Edition).”
The event will be chaired by the
publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Uncle Sam Amuka, while the book reviewer is
Toni Kan.
Mrs. Tina Mcphillip Nwachukwu, widow
of the late Arts Editor of Vanguard who is the brain behind the book
presentation ceremony says, she intends to use the event to immortalise the
name of her late husband, adding that all the proceeds from the book launch
will be channelled towards setting up a foundation in his memory. The event is
being packaged by a group called 'Friends of Late Mcphillip Nwachukwu in the
Arts' in collaboration with Arts Writers Organisation of Nigeria,AWON.
A poet, writer and frontline
journalist, Nwachukwu was the Arts Editor of Vanguard Newspapers till his
death. He died at Golden Cross hospital, Festac Town, Lagos after suffering a choking
cough in the early hours of Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the age of 47.
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