The artist’ gradual evolution from crayons to centering oils accompanies a noticeable elevation in sensibilities

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In his new work, “Elo: The Light We Carry,” contemporary artist, Oghenovize Solomon Okeh interrogates the vicissitudes of life through compelling visual stories, embedded with diverse thematic concerns and socio-cultural realities. Oghenovize’s Elo has two major subtitles: Elo I and Elo II. Each piece addresses the same subject matter from a different […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru The Advisory Board of the newly established The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts (NPCA), has announced the first-ever nominees for the prize. From 98 submissions, 11 documentary entries have advanced in the inaugural edition of the US$20,000 Prize. Sponsored by NLNG, the newly introduced Prize is open to Nigerian creatives aged 18 […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru From interesting tales about what inspired them to write, to amazing performance of excerpts from the 11 longlisted books in this year’s edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL), the 2026 annual CORA-NPL Book Party held on an amazing note last Sunday at the Muson Centre, Lagos. This year’s Book Party, […]

By Fred Iwenjora Seeing His Lordship Justice George Nnamani on duty as the President Enugu state customary court of Appeal, nothing ever tells you that in his brains so well primed for the law are also abundant creative writing talents. Many who see him as a legal luminary only overseeing legal matters are shocked when […]

With President Bola Tinubu’s administration encouraging constitutional discussions on decentralised policing and the National Assembly considering reforms, the question of state police has moved beyond political rhetoric into the realm of practical policymaking.

Durodola explains his motivation in framing perception as both a subject of interest and method, saying, “While the eyes allow us to see, it is perception that enables us to negotiate the presence of our reality.”

By linking home with labour, the poet suggests that life is a long journey of effort, and that every true labourer deserves a homecoming.

In this body of work, Omolade photographs the ever busy Ibadan suburb at eventide, using light trails as patterns to depict vehicular movements, commuters’ dispositions, and intersections. The resulting portrait unveils a city that is steadily on the move and never static.

By Chris Onuoha Obinna Chilekezi is a poet, author, teacher, literary critic and research fellow including insurance expert. His passion for creative writing, poetry precisely, spans over three decades with lots of publications to his credit. The Imo State-born social commentator, in this interview describes his journey into literary world as one with multifaceted background. […]

Award-winning Nigerian immersive stage production, Esther’s Revenge, is set to return to the United Kingdom this summer for another tour following growing international acclaim and popular demand.

A close look at “Y” reveals Oreoluwa’s ingenuity in wordplay as he fine-tunes the single letter syntactically from diverse angles to introduce a serious subject, raising a plethora of unanswered questions.

Nigerian drummer, Ogunyemi Femi Oladimeji, has said that the ‘talking’ drum is more than an instrument because it is his calling. Speaking with Vanguard, he said, “Some people discover their purpose later in life, but mine has always echoed through the sound of the talking drum. My passion is deeply rooted in Yoruba culture. I have been playing the talking drum for over […]

Executed masterfully in charcoal, the piece embraces softness, erasure, and ambiguity. These stylistic choices serve as a poignant metaphor

By Prisca Sam-Duru The Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize For Literature, on Thursday, July 23, 2026, announced a longlist of 11 for the 2026 edition of the prize. The eleven outstanding poetry collections which emerged on the longlist were selected from 223 entries received earlier for the competition. The announcement, by the chairman of […]