When scholars,stakeholders and renowned Monarch met penultimate week, in Calabar Cross River State for the two flagship programmes of the National Gallery of Art, the two words upper most in their discussion were; imagination and re-branding.

The United States Consul General Jeffery Hawkins has said that as part of the Consulate’s commitment to contribute immensely to the development of the Art industry, it will continue to give its support to the Nike Art Gallery.

AS part of part of its mission of breaking boundaries,Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos last week presented a grand breaking exhibition tagged, The Progress of Love. The exhibition which was one of the events for the 5th year celebration was unique in many ways.

Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications company, Etisalat in partnership with Lagos Jazz Series recently treated jazz lovers to a night of eclectic performances by renowned contemporary jazz quartet from the Unite States, ‘Fourplay’, as well as popular Nigerian artistes at the waterfront of the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island.

THAT yam is considered King of root crops in Nigeria is not in doubt. Apart from some procedures that are usually observed when the root crop is being planted and the care given to it until it is harvested, there are also procedures that must be followed before newly harvested yams are eaten. This procedure varies from community to community especially in Southern Nigeria.

The people of Ozoro Kingdom in Delta State will be celebrating this year’s “Opute Cultural Day/Festival 2012” on the 26th December 2012 at the Ovie of Ozoro Palace, Erovie Community, Ozoro.

It was colour, glamour and tradition laced with modernity when the Oron Union, Lagos branch celebrated her 12th cultural day and grand reception of Oro living icons, with the theme: “Oro Living Icons,” in Lagos.

This piece is a three part review of Chris Anyaokwu’s latest dramatic offering titled , Beyond the Wall and Other Plays. The 216 pages trilogy from the stable of Hybun Publications International, Lagos is both interesting and challenging in many ways.

It was indeed an experience of a lifetime last week at Didi museum, Lagos as the proprietor of the five star gallery of contemporary arts, Chief Newton Jibunoh rolled out drums in honour of one of Africa’s finest poets, playwrights and scholars, John Pepper Clark.

I was a victim of the emergency pronouncement of the change in the pump price of PMS in January this year. I travelled to Epe and at the fuel station along the Lekki-Epe Expressway; I bought some fuel at the cost of N65 per liter on my way. After the programme, while returning, I stopped at the same filling station which had begun selling at N141, the attendant was telling me that if I have not heard the pump price of fuel?