NAMIBIAN High Commissioner to Nigeria, Selma Ashipala- Musavyi has disclosed that her country would welcome corporation with Nigeria on areas of literary and cultural exchange, noting that such gesture would be of immense benefit to Namibia.

During these years, we saw the gradual transition and the build-up of the nation’s entertainment industry.
Television dramas began to gain grounds and stage shows reduced in number as in popularity. Only Chief Hubert Ogunde was left standing from among his colleagues. He combined stage and screen and lasted longer than the others.

The list of Commonwealth prize winners, for each of the five regions, has been released. The winner for the African Region is Jekwu Anyaegbuna for his story, Morrison Okoli (1955-2010).

Judging by the decency and simplicity that graced Femi Onasanya’s book presentation recently at the Function Hall of the MUSON Centre, Lagos, it will only be fair to describe the launch as unique.

In advancing the slogan of “Language, Literature and the decolonization of Nigeria’s political culture,” we are merely saying that we don’t wish any longer to adapt ourselves to the special features of white colonial and post-colonial rule.

In April this year, a 100 years after the original Titanic sailed and sank, the Irish station from which it sailed has had another boat built. A party went out on the boat to the spot where the original Titanic sank, in honour of those who died.

FOR many art collectors and lovers who have been looking for how to acquire knowledge about art works in the Lagos art market, a new window of opportunity was opened last week as a new book that celebrates the rich expressions, accomplishment and creative talents of Nigerian artists and their works in private collections in Lagos titled; Contemporary Nigerian Art in Lagos Private Collections was officially presented to the public.

As part of its avowed mission to empower the people by promoting reading culture and bringing books and other instructional materials closer to the people for better education and self-improvement , the Nigerian Book Fair Trust Fund last week held its 11th edition of the Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF 2012) at the Multi-purpose halls of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

THE Learned, a 340 paged book is authored by Italy based Nigerian Dr Ikenna Kaius Ikejezie, who has proved himself, through this publication an intellectual, who though resides in far away Italy, is versatile with historical facts about Nigeria as well as possessing sound knowledge of how religion should be applied in critical times.

FOR many art collectors and lovers who have been looking for how to acquire knowledge about art works in the Lagos art market, a new window of opportunity was opened last week as a new book that celebrates the rich expressions, accomplishment and creative talents of Nigerian artists and their works in private collections in Lagos titled; Contemporary Nigerian Art in Lagos Private Collections was officially presented to the public.