And thus, near furtively, he left, the last of the vintage links to Ibadan of the Penkelemes Years. He left quietly, as he lived his life – fusslessly. Slight and willowy, he exuded an irrepressible optimism in the social therapy of theatre, and its autonomous but vulnerable existence as a community in itself, for which no personal sacrifice is excessive.

A very wise man died in Benue State not so long ago. But before I tell the details of his death, I need to state that through the man’s life it has been revealed to me exclusively that the lack of wisdom in the world of today is because men marry only one wife. You can quote me on that.

All is now set for the first historic exhibition by Nigeria trained painter, George Edozie at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. The show tagged, Shifting the Paradigm is designed to tear down aging but still prevalent concepts surrounding the creation, consumption and interpretation of contemporary art. It is scheduled to open on December 2, and run till February 26th, 2015. The exhibition which will focus on the culture and art of the Onitsha people will have as its special quest of honour Igwe Alfred Nnaemka Achebe, Agbogodi, The Obi of Onitsha.

Barely few months after his return from residency in the UAE, sculptor and lecturer at Yaba College of Technology, Adeola Balogun is back to the exhibition hall again with another solo exhibition titled Mirage; an exhibition of sculptures and drawings.

When is a generation? Is there a new Nigerian generation, the fourth? What defines this new writing? Who are its writers and leaders? Does this signify a new nation? And as patrons of Nigerian literature, Niger state’s governor Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu and Rivers governor Chibike Amaechi may exit next year, will the MBA colloquium and Port Harcourt Literary Festival survive?