The Arts

NPL: How three authors turned pain, history and faith into poetry 

NPL: How three authors turned pain, history and faith into poetry 

By Prisca Sam-Duru The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nears its climax parading three poets, three different obsessions, but one common urgency — to hold a mirror to Nigeria. James Ngwu Eze writes against fear and silence. Tares Oburumu interrogates the colonial name we still bear. Ogaga Ifowodo asks a disturbingly simple […]
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At 80, the voyage continues for J.P. Clark

At 80, the voyage continues for J.P. Clark

Notable Nigerians trouped out en-masse last week to celebrate one of their own, a literary giant whose works have contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria and beyond, in the person of Emeritus Professor JP Clark-Bekederemo who turned 80.

J P Clark @ 80:Documenting the icon in portraiture

J P Clark @ 80:Documenting the icon in portraiture

By PRISCA SAM-DURU & VERA SAMUEL ANYAGAFU The annual Living Icon Project which is in its 5th edition, on Monday, brought together the most accomplished painters and sculptors on the Lagos contemporary art scene,for the celebration of one of Nigeria’s literary Icons, Professor J P Clarke-Bekeredemo as a living Icon. Documenting Living Icon Project which […]

Telling the Nigerian Story in Comic

Telling the Nigerian Story in Comic

BY Sodiq Abdulfatah These days, parents have come to accept, quite painfully, that the reading culture of young children is so limited that there has to be some other way to engage with them, particularly in matters of education. They can spend hours watching cartoon on TV and playing music, but sparing a few minutes […]

At 81, Onobrakpeya reflects with Recent Experimentals

At 81, Onobrakpeya reflects with Recent Experimentals

By JAPHET ALAKAM The popular adage that “an old woman is never tired in the dance she knows” came to the fore last week when master printmaker, painter, sculptor and one of Africa’s best known and most highly respected artists, Bruce Onabrakpeya opened his latest solo exhibition titled Recent Experimental Prints, Paintings and Low Relief […]