Last month’s Abuja Writers’ Forum in its characteristic manner was another triple moment for the celebration of poetry, painting and music. In this graphic report, Tunji Ajibade captures the soul and depth of that eventful meeting:

Last week, the Centre for Black African Arts and Civilisation , CBAAC in collaboration with the Nigerian High Commission in Namibia; Pan-African Strategic and Policy Research Group (PANAFSTRAG) Lagos, Nigeria; Pan-African Centre of Namibia (PACON) Windhoek, Namibia and the National Youth Council of Namibia hosted a three day International Workshop on theme; “Sustaining the New Wave of Pan-Africanism – Youths Shaping Global Africa’s Development in 21st Century” at the University of Namibia.

Christopher Okigbo( 1930-67): Thirsting for Sunlight by Obi Nwakanma, HEBN Publishers Plc, Ibadan, 2010, PP,276.

Last week marked one year that former Chairman of BHS International, the concessionaires of Tafawa Balewa Square, Fred Archibong passed on after a brief illness.

In 1983, when acclaimed writer and Eagle on the Iroko of African literature, Chinua Achebe published his postscript on Nigeria in his little but powerful book of essay titled; The trouble With Nigeria; the famed writer of the defining novel; Things Fall Apart squarely located the trouble with Nigeria in what he called, leadership failure.

Educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, Nnenna Okore, an Assistant Art Professor presently the Chair of Art at North Park University, Chicago has emerged as one of the most significant visual art voices of her generation.

During the just concluded Lagos Book and Art Festival held at the National Theatre , Lagos, five Nigerian contemporary artists, Washington Uba (photo-artist), Soibifaa Dokubo (photo-artist), Jude Anogwih (video artist), Emeka Ogbor (video artist), and Jelili Atiku (video and performance artist) in an exhibition titled; Express Ver-bis ,presented a social and politically motivated issues during the festival’s visual art section.

The continued search for ways of harnessing the media for the purpose of cultural promotion being pioneered by the Barclays Ayakoroma led National Institute for Cultural Orientation held its third leg workshop for art and culture editors and writers at the Merit House, Aguyi Ironsi Street, Maitama , Abuja last week.

After successful hosting of series of exhibition in the nation’s seat of power, Abuja, Thoughts Pyramid Art Gallery, one of the leading art galleries in Abuja as part of its mission to exhibiting works of deep cultural and historical depths will from the 2nd to the 10th of December, 2010 awaken the sensibilities of art connoisseurs with another heart thrilling exhibition tagged, TIES : An exhibition of Paintings and Mixed Media.

Many epochal things happen in Nigeria, and somehow the people forget because the events have not been recorded for posterity. The lack of documentation leads to the cavalier attitude to affairs of state. There are no ready references to bring to bear on the activities of the leaders.