To many Nigerians, leaving the country to foreign land is the solution to the myriads of problems debilitating the country. But unknown to many it has been a harrowing tales of anguish. This is what Emeka Mark Edeson, a German based Nigerian of Igbo extraction captures in his new novel titled Echo of Silent Wishes.

Barely two months after the induction of Barrister Fred Agbeyegbe as the first grand Living Legend of the Nigerian theatre by the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), another Nigerian theatre icon and filmmaker , Moses Olaoluwa Olusanya Adejumo popularly known as Baba Sala was last Friday honoured with the title of Grand Living Legend of Nigerian Theatre.

Written by Chikezie Obayi, A vow in a thunderstorm is dedicated to the late human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) who spent most of his life fighting corrupt military leaders in Nigeria.

The iREPRESENT Documentary Film Forum, organisers of the iREP International Documentary Film Festival, has been appointed as the flagship of the newly formed Documentary Network Africa (DNA), which is aimed at uniting all African documentary filmmakers on the continent.

It is going to be another great opportunty for art lovers, critics, collectors and students of arts as the Department of Fine and Applied Arts of the Delta State University, Abraka storms the Lagos art circle with a retrospective exhibition tagged Visual Symphony: An Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Ceramics, Textiles and Graphic Designs of the Lecturers and Ph.D Studio students of the Delta State University, Abraka.