The Arts

Ayetoro, the Sinking Sanctuary

Ayetoro, the Sinking Sanctuary

By Chris O. Okunnuwa Ayetoro began as a town of woodholding itself above the water,a sanctuary raised to catch twin-birthsbefore the oro cult could drown them. My father taught the alphabets there.Now the letters are underwater.A blackboard leans in brineDesks, driven out of their rows.A window opens onto fish. Twelve times, armed men came for […]
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For Penawou who chose full tide

For Penawou who chose full tide

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou A tree fruitful sprang up in Akugbene 104 years ago. Birds alighted on its branches and fed on the  fruits, chirping and dancing happily. No bird could devour the fruits in their verdant vibrations. The fruits were like the stars in the sky; The fruits were like the sand on Alagbaru sandbank. […]

Bread and Butter: Connecting cultures through Marburg stage

Bread and Butter: Connecting cultures through Marburg stage

By Prisca Sam-Duru On a warm evening in Marburg, Germany, a bakery became an unlikely stage for a powerful conversation about humanity.That was precisely on May 16, 2026, in Marburg, Germany. The premiere of Bread and Butter, an international theatre production by Kininso Creative (UK/Nigeria) and Hessisches Landestheater Marburg (HLTM), transformed a simple kitchen space […]