By Osa Mbonu-Amadi When you stand before a king, be slow to speak, but quick to listen and hear. In Temitope Ogunseitan’s OBA, the King speaks words that reveal things of the distant past, the present, and the future, making your own story unfold as you watch. Ogunseitan’s OBA is not a distant, mystic figure […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Adeola Oparinu’s Ìkúnlẹ̀ Ọ̀run is a deep reflection on descent, encounter, and renewal. In eight abstract works that look like one another, the artist translates a piece of poem on weather and the sky into spectacular paintings on canvas. In those paintings, we see thick, layered rolls of white paints and different […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In her monochrome pieces, Nigerian visual artist Ireti Oyewole explores tension in frames. The body of work, which includes: Weight Without Form, Opened Passage, Held Surface, Impact Memory, and Points of Resistance, showcases how resistance simmers under unresolved surfaces. Working exclusively in Black and White, Ireti Oyewole mixes paint like a performer, […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru Following his widely acclaimed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi has turned his canvas toward the future of the British Monarchy with a striking new portrait of Wlliam, Prince of Wales. Commissioned by Tatler magazine for its cover, the piece serves as a visual bridge between eras. It further […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru From a social media content creator to a household face on TVC Entertainment, Edgar Eriakha’s journey to Nigerian television wasn’t planned. It was earned. In fact, Edgar wasn’t looking for TV at all; TV found him. Before joining the popular morning show Wake Up Nigeria as a co-host, Edgar was simply doing […]

In 1961, Ben Enwonwu crafted seven striking wooden sculptures for the Daily Mirror’s new headquarters at Holborn Circus in London.

By Chukwuma Ajakah Fulton County Arts & Culture and Uni-Spectrum Inc. have partnered to stage “Threads of Heritage” a festival celebrating Nigerian art, performance, and diaspora connections in Atlanta. Veteran Nigerian art icon Chief Nike Okundaye, who has been actively mentoring, promoting, and staging artists from across Nigeria since the early 1970s, is leading the […]

By Chukwuma Ajakah The black witness is an artwork captured by Olamide Adegboye with Africa as his focal point; describing the challenges facing the girl child and her road to success. The owner of the visuals; a 2026 Muse Photography Platinum award winner; used visuals and captured imagery to illustrate his work. Apart from this, […]

By Matilda Ikediobi  In The Reincarnated Jezebel, a seventeen-chapter novel grounded in Igbo cosmology and social realism, Augustina Mbah examines the intersections of love, patriarchy, and spiritual authority within a tightly structured community. The novel engages with enduring questions around gendered power and the consequences of cultural rigidity, situating its narrative within recognisable social frameworks. […]

…as prize records a historic milestone By Prisca Sam-Duru The 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation has recorded a historic milestone, attracting a record-breaking 237 entries. This is the highest number of submissions since the prize was established in 2004. The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, which is one of […]