Beyond illumination, Oghenovize explores many shades of light in Elo
Bandits and the Bandit-users
Voices in Tobiloba Awogbemila’s Rhythms of Home
A satirical portrait of Nigeria’s misgovernance
Voices of Eyà echo @ QGallery
Inside Ireti Oyewole’s monochrome series

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SubscribeThe Daily Mirror sculptures: When Enwonwu made art fly news across the world
In 1961, Ben Enwonwu crafted seven striking wooden sculptures for the Daily Mirror’s new headquarters at Holborn Circus in London.
Nigerian art returns to Atlanta in historic international exhibition
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 […]
Arts: Evaluating the Black Witness impact on the girl child
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, […]
The Reincarnated Jezebel: Power, tradition, and the politics of womanhood
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. […]
237 scientists chase $100,000 The Nigeria Prize for Science & Innovation
…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 […]
‘An Escape to Paris’: Millions for grabs as entries for The Mega Story Hunt opens
By Prisca Sam-Duru Entries are now open for the Mega Story Hunt, a vibrant new storytelling competition inspired by the acclaimed book “An Escape to Paris”. This exciting initiative encourages interested individuals to get ready to pack memories and unleash their storyteller spirit. Travelers, adventurers, and everyday storytellers from around the world who have travelled […]
Striving in motion: Setonji Akran’s In Play, Becoming I-IV
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Abuja-based contemporary artist, Setonji Akran, has carved a nitch for himself in the ever evolving Nigerian art scene with colourful introspective artworks, etched in dynamic and emotive human figures. For almost two years (April, 2024 -December, 2025), the artist painstakingly created images drawn from sports and embedded with life lessons on personal […]
Spotlight on Jeffrey Igboasia’s “What the Lace Hides”
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In Nigeria, especially in the Southwest, the lace fabric is a symbol of affluence. Wealthy people wear expensive lace materials as a fashion statement announcing their affluence or importance. But sometimes, struggling people sell off their properties, or borrow money to buy expensive lace materials to hide their poverty or give others […]
Madunacho’s ‘Umu Ada’ series telling cultural history of Ndigbo
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Madunacho Onyedikachi Wisdom is a UK-based Nigerian artist from the Igbo ethnic group. Both his Igbo ethnic origin and his training in Surveying and Geo-Informatics have profoundly influenced his work. For instance, his “Umu Ada” (Igbo daughters) series, featured in 2026 exhibitions, presented Igbo daughters as custodians of Igbo culture. On the […]
The Gele’s Grace: A critical review
The gele sits at the core of this powerful triptych. That is obvious. What is also obvious is that Oluwatobi Ogundunsin is not neutral about it.
Young and old artists redefine pencil strokes at ‘Lagos Life Drawing Workshop’
It was captivating to see artists of all levels converge for the inaugural “Lagos Life Drawing Workshop” at JK Randle Hall in Onikan, Lagos.
Uzo Ndu: Demehin’s journey of ancestral resistance in diaspora
Of all of his other works, the two artworks, “Uzo Ndu” created by Raphael Olabode Demehin in 2026 and “Ona Ola” created in 2025 are remarkable. “Uzo Ndu” and “Ona Ola” epitomize the essence of Demehin’s artistic expression which centers on the themes of ancestral resistance, coded memories, and body as the map towards liberation.
An operatic adaptation of Soyinka’s ‘The Trials of Brother Jero’ premieres at National Theatre
By Prisca Sam-Duru In Nigeria’s theatre landscape, the month of May is expected to turn out as one of the most exciting periods in 2026, as theatre lovers prepare for an exhilarating performance of one of Noble Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka’s plays, “The Trials of Brother Jero.” From the stable of Vesta Sound and Events […]
Stunning African art meets best of global gastronomy at Arami
Pa Onabrakpeya revealed that “There has always been this question about what Nigerian artists do to sustain African creativity
Temitope Oladeji’s curatorial practice redefining Nigerian contemporary art
There is a particular kind of courage in building something from nothing in charting paths where no road has been paved, and insisting, with every deliberate step, that the terrain can be transformed particularly in the art ecosystem, which is what Temitope Oladeji is doing with his curatorial practice.
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