Ghanian born and Nigerian based artist,El Anatsui is among the ten receivers of the 2009 Prince Claus 25,000 euro award. El Anatusi, an internationally renowned artist is a sculptor of outstanding energy and has taught and nurtured many other distinguished Nigerian artists including American based Nnenna Okorie and Lagos based artist, Ndidi Dike among others.

Some years ego, former arts editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Obi Nwakanma wrote a very defining literary essay published in the Sunday arts pages , which he titled; Lagos and the Poets. In that seminal article, Nwakanma, who in his own right, is an admirable poet assessed how the metropolitan city of Lagos in all its arresting contradictions helps to shape and influence the life and creativity of the city’s based poets.

Amanda Ogunnro,London trained trichologist is the Senior Pastor of Rivers of Living Water Ministries situated along Ikorodu Road, Maryland , Lagos State. The medical professional turned pastor, apart from anchoring, Hour of Decision, one of the most sought after radio-evangelism programs at Eko FM 89.75 recently presented four outstanding religious literatures to the public.

As part of the sensitization strategies for the forthcoming Edo State Festival of Arts, Culture and Tourism tagged, “EDOFEST 2009” coming up some time in November this year, the Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism has commenced his sensitization visit to the 18 Local Government councils of Edo State, beginning with Edo South, Edo Central and North Senatorial Districts, to formally intimate them with plans for EDOFEST 2009 and to solicit for their co-operation and support.

We thought for a long time that a notable characteristic of British officials was a certain diplomatic approach but on hearing MacGregor and his associates, we start thinking that this assessment perhaps requires a drastic revision, if not, a total reverse.