The Arts

Unsilenced, Unstoppable: African women reclaim power, Identity at historic UK summit

By Prisca Sam-Duru, Croydon London Women are indeed a rare and divine species. The aura exuded by leaders like Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, Her Royal Highness from Nigeria, African UK beauty queens, entrepreneurs, journalists, and cross-industry executives at the Hilton London Croydon last weekend was nothing short of blissful. Gathering from […]
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Ibukun Awosika praises Fashola’s book 

Nigerian business woman, motivational speaker and author, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika has praised the book titled “Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole” authored by the former Governor of Lagos State and former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola.  

Akubo’s gripping Sonnets of Motherhood 

By  Dr. Ifeoma Ezinne Odinye Kaltume Akubo’s Sonnets of Motherhood is a collection of poems purported to give natural and complex perspectives of motherhood in unfixed verse forms—a poetic approach distinct from the Petrarchan and Shakespearean Sonnets.  Akubo’s poetic sense celebrates motherhood by reiterating a natural paradigm that resonates in the human context. The poet’s […]

Promoting African art, creatives through Access ART X Prize

By Prisca Sam-Duru In the vibrant Nigerian art community where brushstrokes tell tales and canvases narrate stories, talented artists are making waves on the global stage. However, many of these individuals face challenges when it comes to funding and support to actualize their dreams. Many are at various crossroads in life and even contemplating closing […]

My father told us folklores, oral history — Godstime  

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts Editor Assin Godstime is an author who has written more than 20 books. In this interview with Vanguard, he shares a tiny fraction of his childhood story and the titles, especially his “Holy Sinner” published in 2020: What’s your academic background? How did you become a writer? I hold law degrees […]

The weariless art historian, Dr Simon Ikpakronyi

Dr. Simon Odey Ikpakronyi joined the services of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, Nigeria in December, 1993 as Senior Visual Art Officer, having completed his first degree at the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria in 1991 and the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, programme in 1992. 

Prof Lasisi delivers UI 538th inaugural lecture

The 538th Inaugural lecture of the Nigeria’s premier university, University of Ibadan (UI) under the auspice of College of Medicine, UI, Ibadan, comes up on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the institution’s Trenchard Hall.

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