The Arts

NPL: How three authors turned pain, history and faith into poetry 

NPL: How three authors turned pain, history and faith into poetry 

By Prisca Sam-Duru The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nears its climax parading three poets, three different obsessions, but one common urgency — to hold a mirror to Nigeria. James Ngwu Eze writes against fear and silence. Tares Oburumu interrogates the colonial name we still bear. Ogaga Ifowodo asks a disturbingly simple […]
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Brain Jotter, Ejeagha and the expanding creative space

Brain Jotter, Ejeagha and the expanding creative space

In Titanic, the 1997 American epic romantic disaster film, Jack, the fine artist on the commoners’ deck, gave the billionaires aboard the Titanic something to chew over when he told them he prefers to wake up every morning and go out not knowing who he would meet.

Africa Lamps Awards set to debut on the continent

Africa Lamps Awards set to debut on the continent

Lenders Consult International, organizers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards and other capacity building programmes, have announced plans to honour Africa’s brightest professionals, technocrats, athletes, scientists, musical and movie entertainers at a grand award ceremony early in 2025.

Digital art shaping Nigeria’s artistic landscape

Digital art shaping Nigeria’s artistic landscape

Digital art is changing art creation, its reception as well as how it is valued. Trending in Nigeria for over two decades, the wave of digital arts championed by the Gen Z artists is sweeping across the industry.