‘Japa No Easy’: Obadina’s poetry is unvarnished truth
By Femi Morgan One of the concerns of contemporary literature from Nigeria has been the struggle of the individual against the reality of migration. On that score, the writer does not paint relocation abroad in the sentiments of escapism; rather, they do so to aptly underscore the circumstances of survival. Therefore, the ‘japa’ rave remains […]
Goethe-institut, Nigerian museums launch ‘Connecting the Dots’
The Goethe-institut Nigeria is set to launch ‘Connecting the Dots’ with six museums in Nigeria.
Life in My City Art Festival @ Awka
Zik’s Avenue is arguably the most hurly-burly road in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, but tucked inside Number 261 is seminal serenity.
What Prof Akpabot taught me – Prof Omojola
There couldn’t have been a better forum for a professor to share a lesson he learned from another professor on how to write and communicate in simple words, than in a symposium organised by other professors and doctors to honour him.
My father, the Emir: A portrait of Ado Bayero: From the lens of the daughter
With the name, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, its obvious this young lady who loves movies, shopping, travelling and most of all, a ravenous reader of books, is the daughter of late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero.
Nomadic Art Gallery represents Afrobeat of art – Obidairo
The newly renovated Nomadic Art Gallery, NAG, Victoria Island, Lagos took off last weekend with a group exhibition titled Transtemporal Travel.
Art, architecture meet @ The Absence of Melancholy exhibition
A Nigerian artist, Olubukola Bolarinde, has unveiled her latest collection titled “The Absence of Melancholy” held recently at The Ebonylife Place in Lagos.
My father, the Emir: A portrait of Ado Bayero
With the name, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, its obvious this young lady who loves movies, shopping, travelling and most of all, a ravenous reader of books, is the daughter of late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero.
Nomadic Art Gallery represents Afrobeat of art — Obidairo
The newly renovated Nomadic Art Gallery, NAG, Victoria Island, Lagos took off last weekend with a group exhibition titled TranstemporalTravel
Connection between excellence and doing good
Excellence in life is not possible without doing good always. To achieve excellence, doing good consistently and persistently must be a lifestyle.
I used my 2 months’ rent, savings to publish my first magazine — Obi West
Obi-West Utchaychukwu is an influential African in Finland. His popularity cuts across different immigrant groups because of what he does.
Alaro City, Epe celebrates cultural heritage
The streets of Epe, Lagos, came alive with vibrant colors, music and jubilation at the highly anticipated Ojude Oba Epe Festival 2023.
Horsfall releases new book, Settled Dust
AUTHOR of historical fiction and documentation, Titi Horsfall, has launched her latest literary work, ‘Settled Dust,’ in London.
Agboola: Nike’s protege in Adire making
Oladapo David Agboola is one textile artist who has honed his skills to design and create unique textile abstractions, using African motifs, traditional patterns, intricate geometrical design, and Batik painting.
Soyinka and the Nifty Steps students
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka may have lost the stomping strides captured in the 1970 Ossie Davis-directed film, Kongi’s Harvest, where he stars as an African dictator, but he has remained nimble for a man of 89. One can almost see through the thinning white crown of hair as he enters the hall at Freedom Park, Lagos, to engage the literature students of Nifty Steps College, Ikorodu, Lagos.
Arts converge as Nwelue, Ozor, Lugi exhibit in Mexico
Nigerian writer and literary tastemaker, Onyeka Nwelue, will on Saturday, July 15, 2023, showcase alongside Nigerian photographer, Gozie Ozor, and musician, Lugi, at an intersectional exhibition, comprising poetry, photography and music at La Lattice in Puebla, Mexico.
