The Arts

Voices of Eyà echo @ QGallery 

Voices of Eyà echo @ QGallery 

By Chukwuma Ajakah  Q Gallery Contemporary Art, Apapa, is poised to redraw the map of Nigerian art with a show of 14 all-female artists working in painting, sculpture, and mixed media. The exhibition, opening Saturday, June 6 will run through June 27, 2026 with two sessions starting at 1 and 4 p.m.  Curated by Oke […]
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Women Collectors reshaping  Nigeria’s Art Powerhouse with GAIA Africa

Women Collectors reshaping  Nigeria’s Art Powerhouse with GAIA Africa

By Prisca Sam-Duru GAIA Africa  played host to some of  Nigeria’s most influential women in the art ecosystem on Saturday, November 22, 2025.Held in collaboration with the Society for Art Collection, the exclusive evening with GAIA Africa celebrated women shaping the nation’s art collecting culture. The event brought together respected gallery owners, private collectors, and […]

ANATOMY OF TRAUMA

ANATOMY OF TRAUMA

Biology is undergoing an awakening.
An artful method of conception now exists.

Cultural Trauma

Cultural Trauma

Poem by Olanrewaju Olajumoke Akinla The genealogy of social poverty may be traced to a sore.Left unattended, it rots.The odour thickens.Because you reek, you isolateand watch life from afar.On Tamono’s sixteenth birthday,two women led her to the native theatre.The traditional surgeon—a woman of many halves—arrived.Raiment: half-naked.Body: half-bent.Face: half crumbled.Teeth: half extinct.Breasts: Ichabod—glory departed.She pushed Tamono […]

Esosa’s ‘Chizam’s Colourful Journey’ explores identity, culture

Esosa’s ‘Chizam’s Colourful Journey’ explores identity, culture

By Prisca Sam-Duru Esosa Mokwunye’s “Chizam’s Coulourful Journey”, is a children’s literature published in Nigeria in 2025 by WORITAL Global, Lagos. Coming after the publication of her first children’s book, ‘Princess With Scars”, Esosa showcases an amazing creative writing prowess that focuses on helping children understand their identity and be proud of who they are. In 38 […]

New Routledge volume spotlights Nigeria’s cultural and creative industries

New Routledge volume spotlights Nigeria’s cultural and creative industries

Nigeria’s booming creative economy, spanning music, film, fashion, visual arts, publishing, advertising, tourism, and more, receives a rigorous, multidisciplinary boost with the release of a new scholarly volume titled “Nigeria’s Cultural and Creative Industries: Perspectives, Problems and Prospects”.