The Arts

Ayetoro, the Sinking Sanctuary

Ayetoro, the Sinking Sanctuary

By Chris O. Okunnuwa Ayetoro began as a town of woodholding itself above the water,a sanctuary raised to catch twin-birthsbefore the oro cult could drown them. My father taught the alphabets there.Now the letters are underwater.A blackboard leans in brineDesks, driven out of their rows.A window opens onto fish. Twelve times, armed men came for […]
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‘Breaking with old African mentality’

‘Breaking with old African mentality’

African Mentality (An Anthology) is a newly published collection of short, interesting, moral-teaching stories by Victor Omotayo, a Nigerian poet, historian and educator.

Books on Mike Adenuga’s Quotes

Books on Mike Adenuga’s Quotes

Unlike many other prominent Nigerians, Otunba Mike Adenuga is not a party person. He is not a billionaire you would spot at many social gatherings. This is to the extent that if he attends your event, you almost deserve to hold a special thanksgiving for the feat.

The Oratory movie premieres for street children

The Oratory movie premieres for street children

. By Prisca Sam-Duru The urgent need to rescue street children and youth from total degeneration birthed the new movie titled, ‘The Oratory’, which premiered both in Lagos and Abuja to public delight. ‘The Oratory’, an initiative of The Nollywood Factory in collaboration with Salesians of Don Bosco, is a movie that seeks to raise […]

LagosPhoto21: A kaleidoscope of memories

LagosPhoto21: A kaleidoscope of memories

The twelfth edition of the annual Lagos Photo Festival tagged “LagosPhoto21”, an exhibition of photographic expose, held in the month of November 4 running to the month of December 14, 2021, presented fascinating works that were described by spectators as very amazing.

Fadugba’s compelling Artist’s Algorithm

Fadugba’s compelling Artist’s Algorithm

After what looks like a break that lasted for three years, Modupeola Fadugba returns with compelling pieces presented in a cutting-edge project titled: The Artist’s Algorithm: Why Nations Win.

Ekiti NAFEST 2021: Celebrating national unity in diversity

Ekiti NAFEST 2021: Celebrating national unity in diversity

“Celebrating National Unity in Diversity”, the theme of the 2021 National Festival of Arts & Culture, NAFEST, is a slogan that may irritate many Nigerians at this point in time when many want to opt-out mainly due to the widespread shedding of innocent blood across the country, destruction of the economy and injustice. Preaching the sermon of Nigeria’s indivisibility, nonetheless, dominated Ekiti NAFEST 2021.

Abu Ibrahim (IB): A poet in the clouds

Abu Ibrahim (IB): A poet in the clouds

Thank you. Writing the poems was the most challenging part of the process. For example, the poem ‘Music Has Failed Us’ took four years to complete.

The happy-tragic story of Prof Claude Ake

The happy-tragic story of Prof Claude Ake

It is today approximately twenty-five years from that day of November 7, 1996, that Claude Ake (born 1939) moved on to the great beyond, on that fateful day in the forsaken waters surrounding the outskirts of Lagos. A fallen hero, a genuine patriot, and an unusually self-effacing human being, Claude would be the last person to seek a eulogy on his behalf.

Lily Women’s Health premieres ‘Tufiakwa’ to fight cancer

Lily Women’s Health premieres ‘Tufiakwa’ to fight cancer

Recently, Lily Women’s Health, a non-governmental organisation based in Lagos, took its campaign against breast cancer to an encouraging level through the premiere of ‘Tufiakwa’: Witnessing the Breast Cancer Journey’, in Lagos.