Nigerian group plays ‘ZIK’, ‘OBEY’ live at London Shaw Theatre
Mara Mania exhibition spotlights evolution of Lagos street dance culture
Art meets media legacy at ‘Uncle Sam Exhibition’
Ecobank, Kayvee, visit USA Exhibition
Duke, Ogunbiyi, media titans grace Sam Amuka’s art exhibition
Sam Amuka, a rare breed — Prof jegede
USA Exhibition: Christmas comes early @ Alexis Galleries
Greg Onyeka, Master of camouflage @ USA Exhibition
The Beginning: USA legacy exhibition @ Alexis Galleries
‘Uncle Sam Amuka’ Exhibition rewards nonagenarian publisher
Art Maestro, Fidelis Atumah to feature in Uncle Sam Amuka exhibition
‘Second Thoughts’: A delicate choice between ‘Japa’ and ‘Japada’
Women Collectors reshaping Nigeria’s Art Powerhouse with GAIA Africa
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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
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 […]
Nahous Gallery opens new exhibition, “Textures of Humanity,” a photo book exhibition
Renowned American photographer Reed Davis, in partnership with Nahous Gallery, has opened a new exhibition titled “Textures of Humanity,” a photo book exhibition that explores African culture and culinary art from Reed Davis’s tours across West, East, North, and Southern Africa over more than a decade.
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”.
Evocative sessions, performance of ‘Sanya’ as curtain falls on 2025 LABAF
The 27th edition of one of Africa’s most inspiring culture feasts, the Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF, came to a close last Sunday, November 16, with the customary session known as Art Stampede.

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