The Arts

Nigerian group plays ‘ZIK’, ‘OBEY’ live at London Shaw Theatre

Nigerian group plays ‘ZIK’, ‘OBEY’ live at London Shaw Theatre

By Prisca Sam-Duru  The highly anticipated London staging of ZIK and OBEY, two landmark theatrical productions celebrating the lives, legacies, and enduring impact of some of Nigeria’s most influential historical and cultural icons, have been scheduled for August 2026. The productions taking place courtesy of Lebara Nigeria and the Duke of Shomolu Foundation will be staged on […]
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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”.