Eze, Ifowodo, Oburumu make final 3 for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
By Prisca Sam-DuruThe Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the final shortlist for 2026. Poets James Ngwu Eze, Ogaga Ifowodo and Tares Oburumu are now in the running for the `$100,000 award. The authors made it through from a longlist of 11, which itself came from 223 entries submitted early this […]
Art meets media legacy at ‘Uncle Sam Exhibition’
From every visual sense, the Uncle Sam Art Exhibition is a unique show that not only flaunts colourful masterpieces
Ecobank, Kayvee, visit USA Exhibition
Speaking to journalists at the exhibition, Austen Osokpor described Uncle Sam Amuka as a fantastic man, who has contributed immensely to the growth of the media
Duke, Ogunbiyi, media titans grace Sam Amuka’s art exhibition
FORMER Governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke; Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, President and Vanguard Newspaper Editor, Eze Anaba; Pioneer Editor of Vanguard, Mr Muyiwa Adetiba, and Renowned Artist, Mudiare Onabrakpeya, yesterday, graced the highly anticipated grand opening of the Uncle Sam Amuka (USA) Exhibition.
Sam Amuka, a rare breed — Prof jegede
Uncle Sam Amuka unfolds today, December 16, 2025, as the inaugural Uncle Sam Amuka (USA) Art Exhibition opens at the Alexis Gallery
USA Exhibition: Christmas comes early @ Alexis Galleries
Today, December 16, 2025, is the opening of the much-awaited Uncle Sam Art Exhibition. The exhibition runs till December 20, 2025.
Greg Onyeka, Master of camouflage @ USA Exhibition
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts Editor One of the artists participating in the Uncle Sam Art Exhibition, which opens today, Tuesday, December 16, 2025 and runs till December 20, is Greg Onyeka. Called the Master of Camouflage (MoC), Onyeka was born 1976 in Delta State, He is a notable Nigerian painter recognised for his distinctive style […]
US-based Master, Fidelis Atumah, splashes colours @ Uncle Sam Art Exhibition
Nigerian art circles are abuzz with anticipation for the forthcoming Uncle Sam Amuka (USA) Exhibition in Lagos, which promises to showcase some of the country’s most brilliant artistic talents. Among the headliners is the distinguished sculptor and painter Fidelis Ugochuku Atumah Abiamuwe, widely known by his artistic persona, Atumakanism Afrikanism.
The Beginning: USA legacy exhibition @ Alexis Galleries
In collaboration with Vanguard Newspapers Tourists Club International, TCI is set to present a pace-setting art exhibition at the popular Alexis Art Galleries, Victoria Island, Lagos.
‘Uncle Sam Amuka’ Exhibition rewards nonagenarian publisher
The art season in 2025 draws to a close in the most reverberating and inspiring manner with a colourful exhibition celebrating Nigerian media icon and Publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Uncle Sam Amuka.
Udeze’s Survivor’s Gaze and Roar Within as Metaphors for Survival and Self-Determination
The spots of tigers are not just on the surface of their skins; they are deeply embedded in their genes. From the moment a lion is conceived and born, it inherits the genetic composition of the Lion King: strength, fearlessness, speed, resilience, and all the survival skills it needs to live and rule the jungle.
Art Maestro, Fidelis Atumah to feature in Uncle Sam Amuka exhibition
Uncle Sam Amuka (USA) Exhibition in Lagos, which promises to showcase some of the country’s most brilliant artistic talents
‘Second Thoughts’: A delicate choice between ‘Japa’ and ‘Japada’
“Abroad does not mean you’ve made it, but you’ve made it impossible to cry in public.” A line from one-man play titled, “Second Thoughts”
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
Biology is undergoing an awakening.
An artful method of conception now exists.
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 […]
