Beyond illumination, Oghenovize explores many shades of light in Elo
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In his new work, “Elo: The Light We Carry,” contemporary artist, Oghenovize Solomon Okeh interrogates the vicissitudes of life through compelling visual stories, embedded with diverse thematic concerns and socio-cultural realities. Oghenovize’s Elo has two major subtitles: Elo I and Elo II. Each piece addresses the same subject matter from a different […]
For Penawou who chose full tide
By Enewaridideke Ekanpou A tree fruitful sprang up in Akugbene 104 years ago. Birds alighted on its branches and fed on the fruits, chirping and dancing happily. No bird could devour the fruits in their verdant vibrations. The fruits were like the stars in the sky; The fruits were like the sand on Alagbaru sandbank. […]
Bread and Butter: Connecting cultures through Marburg stage
By Prisca Sam-Duru On a warm evening in Marburg, Germany, a bakery became an unlikely stage for a powerful conversation about humanity.That was precisely on May 16, 2026, in Marburg, Germany. The premiere of Bread and Butter, an international theatre production by Kininso Creative (UK/Nigeria) and Hessisches Landestheater Marburg (HLTM), transformed a simple kitchen space […]
Every man his own Escobar: A review of Carlos Barragan’s ‘The Yahoo Boys’
When the Spanish journalist Carlos Barragan announced recently on LinkedIn that The Yahoo Boys, his book about the online scammers of Lagos, had just been released, the comment section beneath his post was animated. There was praise for this first book by a young journalist, but also curiosity from some Nigerian commenters about his motives, as well […]
Robert Ebizimor’s musical discourse on Senator Heineken Lokpobiri
By Enewaridideke Ekanpou Rt. Hon. Heineken Lokpobiri, the former speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, is now a senator. Lokpobiri has detailed me to alert the world to the agreement between Sagbama and Ekeremor on power-sharing. It is like the husband-sharing agreement between the wives of a man. If the Senate goes to […]
Cocooned identity in Ifeoluwapo’s portrait of many selves
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi With artistic narratives revolving around the often misconstrued notion of identity, Nigerian art photographer, Ifeoluwapo Rachael Okunade, explores multiplicity of self, using portraits that reveal the subject beyond the surface meaning. Building on a robust understanding of fine art photography, Ifeoluwapo portrays contemplative postures through kinetic art. Her compositions are carefully etched […]
