In SHAME, Joachim Keke does not enter the theatre as a dancer seeking display. He enters it as a body under pressure. Watched by the camera, framed by the stage and held in the tension of being seen, his movement asks what shame does before language can explain it.

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru The vibes in Victoria Island Lagos last weekend were memorable as Lagos cultural hub, Terra Kulture, transformed into a mini-Seoul. This was as the Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria, KCCN’s K-Pop Festival 2026 pulled Nigeria’s fiercest dancers and vocalists onto one stage with the crowd suppling enough dose of stadium energy. Electrifying music, […]

 By Josephine AgbonkheseAs Nigeria grapples with the pressing issues of youth unemployment and economic instability, artist Dotun Popoola has taken a commendable and proactive stance through his groundbreaking exhibition, “Reclaimed Beauty.” This initiative is not merely a showcase of artistic talent; it serves as a clarion call for the nation’s youth to engage actively in […]

Nigerian visual journalist and photographer Oluwafemi Oluwatobi Olajide presented a multimedia exhibition celebrating Nigerian culture and tradition at the Next Festival 2026 hosted by The George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. Titled Nigerian Joy, the exhibition featured archival inkjet prints, digital multimedia works, and traditional Aso Oke fabric installations that explored […]

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou Tompolo torn like tired towels and set ablaze in the furnace of verbal bandits on rampage… The blazing fire is the guardrail for the people; The guardrail that stopped the steep fall of the quarantined in Warri; The guardrail giving comfort where there was cold in the land. Tompolo is the roadside […]