Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
By Prisca Sam-Duru STOCKHOLM — Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson, 76, was honoured “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The prize was announced […]
Society for the Performing Arts unveils activities for 2018 season
From May 27 to December 9, the Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria, SPAN, has mapped out five unparalleled and entertaining family events that would challenge the status quo – Educate using Art as a social justice tool, Inspire provocative thoughts for our youth to live fully,
Ukwuani-English dictionary: A salute to Francis Omili’s intellectual valour
The publication of Ukwuani- English Dictionary by author emeritus, Francis Omili, is a landmark milestone, if one is permitted the use of that double barrel phrase, in Ukwuani literary circle. A giant step for the author, the new work can aptly be described as an enormous leap for the Ukwuani ethnic nation, nay, for the comity of languages globally. It is a chart buster.
The Piano Teacher: Saved by Spartan lifestyle
One day, some girls who worked as typesetters in Vanguard visited one Paschal who lived at No. 9 Awofodu. Paschal worked in the circulation department of Vanguard before he travelled to overseas. When the ladies came Paschal told them that thae author of BURN AGAIN lived there at 9 Awofodu.
The art and music of Strong Oche
Strong Oche, a dynamic young artist-cum-cartoonist is a Year 9 student of Caleb British International School, Lekki, Lagos. He is a 13 year old boy with amazing artistic talents in visual art and music. His dexterity in drawing and sequential art is incredible.
25 universities’ contingents in Plateau as Theatre Arts Festival begins June 3
Contingents from 25 universities have arrived in Plateau State University, (PLASU), Bokkos to participate in the Nigerian Universities Theatre Arts Festival (NUTAF), according to Prof. Emmanuel Dandaura, Chairman, NUTAF Board of Trustees.
