When Adesewa Oyinkansola, student of Yaba College of Technology Secondary School, performed two poems in Yoruba language to the delight of the audience at the quarterly cultural programme, Yoruba Lakotun, the applause that followed proved that her dexterity was highly appreciated.

EFE Paul, one of Nigeria’s leading performing poets will be among the poets from across the world that will headline the Spier Poetry Festival in Cape Town, South Africa.

The skills, talents and creative prowess of African artists will be on display as the 12th edition of Dakar Biennale, or Dak’Art – Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain, a major contemporary art exhibition that brings together and showcases the works of many African artists opens in the Senegalese capital, Dakar in May 2016.

ONE of the lines in the Nigeria’s national anthem read, “ the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain” and in line with that one of Nigeria’s leading theatre production companies, Thespian Family Theatre & Productions,TFT, recently honoured veteran theatre practitioners for their unrelenting efforts at promoting theatre arts and entertainment in Nigeria.

VERSATILE artiste, vocalist, dancer, lyricist and judge of reality show, Nigerian Idol, Yinka Davies is among top Nigerian artistes who will grace the launching of Edak Willie Empowerment Foundation launch, book presentation and documentary film screening. Yinka Davies will thrill guests at the event which holds today, Thursday 7th April, at Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, to celebrate World Health Day.

Kole Omotosho is one of the Patrons of the prestigious Etisalat Prize for Literature and one of Nigeria’s veteran writers who has played leading roles in promoting African literature globally.

In its renewed efforts towards addressing the vaccum created as a result of the removal of history as a subject from the school curriculum, the management and staff of Cyndees International Schools, Ewu Owa Gberigbe, Ikorodu, Lagos, took a practical step recently,when it took the children on an excursion to the Badagry Slave Centre.

Thought Pyramid Art Gallery is one of the biggest galleries in the country, and definitely the biggest in Abuja. The gallery which has changed art history of Abuja is the brain child of Mr Jeff Ajueshi, who incidentally is the curator and Director. A native of Oghara, Ethiope West Local Govenment Area of Delta State, Jeff who did not study art, but is now one of the greatest art promoters in the land, in this interview reveals the motivation for establishing the gallery, the challenges, the choice of Abuja and other sundry issues.

Remi Owadokun is one of the foremost weight loss and healthy living consultants in the country. The half Brazilian half Nigerian, had battled with her own weight earlier in her life but used a technique she created to lose the weight. Today she teaches people all around the world this same technique and has become popular for it.

For those who have followed the works of Mrs Chinze Ojobo, a well-travelled Nigerian artist who has exhibited most of her works in the United States of America and Europe, the works she displayed at the National Museum last week was a clear transformation from her formal paintings elements of strong hues and shades to a more intricate rendition mostly in installations.