NPL: How three authors turned pain, history and faith into poetry
By Prisca Sam-Duru The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nears its climax parading three poets, three different obsessions, but one common urgency — to hold a mirror to Nigeria. James Ngwu Eze writes against fear and silence. Tares Oburumu interrogates the colonial name we still bear. Ogaga Ifowodo asks a disturbingly simple […]
Enwonwu, the immortal: what is in a name?
Oliver Enwonwu, son of the immortal Enwonwu is not just following his father’s trails, he is keeping up with the pace. Oliver is also an artist and Director of the popular Omenka Gallery at 24 Ikoyi Crescent Lagos. He shared a deep philosophical viewpoint with Vanguard’s Arts & Reviews on the significance of names and how the name ‘Enwonwu’ has and is still playing out in the life of members of his lineage:
International Slavery Museum acquires iconographic abolition painting
The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has been awarded a significant grant to support the acquisition of its first painting to depict the powerful and resonant iconography of abolition.
Facebook flags down 30,000-year-old artwork as ‘pornographic’
Venus of Willendorf nude statue is now the latest artwork to be censored as inappropriate by the social media giant, Facebook.
Affinities between Diop’s Vanity and Ecclesiastes
As the Preacher warns of the dreadful consequences of man’s arrogant disposition, the poet bemoans the rascality of his generation who ignore ancestral safe guards, preferring to tread on a destructive path. The psalmist, King David expresses a similar view about man
Akinwunmi Isola: Life & times of pioneer Yoruba classical literature
Saturday 17th, 2018 will remain an unforgettable day for family, friends and the Yoruba theatre due to the passing on of popular Yoruba playwright and Scholar, Professor Akinwunmi Isola.
