The Arts

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 […]
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Ooni of Ife marks Moremi festival amidst pomp

The Queen Moremi Ajasoro Festival was celebrated on Wednesday November 1 at the Ooni of Ife’s Palace with streams of activities making it excitingly memorable. Moremi festival is an annual event in commemoration of the great Amazon in the history of Yoruba race, Queen Moremi Ajasoro, a princess from Offa married to Oduduwa, the cradle of Ile Ife dynasty and custodian of Yoruba heritage.

Mountaineering towards death

Holding the rope firmly to with his calloused hands and looking up to the sky, the only thing revolving around his brain was to get to the zenith and take a rest for about twenty minutes. Maxwell was mountaineer. He climbs mountains for major purposes:

The Igbo pyramids: mysteries yet to be unraveled

When and why were they built? How were they built, and who exactly were the people that built them? These questions about the fascinating Igbo pyramids located in Nsude on the Udi highlands of Enugu State, South-Eastern Nigeria, will remain mysteries and unanswered for now. 

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