For Penawou who chose full tide
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. […]
NCAC DG consoles Maitama Sule’s family
The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe has commiserated with the family of Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule on the death of the great Nigerian Icon.
Ebi Yeibo as a town-crier of Niger Delta independence in Shadows Of The Setting Sun.
BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE The exceptionally gifted writer, Ebi Yeibo, has vowed not to abandon his vocation as a poet however the wind howls and spoils the eye of the sky, bringing in its trail egbesucal rain. In line with his avowal – this man whose roots spread to Ayamasa and Ayakoromo towns in Bayelsa and […]
‘Lagos @ 50’ arts: Preservation is key – Archie-Abia
A visual artist, Godwin Archie-Abia, has observed that one of the major problems confronting the Nigerian art sector today is improper preservation of artworks mounted at designated places in the country.
Imprisoned Chadian dictator’s gravedigger speaks through Haroun’s film
Abaifouta’s nightmare began in July 1985 when he was arrested by Hissène Habré’s dreaded Documentation and Security Directorate (DDS) while he was about to leave Chad for further studies in Germany.
Rangers Int’l Football Club(1): The epic story of a warrior nation that never say die
Military metaphors dominate the book…So, football was never neutral in the issues of social and political ideology as many think.
