I try to be Afrocentric in my writings — Obinna Chilekezi
Shifting the Paradigm: George Edozie takes Onitsha culture to the world
Mirage, Adeola Balogun’s visual voice to Chibok girls saga
MBA: Fears as new generation writers emerge
Violence against women: Poets lend voice
From office to studio,NGA artists preach peace
Art collecting, a must have investment–Oscar Onyema
Performing arts stakeholders’ forum
Miss N/Delta audition kicks off
The Rebirth… A painful trip into Nigeria’s history
Layer Cake, a visual peep into the history of Lagos
Performing arts stakeholders’ forum
LBHF 2015 Vision of the Child competition opens
Fate, unifing budding artists at Alexis gallery
New book highlights accomplishments of custom’s boss

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Warri conflict, bloodshed changed my writings-Efemena, UK-based writer
He witnessed the Warri crisis during Abacha’s regime and that changed his entire being. Born and raised in Warri, Delta State, Efemena Agadama, a UK based Isoko writer, got his National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Federal Polytechnic Oko before proceeding to University College Kensington, London where he bagged a Higher National Diploma in Computing. The writer who later got his Masters in Information Technology at the Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, in this interview, shares the transformation his writings have undergone over the years
Kondo Kingdom, reforming the Nigerian Police
A new drama series titled Kondo Kingdom is set to hit major television stations in Nigeria. The twenty–six episode television drama series depicts various aspects of police working and living conditions as well as conduct and performance
Mwalimu Ali Mazrui: A hero in the present time
Ali Mazrui is really a huge tree that prominently occupies a huge forest of equally huge trees. When such trees are uprooted from the forest, it is a great loss beyond recompense.
Stakeholders unveil new roadmap for National Troupe
In his first meeting with Art writers in Lagos, the new Artistic director of National Troupe, Akin Adejuwon promised to reinvigorate and reposition the national troupe for effective and efficient performing art service delivery. Few months in the saddle, after due consultation, the Ekiti born artist, realised that for such enviable heights to be achieved, there is need to meet with the stakeholders in the industry.
Egypt’s political struggle re-echoed at AFRIFF ’14
The political struggle that claimed hundreds of thousands of innocent lives in Egypt between 2011 and 2013 re-echoed Sunday night, when “The Square”, a documentary film exploring the country’s political history was screened to open this year’s Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, holding in Calabar, Cross River State.
Njideka Akunyili-Crosby: Chimamanda of the art world?
You might not have heard about her, but Nigerian born, U.S -based artist Njideka Akunyili-Crosby has been described by CNN “as one of New York’s most promising new talents”. In pop culture parlance, Njideka is the next big thing in the ART world.
Jegede relishes Kora vibes at Muson’s Classical Night
The entire hall was filled with people from all walks of life, especially the men who understands the meaning of classic music and has followed it for years as they came to be part of MUSON festival, and apart from that, many also came to see the new artistic director of Muson, Tunde Jegede perform in one of the events for the 2014 festival tagged Muson Symphony Orchestra.
Jonathan celebrates Africa’s most famous female dramatist, Tess Onwueme
Recently, in far away America, one of Nigeria’s respected playwright, Prof Tess Onwueme, an eminent University Professor of Global Letters at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire was honoured by her university.
Oba Akiolu harps on proper documentation of cultural values
Proper documentation of old cultural values, artifacts and art works are very important in the preservation of our culture and tradition as this goes a long way in familiarizing the generations yet unborn with the history of the African continent’.
Olawunmi Banjo opens the mind at Nike gallery
After over a decade of building her career through several group art exhibitions and full time studio practice, Olawunmi Banjo takes a step further to consolidate on her achievement with her first solo art exhibition titled Mind Revolution.

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