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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

When a research conducted by some groups revealed that Nigeria was one of the most happiest people on earth, many Nigerians questioned that. Their reaction was based on the fact that the country was faced with a lot of problems that subjects them to much suffering, but another look at the finding proves that it is real, as despite the sufferings they still forge ahead.

Religion has been a galvanizing force in most of the crisis in the world. In fact it is seen as the biggest obstacle to marriage. Though, both Christians and Muslims belief in one God, but when it comes to marriage, the way and manner they attack each other calls for a retreat. In real sense, matters of the heart, they say, do not involve social and religious issues.

The venue was the City Hall Lagos and the atmosphere both in and outside the hall was turned to a sort of political fanfare as many Lagos city dwellers adorned in black T-shirts designed in Sasore’s name with musical instruments drumming and dancing. While top dignitaries gorgeously dressed moved in circles, ordinarily, one would have expected that it was a political rally where one of the governorship candidates was set for his declaration, but rather, it was the presentation of a book with a difference tagged Possessed: A history of Law and Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos 1861 – 1906 by Olasupo Shasore SAN, former attorney general of Lagos State.