Mind of the Masters to explore Nigeria’s amalgamation through art
By Onyeka Ezike The 1914 amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria by the British colonial administration, under the leadership of Lord Frederick Lugard, is set to receive a fresh interpretation through visual and performing arts. The Mind of the Masters, a Nigerian cultural initiative and curatorial movement dedicated to celebrating and spotlighting […]
Rangers International Football Club (2): The Biafran Army versus Nigerian Army
The significance of this game is that it was between Rangers FC which was made up of ex-Biafra soldiers and the Nigeria Army XI FC.
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.
