Professor John Pepper Clark- Bekederemo is unarguably one of the most famous living poets who has made wonderful marks in different fields as an academic, writer, civil servant and journalist. But ironically, he is also one of the most underrated Nigerian literary giants.

It is common for young Nigerians to grace occasions where Hip Pop stars like Tu Face, D’ Banj, P Square and the likes are entertaining but not classical music where they may find it difficult expressing their contemporary dance steps. ..

Federal Government, last week said the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria, is strong enough to foster peace and unity among student populations, if properly harnessed.

It is five years now since Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast with a near-apocalyptic ferocity, inflicting sundry losses and countless bereavements. The catastrophe wrought by this storm changed many lives for ever…

The court yard of the Lagos Motor Boat Club, Awolowo Road Ikoyi was filled to the brim as friends, colleagues, kinsmen, students and what could be described as the who is who in the literary community joined Bookraft on Tuesday at a book party, to celebrate the life and career of Professor John Pepper Clark- Bekederemo.

AS part of moves to boost tourism development in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has signed the Badagry Heritage and Coastal Tourism Agreement.

THE fiction that Okpe owned Sapele is now jettisoned. The writers demonstrate, without doubt ,that the present Sapele town is first settled in by Isekiri people, and that the Okpe came in later through Isekiri largesse. With incontrovertible evidence ,they date the arrival of the first Isekiri in Sapele to 700AD; Okpe, 1780. Isekiri visited Sapele for the following reasons:

The theme Horizon of Hope was chosen for the 2011 Life in My City Art Festival (LIMCAF) with the intent that young Nigerian artists will give visual interpretations to the socio-cultural, economic and political situations of their immediate environment. This theme has a broad view and allowed artists to express themselves on almost any subject matter they may choose to engage.

If one takes out the treatise on FIDITI GRAMMAR SCHOOL, from the biographical book, the remainder becomes peculiar to Deacon Ojelabi and to him alone. But with FIDIGRAMS added to it, the horizon widens on the character and personality of Chief Ojelabi as a tutor and mentor.

Battery Dance Company, a New York based dynamic cultural institution with global sensibility penultimate week held an exhilarating dance show at the New CBAAC Hall, National Theatre, Lagos.

Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s fifth and latest novel published by Jalaa Writers’ Collective, Lagos, in 2011 holds a memorable title, Roses and Bullets, and a picturesque front cover. The stout 518-page narrative presented in four segments is based on Nigeria’s most nightmarish post-colonial experience.

Eyo is one festival that the original owners of Lagos State look forward to with eagerness. In the past, it was said to be associated with secret cults. But in recent times, it has assumed some form of syncretism by not only involving participants from diverse religious background, but more importantly, has turned out to become one of the most important socio cultural picnics and carnivals.

The word Pelourinho in Portuguese according to Wikipedia means whipping post. This taxonomy given to one of the most cultural nerves of Salvador Bahia in Brazil evokes both a sense of history, monument and culture.

Sahr Ngaujah spent the last two years playing the great Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti on stage in New York and London. Last April the Broadway show was brought to Lagos. In this piece, Sahr Ngaujah describes the extraordinary and emotional trip that was Fela in Lagos.

Apex Nigeria’s Gas company, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG the sponsors of the $100,000 literature and Science prizes, last week went a step further in its commitment to encouraging creativity and writing among Nigerian youths. This, the company demonstrated in the Bonny Island of River State, where it organized a reading programme around the theme; Meet the Authour.