Father and son moments with Fatai Tijani
Eze, Ifowodo, Oburumu make final 3 for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
Unraveling the history of Lagos Brazilian Quarter
Obiora Udechukwu: Documenting imprints of a grand artist
Dino Melaye proposes antidotes for corruption
Raqib Bashorun yearns for a state of utopia, bliss, freedom
Verdant Zeal explores African beauty for the needy
Four virgins in search of suitors
When MTN Foundation beneficiaries thrilled the audience
What a hell it takes to get PhD in Nigeria
Lagos marks 50 years with Isale Eko
Quintessential literary icon, Ben Obumselu bows out
Trump quotes a Nigerian poem, calls it Irish proverb
Young Writers’ Summit to revive Ibadan literary glory
The gods are not to blame returns at MUSON
Unraveling the history of Lagos Brazilian Quarter

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Amos Bawa Telling the brave history of the Zurus
The British colonial administrators had discovered the Lelna peoples’ bravery quite early, hence they admired and enlisted many of them into the First World War between 1914 and 1918
Burn Again 2: Evelyn the virgin on campus
A lot of men, both in and outside the Lord, had approached her concerning things like friendship and marriage, but they did not meet her requirements
Unraveling the history of Lagos Brazilian Quarter
Atlantic Triangle, an exhibition of artworks organised by the Goethe Institute, Lagos, is set to tell the historical reconstruction of the conditions of exploitation through timely configuration of cultural dynamics and interdependence of the Brazilian Quarter in Lagos.
How the West consumes the earth
I reviewed a book once, starting by commending the excellent printing quality, binding, and finishing of the book. I was proud that the book was made in my own country, at the book making town of Ibadan. Let me start the review of this book, How Much is Enough?:The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth, written by Alan Durning, by discussing the cover illustration, of which, after reading the book’s content, you will agree with me that it effectively summarises the whole work.
Ndiche Umunakara: The music and dance of warriors
Deep down the remote past, Nkaramoche inherited the eight slit drums (called ekwe), the music, and dance of warriors which his father, Oche, and his kinsmen danced once in a year to honour their ancestors. It was (and is still) a fiery music and dance beaten out of eight slit drums, playing eight hot, varied, and complicated rhythms. Why no other tribe in the world ever succeeded in copying this music and dance is quite understandable – it was associated with the Orieamafor deity. Thus, the ndiche music and dance became the only one of its kind in the world.

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