Last week, Lisa town, a village sandwiched between Sango and Ifo in Ogun State was in celebration mood as sons and daughters of the town gathered at the palace of their traditional ruler, Baale Nojeem Odugbemi Oladele of Lisa for the 5th coronation anniversary.

The April 30 edition of the highly-acclaimed Guest Writer Session, an initiative of the Abuja Writers Forum, now in its third year, features Abubakar Othman, a poet-academic and political activist. The event kicks-off by 4pm at the Pen and Pages Bookstore, White House Plaza, Plot 79, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja.

The fortunes of most Nigerian and West African artists will change for good as ArtHouse Contemporary Limited , a company that is committed to establishing regular venue for the sale of modern and contemporary Nigerian and African art offers for sale 101 works of paintings, sculpture, mixed media works, prints and photographs by well known and emerging artists

Next week Thursday, April 28th 2011, Ola Oloidi, professor of Art History at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, will be delivering his inaugural lecture titled, “The Rejected Stone

As part of its mandate of producing theatrical works that meet national aspiration, the apex performing institution in Nigeria, the National Troupe of Nigeria will this Easter stage a musical chorale concert titled, ‘The Rhythm of the Nation’. The concert will be directed by Dapo Omideyi with the ethnomusicologist, Femi Ogunrombi providing support.

Diana Evans, winner of the inaugural edition of the Orange Prize for Fiction has been selected along with British-Sudanese novelist, Jamal Mahjoub to teach at this year’s edition of the International Creative Writing Workshop organized by Fidelity Bank Plc.

The Benin Monarchy is a major Nigerian treasure. The respect accorded the Oba of Benin is legendary. The acclaimed photographer, journalist and filmmaker Tam Fiofori who hails from Okrika in Rivers State actually qualifies as a “Benin boy” on account of the many years he spent in the ancient city while growing up under the tutelage of his teacher-cum-civil-servant father

Art scholar and painter, Professor dele jegede is one of the great names that made tremendous impact in the art industry during his stay in Nigeria and one of Nigeria’s leading artists on the international scene.

The fortunes of most Nigerian and West African artists will change for good as ArtHouse Contemporary Limited , a company that is committed to establishing regular venue for the sale of modern and contemporary Nigerian and African arts offers for sale 101 works of paintings, sculpture, mixed media works, prints and photographs by well known and emerging artists

The Embassy of Spain in Nigeria last week, marked World Book and Copyright Day for 2011 at an event that featured storytelling performance.

The Director General(DG) National Gallery of Art (NGA), Dr Abdullahi Muku has assured the staff of relevant and regular professional training.

The 2-day capacity building/skills acquisition programme of the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation held in Bali Taraba state last week brought to the fore the ingenuity and creativity of Nigerian youths

Victor Ehikhamenor confronts this ambiguous concept in his new series of paintings which attempt, in varying degrees and styles with echoes of both the old and the new to interrogate afresh the idea of what the door means to man.

Music is described as a combination of vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in varying melody, harmony, rhythm and timbre to form structurally complete and emotionally expressive compositions.

The mood at Sheraton Lagos was serene as Genevieve Nnaji watched herself on the big screen. The personable Genevieve sat by the side of her industrious manager Ajua Dickson, watching ardently as her screen marriage faced all sorts of trouble.