Faith, translation, and the fracturing of cultural identity in Mount Zion’s ‘Abejoye’
In Abejoye, set as it is in Yorubaland and abroad, language itself becomes a site of estrangement. When Dele asks whether Baba’s utterances are prayers or incantations, the question betrays a dislocation
Iwuchukwu underscores the importance of women empowerment
The issue of gender equality has been the focus of scholarship in contemporary times and the general contention is that women are oppressed and marginalized in many areas of life because of the patriarchal construction of the society which disadvantages them. There is no doubt that responsibilities and limitations of being a woman in a male dominated society are glaring realities in Nigerian society because the society has preserved attitudes towards women.
Writers support exclusion of culture/tourism ministry
Dubbed ‘Africa’s Biggest Culture Picnic’, the 17th Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF 2015, which held at the Freedom Park, Lagos came to a close, with the Committee for Relevant Art, CORA Art Stampede. The festival featured days of creative fair, inspiring conversations , glitz and glamour and then the bombshell at the Art Stampede.
‘Queen of the Creeks Pageant to impact positively on Niger Delta women’
According to Ovie, “The beauty event seeks to bring out the best of the young pageant hopefuls such as their goals, self confidence, talents, commitment to public service as well as drive for success. We discovered that there is a gap in pageantry. So many of them are focused on prizes and if the winner has no pet project, it dies like that. So we came up with Queen of the Creeks pageantry to let people know that there are women passionate about helping to solve the challenges of Niger Delta. This is meant to help the creeks. As you may know, there’s no access to education in most areas, no pipe-borne water and the areas are polluted.”
Afejuku’s Poetry of Pulsating Reflections
A Spring of Sweets is an anthology of poetry written by Tony Afejuku. The anthology comes to us as a phoenix of varied human thoughts recollected in moment of tranquility. A Spring of Sweets, can better be described as a diary of diverse human experiences in lyrics. Also, one may be correct to say that the anthology validates the immense capacity of the human mind to recollect and to reflect on avalanche of man’s unavoidable encounters with the many hurdles of life.
Avalanche, the Kings of Dance Affirms Etisalat’s Commitment to Entertainment
Nigeria’s most innovative and youth-centric telecommunications network, Etisalat has reiterated its commitment towards exploring new ways to support and encourage talent development especially the growth of the Nigerian entertainment and arts industry. The company stated this at the premiere of the star-studded stage dance performance, Avalanche – The Kings of Dance which took place at the Muson Centre, Lagos, recently.
