The Ikom Monoliths are a group of stone sculptures found in small area around Ikom in Cross River State of Nigeria, inhabited by Ekoi people who live in scattered villages. The stone monoliths are known variously as Akwanshi or Atal or Alaptal.

For the master story teller, Onuora Nzekwu, famous writer of best-selling novel,Eze Goes to School, it was all accolades last week at the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) Hall, National Theatre Complex Lagos, when friends, family members, colleagues and government representatives joined him in a triple celebration of life as well as a sterling come back to the business of writing , fifty one years after his novel, Wand of Nobel Wood.

Last year, a synergy started well with the participation of Trinidad and Tobago in the 2011 edition of Abuja Carnival with the presentation of Steelband, a symbol of that country’s popular annual carnival to the Government of Nigeria.

Vanguard Sunday Art recently ran into Melinda Akinlami, the present presenter of Art House, a popular art and culture programme is one of the defining and remarkable programmes from the rich bouquet of Channel Televisions. She shares her experiences on how she has been able to sustain and improve on the reporting of Art House in the last seven years.

It is virtually impossible to predict what Victor Ehikhamenor will do next. From getting repatriated home (to Nigeria) on the team of Next, the newspaper that was to fulfil the integrity yearnings of the idealist Nigerian, as a Creative Director, he morphs to being a big player in new Media publishing with Zazugist.com. Best known as a roving visual artist albeit based in the United States, he is to the arts a natural, as comfortable with the pen as with the scapula. Chatting with Sunday Vanguard over lunch, he tells the reasons why he thinks pidgin English has come of age.

African-American Authors since their emergence in the writing scene in the 8th-century have not only blossomed and matured, but made phenomenal impact on the entire world through their magnanimous talents and creativity. It is in the recognition of the contributions of these female legendary authors that this year’s Black History Month is devoted to the celebration of impeccable achievements.

One of the greatest problems confronting Nigeria as a nation is the issue of lack of trust. The image of the country has been so battered that in the minds of outsiders this country is bereft of integrity.

I do. My last European tour was in 2005/6. At the time we did a record called Lagos No Shaking with drummer Tony Allen. On the strength of my track on the album Awa Na Re, the band was invited to London and from there we toured Europe.

Appearance and presentation are keys to getting attention in the competitive market place.And as a way of transforming the image of many corporate organizations, Boye Falonipe, Principal Consultant at NOIR ENHANCEMENT, an Image Coaching firm in Lagos, Nigeria has come up with a book that addresses the issues of personal appearance and presentation as key issues in corporate branding. The book is titled, Succeeding with Appearance in Business and Career.

MSC Okolo’s collection of short stories is chameleonic in its simplicity. This simplicity by extension is aesthetically strengthened through the use of humour in three major ways: satire/sarcasm, wit, and irony.