The third annual Achebe Colloquium on Africa will be held at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA from 3-4 December, 2011.

Being excerpts from the keynote address delivered on the occasion of the public presentation of Red Nest by Arc. Thelma Nwokedi.

Recent command performance of Budiso, a play written by Fred Agbeyegbe, one of Nigeria’s theatre Icon and first recipient of the Living Legend Series Award by National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) was a play among plays.

The memories and contributions of one of the greatest legend of the Yoruba nation, Late Pa Awolowo came alive penultimate week as people from all walks of life especially people from Remo, Ogun State and followers of the Late Awo gathered at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos for the public presentation of the Nigerian edition of the book, Obafemi Awolowo and The Making of Remo: The Local Politics of Nigerian Nationalist written by a German scholar Insa Nolte.

One of the ways by which the country has sought to win friends is by establishing, maintaining and strengthening cultural links between Nigerians and the people of other parts of the globe

With another visit to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation by a delegation of Traditional Rulers from Igbo speaking States of Mbido Igbo Association, there is no doubt that the on going preparation to celebrate this year National Yam Festival by Igbo community has definitely reached an advance stage.

In furtherance of the objectives of its enabling decree, the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO has commenced its indigenous language programmes aimed at helping Nigerian children to communicate in their mother tongue and adults with spouses from different ethnic backgrounds, the language of their spouses.

In line with the re- branding project of the federal government, and as part of their contribution towards the revival of the fading Yoruba culture, a socio -cultural organisation known as Egbe Omo Odua in Ireland in collaboration with Active Agent, a non governmental organisation last week announced plans to hold a week long cultural extravaganza tagged, Oodua Heritage Week in far away Dublin.

THE early Benin art was referred to as “Court Art” hence ”Court Art of Benin” This is because the Oba or King of Benin had a monopoly of the art works, though technically speaking, they are all brass.

The monthly Guest Writer Session organized by the Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF) took place at the popular Pen and Pages Bookstore, Abuja, on July 30, 2011. In this report, TUNJI AJIBADE highlights the intrigues that weave through Cecilia Kato’s journey around her poetic canvass.