The event which according to the secretary of CORA, Toyin Akinosho was the 7th Arthouse forum brought many art lovers especially lovers of Yeni to Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos venue of the occasion.

What is a machine? A machine is an instrument designed for the performance of a special task so as to achieve a particular goal.

While commending the appointment of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that seasoned technocrats, rather than politicians should make up his new cabinet.

The Christian hymn book sings of achievements as the landmark of immortality. Longevity may be a blessing but achievement is revered in this matter. But the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) last month celebrated both longevity and immortality of some of its members, including the Austrian pioneer cultural exponent, Ulli Beier who recently joined the ancestors in New Zealand.

As the 2011 and the 4th edition of African Arts and Crafts (AFAC) Expo was declared open by President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan penultimate week in Abuja, It is hoped that Africa and Nigeria as a whole would take advantage of the benefits inherent in the expo in developing the region’s cultural economy.

Last week Friday was May 27, otherwise known as Children’s day, a significant day set aside by the United Nations to honour children worldwide, celebrate them and promote their welfare. In Nigeria, children also joined their counterparts around the world to celebrate this unique and special day.

Nigeria LNG Limited has reconstituted the Advisory Boards for The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature following the outcome of the Stakeholders Engagement Forum it held in February.

After the boom experienced in the Nigerian Movie industry in 1992 when its pioneer and first blockbuster movie, ‘Living in Bondage’ made waves in homes and was talk of town at the time, what has now come to be known as Nollywood began to regress both in quality and sales.

Television is about the only entertainment medium sustaining the industry. The Big Screen is too expensive and the stage is totally dormant, especially with ‘sale scare’ on the air to sell the National Theatre to the ‘Big Boys’, may be because it is not well maintained

Last week’s public presentation of Commonwealth short listed novel, Bitter Leaf written by Chioma Okereke at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) Victoria Island, Lagos gave Nigerians the opportunity to get fully acquainted with the author, whose new book published by Kraftbooks is currently making waves all over the world.