It was another gathering of art patrons, dealers, promoters, scholars and others as the first major joint exhibition of paintings by two brothers, Emmanuel and Stanley Dudu was declared open at Alexis Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos. The exhibition is coming on the heels of the successes recorded by the two multi talented brothers in their different artistic life tagged Meet the Dudus, an exhibition of recent works of art. It featured some of the recent creative works by the two award winning artists.

The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), held its 15th Convocation Lecture and the investiture of new fellows, penultimate week at the University of Lagos(UNILAG) and topping the agenda at the occasion was the need to address the decaying values of Nigeria.

In line with its vision to build self motivated, balanced and confident children across Nigeria and Africa as a whole, Lindy’s Gems Foundation is set for this year’s edition of Funday.

With the present economic situation in Nigeria, where the corrupt leaders had made life difficult and people tend to identify only with those that made it , there is the need for one to be focused and dedicated to his work so that he can be able to make it and be recognised by his kinsmen. But the ugly side of it is that while one is planning for a smooth ride to success, the challenges of life always call on their way thus making it difficult to attain to that level.

After showing the exhibition extensively in South Africa and Mozambique, internationally renowned South African artist Cedric Nunn finally brought his one-man show to Nigeria. The documentary photography exhibition tagged Call and Response, an exhibition of black-and-white photographs by, Cedric Nunn is organised by The Ben Enwonwu Foundation (BEF) in conjunction with South African-based Galerie Seippel. The exhibition which is the artist’s first time in Nigeria was declared open on September 14 at Omenka Gallery, Lagos and will run till October 3, 2013.