FOR one week, the city of Lagos was agog as art and culture lovers from all walks of life were treated to a spectacular cultural extravaganza when the culture/tourism loving governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola and his crew opened the biggest festival in Lagos State otherwise known as the Lagos Black Heritage Festival, 2013 edition.

IT was a dream come true last week,when Godwin Ekpe, a geologist turned poet, launched his two poetry books, The Mirror of Self and The Soul of a Poet, at the Utimanik Suites in the oil-rich city of Eket, Akwa Ibom state, amidst pumps and pageantry.

Every Easter Monday, the historic importance of Lokoja, the colonial capital of Nigeria is re-enacted as indigenes of the State, via-a-vis politicians, technocrats top military brass and corporate citizens congregate atop popular Mount Patti.

“Welcome. Come share my life, my story”, appears to be what the smiling, elegant, traditionally attired Dame Virgy Etiaba is saying to you. That indeed is the impression you get as you take the beautifully finished book off the shelf. The clean, clear photograph of the lady is set on a black background, with both name and title embossed in gold.

The Organization of Women Writers of Africa (OWWA) and New York University (NYU), in collaboration with the Ghanaian Mbaasem Foundation and the Spanish Fundación Mujeres por África (Women for Africa Foundation), will present “Yari Yari Ntoaso: Continuing the Dialogue – An International Conference on Literature by Women of African Ancestry”.