When scholars,stakeholders and renowned Monarch met penultimate week, in Calabar Cross River State for the two flagship programmes of the National Gallery of Art, the two words upper most in their discussion were; imagination and re-branding.

The United States Consul General Jeffery Hawkins has said that as part of the Consulate’s commitment to contribute immensely to the development of the Art industry, it will continue to give its support to the Nike Art Gallery.

AS part of part of its mission of breaking boundaries,Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos last week presented a grand breaking exhibition tagged, The Progress of Love. The exhibition which was one of the events for the 5th year celebration was unique in many ways.

Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications company, Etisalat in partnership with Lagos Jazz Series recently treated jazz lovers to a night of eclectic performances by renowned contemporary jazz quartet from the Unite States, ‘Fourplay’, as well as popular Nigerian artistes at the waterfront of the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island.

THAT yam is considered King of root crops in Nigeria is not in doubt. Apart from some procedures that are usually observed when the root crop is being planted and the care given to it until it is harvested, there are also procedures that must be followed before newly harvested yams are eaten. This procedure varies from community to community especially in Southern Nigeria.