Kola nut among the Igbo people of Nigeria is something bigger than that popular seed crop tree grown in the Central and Western part of Africa.

The Food’s Court, Freedom Park, Lagos as usual was busy last week as poetry lovers from all walks of life and other fun seekers sat comfortably in groups over some bottles of drinks and food and listened to the melodious tunes from the legendary Jimi Solanke, waiting for the commencement of the event tagged: A Night of Poets, reading and performances in the Poetry segment of the 3rd Lagos Black Heritage Festival, (LBHF).

Edegwa Joseph Oghenovo, a Pastor of the Four Square Gospel Church is the writer of ‘My Dream of Another Nigeria’, a book that, while exploring the nation’s political space, also attempts to provide what , the author describes as an “ideological persuasion” platform capable of launching the nation into greatness. In this interview, Oghenovo sheds more light about the concern of his book of political intervention.

The tragedy that befalls traditional African arts and artifacts resulting in the poor documentation and understudy of such works by their collectors may not be the lot of contemporary and modern African arts going by the present collaboration between Tate Gallery, London and one of Nigeria’s new generation banks, Guaranty Trust Bank.

LAST one week, the busy city of Lagos was agog with flurry of activities as friends, former colleagues and huge admirers and fans of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu celebrated his 60th birthday.