Colours, culture on display as Victoria Island carnival lights up Lagos
By Prisca Sam-Duru & Onyeka Ezike Victoria Island Lagos’ daily activities, usually marked by deafening sounds from corporate engines, horrific traffic and noise from several commercial activities are being replaced by a different kind of vibe – entertainment. This is as Downtown Promotions lights up the streets of Victoria Island with its unveiling of the maiden […]
Sifting through Images: Another look at Presidential Exhibition
IMAGES are very strong.
They erect strong and eternal monument in human minds. Because of the importance attached to images, the civilized world appropriates it as an important tool in the definition of meaning, which of course, is seriously shaped by the managers of power.
Journalism came to me by accident-Eugenia Abu
Eugenia Abu needs no introduction. She is in her own words a multi genred professional: a journalist, poet and an educationist. The popular screen diva is also a creative writer and has published, A Blink of an Eye, a collection of essays and Don’t Look at me Like That, a collection of poems. Despite the intense demands of her job, Abu still, also finds time to run summer workshop programs for school pupils. In this interview, She spoke about her career, writing and education project. Excerpt
The healing power of traditional music
As music lovers in Nigeria still relishes from their wonderful experiences at the just concluded MUSON Festival, where different genres of music largely featured. Vanguard arts , today offers insight into the aesthetic and therapic power of this wonderful art form.
…A road out of Poverty (Book Review)
The Entrepreneurial Revolution by Peter Osalor is a 212- page book that explores the growing phenomenon of entrepreneurial activity, particularly its potential for reducing poverty in Nigeria and similar countries.
FESTINA and Ofeimun’s Stolen Beauty
THE power of live theatre to capture human experiences was re-emphasised weekend with a play “Nigeria the beautiful” which heralded the 2011 Festival of Nigerian Plays, FESTINA, at the National Arts Theatre, Lagos.
