NLNG announces Inaugural longlist for Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts
By Prisca Sam-Duru The Advisory Board of the newly established The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts (NPCA), has announced the first-ever nominees for the prize. From 98 submissions, 11 documentary entries have advanced in the inaugural edition of the US$20,000 Prize. Sponsored by NLNG, the newly introduced Prize is open to Nigerian creatives aged 18 […]
Voices in Tobiloba Awogbemila’s Rhythms of Home
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Against the backdrop of widespread violence in many countries, Nigerian painter and fine art photographer, Tobiloba Awogbemila explores themes that resonate with topical socio-cultural issues. In this body of work, entitled, “Rhythms of Home – Musical Collection”, Tobiloba draws images from the domains of music and law to not only entertain, but […]
A satirical portrait of Nigeria’s misgovernance
Title of book: Spiked Beyond SpikesAuthor: Ekanpou EnewarididekeReviewer: Ebikabowei Kedikumo This study examines satire, political allegory and governance crisis in Nigeria in Ekanpou Enewaridideke’s “Spiked Beyond Spikes”. Using New Historicism as its theoretical framework, the study argues that the novel fictionalises Nigeria’s post-1999 political realities, especially the Niger Delta struggle for resource control, development and […]
Voices of Eyà echo @ QGallery
By Chukwuma Ajakah Q Gallery Contemporary Art, Apapa, is poised to redraw the map of Nigerian art with a show of 14 all-female artists working in painting, sculpture, and mixed media. The exhibition, opening Saturday, June 6 will run through June 27, 2026 with two sessions starting at 1 and 4 p.m. Curated by Oke […]
I’m curating connections through storytelling, culture, creative experiences – GbolaJesu Amusa
By Ayo Onikoyi For many Africans living in the diaspora, culture often becomes more than tradition. It becomes memory, comfort, and belonging. For UK-based cultural storyteller, creative curator, and co-founder of Odyssey Media House, GbolaJesu Amusa, creating those emotionally meaningful experiences has quietly become part of her life’s work. Through storytelling-led campaigns, cultural programming, youth-focused […]
Temitope Ogunseitan’s OBA: Reflections of a King in Walking Canvas
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi When you stand before a king, be slow to speak, but quick to listen and hear. In Temitope Ogunseitan’s OBA, the King speaks words that reveal things of the distant past, the present, and the future, making your own story unfold as you watch. Ogunseitan’s OBA is not a distant, mystic figure […]
