Unsilenced, Unstoppable: African women reclaim power, Identity at historic UK summit
By Prisca Sam-Duru, Croydon London Women are indeed a rare and divine species. The aura exuded by leaders like Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, Her Royal Highness from Nigeria, African UK beauty queens, entrepreneurs, journalists, and cross-industry executives at the Hilton London Croydon last weekend was nothing short of blissful. Gathering from […]
Faith, translation, and the fracturing of cultural identity in Mount Zion’s ‘Abejoye’
In Abejoye, set as it is in Yorubaland and abroad, language itself becomes a site of estrangement. When Dele asks whether Baba’s utterances are prayers or incantations, the question betrays a dislocation
Reimagining money in Boluwatife Folorunso’s Cost of Appearance
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In her work, Cost of Appearance, Boluwatife Esther Folorunso explores the Nigerian currency as a fashion statement. With the emblematic title “Cost of Appearance”, the artist primes visitors to expect visual narratives that ride on economic and socio-cultural terms. Cost of Appearance builds on Boluwatife’s previous work with subtitles like “Spent Monuments”, […]
Nigerian group plays ‘ZIK’, ‘OBEY’ live at London Shaw Theatre
By Prisca Sam-Duru The highly anticipated London staging of ZIK and OBEY, two landmark theatrical productions celebrating the lives, legacies, and enduring impact of some of Nigeria’s most influential historical and cultural icons, have been scheduled for August 2026. The productions taking place courtesy of Lebara Nigeria and the Duke of Shomolu Foundation will be staged on […]
Lagos: Glitz, culture, tourism to mark Victoria Island Carnival
By Prisca Sam-Duru The usual hum of corporate engines along Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue and many other streets in Victoria Island Lagos will be replaced by a different kind of electricity in September 2026. This is as lagosians, visitors, friends, and business owners anticipate a riveting parade of glitz and glamour during the inaugural edition of the Victoria […]
Arodan, Okunrin Meta, Jagun Jagun: Abiola’s intervention in Nigeria’s insecurity
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In a troubled country like Nigeria, artists who fail to use their work to address the problems of the society miss a significant aspect of the duty of an artist. It appears the Nigerian-born UK-based visual artist, Akinokun Isaiah Abiola, has taken that advice. It was the same advice the civil rights […]
