The great river of his life has fed many rivulets,
And earned for this unbounded gratitude;
Of our rivers he is the Nile,
Leisurely in its flow and steadfast,
Serving myriads on its timeless course.

The conception was fortuitous, the gestation brief, the birth pangs spasmodic, the delivery somewhat fraught; but nothing in this anxiety-laden process foreshadowed the excitement of the audience on seeing the new baby on stage at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, on October 14, 2010.

Exactly one month after he was inducted into the NNLG Hall of Fame by the Nigerian Academy of Letters, (NAL) Prof. Emmanuel Obiechina died last week in the United States of Americas at the age of 77.

Popular song star, Stella Monye of Oko Mi fame is no doubt a polyvalent artists. Apart from her very ambitious 1000 mics women empowerment NGO that aspires to change the musical career of Nigerian women artists, Monye, also recently added fashion brand to her large and growing creative talent through the introduction of a cloth line called, Samba Clothes. In this interview the Delta State born artist spoke to arts on Sunday about her new found pet.

Against all odds, the four year old, Life in My City festival last month held in the coal city of Enugu; and from a ll candid estimations, the show came out stronger both in organization and in the quality of works that scaled through regional contests held across the federation to make for the national grand finale that held at Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu.