The Arts

Mixed Reality: Ololade Oletubo’s London solo exhibition celebrates community, culture and shared humanity

Mixed Reality: Ololade Oletubo’s London solo exhibition celebrates community, culture and shared humanity

On 1st September, 2026, Afrahouse Gallery in London hosted Mixed Reality, a solo exhibition by artist Ololade Oletubo, bringing together a vibrant body of work centred on community, cultural identity and the everyday relationships that bind people together. Held at the gallery’s Haddo Street space, the exhibition presented Oletubo’s distinctive figurative practice through energetic compositions, […]
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When NAL inducted new members and fellows

When NAL inducted new members and fellows

The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) has inducted new  Fellows and  Members at its 26th Convocation and Investiture held at the J. F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium, University of Lagos, Unilag. New Fellows inducted include Professors Asabe Kabir Usman, Anthony Esijolomi Afejuku, Florence Orabueze, Olukoya Ogen, Olatunji Alabi Oyeshile,  Cecilia Amaoge Eme, Afis Ayinde Oladosu,  Lendzzemo Constantine Yuka, Olusanjo Daramola, and Emmanuel Emasealu.

Afolayan’s stone sculptures speak at National Museum

Afolayan’s stone sculptures speak at National Museum

Contemporary African stone carving is very rare but remains a flourishing art form which employs a unique fusion of traditional and modern techniques appreciated across the continent. Unlike other genres of visual art, stone carving is practiced by very few artists in Nigeria.