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Celebrating Louis Odion @ 50

Celebrating Louis Odion @ 50

In a rare collection of tributes titled, “On the Road to 50: A Collection of Inside Stories”, friends of media connoisseur Louis Odion, commemorate his 50th birthday with incisive essays, exploring his unique character.

Metaphors of life in Oceans in Your Lungs

Metaphors of life in Oceans in Your Lungs

Beginning from its sublime title, “Oceans in Your Lungs” to the last poem, “Moving Train”, Zainab Omotayo Raji’s new collection of poems features emotive images through which the poet mirrors life from divergent perspectives.

The role of functional book policy in Africa

The role of functional book policy in Africa

It’s another interesting period in the book industry as the 22nd Nigeria International Book Fair, NIBF, holds from Wednesday, May 10th to Saturday, May 13th, 2023.

Goethe-Institut partnership for better artists’ welfare

Goethe-Institut partnership for better artists’ welfare

When it comes to creativity, give it up for Nigerian artists. The major factor that prevents a good number of them from reaching their full potential and competing favourably with their foreign counterparts however, is funding.

Quintessence’s ‘Beyond Limit’ returns with 9 ceramists

Quintessence’s ‘Beyond Limit’ returns with 9 ceramists

By Prisca Sam-Duru As ‘Beyond Limit’ programme returns this year, nine ceramists have been selected to showcase their works at the Quintessence gallery Ikoyi, Lagos. The programme which seeks to address the under-representation of ceramics through exhibitions that promote the appreciation of the genre, opens on May 6, 2023. It runs till May 20, 2023. […]

In ‘A Pilgrim’s Journey’, Ochega navigates through shades of yellow

In ‘A Pilgrim’s Journey’, Ochega navigates through shades of yellow

By Chris Onuoha Alliance Française, Ikoyi, Lagos was a beehive of art lovers, collectors and critics last weekend as a young and talented artist, Johnson Ochega had his solo exhibition. The Kogi state born statistician turned artist proved through his numerous works of art on display that finding a niche where passion lies is the […]

New book on JP Clark at UNILAG

New book on JP Clark at UNILAG

In conjunction with the Department of English, University of Lagos, the Clark family presented a new book chronicling the life and times of Nigeria’s foremost literary icon, Professor Emeritus, John Pepper Clark, at the Rahaman Adisa Bello Lecture Theatre, last Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

Music concert for Olusoji’s professorial chair

Music concert for Olusoji’s professorial chair

Nigeria’s multiple award-winning Professor of Musicology and Composition, Dr. Olusoji Stephen Olu-Ibukun of the University of Lagos, Nigeria, on April 20, 2023, hosted music enthusiasts, the academia and the general public at the Creative Arts Auditorium of the university.

New book ‘The Stolen Daughters of Chibok’ evokes, inspires action

New book ‘The Stolen Daughters of Chibok’ evokes, inspires action

By Elizabeth Osayande As April comes to an end, it brings in it nostalgia feelings of despair, pain, and longing to the families, and acquaintances of the abducted 276 Chibok girls, of whom 96 remain in captivity. Recall that between 14 to 15 April, 276 girls aged 16 to 18 were abducted from the Government […]

Ajayi, Ladipo expanding in Boundless Space

Ajayi, Ladipo expanding in Boundless Space

When Dr. Wale Ajayi and Abiodun Ladipo converge to showcase their works, art lovers will be served with art beyond the well-known common features between the artists.