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Painterly: Fusion of art, photography

Painterly: Fusion of art, photography

By Esther Onyegbula Fine art genius and creative philosopher, Ehosa Omoruyi, recently held his first major solo art exhibition titled “Painterly” in Lagos. Showcasing over 30 of his works, Ehosa (aka Tobi the photographer) says his art is modernised renaissance style, the fusion of art and photography, expressed in emotions. Beginning his journey into fine […]

PANTOQUE: Documentary film exploring Spanish art heritage 

PANTOQUE: Documentary film exploring Spanish art heritage 

It was a colourful display of Spanish revered heritage as members of the Spanish Community in Nigeria, led by the Country’s Consul-General, Daniel Losada Millar, alongside the Cultural Adviser to the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria, Eva Barta Martin entertained art and culture enthusiasts to a documentary filmed in Spain. It is called “PANTOQUE”, which explores and promotes the country’s cultural heritage.

UK authors #EndSARS book & intellectual property theft

UK authors #EndSARS book & intellectual property theft

When United Kingdom author, Trish Lorenz, released her debut book titled: Soro Soke: The Young Disruptors of an African MegaCity, she must have thought she was doing Nigerians and indeed, Africans a rare favour. 

Reflections on Africa

Reflections on Africa

By Frank Okojie For someone who is more at home running figures rather penning words, authoring a collection of poems is a no mean feat. Trained as an accountant and working as an auditor, OgunliGlory Oritseweyinmi in her collection of poems, Echoes of Africa showcases her diverse temperament for her continent as well as questions the position of […]

Repositioning art @ Gemini

Repositioning art @ Gemini

By Chukwuma Ajakah After a brief sojourn in Europe where he had gone for the proverbial greener pastures in 2016, arts promoter and collector, Raphael Akinnire returned to Nigeria with a heart set on doing something special in his fatherland, but tried unsuccessfully in diverse vocations, including furniture-making until he again left for the United […]

Book preparing Nigerians for 2023 election

Book preparing Nigerians for 2023 election

By Prisca Sam-Duru It was for the love and survival of Nigeria that Citizens Intervention and Accountability Network, CIAN, released its empowerment resource materials to get Nigerians prepared ahead of the 2023 general elections. One of the resource materials is a National Civic Project, titled: Nigeria’s Next President, a book recently presented to the general […]

Poetic exploration of traditional heritage

Poetic exploration of traditional heritage

By Chukwuma Ajakah From the title of her collection of poems, Colour Me with Words of My Ancestors, through the enchanting lines of each poem, Nigerian-born writer, Oluwatosin Omotoso evokes the therapeutic effects of a well written poetry.  Colour Me with Words of My Ancestors is set against the backdrop of Africa’s rich traditional heritage […]