By Prisca Sam-Duru Winners of the WeNaija Photography Competition tagged: Visions of Nigeria, emerged last week during an exhibition of the top 100 images selected from hundreds of entries received. Organised by the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund, NSSF, the WeNaija Photo Contest which came to an end with the exhibition held at the Coronation Gallery, […]

By Chukwuma Ajakah From February 27 to March 4, 2022, at Landmark Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos, Africa NXT will present NXT.ART Fair, a debut edition visioned to be the largest gathering of innovators from across Africa and the Diaspora. The fair focuses on contemporary aspirations and future realities, while capturing an encompassing content across creative […]

By Osa Amadi The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has advocated for an improved Nigeria-China relations such as collaboration with Chinese Government to create a world class Nigeria-China resort for enhancement of tourism and national development. Runsewe, who is also the President, World Crafts Council (Africa Region) made the […]

As count down to 2023 general elections begins, it appears the wheel of recycling politicians who have dealt ruthlessly with the country is getting stronger, considering that this same set of politicians are the ones indicating interest to run for presidency.

By Chukwuma Ajakah In a novel collection of poems titled: Paper Planes and Other Poems, Sijibomi Juba explores topical issues that resonate with readers across diverse age brackets. Published 2020, Paper Planes and Other Poems is a collection of 20 lyrical-cum narrative poems, about virtually all aspects of life- relationships, career, marriage, family life, weather, […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru Over 100 students and professionals from across the globe – Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Scotland, United States, Brazil, Botswana, Canada, Ghana, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Jamaica, Barbados, etc. – were received as members of the Arts in Medicine Fellowship global family. The fellows from 16 countries around the world were hosted […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru They are young, six in number and are the latest pack from Rele Arts Foundation’s bootcamp programme. Now in its seventh year, Rele’s annual showcase of young artists across Africa, opened Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos.Curated by Adeoluwa Oluwajoba, this edition, which remains open till Saturday, February […]

The Government of the United State of America on Thursday signed an agreement with the Federal government of Nigeria to prevent illicit export of Nigeria’s archeological and ethnological materials.

By Prisca Sam-Duru Nigerian-German Artstar, Emmanuel Eni, popularly known as Blackman in European Kitchen, has seized the opportunity of the celebration of his three decades of art practice, which has not only taken him all over the globe, but also won him fame worldwide, to harp on the need for collaboration between Nigerian artists across […]

By Chris Onuoha A renowned artist and member of Ahmadiyya College Agege Old Boys Association (ACAOSA)1965/66 set, Seni Jawando (MFR) made a presentation of one of his cherished art pieces to Retd Maj.-Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju, a former Communication Minister who is also a member of the set on behalf of the association. The presentation was […]

By Chukwuma Ajakah In a rare collection of tributes authored by giants of the media industry in Nigeria, General Manager/Editor-in-Chief of Vanguard Newspapers, Gbenga Adefaye, is rightly documented as a colossus among professionals whose footprints are indelibly etched on the media space. Set against the backdrop of his 60th birthday celebration, the book titled: Gbenga […]

By Osa Amadi Creative professionals with multicultural sojourn have proven to possess cerebral energy in visual content expression. Wanger Ayu is one of such artists whose work projects the richness in art of combined traditional and contemporary expressions. The artist sometimes brings her fashion design background as part of components of her art, using medium […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru Beginning from January 7, 2022, a new Nigerian movie titled, ‘Over Her Dead Body’ will start showing in all cinemas nationwide. Recorded on location in Lagos in February, 2020, ‘Over Her Dead Body’ was Packaged by Pen Pusher Productions, a film and television content company based in Lagos, and is being released […]

Apprehension is mounting in the camp of the Otun Olubadan, Chief Lekan Balogun, over legal fireworks that may hinder his smooth ascension to the throne of the Olubadan of Ibadan.

By Prisca Sam-Duru With the overwhelming impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Art and Culture sector in 2020, the year 2021 opened with a lot of uncertainties for artists and stakeholders whowere unsure about what best strategy to adopt to keep hope alive. In retrospect, one can confidently say that the sector fared much […]