Normally, an event of this magnitude – the 60th birthday of the Editor-in-Chief and General Manager of one of the leading national newspapers in Nigeria, a two-term President of Nigerian Guild of Editors, Provost of the foremost journalism training institution and more – ought to have been planned at least six months ahead of the event. But because it is a well-understood norm at Vanguard that the Editor-in-Chief, Gbenga Adefaye, like the publisher, does not celebrate birthdays, nobody was prepared for what was coming.

In the weeks and months ahead, this book, “Gbenga Adefaye: The media man @ 60” will engage the attention of arts editors across the Nigerian media space and other reviewers. This is merely an introduction to what is to come.   

The 3-day activity-packed Quramo Festival of Words, tagged Qfest 2021, came to a resounding close last Sunday, October 3rd, at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

From 13 to 15 October 2021, Nigerians and the international community revelled in the opulence of arts, crafts and culture offered at the International Arts & Crafts Expo, INAC, hosted annually in Abuja by the National Council for Arts & Culture.

The annual Ake Arts and Books Festival, a three-day cultural and literature-focused event, will, for the second year, hold virtually from October 28th – 30th, 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic that continues to disrupt global businesses and logistics.

The inaugural edition of the Africa-China Traders Conference (AfriChat), tagged AfriChat 2021, earlier scheduled to hold between October 22 and October 23, 2021, in Guangzhou, China, has been postponed.

By Jimoh Babatunde Ogun state, yesterday,  was the cynosure of all as it took the centre stage at the on going International Arts and crafts, INAC, expo. Led by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Arts, Olusegun Olaotan, the best of Ogun culture was presented through cultural performance. On display at the expo were […]

The 3-day activity-packed Quramo Festival of Words, tagged Qfest 2021, came to a resounding close last Sunday, October 3rd, at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

The maiden edition of the much anticipated two-day Pop Up art exhibition with the theme ‘The Way You Are’ has come and gone with many relishing the quality of contemporary art on display at the venue of the event: Canal West Mall, located in Lekki, Lagos State. On display during the well-attended fair were a […]

Stunning art pieces by art grandmasters in the likes of the iconic painter, Kolade Oshinowo, Nigerian-American scholar and painter, Professor Dele Jegede; Prof. Abayomi Barber, renowned painter, Abiodun Olaku and many more, are currently adorning the walls and floors of Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi Lagos.