Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
By Prisca Sam-Duru STOCKHOLM — Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson, 76, was honoured “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The prize was announced […]
Runsewe commends Ogun governor on Adire Fabrics Economy
The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, in a statement released from Abuja last week, said he has found a soulmate in the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on account of his strategic campaign to promote indigenous fabrics as national dress code, thus showcasing Nigeria’s iconic cultural heritage. Otunba […]
Lagos Fringe Festival set to re-create the future
By Prisca Sam-Duru The Lagos Fringe Festival is set to excite guests at this year’s festival with breathtaking performances, experimental works, exhibitions, and an array of training opportunities beginning from Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 November 2020. The Fringe festival which is one of the largest outdoor festivals in West Africa, now in its 3rd […]
Ikolodo: The dance of maidens
By Osa Amadi The Anambra State Cultural Troupe lighted the 2020 INAC with two famous vigorous traditional dances – the Ikolodo Dance and the Atilogwu Dance. Vanguard cornered a member of the Troupe, Ojima Juliet, in the middle of the performance and had a revealing chat with her: “This is Ikolodo,” Ojima said. “Some call […]
INAC 2020: Reopening Nigeria’s arts, culture, tourism space
After COVID-19 By Osa Amadi The 13th International Arts & Crafts Expo (INAC) 2020, which held in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja from 5th – 6th of November, is significant in many ways. First and foremost, it heralds the return to life of travel, tourism, physical interactions and communion after periods of isolation, social distancing and virtual […]
The Naked Gods: Campus political satire mirroring the intrigues in larger society
By Chukwuma Ajakah Laden with a good dose of humour, life applicable lessons and related therapeutic ingredients, Chukwuemeka Ike’s The Naked Gods captures the hurly-burly of Nigerian politics on and off campus as recently exemplified in the drama at the University of Lagos over the vice-chancellorship position and the power plays-muscle flexing, arm-twisting, betrayals and mud-slinging, […]
