Cultural elegance on display as NLNG crowns Ifowodo 2026 poet laureate with $`100,000
…Oke, Abiola share Creative Arts honour By Prisca Sam-Duru The atmosphere was electric. Guests arrived early in resplendent traditional attire at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, on Friday for the spectacular 2026 Grand Award Night organised by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). With colourful cultural performances and a hall filled with distinguished […]
Otunba Runsewe inaugurates Creative Industry Sub-Committees
The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has stressed the need for an all-inclusive evaluation of the creative industry against the backdrop of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at the inauguration of the thirteen Sub-Committees under the National Creative Industry Committee on Friday, Otunba Rusewe charged the heads of […]
Esther Chizaram Ngele: Fighting rape with Stolen Pride and other stories
By Chukwuma Ajakah Upcoming Nigerian writer, Esther Chizaram Ngele, has released a series of short stories which portray disturbing social ills bedeviling the human race within and outside Africa. Prominent among the stories is “Stolen Pride” with which the author protests against the menace of rape and related social ills. Other stories in the collection […]
I will always be a listening and compassionate King — Oba Lawal
By Osa Amadi Sunday, September 6, 2020 was the appointed day for the coronation of His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, as the 15th Oniru of Iru Kingdom, 90 days after the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, presented him with staff of office. The event which took place at the Oniru Palace, […]
Dark memories of Uche Ikpe
By Chukwuma Ajakah Nigerian poet, Uche Ikpe explores moments of darkness in his debut collection of poems, “Blue Journal: Darkness” which portrays the unpleasant emotions bottled up in the life of a typical African youth. The anthology published by Coppell, TX (2019) consists of 21 poems spread across 41 pages. Focusing on “darkness” as the […]
Bawa Amos’ expose of Lelna culture among Zuru people
By Chukwuma Ajakah Nigerian author, Prince Bawa K. Amos presents a compendium of the socio-cultural practices of the indigenous people of Zuru land in his book, “Zuru People of North-West Nigeria (Kebbi State): An Aspect of Lelna Cultural Heritage”. The book is a revelatory mine of information about the rich culture of an ethnic nationality […]
