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NIFS, Trino inaugurate ISDE for creatives

NIFS, Trino inaugurate ISDE for creatives

The Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS) lived up to its commitment towards addressing a critical gap in the entertainment industry on Friday, when it partnered Trino Motion Pictures to inaugurate the maiden edition of the International Sales and Distribution Executives (ISDE) programme.

Breathtaking exhibits at AMIAF 2025

Breathtaking exhibits at AMIAF 2025

 The Artmiabo International Art Festival, AMIAF, did prove a unique point during its 2025 edition which is that art has the required potential to boost Nigeria’s ailing economy.

Annual school chess tournament, ChessMasters, for launch in May

Annual school chess tournament, ChessMasters, for launch in May

…to include over 500 young players from more than 100 schools By Juliet Umeh Lagos, Nigeria – Come Saturday, May 3, 2025, the first-ever ChessMasters tournament will take place at Eko Hotels & Suites, bringing together over 500 young players from more than 100 schools for what is set to become Africa’s largest annual school chess tournament, competing for more than ₦5,000,000 […]

Ishiekwene reveals secrets to making money from writing

Ishiekwene reveals secrets to making money from writing

Author of the book, “Writing for Media and Monetising It”, Mr. Azu Ishiekwene, Wednesday, during the reading of his book at the Tayo Aderinokun Hall, University of Lagos, revealed the secrets to making money from writing for the media.

Take your goat, Akparemobou

Take your goat, Akparemobou

Many decades they abandoned you, leaving you without the yearly pilgrimage.
For many decades no tethered goat

An evening of words, performances at Naija Poetry Fest

An evening of words, performances at Naija Poetry Fest

It was an evening of words, performances and thought-provoking discussions, when the Nigerian literary community gathered at Alliance Française/Mike Adenuga Center, Ikoyi, recently to mark the world poetry day, under the aegis of Naija Poetry Fest 2.0.

Unmasking the hypocrisy of faith without works

Unmasking the hypocrisy of faith without works

“Promise Kept: My Friend Majek Fashek and I”, Richie Adewusi’s riveting two-volume, reads like a rollercoaster ride of friendships, betrayals, and lessons learned the hard way

I am an experimental artist, Chima says

I am an experimental artist, Chima says

…shows in ‘City Dwellers’ @ Alexis Galleries By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts Editor A solo art exhibition titled “City Dwellers” showing recent mixed-media works by Uchay Joel Chima will open May 3, 2025 at Alexis Galleries, and run till May 17. Patty Chidiac Mastrogiannis founder of Alexis Gallery, in a statement at a press briefing announcing […]

Adeyemi exhibits “Beyond the Veil”

Adeyemi exhibits “Beyond the Veil”

Building on the momentum of the success of the series of exhibitions organized to mark his formal disengagement from the academia in 2024, renowned master artist, Dr. Kunle Adeyemi is again set to thrill art lovers and collectors with unveiling of another extraordinary art exhibition, combining the worlds of art, cuisine, and community at the famous Eric Fayser Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Excitement as TAFTA graduates 8,000 students

Excitement as TAFTA graduates 8,000 students

The power of the art in driving change in any society was massively projected on Friday, at the graduation ceremony of the 2025 set of the Terra Academy for the Arts (TAFTA).