After the war, the bogey of domination by the Igbo which was a Northern disease now became a national ailment as the Federal Government policies were directed at containing the Igbo in Nigeria. Such policies as the Federal Character Principle and Quota System were designed to deemphasize merit in civil and public service and even in selection of university and colleges’ administration officials and students

Alexis Galleries, Victoria Island, Lagos, last week announced its first in-house female exhibition, titled Destiny which comes up on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The exhibition, the statement said, will run alongside another similar one titled Femme to celebrate the International Women’s Day on March 8, as well as launch a campaign on violence against the girl-child.

The Oro Festival is a festival celebrated in South-West Nigeria by the Yorubas. It is an event celebrated by towns and settlements of Yoruba origin. It is an annual traditional festival that is of patriarchal nature, as it is only celebrated by male descendants who are paternal natives to the specific locations where the particular event is taking place.

Alexis Galleries will on Saturday, March 2, 2019, hold its first all-female art exhibition titled Femme, which means ‘female’, to mark the celebration of International Women’s Day which comes up a day earlier on March 8. The exhibition is also aimed at launching a campaign on violence against women.

She sat down at one corner of the three-sitter upholstery chair in my sitting room while mama Ozioma sat on one of the singles. After I had offered them something to drink, mama Ozioma left, telling Amaka that she would be back soon.