Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo-led Advisory Board for the Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by the Nigeria LNG, has announced that there would be no winner for the 2015 edition.

BENIN-CITY has always been in history. It has always stood shoulder high among the committee of nations. It is a place noted for its arts and culture, with a high collection of arts and cultural works. The Benin arts are rich in history with distinctive features that qualify them to be compared to the Egyptian art works.

In the spirit of ‘time and mood’of the new government of President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments is set to re-strategize its operations to make the Commission one of the tourists’ attractions in Nigeria.

When in search of sagely sayings, enriched with wisdom, sound knowledge, edifying truths and instructive messages among others which could make life more meaningful and challenging, the book, ‘Memorable Quotes’ by Mr. Adam Babatunde Akande, retired diplomat and elder statesman, becomes one among others.

Art lovers, especially music enthusiasts will be treated to the best of quality music and performances as Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) 2015 Festival opens with the celebration of its 32 years success.

THE office of the president of any country is not a post people get at easily, especially a country like Nigeria, the giant of Africa, little wonder many do all sorts of things in order to be there.

NIGERIA’s master print maker and greatest experimental artist, Bruce Onobrakpeya is 83. And as part of activities held to celebrate the renowned and well-documented icon, a group exhibition opened at the prestigious Princess Theresa Iyase-Odozi’s GreenHouse Art Empowerment Centre in Olambe, Ogun State.

The 2015 Badagry festival which started on 25th August came to a dramatic end with a cultural extravaganza, spectacles, African magic and award of prizes on Saturday, the 29th of August.

It wasn’t just an Evening with Wole Soyinka. It was a delectable evening, one that assembled heavy weights in the literary and entertainment industries, the academics and other eminent Nigerians as well as Brazilians who came to celebrate with the Noble Laureate.

The current wind of change blowing across African recorded a major boost in the art sector as one of her contemporary artists, George Edozie took part in a historic exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) with a resounding success.

Renowned printmaker and painter, Bruce Onobrakpeya and lawyer and playwright,Fred Agbeyegbe added more honours to their caps as they were recognised by Center for Values in Leadership (CVL), an outfit known for leadership development, as Leaders Without Care for Title, in recognition of their landmark achievements in their various fields.

The gentleman meant well for the promotion of Arts and Entertainment Industry, but the checklist guiding the accessibility of this “hope grant” has been rendered near impossible for the practitioners—the artistes.

In view of the raging battle between Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola over the headship of the board of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU), Osogbo, Osun State, a category II facility under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the nobel laureate Prof Soyinka has called on the President, Gen. Buhari to call Oyinlola to order.

Who would dare to tell what the future holds for a nation? It becomes more difficult when the country in question is Nigeria, with all her complexities, political upheavals, menace of terrorism, high rate of unemployment, etc. Predicting in visual form, the future histories of Nigeria, is the herculean task before the 12 finalists of the National Arts Competition, NAC, who were unveiled penultimate week at the Lagos Bar of the Nigerian Breweries Plc, Lagos.

Looking at the exploits of Toussaint L’ouverture whose military genius and political acumen transformed an entire society of slaves into the independent black state of Haiti, the speakers, argued that there is the urgent need for Africans to forge closer ties between them for the development of their motherland in order to address the present political, economic and leadership crisis ravaging the African countries, which has forced many Africans, especially professionals to migrate to European land in search of greener pastures where they are being enslaved again.