A pilgrim’s progress to Okigbo’s Idoto
The poetry festival in celebration of Christopher Okigbo’s 85th posthumous birthday took place in a two-day event consisting of a night of words around...
26 artists hold ‘Thoughts in Lines 2’ exhibition
The exhibition titled ‘Thoughts in Lines 2’ will take place from September 12 to 26 at the Alliance Francaise (French Cultural Centre), Yaba, Lagos....
Evening coffee with Arundhati Roy
It is a hot afternoon in Delhi; its humidity intensified by tension. The tension is coming from beneath my chest. I am not really...
Toni Kan vs Sozaboy: Making writing sexy again
It was an evening of literature and art and fun on August 9 at the Rele Gallery, Onikan, Lagos when Toni Kan and Victor...
Bode Lawal: One of great Nigeria’s Dance export steps on
Bode Lawal is dead. Hailed as one of the finest exponents of creative African dance working in Britain, he died last week.
He studied dance,...
Tororo festival ends today
Tororo Festival, which started on Wednesday, August 19 in Ejigbo, Lagos State will end today. Conceived by the artist Jelili Atiku, it opened with...
Diageo raises the bar for 1,000 Nigerians
The 2015 Master Bar Academy Programme by Diageo has been raising the bar for Nigerian bartenders. The brainchild of Mark Barrett, Spirits Capability Manager...
Achebe returns to Amherst 40 years after groundbreaking lecture
In 1975 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States of America (U.S.A.), Chinua Achebe gave a seminal lecture titled ‘An Image of Africa: Racism...
Ato Arinze: Navigating the Root of Change
The exhibition of drawings by the artist, Ato Arinze, titled ‘The Root of Change’ opened at the Alliance Francaise, Yaba office on Herbert Macaulay...
The Baron of Broad Street: A morality tale for our times
El Nukoya’s latest book, The Baron of Broad Street, was presented to the public on August 2 in Lagos with people from all walks...
