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Two Nigerian Writers Win Prestigious Literature Prizes

  Teju Cole and Helon Habila have won the 2015 Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes in the fiction category.…

South African writer Andre Brink dies aged 79

Celebrated South African author and outspoken critic of apartheid Andre Brink has died aged 79, local media said Saturday. He…

Chimamanda, Beyonce collaboration nominated for Grammy Award

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, critically acclaimed Nigerian novelist has been nominated for the 57th Grammy Award for her feminist-inspired collaboration with…

Why I Opened Film Academy —Helen Paul

Helen Paul-Bamisile, famous female entertainer, shares her success story in this interview with BAYO ADETU Congratulations on the arrival of…

Jonathan praises Niyi Osundare, honours him with NNOM Award

President Goodluck Jonathan has praised Professor Niyi Osundare for his brilliance, hard work and dedication to art and literature in…

Soyinka pays glowing tribute to Dapo Adelugba

And thus, near furtively, he left, the last of the vintage links to Ibadan of the Penkelemes Years. He left…

French photographer and Picasso confidant dies

French photographer Lucien Clergue, a longtime friend of Picasso and a founder of Europe’s largest photography festival, died Saturday at…

David Cameron honours Nigerian for promoting African heritage

Oladimeji Adisa, who runs the Osun Foundation, has been honoured by the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron for his work…

Jonathan pays tribute to Onobrakpeya on honour by US museum

President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded the honour conferred on Bruce Onobrakpeya, one of Nigeria’s most renowned artists, by the Smithsonian…

Bronze sculpture sells for nearly $101m at NY auction

A rare 1950 bronze sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti sold for nearly $101 million at auction in New York…

Carniriv 2014 will be best carnival ever, says Sam Dede

The Director General and CEO of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency, Dr Sam Dede has said that the 2014…

Tatafo Opens Film Academy

Versatile entertainer, Helen Paul, also known as Tatafo, has opened a multi-million naira films school named Helen Paul Theatre and…

Nobel Literature Prize to be announced Thursday

The winner of the Nobel Literature Prize will be announced on Thursday, October 9, the Swedish Academy said on Monday.…

Thieves steal $7.6 mn Degas painting from Cyprus pensioner

Thieves have stolen a painting by French master Edgar Degas valued at six million euros ($7.6 million) from the home…

Lucky Esene Shines in Malaysia

Daniels Ekugo Nigerian scriptwriter, Lucky Esene has emerged category winner at the just concluded Malaysia Film Feathers Awards, MFF Awards.…

2,000 young Nigerians trained in German Language

The Director of Goethe Institute in Nigeria, Marc-Andre Schmachtel, on Monday said the institute has trained 2, 000 young Nigerians…

Tributes from friends and foes as Soyinka turns 80

Nigeria’s literary icon Wole Soyinka turned 80 on Sunday, with friends and foes alike paying tribute to the first African…

Exclusive: Wole Soyinka reflects on his life at 80

Professor Wole Soyinka gives a broader view of his life at 80 in a scintillating interview with the TheNEWS. It’s…

Campaigners push for Japan to win Nobel Peace Prize

Campaigners are pushing for Japan’s population to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in a nod to the country’s long-held…

UFUK Foundation honours Prince Yemisi Shyllon, others

Quintessential art collector, Prince Yemisi Shyllon was among nine Nigerians honoured by the UFUK Dialogue Foundation at the 2014 edition…

Strike stops opening of ‘world’s biggest’ theatre fest

The two opening shows of France’s prestigious Avignon Festival — one of the world’s biggest theatre showcases — meant to…

Wole Soyinka Prize: Literary icons to inspire secondary students

Select pupils from secondary schools in Nigeria with keen interest in literary arts will have a golden opportunity to meet…

Rhodes Voices, Bez, for Soyinka Prize grand finale

Evergreen music orchestra, Steve Rhodes Orchestra and Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Bez, have confirmed attendance for the grand finale…

Wole Soyinka’s Tribute to Maya Angelou

Maya’s ‘AFRICA’ was more than a mere literary metaphor and reference point – it went beyond race identification. To obtain…

Literary society, authors to honour late Prof. Acholonu

An Evening of Tribute has been scheduled to hold in Abuja on 12 June in honour of the late literary…

10 authors make Glo-sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

Ten African authors made the long-list for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. This…

2Face, Omotola Others For Entertainment Confab

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Some of Africa’s biggest acts are to speak at this year’s Nigerian Entertainment Conference organised by Nigeria Entertainment…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Farewell To The Magic Muse

By Niyi Osundare Gone, the Magic Muse of Aracataca. In a manner similar to his wondrous tales, I can see…

Godfather of magic realism, Garcia Marquez dies at 87

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author who used magical realism to tell epic stories of love, family and dictatorship…

Lagos museum celebrates El Anatsui, Africa’s famous sculptor

To mark the 70th birthday of one of Africa’s most accomplished living artists, a Lagos museum chose to focus on…
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