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Olalekan Kelani unveils innovative approach to virtual art

Olalekan Kelani unveils innovative approach to virtual art at 2021 End of the Year Virtual Exhibition

By Benson Michael The End of the Year Virtual Exhibition, held from August 16 to August 30, 2021, was a…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o writes an open letter to President William Ruto

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o not dead -Son

“Just got off the phone with pops @NgugiWaThingo … and he is doing well. We shared a good laugh about…
International Human Rights Art Festival Organizers shortlist nine top entries for International Human Rights Playwriting Competition

Shortlist for African Human Rights Playwriting Prize announced

The competition is aimed at elevating public consciousness and understanding of human rights values through plays in order to guarantee…
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, Professor of Law, Babcock University: wins 2021 NNLG Nigeria Prize for Literature for her novel, The Son of the House.

Why Onyemelukwe won $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature

Onyemelukwe’s novel beats The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare and Colours of Hatred by Obinna Udenwe to…
(Front): Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (4th right); his wife, Mrs. Betsy (3rd right); Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu (middle); widow of Sir Victor Uwaifo; Mrs. Osaretin Uwaifo; (4th left), with other members of Uwaifo’s family, at the lying-in state for late Uwaifo, in Benin City, on Friday, October 15, 2021.

Obaseki names Edo Creative Hub after Victor Uwaifo

Obaseki noted that the hub will “promote creativity in Edo.
Yusuf Adebayo Grillo veteran artist who died at 86

Veteran artist Yusuf Grillo died of COVID-19, son reveals

The younger Grillo revealed this to the Society of Nigerian Artists, which issued a tribute in Grillo's honour.
Soyinka attending PEN America Gala for Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Soyinka billed for PEN America event to honour Louis Gates Jr.

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka will be attending the 5 October PEN America literary gala, to present an award to…
The advert for the essay competition

Shortlist in African Human Rights Essay Competition today, 20 make longlist

The shortlist of essayists participating in the African Human Rights Essay Competition will be announced today, 28 April, the organisers…
Segun Adefila: says new opera, Dis Loyal Judas was not to celebrate Judas, but to stir up a conversation and question the answers.

My new opera, ‘Dis Loyal Judas’ not a celebration of Judas – Segun Adefila

Dis Loyal Judas speaks to the relationship between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot and tends to subvert the narrative that…

Amanda Gorman: The story of the poet who stole the show at Biden’s inauguration

By Nehru Odeh She represents all that America stands for. A young black skinny girl, she had always dreamt of…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Why Chimamanda is in ‘demand’ everywhere

By Nehru Odeh Her fans can’t get enough of her. Aside from her books selling like hot cakes across the…

Chinua Achebe’s African trilogy for television

By Nehru Odeh Things Fall Apart, classic Chinua Achebe published in 1958 is to be adapted for television. But Achebe’s…

INTERVIEW: My life as a female drummer – Ara

  As her name implies, Ara is a wonder on stage. Born Aralola Olumuyiwa, she is the foremost female drummer…

Douglas Stuart wins 2020 Booker Prize

Douglas Stuart, a 44-year-old Scotish-American clinches 2020 Man Booker Prize with his debut novel, Shuggie Bain.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie releases new book (Read excerpt)

By Nehru Odeh Multiple award-winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has just released her first book in over seven years today…
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