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What I want to be remembered for – Mabel Segun (1930- 2025)

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Mabel Segun died five years short of being a centenarian two weeks after she had been celebrated on her 95th…

Mabel Segun, writer who gave women wings to fly, dies at 95

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The death of Mabel Segun who blazed the trail in children literature with the publication of her autobiographical classic, "My…

Revealed! Why Tems won second Grammy

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

This is indeed far from the truth. By achieving that feat, Tems, who was born Temilade Odeniyi, has not only…

Soyinka bags Lifetime Achievement Award

Isa Isawade

1 year ago

The festival’s programme features 12 creative workshops designed for children, including African storytelling stones, African Pottery, and African jewellery making.

A review of A Future in Chains by Ndifreke Ukpong

Michael Adesina

2 years ago

Reviewed by Ime Umoh When I first heard about A Future in Chains by Ndifreke Ukpong, I was curious. Friends…

Nigeria partners with China to promote growth of arts, culture

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Musawa made the announcement at a New Year gala night celebrating China-Nigeria friendship, hosted by the China Cultural Centre in…

Osundare: Celebrating a writer in search of a nation and the common good

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Professor Taiwo Oloruntoba- Oju, in his speech he tentatively titled “Sharing Osundare: The Village Bard on Social Media”, said for…

Fayemi enjoins youths to embrace reading culture

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The event tagged “ANAtainment”, featured the launch of the book, “Flights of Imagination, ANA Abuja anthology of poems and short…

Culturati 2024: Lagos, US Consulate stress importance of Culture preservation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Lagos Island was alive with energy throughout the weekend during Culturati 2024, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism,…

Mapping the Interior with Àmọ̀kẹ

Michael Adesina

2 years ago

Chinonso Ihekire For many artists, the space in which they create is just as important as the creation itself. The…

Why I donated Sodeke Statue to the Egba people – Prince Yemisi Shyllon

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The statue, which stands gallantly at the roundabout, a stone throw from the Ake palace, was donated, according to Shyllon…

I’m addicted to writing, says Adamu Kyuka

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Adamu Usman, a law professor and author of more than 40 literary works and biographies, who also adopts the pen…

Akin Adesokan: In praise of diligence and grit

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

Upon graduation, he worked for a decade in the Nigerian media: Gongola State Television, The Guardian, TheNEWS, TEMPO, TNT, ThisDAY…

How Yemisi Shyllon sold properties abroad to establish art museum

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

Come Tuesday 19 November 2024, the statue of Sodeke, which he donated to his community will be unveiled at the…

British writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Harvey’s tale of six fictional astronauts on the International Space Station was “unanimously” chosen as the winner after a “proper…

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