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Wole Soyinka in Brazil for Africa Week

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The African Pride, which is organising these programmes, seeks to encourage a mutual exchange of ideas on how Africa will…
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov

Why Bulgarian writer won €50,000 International Booker Prize

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Time Shelter’s win marks the second year in a row that the award has gone to a book in a…
Famous British novelist Martin Amis has died at the age of 73

Tributes pour in as famous British novelist Martin Amis dies at 73

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

One of the most celebrated British novelists, Amis is best known for his 1984 novel Money and the 1989 work…

Companions of the Cave at Muson Centre: A Theatre Review of Myth and Meaning

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

There is something quietly ambitious about staging a morality play in Lagos. In a city where theatre must compete with…
Prof. Jacob Olupona

Nigeria’s Jacob Olupona elected into American Academy of Arts and Science

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Olupona is a scholar of indigenous African religions who came to Harvard after serving as a professor at the University…
Famous American actor, bodybuilder and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, a.k.a The Terminator, announces release date of his new book.

Arnold Schwarzenegger announces release date of new book

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Schwarzenegger's first book was Arnold: Developing a Mr. Universe Physique, which he published in 1977.
Anne Perry, a London-born crime author who was jailed for murdering her friend's mother has died at the age of 84

Writer jailed for murdering friend’s mother dies at 84

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Anne Perry served five years in prison from the age of 15 for bludgeoning Honorah Mary Parker to death.
Former American first lady Michele Obama celebrates late American writer Dr. Maya Angelou on 95th posthumous birthday

What Michele Obama said about American writer Maya Angelou on her 95th posthumous birthday

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Maya Angelou, a multiple award-winning writer and civil rights activist who is also famous for crafting the feminist poem I…
Creative Enterprise Support Program (CESP) Art Showcase Grand Finale, hosted by The British Council and curated by TASCK

TASCK, The British Council host CESP finale to celebrate creativity and diversity

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

The CESP Art Showcase Grand Finale was a celebration of creativity, diversity, and innovation in Nigerian art. It was an…
Professor Niyi Osundare

Why Poetry Matters

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

 Professor Niyi Osundare writes that poetry is the soulmate of music, the sister of the song. It is Humanity’s long,…
I may apply for restoration of my Green Card - Soyinka

Why Soyinka is angry, seeks visa ban for perpetrators of violence

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Soyinka made this assertion on Tuesday 21 March 2023 at the World Poetry Day, organised by ProvidusBank in Lagos. The…
Shortlisted authors

2023 Booker Prize longlist announced: £50,000 for grab

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The shortlist of six books will be announced at London Book Fair on 18 April, with the winner announced at…
The longlist of the 2023 International Booker Prize montage

2023 International Booker Prize longlist announced: Some interesting features

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

According to French Moroccan novelist and chair of judges Leïla Slimani, the list, which was chosen from 134 books published…
Professor Niyi Osundare

Nigeria not reckoned with due to leadership failure – Osundare

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

With their personal reputation and accomplishments, Nigerians have continued to bring the country fame and glory at a time its…
Eagle Schnapps celebrate Lisabi day

Eagle Schnapps boosts support for culture, celebrates 36th Lisabi Festival 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Lisabi Festival is a major historic and cultural heritage event of the Egba people of Ogun State to celebrate the…

The Ethereal In Us — a photo exhibition by Olatoke Olufade — captures the essence of femininity

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Still photographs capture the essence and beauty of the moment, devoid of the noise and distraction of motion. The silent…
Six months after he was attacked in New York, Salman Rushdie shares photo showing scars to his face and a darkened lens in his glasses

Salman Rushdie shares photo of new look six months after brutal attack

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Rushdie himself released the photo via his Twitter handle on Tuesday 7 November in apparent reaction to the photo the…
Salman Rushdie speaks in a rare and rich interview with David Remnick, six months after his brutal attack onstage at an event in New York.

What Salman Rushdie said in first ‘public outing’ after brutal attack

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

According to the BBC, in the interview Salman Rushdie's voice sounded as it ever did - witty, fie

Scars Do Heal gets boost as UK based The Word sets date to feature Akínrópò, other writers

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Among the five writers billed for the Feb. 25 event at the state-of-the-art cultural building is the author of an…
Jahman Anikukapo

From the street to stardom: The astonishing story of Jahman Anikulapo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Little wonder, Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, while paying tribute to his greatness and enigma, succinctly described him as a…
Popular Beauty and Wedding photographer, Abayomi Akinaina

I feel excited seeing my works on global platforms – Ace wedding photographer, Abayomi Akinaina

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Creative photographer, Abayomi Akinyemi Aina is a master when it comes to photography especially his unique way of infusing beauty…
Prince Yemisi Shyllon

How we shortchange ourselves in Nigeria – Yemisi Shyllon

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

By Nehru Odeh Omooba Yemisi Shyllon wears many hats. Aside from the fact that he is an engineer, he is…
Prince Harry, currently basking in the glow of his memoir, Spare, will not be welcomed at the coronation of his father as King Charles 111

Real reason Prince Harry will not be welcomed at his father’s coronation ceremony

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry left almost nothing unsaid about the royal family in the book, and spared no…

From Okeho Ahoro to Okeho Ile: A Review of The Okeho Exodus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The schema headed by Baale Olele was possible because the citizens preferred the traditional lifestyle. The book gave the impression…

Akínrópò brings the World to Africa with ‘Scars Do Heal’

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

As a matter of fact, with Scars Do Heal, Akínrópò has effectively brought the rest of the world to Africa…
Professor Peju Layiwola(middle) with family and friends at the unveiling of her book, Indigo Reimagined in Lagos

The incredible work Prof. Peju Layiwola is doing with adire

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The fantastic works she has done with adire inspired a book entitled Peju Layiwola's Indigo Reimagined: Rethinking Adire in Yoruba…
Mercy Eke first female winner of Big Brother Naija discusses accusations peddled against her in the media and life after the reality show

Mercy Eke: I was accused of involvement in money laundering

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Mercy Eke said the allegations that she was involved in money laundering was typical of the stigma successful women have…
Gregory Doran, artistic director emeritus, Royal Shakespeare Company explains veneration for English poet and playwright William Shakespeare.

Why I ‘worship’ Shakespeare – Gregory Doran

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Doran also said Shakespeare had not only been a sort of passport through his life, but also knew who he…
de arrest over allegation that he been raping 14- year- old daughter

The lady who was gangraped (For Vee and all victims of rape)

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

For Vee and all victims of rape
University of Lagos art historian Prof. Peju Layiwola speaks about adire, a fabric she has elevated into an art form and her other works

Adire not mere fabric, it means so much to us – Prof. Peju Layiwola

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

In 2019, Prof. Peju Layiwola organized a groundbreaking solo exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria, which lifted adire, a popular local fabric…
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