Art

Lufodo Group takes over management of Glover Memorial Hall

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Lufodo Group takes over the management of Glover Memorial Hall after winning the bid for the concession of the iconic…

Over 1,500 Nigerian artefacts will be retrieved in 2022 – DG NCMM

Muhamin Olowoporoku

4 years ago

The largest number to be retrieved in 2022 will be from Germany where 1,030 Nigerian artefacts are expected to be…

How American writer Joan Didion wrote bestseller at 70 after losing husband

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Joan Didion was a writer who turned adversity into prosperity, who turned misfortune into fortune. She sure, as they say,…

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

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

By Benson Michael The End of the Year Virtual Exhibition, held from August 16 to August 30, 2021, was a…

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o not dead -Son

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

“Just got off the phone with pops @NgugiWaThingo … and he is doing well. We shared a good laugh about…

Shortlist for African Human Rights Playwriting Prize announced

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

The competition is aimed at elevating public consciousness and understanding of human rights values through plays in order to guarantee…

Why Onyemelukwe won $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

Onyemelukwe’s novel beats The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare and Colours of Hatred by Obinna Udenwe to…

Obaseki names Edo Creative Hub after Victor Uwaifo

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

Obaseki noted that the hub will “promote creativity in Edo.

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

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The younger Grillo revealed this to the Society of Nigerian Artists, which issued a tribute in Grillo's honour.

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

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

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

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

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The shortlist of essayists participating in the African Human Rights Essay Competition will be announced today, 28 April, the organisers…

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

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

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

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

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

Why Chimamanda is in ‘demand’ everywhere

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

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

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

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

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

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

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

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)

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

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

Professor Wole Soyinka Writes a New Novel at 86

Ademola Adegbamigbe

6 years ago

Wole Soyinka at 86 will publish a new novel titled ''Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth'' in November this…

J.P. Clark exits the stage: The poet, his life and art

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Nehru Odeh Though born in the creeks of the Niger Delta, he went ahead to bestride the literary world,…

Booker Prize: Why 2020 shortlist is unique

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Nehru Odeh The shortlist of this year’s Booker Prize has just been announced. The six shortlisted nominees announced today…

Video/Throwback: Soyinka, now 86 and his 1986 Nobel Prize

Ademola Adegbamigbe

6 years ago

Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, marked his 86 years on earth on Monday, 13 July. Thirty four years ago,…

“Arrest the Music!”

Ademola Adegbamigbe

7 years ago

Professor Tejumola Olaniyan who teaches African Cultural Studies and English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told me some interesting…

£50,000 Booker Prize: Nigerian Novelist, Chigozie Obioma, Shortlisted Again

Ademola Adegbamigbe

7 years ago

Chigozie Obioma, whose 2015 first novel, The Fishermen, was shortlisted for The Booker Prize, is again on this year’s shortlist…

Curator laments demolition of monuments in Nasarawa

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The National Museums and Monuments , Lafia, Nasarawa State, say it is ready to partner with traditional rulers in its…

Nigeria needs to promote reading culture – Ofeimun

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Renowned poet, Odia Ofeimun, has admonished that efforts should be made to improve education system toward promotion of reading culture…

Orchard Light Gallery Opens in Ilorin to Promote Contemporary Arts

Michael Adesina

8 years ago

‎A new art gallery, Orchard Light Gallery, was established on June 1, 2018, in Ilorin, Kwara State, by its founders…

2017 Osun-Osogbo festival: Organisers to market creative industry via social content

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Osun State Tourism Board says it has introduced social content into this year’s Osun-Osogbo cultural festival to market the…

Literary icon, Emecheta dies at 72

pmnews

9 years ago

Veteran author and literary icon, Buchi Emecheta died in London on Thursday at the age of 72. The cause of…

N500,000 up for grabs at ‘Speak Up Bayelsa’

pmnews

10 years ago

Speak Up Bayelsa, a public speaking contest organized by FastTrack Consulting is giving away N500,000 to the winner of the…

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