Arts
12 Jul 2023
Activities celebrating this year’s birthday of the venerable writer and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, begin tomorrow with the 14th edition of the yearly Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE).
12 Jul 2023
Building on its commitment to deliver local and authentic African films and series to a global audience, Prime Video is launching its first unscripted African Original, LOL: Last One Laughing Naija, on July 14, hosted by Nigeria’s king of comedy, Basketmouth.
12 Jul 2023
Who will win and take home the ₦100 million grand prize at stake in this year’s Nigerian Idol? This is the question agitating the minds of followers of the show, which has Precious Mac, Quest and Victory Gbakara as the last three.
9 Jul 2023
All is set for the 14th edition of the yearly Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE). The event holds July 13 in hybrid format – virtual and on-site.
9 Jul 2023
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) is cohosting Professor Wole Soyinka to an afternoon of readings, conversations and signings around his latest published collection of verses.
9 Jul 2023
With a Bachelor of Art degree from the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, the artist has carved out a notch up in visual art space with specialization in painting.
5 Jul 2023
The news of Prof. Tony Esijolomi Afejuku’s retirement came to many as a rude shock in and outside Nigeria. Although he officially disengaged his services from the University of Benin, Benin City on June 4, 2023, his 70th birthday and retirement dinner party did not come up until June 11, 2023. ....
5 Jul 2023
The journey to discover the next Nigerian Idol continued in the sixth live show on Sunday night with Ose Daniel, Precious Mac, Victory Gbakara, Quest and Goodness taking the center stage as the top five contestants.
2 Jul 2023
The judiciary is an institution meant to be the bastion of society. For any democracy to thrive, respect for the law and human rights, as well as adherence to institutions established to shape the country are key.
2 Jul 2023
All is set for the panel discussion on the life and legacy of the late writer Ama Ata Aidoo. Facilitated by the Toyin Falola Interviews and Pan African Writers Association ...
28 Jun 2023
For the author of I will not marry whom I love, Garba Ahmed Idris, it is expedient to interrogate values and societal norms that couples face in their marital adventure.
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