As Africa and the whole world await the much expected leap of the African creative industry to the next level, the thrill may be gone even before its starts being felt. On 1 October, the […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian author, has expressed how saddened she felt about the backlash her question to Hillary Clinton, an American politician, generated on social media, particularly among Nigerians. Speaking to a group of young […]
The University of Ibadan, UI, on Tuesday 31 July 2018, at the 2nd Geoffery Axworthy Lecture renamed its 63 year old Unibadan Arts Theatre after the Nigerian born literary icon and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole […]
Former U.S. President, Barack Obama, has recommended Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and Chimamanda Adichie’s “Americanah” among six books for the 2018 Summer reading list. Obama took to his Twitter handle to announce the six […]
Everyday Is For the Thief By Teju Cole Random House, New York Illustrated, 162 pp. $23 This is a small book that packs a big punch. “Every day is for the thief, and one day […]
he world has had time to catch its breath from Jodie Whittaker’s casting in Doctor Who, and now a perhaps close-to-as significant figure has been revealed for the show’s new line-up. Segun Akinola has been […]
By AFP A long-lost portrait of a Nigerian princess dubbed the “African Mona Lisa” sold at auction in London on Wednesday for £1.2 million (1.4 million euros, $1.7 million), exceeding estimates and setting a record […]
The official portrait of former American President Barack Obama painted by a Nigerian, Kehinde Wiley, was unveiled on Monday at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Not only did Mr. Obama become the first African-American president […]
THERE are so many religions in our world today such that what people now do is contrary to the dictates of their faith. What the word “religion” exactly means has become lost to the contradictions […]
For societies to make meaningful progress, the basic assumptions of its rulings class must continuously be interrogated. No serious society should leave critical state decisions solely in the hands of politicians without engaging such ideas […]
The federal government has granted ‘Pioneer Status’ to the creative industry, in a landmark move aimed at transforming the industry to a creative economy and creating jobs. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, […]
Four-time Grammy award nominee and Nigerian Saxophone maestro, Femi Kuti is awaiting the confirmation of the Guinness Book of World Record for his current world record. The son of legendary afrobeat singer, Fela, reportedly broke […]
Few weeks after the death of two prominent Yoruba actors, Olumide Bakare and Pastor Ajidara, another popular Yoruba Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya has died of cardiac arrest in Canada. Moji, daughter of Nigeria’s high life […]
When the founding editor of London Review of Books, Karl Miller, died in 2014, many elegies were written for him by his poet friends. One of the poets, Richard Murphy, wrote that Miller’s “presence made […]
A warning to all New Yorkers: If everyone on the subway seems to be reading the same book this spring, you’re not going crazy. New York City residents have picked “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie […]
Award winning Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi- Adichie has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters as a foreign honorary member. According to a press release by the Academy on http://artsandletters.org , the […]
Young Nigerian creatives are carving out an entirely new space in the art world. Lagos has experienced an artistic explosion over the last 5 years, with a new school of thought and expression overtaking the […]
An article of faith? Controversial and startling new evidence is casting light on a part of Jesus’ life that was not previously known, and appears to provide documentary evidence of his work. A lead tablet […]
At the end of a four-day fun-filled “fiesta of Ideas and Life”, the 18th edition of the Lagos Book & art Festival, LABAF adjourned to next year, which would be its 19th edition and focusing […]
LONDON (AP) — The timing couldn’t be better for Saturday’s opening of “The Beaten Path,” a major exhibit of Bob Dylan’s artworks at the Halcyon Gallery on London’s pricey New Bond Street. Worldwide interest in […]
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