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ANA invites entries for Chinua Achebe Literary Prize
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has invited entries for the maiden Chinua Achebe Prize for Fiction with a one-million-naira cash reward.A statement signed by ANA General Secretary, Maik Ortserga, disclosed that the Prize…
Kunda Kids announce two new titles
Kunda Kids has announced two new titles, ‘Queen Moremi Makes a Promise’ and ‘King Alboury Cooks the Best Jollof’, to its collection, Africa’s Little Kings & Queens.The publishing company established last year during the COVID-19…
Pupils dazzle as CBAAC marks African Child Day
A programme of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) allowed students to showcase their knowledge of Nigerian cultures.LAST Wednesday, students of about 15 secondary schools in Lagos interrogated the…
Akingbade explores State of Mind with paintings, photography
THE seven-month-old new entrant into the Lagos art circuit, The Art Pantheon Gallery, has opened with Adeyinka Akingbade, showing over 50 paintings and photographs.A multi-dimensional artist, Akingbade is exhibiting works that cut…
Omotsola chairs 2021 Zuma Film Festival
THE Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has announced that Professor Daniel Omotsola of the University of Abuja will chair the five-person jury of the 12th ZUMA Film Festival (ZUFF).Joining Omotsola who specialises in Media Arts Criticism…
Night Dúna Dúrà sent Obalende agog
ON Wednesday, June 9, it rained cats and dogs in Lagos, but the heavy downpour couldn’t cow creativity. It refused to succumb to the element and expressed itself fully and gloriously.Storyteller, curator/ cultural producer, and the…
Alatise shows Alasiri in Venice
Artist Peju Alatise is among the select African artists and architects participating in the ongoing 17th International Architecture Exhibition.FOUR years after she represented Nigeria alongside Victor Ehikhamenor and Qudus Onikeku at…
Signature Gallery innovates with Ark Meta Ark, Talkless Talk
In an unusual move, Ark Meta Ark and Talkless Talk, two solo exhibitions, are ongoing in a single space.Leading art-house, Signature Beyond Gallery, is doing an unusual thing: hosting two solo exhibitions in a single space, starting…
‘Traditional leaders need to be more sensitive to history’
On Saturday, May 8, Chancellor’s Professor and Professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology and History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, United State, Akinwumi Ogundiran, read his new book, ‘The Yoruba: A New History’ in…
‘I fell in love with theatre watching masquerades’
Joshua Alabi is one of the young theatre producers to watch out for. The founder of Kininso Concepts talks about his love for theatre, current engagements and aspirations. Excerpts:You got involved in theatre at a young age,…