Adamu and the Witch of Dala
It was the year 1723, in the ancient Kano,love and peace was the order of the day. The great walls had just been completed and the people of the town had never been safe like this before. The connection between the great city of Kano…
Celebrating Benson Idonije at 80:The Benjay Phenomenon
All banners and flags will be raised for a four day event celebrating one of Nigeria’s broadcasting and Media legends. The name Benson Idonije is not strange to stake holders in the Nigeria Media and Art Industry. Born in Otuo in 1936, Benson kicked off…
Meet The Artist:Wole Lagunju.Re-Defining Traditional Yoruba Arts
One of the main objectives of this segment #MeetTheArtist, is to bring awareness to artists doing amazing jobs in their different fields; these artists are innovators and creators of new thought patterns, creating novel artistic ideals that will further re – define the Nigerian art…
CORA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with Special Art Stampede
CORA AT 25… The countdown… “It all began one afternoon on June 2, 1991 in Festac Town…” 25 stories about the ‘Culture Landscapists’ Jahman Anikulapo. One of the Founding Fathers of CORA. Winner of the 2006 Prince Claus Award,CORA has come a long way from…
Yau da Gobe sai Allah
In every tribe and cultural set up in Nigeria there is always a sense of uniqueness and identity that makes it different from the next, a form of cultural stamp that makes the people of that area different from the next. For the people of…
Ras Kimono,General Pype, others to Perform at Lagos Reggae Festival 2016
In recent times, there has been ranging contention among reggae scholars and followers as to what the origin of this incredible act of sounds, movement and vibration is. Some say it came from the Caribbean Islands; others emphasize it to be Europe and Africa. Amidst…
Ooni of Ife bags Ambassador of Peace, Sues for Sustainability of Yoruba Unity
The Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) was on Sunday honoured by the Methodist Church of Nigeria with a distinguished award of extraordinary Ambassador of Peace. Ooni Ogunwusi who stormed the Cathedral church of Methodist Nigeria Oyo venue of the…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art.Part 2
Furthermore, in The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), the leaves that collect to form the hem of the Virgin’s garment would later persist as the pastoral motifs in the very large intensely alluring Garden of Eden works he collected together as Within Reach (2003)at the Venice…
Ethnik: Aso Oke In A Contemporary Fashion Space
Ethnik has an array of Afro-styled fashion collections; home accessories, sneakers, boots and sandals, all handmade from Aso Oke, designed with today’s fads in mind. Ethnik is re imagining Aso Oke within Africa’s contemporary fashion landscape at home and in the diaspora. Regarded as the…
Ore Apparels Launches “Rebirth” SS16 Collections
The core value of any brand is its gradual translation into the picture of the vision from the outset, there is nothing more fulfilling for the entrepreneur than watch its brand blossom into expectation though this requires painstaking effort of guiding the vision, over the…