Igbo Carved Lidded Kola Nut Bowl ‘Okwa Oji’
This well-worn kola nut bowl has its origin among the Igbo who are one of the largest ethnic group in Nigeria living along the lower Niger River and spreading into the Niger Delta Region. Igbo art is diverse in its many forms, materials, and use…
Victor Ekpuk is ‘Coming Home’
“Coming Home”, is Victor Ekpuk’s first solo exhibition in Nigeria in over a decade. This exhibition features Ekpuk’s new project that is inspired by his experiences in Nigeria during a four months stay as an Artist in Residence with Arthouse Foundation in Lagos in 2015….
Ooni of ile-Ife Visits Oba Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi and HRH Ojomo Oluda
The Paramount ruler of ile-Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is on a divine mission to unite the Yoruba kingdom as he said God ordered him to unite the Yoruba kingdom and he’s working towards achieving that. Ever since he ascended the throne as the Ooni…
Lagos Colonial Secretariat, 121 years after. A Fresh Case for Urban Regeneration and Renewal
In the heart of Lagos, Africa’s most populous city is a building which is over a 100 year old. The former colonial secretariat, a building that was the main attraction of old Marina and Broad Street, an area that used to be the power bloc…
#PhotoHistory Igbo Ankle Bracelets: Fashion of the Past and Present
Most of our modern day jewelry has a lot of history attached to them. A lot of accessories we wear especially the female folk have a lot of culture embedded in them. In the igbo culture, the brass anklet rings was an important fashion accessory…
iREP 2016: A Beautiful Ending to An Awesome Festival
The internationally acclaimed documentary film festival iREPRESENT has finally come to an end leaving with it fond memories in the cool and serene atmosphere of Freedom Park, Lagos. According to the theme of the festival #Change- Documentary Films as Agent Provocateur, the festival lived up…
iREP 2016 Documentary Film Festival Kicks Off in Grand Style
The much awaited and highly anticipated iREPRESENT, the biggest documentary film festival on the West African Coast with the theme #Change- Documentary Films as Agent Provocateur kicked off on Thursday 24th March 2016 in grand style. The festival which is being held at the Freedom…
Prof.Wole Soyinka, Manthia Diawara Others Gear Up for iREP Film Festival 2016
It is no longer news that the biggest film festival in Africa is kicking off tomorrow powerfully. Earlier on today,Manthia Diawara who is slated to speak at the film festival,the Producer of the film “Negritude:A Dialogue between Senghor and Wole Soyinka “ arrived in company…
VIDEO: Ranti Hits the Screen with the visual of “Iwe Kiko”
In this amazing,well scripted and culturally set video,Ranti takes a deep dive into one of the oldest folklore songs in Yoruba Land. The song itself is one of the few amazing songs for mostly kids that grew up in the early 70.s and 80’s,its a…
Faaji Agba,Ota Benga and 30 other Documentaries to be Screened at iREP 2016
The 2016 i-Represent International Documentary Film Festival is the sixth edition of the popular annual festival, which is the biggest on the West African coast and it is scheduled to hold from the Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th March 2016, at Freedom Park, Broad Street,…