CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria calls on lawmakers to drop NGO Regulation Bill
CORA/Arterial Network Nigeria joins other civil society bodies across the country to condemn the attempt by lawmakers to introduce a new legislation which threatens the freedom of civil society bodies. The bill titled “AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS REGULATORY…
WanaWana celebrates love, sensuality and feminine agency in her poetry video, “20”
WanaWana’s first poetry video from her 2nd poetry album is out and its making great noise and asking questions. “20” is the eighth track on WanaWana’s sophomore album,In Memory of Forgetting. WanaWana and her team chose to release the video on a date that coincided…
British Council announces plans for Lagos Theatre Festival 2018 Edition
The 5th edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival, LTF 2018 will be held from 27th of February till 4th of March 2018 in Lagos across various venues with focus on presenting innovative interpretations of new ideas that will inspire and challenge audiences, and new works…
Osun Festival: Ooni says Cultural Tourism is enough to free Africa from Economic
The Ooni of Ife, his Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan has stated that the African culture is the greatest asset capable of liberating the continent from economic bondage. The African foremost monarch made this known yesterday during the Osun festival held at Ita-Osun which is…
CopyrightX Nigeria Alumni to Mark World Photo Day in Lagos
Saturday August 19th is designated World Photo Day. It is commemorated all over the world to draw attention to the importance of this creative endeavour in the narratives of the evolution of human communities. CORA/Arterial Network and the CopyrightX Nigeria Alumni (CNA), a body of intellectual property…
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution Brings Solomon Osagie Alonge’s Exhibition to Benin City
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art exhibition “Chief S.O. Alonge: Photographer to the Royal Court of Benin” opens at the National Museum of Benin City, Nigeria on September 27, 2017, marking the first Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art exhibition in Africa. One of…
Goethe-Institut Lagos Welcomes New Director
For artists and art enthusiasts in Lagos, there has been a new development on the scene. Goethe-Institut Lagos, the German cultural centre in Nigeria, welcomes a new director, Friederike Möschel, to its Lagos City Hall offices. Ms Möschel, who should have arrived last year, replaces…
International Scholarship Opportunity for Historians in Nigeria
The University of Hamburg @uni_hamburg announces Fully funded Ph.D. scholarship for Nigerian scholar in their project „The Benin Bronzes. Globalising the colonial looting of art” We are pleased to announce (subject to final approval) a scholarship of up to 36 months for a Nigerian national…
Press Release: Celebrating Wole Soyinka at 83
The producers of Open Door Series ProjectWSare pleased to announce commencement of 8th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Project, WSICE 2017, which will hold July 12 -15 in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The theme for this year is INTOLERANCE: THE BURDEN OF…
In History Today. OAU July 10 Student Union Massacre
A special dedication to George Yemi Iwilade,Yemi Ajiteru,Tunde Oke,Eviano Ekelebu, Efe Ekede.#OAU5 #This day #July10,1999. “When i remember Africa,water run away mi eye ooooo.aye aye water run away mii eye” Going to Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile Ife had been my dream of studying in…