Moremi the Musical Sails With Intriguing Command Performance
After several months of continuous anticipation towards the historical “Queen Moremi the Musical”, the Ile-Ife Queen majestically walked in Lagos for the third time consecutively. A display of aesthetic and ancestral cultural stage play and musical orchestration, Queen Moremi the Musical slated to run for…
Queen Moremi the Musical Reloaded: The Ile-Ife Queen Takes Lagos Again!
The 12th-century time frame of a Nigerian folklore and traditional tales cannot be told without mentioning a brave and selfless woman whose verge to save her people at all cost was her paramount quest in life. Born in Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of the Yoruba…
OF CANCERS AND MEDIA REPORTAGE. Wole Soyinka Reacts to BBC Feature Programme
Prof. Wole Soyinka’s has reacted to the BBC feature programme titled “Nobel winner Wole Soyinka’s journey with prostate cancer” which was published on the BBC website two days ago. This is Prof’s Statement on the manner in which the reportage was misconstrued: Here we go…
Afro Young Adult Anthology releases at Ake Arts and Book Festival 2019
The Goethe-Institut is proud to present the release of the long-awaited Afro Young Adult anthology, titled “Water Birds on the Lake Shore: An Anthology of African Young-Adult Fiction”. Afro Young Adult was launched in October 2018, aiming at producing more African literature for Young Adults,…
LABAF Festival 2019 set to Honour Wole Soyinka, Tunji Oyelana, Theo Lawson and Others
The Committee for Relevant Art, CORA directorate is pleased to announce her “Arthouse Honourees” for the 2019 Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF scheduled to take place from 4-10 November 2019 at the Freedom Park, Lagos. It is the 21st edition of the week-long annual…
WSICE kicks off Three State Tour to Celebrate Wole Soyinka at 85
The annual Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, WSICE clocks 10 on July 13, 2019, having staged its maiden edition in July 2010 – to mark the 76th birthday anniversary of Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Akinwande Soyinka, who is also 85 on July 13, 2019. The WSICE,…
Re-commitment to Humanity: Ooni of Ife Meets holds Private Meeting with Wole Soyinka
Stemming from his deep concern with the alarming drift of the Nigerian nation into a dysfunctional state on multiple levels of citizenship, community belonging, security and productive opportunities, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has continued his search for solutions through a visit…
ASIRI Magazine Presents Colours of Naija Festivals Campaign
One important thing about festivals is their constant reminder of the importance and beauty of a country’s culture and heritage. In a country as vast as Nigeria, there are over 31 listed cultural festivals in Nigeria and over 89 unlisted. These festivals propel our cultural…
Another Ben Enwonwu Art piece Discovered!!!! The story of Christine Elizabeth Davis
This is a fantastic story of discovery surrounding a lost work by one of the most revered African artists of the 20th century, Ben Enwonwu. The portrait left Nigeria in 1978 and has remained in the possession of a family in Texas ever since. Entirely…
SBMEN Announces Its Practical Editing Workshop for Magazines and Digital Platforms This June
The Board of Trustees and Management of the Society of Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN) are proud to announce it will be holding its second editing workshop for the year themed: Editing for Magazines and Digital Platforms. It is scheduled to hold from…