ASIRI Magazine kicks off Digital Campaign Project with Rare Nigerian Historical Images
Scheduled to run on all ASIRI Magazine social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter), the audience will learn a lot from the digital campaign especially the history behind some of the images that will be shared and the narratives behind individuals in the images. The…
Terra Kulture to Celebrate Nigeria at 6O Independence with ‘Cycles of Fashion’ Exhibition
As part of the commemoration of Nigeria’s diamond jubilee, Terra Kulture in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture shall be hosting a series of multimedia exhibitions intended to explore the different ways socio-cultural influences have influenced and continue to influence the forging…
ASIRI Magazine Presents ‘Colours of our History ‘Art Campaign
ASIRI Magazine, a digital repository with the concern of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage and history of Nigeria is set to embark on the art of telling the Nigeria history in a renewed form, taking heritage and culture to a new level with its…
Okeho Celebrates 100 years of return to Origin
All is set for the Centenary Celebration of the return of Okeho to its original site from the old site. The event holds from October 20 -28, 2017. Okeho, the headquarters of Kajola Local Government, Oyo State, had existed for more than three centuries at…
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…
‘iREP is a film festival with a heart’ Jihan El-Tahri
The 2017 edition of iREP international film festival was opened yesterday, March 15, 2017 at the Amphi-theatre in Freedom Park, Lagos. Tagged, Archiving Africa, this year’s edition of the festival will feature short films and documentaries which tell stories of the past of Africa. All…
A Platter of Gold: ‘We can divide ourselves but not our history’ – Olasupo Shasore
“One of the things we share in common is our history; we can divide ourselves but not our history” Every year, Nigeria pays tribute to its fallen soldiers on January 15, armed forces remembrance day which coincidentally is the same day as the first military…
Legacy hosts Event in Historic Jaekel House to save Cultural Artefacts and Monuments
The event Fit Food Fun which is to be held on Saturday 5th of November at the Jaekel House is to raise funds for the protection of Nigeria cultural artefacts. Legacy, the NGO organizing the event, was established in 1995. Legacy was formed with the…
16th Century Benin Plaque to be auctioned for $800,000-1.2Million Dollars Today
A 16th-century bronze plaque recovered in 1897 from the charred ruins of the Benin Kingdom’s Royal Palace (Benin City, Nigeria) leads the Oct. 1 auction of the late Merton D. Simpson’s private collection. Quinn’s Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia (metro Washington, D.C.), will conduct…
Stephanie Linus-‘Film Makers are Custodians of our Culture’
Stephanie Linus, award winning actress, Nollywood director, and model, said filmmakers have a duty to tell our stories and promote our culture. She was a guest speaker at the Arterial Network Cultural Management Programme, tagged Project Management Review, which was held at the British Council…