Afropolis gathers 90 Nigerian Artistes from 30 Cities to Commemorate Chinua Achebe at 90.
Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi village, Anambra, Nigeria. He meant different things to different artistes in different disciplines.Thus, we have put together an inter- disciplinary exploration of the things he gave his life’s works to as a commemoration of his…
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…
Made in Nigeria; Spoken Word/Theatre Production is back with Dike Chukwumerije
MUSON (The Musical Society of Nigeria) presents Friday Nite Live featuring renowned poet, Dike Chukwumerije’s MADE IN NIGERIA: A Spoken word/Theatre production! This event scheduled to hold on Friday, the 16th of December, 2016 at the MUSON was first experienced in Abuja as an Independence Day…
Poets from all across the world to storm Lagos for International Poetry Festival
The city of Lagos will play host to 35 poets from across the world at the sophomore edition of the Lagos Poetry Festival, scheduled to hold from the 26th of October to October 30th at Freedom Park, and the Muson Center. With an exciting array…
Meet The Artist:Dare Adenuga. Artist with no Boundaries
When his works first caught our interest we doubted if it was done by a Nigerian. His attention to detail, his use of colours, and how he employed this mix, was, to it keep short: simply mind blowing. The reason particular this edition is tagged…
The Aroma of Verses: A review of Samuel Osaze’s Aroma of a Burning Bush
Samuel Osaze’s Aroma of a Burning Bush seeks to explore national, social and popular issues in his debut collection of poetry. The book opens like an epilogue with a commentary by Reginald Chiedu Ofodile. This commentary impresses upon the reader Ofodile’s postulations on the book….
Warsan Shire Headlines First Lagos International Poetry Festival In October
The excitement is palpable. The city of Lagos will be hosting West Africa’s first international poetry festival and what seems set to become one of the biggest events on Africa’s art and cultural calendar. The Lagos International Poetry Festival which is slated for the 28th…
Book Alert: Birth of Illusion By Jumoke Verissimo
The “Birth of Illusion” (Fullpoint Publishing) is a collection of 61 poems divided into three sections. The poems are angry, vivid and full of imageries that capture human condition in its many forms. The poet’s style is dynamic as she tries to engage the concept…
Poem: Inmates By Olutayo IRAN-TIOLA . A Tribute To Freedom Park Lagos
Freedom Park Lagos is one of Nigeria’s creative and cultural hub.Located on Broad street Lagos. A former colonial prison now turned into a hub for intellectuals and creative people is now growing from strength to strength to become an international cultural and creative hub. This…
Prof Wole Soyinka supervising drama rehearsals for Lagos Black Heritage Festival 2015
The Lagos Black Heritage Festival 2015 is on its way,and again it promises to be a grand festival of arts and culture;Celebrating Dance,Drama and the very best of diverse cultural heritage in Nigeria Festival Consultant,Prof Wole Soyinka was seen making sure perfection is the order…