And then, here comes CORA, proclaiming the arts were relevant, that culture was what distinguished us as humans, and that our cultural accomplishments were in fact our greatest legacy. To …
‘…in spite of producing an endless avalanche of tomes and engaging in innumerable projects and activities, there is nothing frenetic, disconcerting or off-kilter about his presence. Unstintingly calm and composed, …
‘It is great that CORA has been able to function for 30 uninterrupted years. After the gongs of celebration have been packed and stored in closets, CORA as a whole …
TWENTY years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest. San Diego State University hosted a webinar in April 2021 where the affection and reverence for the playwright were clear. Another webinar was …
(An excerpt from Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Shadow (expanded edition): Politics, Nationalism and the Ogoni Protest Movement, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021.) WOLE Soyinka made a serious and disconcerting allegation about General Sani Abacha, possibly …
By Sanya Osha Yai planted several seeds all around the world, in Benin, Nigeria, Florida, Salvador de Bahia, Paris, Birmingham, Mozambique, and Angola etc. He did so without undue flamboyance …
(For Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Boroja I, Obi of Ikate, on the occasion of his 60th birthday) “NA poor I poor no bi craze I craze,” the oft-repeated phrase is a defining axiom in Uzor …