Without a national gallery there is little NGA can do to drive the creative economy vision of government, especially now that Nigerian art continues to gain global attention and command …
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- Visual Arts
Art Collector, Shyllon acquires Akeem Lasisi’s poetry tribute to Soyinka
by The Guardian Newspaper 3 minutes readEdaoto, Lasisi and Yewande Acclaimed art collector, Yemisi Shyllon, has acquired the artwork of Ori Agbe, a poem that popular performance poet, Akeem Lasisi, dedicated to the Nobel …
- Fashion & Beauty
Skepta takes Portable to British Fashion Awards
by The Guardian Newspaper 1 minutes readJust recently, in a riveting chat with Afrobeats Intelligence, acclaimed music honcho Don Jazzy disclosed that he advices his label artistes at Mavin Records to emulate the street-pop maverick, Portable, …
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and founder of Ibom Air, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, was among those present at the weekend, when the state made history in Nigeria’s aviation industry …
- Book News
Cash Onadele’s ‘Where’s My Butler’ and the akara that’s been to Harvard
by The Guardian Newspaper 8 minutes readThe author’s diction is a study of unconscious interruptions in creative outflows. Students of modern diasporan works of African literature should have a lot to chew on in Cash. Onadele …
- CULTURE FILE
With LABAF 2023, Aiyeko-ooto finds voice for story from spiritual forces, culture
by The Guardian Newspaper 9 minutes readBy Gregory Austin Nwakunor Cash Onadele In over 109 works, the Nigerian-American, Cash Onadele, popularly known as Aiyeko-ooto’s oeuvre spans several creative genres. In 2019, he wrote Enigewo memoir, his biological …
- Culture News
AMAA 2023: Who wins Best Actor and Actress in a leading role crest?
by The Guardian Newspaper 6 minutes readDescribed by observers as a category with a tough line up, observers predict that any of these acting personalities from Nigeria look good to clinching the diadem that will undoubtedly …
- Culture News
British Council’s film Lab Africa set to empower Nigerian filmmakers, TV producers
by The Guardian Newspaper 5 minutes readDirector Programmes Nigeria, British Council, Chikodi Onyemerela; Africa Regional Director , Farai Naibe; and Regional Head for Creative Economy, British Council, Brenda Fashugba By Gregory Austin Nwakunor …selected participants …
FRONTLINE female filmmaker and festival director of African Cultural Film Festival (AFFRICUFF), Emem Isong-Misodi, has announced dates for the maiden edition of the African Cultural Film Festival. The film festival …
- Art & Life
Nollywood blows hot in Toronto with Nzekwe and Nnaji’s films
by The Guardian Newspaper 5 minutes read‘TIFF, usually a 10-day long festival, will feature films representing 70 countries around the world. Nigeria will have its flag flying at the festival, thanks to screen diva, Genevieve Nnaji …