Asaba will become a focal point for Pan-African cultural celebration on 25 May as leading intellectuals, creatives and heritage advocates gather for Africa Day 2026 at Nelson Mandela Gardens and Resort. Major Africa Day Event Planned in Delta A major cultural and intellectual event commemorating Africa Day 2026 is scheduled to hold in Asaba on […]
Countdown Begins for 2026 Carnival Calabar PREPARATIONS for the 2026 edition of Carnival Calabar have gathered momentum, with organisers announcing 31 May 2026, as the date for the official unveiling of the event’s theme. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled to take place at Eko Hotels & Suites, marking a key milestone in the build-up to […]
The Creative Paradox: Writing Across Generations FOR many writers, storytelling is a fluid craft—one that adapts across genres, themes, and audiences. Yet, for those who straddle the worlds of children’s and adult fiction, the divide is far more complex than it appears. Beneath the surface lies a creative paradox: while both forms demand skill and […]
Noirledge Unveils Gbadamosi’s Third Poetry Collection NOIRLEDGE Publishing has announced the release of Entropy, the third poetry collection by Nigerian poet and publisher Servio Gbadamosi. The new work deepens Gbadamosi’s literary exploration of memory, grief, spirituality, and the shifting tensions of contemporary existence, positioning him among a growing generation of African writers interrogating both personal […]
98 Documentary Filmmakers Enter Race for Maiden Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts New National Prize Targets Young Nigerian Storytellers NIGERIA’S growing creative industry has recorded another milestone following the close of submissions for the maiden edition of The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, which attracted 98 documentary film entries from young filmmakers across the country. […]
Veteran Author Releases Six New Works PROLIFIC Nigerian writer and President of the Nigerian Folklore Society, Bukar Usman, has released six new books, further strengthening a literary career marked by scholarship, storytelling, and public commentary. The new publications span memoir, folklore, literary criticism, biography, and nation-building themes, underscoring the breadth of the author’s interests and […]
Poets and writers to converge in August THE city of Ibadan is set to host the first Nigerian Poetry Conference, NIPOCON 2026, in what organisers describe as a major milestone for the country’s literary community. Scheduled for 7 and 8 August, the conference will assemble poets, scholars, writers and lovers of spoken word under the […]
Constructing an Opera of Memory, Myth, and Absence AT the Metropolitan Opera, El último sueño de Frida y Diego reimagines historical figures not as biographical subjects, but as metaphysical presences shaped by myth, ritual, and artistic abstraction. Librettist Nilo Cruz discusses the formal and philosophical architecture behind the work. What initiated the libretto conceptually? The […]