Art and culture advocacy organisation, the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has unveiled plans for the 2025 edition of its flagship project, the Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF).

In a strategic plan targeting young Nigerians with the aim of inspiring them to tell stories that redefine Nigeria’s image, NLNG has launched a new Prize category, The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts.

By Tunde Rahman In 1985, the  American magazine  Newsweek reported that the number of high-rise buildings in Shanghai, China’s biggest commercial  city,  could be counted on the finger tips.   By 2005, 20 years later, when I had the first opportunity to visit Beijing and Shanghai as part of China-Africa Editors’ Delegation  touring  that Asian country, skyscrapers had 

However much the Presidency tried to explain away President Bola Tinubu’s last-minute cancellation of this year’s Independence Day parade, it was clear that something was amiss. For such a milestone as Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, it was beyond belief that the president would abruptly ditch the parade on the strange excuse that the Armed Forces should not

Seun Alli is the curator and project lead for the ongoing Afrobeat Rebellion, a landmark exhibition celebrating Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, music, and political legacies.

Many are outraged that President Donald Trump called Nigeria a “disgraced country.” I am too. But my anger is not against Trump. I am angry with President Bola Tinubu who brought this insult on us. The only reason why Trump would disparage this country of over 200 million people is because Tinubu has damaged our collective

By TAYO OGUNBIYI According to reports,  a police inspector and four others were killed in a multiple collision that occurred at the Kara Bridge area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash involved a mini truck laden with cartons of biscuits, a heavy-duty long truck, a 40-foot containerised trailer, another truck carrying sardines, and a tow truck. This

Once again, the nation mourns. Last week, in Essa community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, tragedy struck as no fewer than 57 Nigerians lost their lives in yet another tanker explosion. Many others sustained severe burns in an incident that, sadly, mirrors a recurring national tragedy. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), 1,531