Lola Shoneyin Founder of the biggest book festival in Africa: Ake Festival
Lola Shoneyin is a cultural force to be reckoned with. The award-winning author of The Secret Wives of Baba Segi, poet and book publisher is also the founder of...
Google celebrates Nigerian food culture with the world
Cultures vary the world over. Ask anyone about Mardi Gras or St Patrick’s Day and they’ll have a quick description for you, but you will not very easily find...
11 Books Headline the 21st Lagos Book Festival
The Committee for Relevant Art, CORA has announced the 2019 edition of the yearly Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF. It is the 21st edition; and will hold for...
Yinka Shonibare Congratulates Wish Africa for a Successful Expo in London
At the main expo hall of Olympia London, Kensington on the 8th and 9th of June 2019, WISH Africa showcased the best of Africa in Art, Architecture, Design, Food,...
Buchi Emecheta celebrated with Google Doodle
This day, Google is celebrating Nigerian novelist Buchi Emecheta with its Doodle today, on what would have been her 75th birthday.
Born to Igbo parents in the Lagos suburb of...
Africa’s Most Expensive Building
With a reported price tag of US$300million, the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre Kigali, in Rwanda, is by far Africa’s most expensive and impressive building. But beyond holding...
Del-York Creative Academy celebrates Africa Day with Tony Elumelu.
Tuesday 21st of May witnessed the commemoration of the Africa Day; the day was celebrated by an event put together by the United Bank for Africa (UBA) with theme...
Del-York Creative Academy 2019 Kicks Off in Lagos
The highly anticipated 2019 edition of the Del-York Creative Academy started on Monday, the 10th of May 2019 with over 250 students in attendance. The Academy is an expression...
Delivering on the promise of social change beyond the rhetoric
Nigeria
is faced with several challenges towards achieving meaningful economic growth
and development. The population, estimated at 184 million, is growing at a 2.6%
percent rate per annum. The number of citizens...
A Tribute to our Cherished Senior Citizens/Elders
Senior Citizens are a strong and often unappreciated minority
group who play a pivotal role in the family. I loved my grandparents – I met
three in my lifetime – and...
