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Chidozie Oliver Maduka: Weaving Light, Memory, and Spirit Through the Lens

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2025 0

There is a rare kind of artist who does not just capture reality, but transforms it who turns silence into substance, shadows into scripture, and cultural memory into a living archive. Chidozie Oliver Maduka is one such artist. A fine art photographer, visual storyteller, and cultural

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1952 Africa announces two unmissable events during Lagos Art Week: Collectors’ evening and divergence exhibition

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2024 0

…A SHOWCASE OF EMERGING AFRICAN ARTISTS Lagos, Nigeria – 1952 Africa, a pioneering organization empowering emerging African artists, proudly announces two exciting events as part of Lagos Art Week: the exclusive 1952 Africa Collectors’ Evening and the highly anticipated Public Opening of the Divergence Exhibition. A Celebration of African Artistic

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Afrocritik: Redefining Art and Culture through African Perspectives

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 September 2024 0

By Ahmed Yerima In the last three years, Afrocritik has established itself as a media platform dedicated to promoting African arts and culture. Since its official launch in 2021, the platform has maintained its focus on advancing cultural discourse through thought-provoking reviews, spotlights, interviews, and weekly dialogues. With a dedicated commitment to amplifying the

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Deborah Ajayi leads a group ready to showcase their cultural performances at the Imole De US tour

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2024 0

Imole De US Tour is set to be a thrilling musical journey that brilliantly fuses the rich cultural heritage of Yoruba traditions with the vibrancy of contemporary highlife, promising to enchant audiences across the United States during their much-anticipated tour. The tour is led by an extraordinary ensemble of talented musicians and vocalists, including Deborah […]

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Afinju Gallery showcase Olufemi Afolabi’s Masterpieces in London

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2024 0

A colorful story about culture, a certain period of time, a fragment of history, and a modern expression. Your heart skips a beat and sings when it strikes a chord with your soul and spirit. Every piece of art honors African ancestry, whether it takes the shape of striking metropolitan patterns or unadorned countryside scenes. […]

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I am a woman who knows what she wants -Mercy Eke

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 December 2023 0

Nigerian reality TV sensation Mercy Eke, renowned for her prominence on the Big Brother Naija reality show, demonstrated unwavering resilience during an episode of Hero’s Therapy where she answered questions from a groundbreaking card game called ‘A Plethora of Thoughts’. Recall that Mercy Eke won the Big Brother Naija Season 4, also known as Big […]

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Happy ‘village girl’ bestriding global stage

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 December 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer of many influences. But she was primarily influenced by Chinua Achebe, one of the most respected figures of African literature during her teenage years in the university town of Nsukka. It is important to add that Things Fall Apart, Achebe’s first novel that depicts pre-colonial Africa, […]

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Gerald Chukwuma’s Shared Horizon – a critical review

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 December 2023 0

At first like an overwhelming forest, wood brown plates with uneven chopped edges, tree bark textures blended into indigenous motifs and symbols with a sparring splash of blue green tones in the background and a striking little red portion. Hidden in the woods, two human figures kneeling into each other, one in dark blue hue […]

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Uchechi Emelonye: From UK to Nigeria with Afrosoul songs

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 December 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE It was a night of sheer fun as some of Nigeria’s most talented artistes, including Afrosoul sensation, Uchechi Emelonye took to the stage at Konga Place, Lekki, Lagos to entertain an ecstatic crowd during the 2023 edition of TD Africa’s, annual event, ‘Celebrating You’. Displaying grand stagecraft, Uchechi Emelonye who made her […]

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Basorge Tariah Jnr: Comedian crisscrossing every area of performing arts

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 December 2023 0

BY BARTH EZE Basorge Tariah Jnr is an accomplished theatre man. He has navigated every branch of performance arts: from script writing, directing, choreography and dancing to acting, comedy, show promotion and more, and he is still standing. To have continuously worked and succeeded in these different areas of the theatre would not have been […]

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Cover Art by African Artists to Appear on an Upcoming Anthology Honoring Diverse Voices

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2022 0

In a groundbreaking collaboration that highlights the richness of African and Diaspora voices, the forthcoming anthology “Relations” is set to showcase the artwork of acclaimed visual artist Ayegbayo Damola on its cover. Ayegbayo, known for his expressive and emotive portrayals of black African women, has been selected to contribute his unique artistic style to

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Ben Enwonwu’s Ogolo valued at $105,000 at ARTSPLIT’s inaugural physical auction

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2022 0

ARTSPLIT, the pioneering art trading platform for African art, held its first physical auction on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria. The physical event followed the soft launch of the platform on the 8th of April 2022, which was well-received by an enthusiastic community of African art collectors, as well as ARTSPLIT’s partnership with […]

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Arts & Culture literary Series I

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

By Chief Kingsley Okafor. Ksji Dear readers, creative, art enthusiasts and all culture minded fellows out there. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you on board as we begin this journey into the mind of the artist and in-depth exposé into the world of our diverse cultures. As we embark on this journey, I […]

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The women weavers of Akwete

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2020 0

By- Otosirieze Obi-Young After she turned seven, and her arms were long enough, Grace Anelechi Okere began to weave. She had spent all the years of her life close to her grandmother’s upright loom, watching the aging woman, one of the most skilled weavers in Akwete and all of the Ndoki clan and Ukwa East […]

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FG inaugurates campaign for return of its looted Artifacts

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2019 0

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the Campaign For The Return and Restitution of Nigeria’s Looted/Smuggled Artifacts from around the world. Announcing the inauguration at a media briefing in Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said government is putting on notice all those who are holding on to the nation’s cultural […]

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Nigerian artist, Akunyili’s daughter makes 2019 Time’s ‘100 Next’ list

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2019 0

Abuja – Acclaimed global artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby has been profiled in the 2019 Time Magazine ‘100 Next’ list. Time’s ‘100 Next’ is an annual listicle of the 100 influential people in the world who are actively contributing to change the world through their craft. Akunyili-Crosby is the daughter of the late Dora Akunyili, former Director-General […]

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Photos: 2019 National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) in Benin City

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

The 2019 National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) which is happening at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo, Benin, promises to be full of entertainment with cultural displays, musical performances from great Nigerian artistes, with Victor Uwaifo and 2Baba leading the group. This year’s NAFEST also promises to provide skill acquisition programmes for

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2019 NAFEST offers free skill acquisition programmes — Runsewe

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

Mr Olusegun Runsewe, Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) on Monday said that the 2019 edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) would provide skill acquisition programmes for participants. Speaking during the opening ceremony of NAFEST at University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo, Benin, Runsewe said that NCAC was […]

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Wikimedia Nigeria unveils 2019 eco-friendly photo contest

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2019

Globally, eco-centric initiatives to reclaim damaged ecosystem has been on the increase. As many organizations either engage in tree planting exercise or conscious environmental drive to stem the global warming and environmental degradation, others use technology to drive the same process to make earth a safe habitation. This comes as a technology based platform, Wikimedia

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Artist urges FG to develop more platforms for sector’s growth

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2019

An art enthusiast, Uche Joel-Chima, has said that Nigeria needed to develop more platforms that would motivate the world to appreciate her art potential. “We need the world to visit the potential in the art sector in Nigeria so that they will contribute to its growth,” said Joel-Chima, the Chief Executive officer, Museum of Contemporary […]