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Timileyin Okunlola
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Shortlist Announced for Witsprouts Storytelling Prize 2025
Witsprouts has officially announced the shortlist for its 2025 Witsprouts Storytelling Prize, a lite…
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Black Figuration Is Alive And Well, Now Showing At O’DA Art Gallery
Black Figuration is Alive and WellJuly 13 – August 9 2025O’DA Art Gallery 10 Sir Samuel Manuwa…
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It happened abruptly,In the blink of an eye,One minute, you were a full-bodied man,The next, youR…
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WAFFCon 2025: A Celebration of Women in Arts, Film, and Fashion
Absolute Poetry, a creative organization promoting the heritage of Nigerian poetry and creative arts…
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Chaos, Kindly – A Group Exhibition Opens at Kokopelli Lagos
Kokopelli Gallery , a contemporary art gallery harnessing the power of intentional storytelling, has…
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Mosadoluwa Fasasi Envisions a Revolutionary Future for Scientific Research through Decentralized Science
Imagine a world where scientific progress is unhindered by bureaucracy, endless hurdles, excruciatin…
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Musa Ganiyy’s “GΛINYYSCOPE” Exhibition Opens at Windsor Gallery Lagos
Lagos is set to witness a groundbreaking moment in contemporary African art as Windsor Gallery prese…
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Innatism Unleashed: Highlights from NIPCON 2023’s Cultural Extravaganza
The Nigeria International Poetry Convention (NIPCON) celebrated its second edition from November 29 …
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The Photographer Redefining Childhood through Advocacy and Photography
Social advocacy is a cause that often goes overlooked in today’s world. Amidst the apparent ab…
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Muyiwa Akhigbe Invites Everyone to Create Art Through Abstract Amateurism
For Muyiwa Akhigbe, an exciting new chapter unfolds as the multidisciplinary creative explores innov…
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Climate Enthusiast Awal Hakim is in an Unending Embrace with Nature
Months ago, the internet buzzed with excitement over a new Guinness World Record holder who hugged t…
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Ernest Raja Nettey is Facilitating Joy to the Grassroot Through Dance
Ernest Raja Nettey, popularly known as Starter, the charismatic professional dancer from Accra, has …
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Dan Dizzy is Creating Attention-Grabbing Rap Flows on the Go
Born Daniel Tuotamuno Darius in the bustling city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, DanDizzy’s love f…
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Ayo Adams is Capturing the Nuances of Southwestern Nigeria
Adams Abdulfatai Ayomide, a Nigerian documentary filmmaker with an eye for capturing the nuances of …
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5 Tales of Fictional Women Who Pushed Past Boundaries
Have you ever seen God in the labour room? For the average African woman, the hallmark of existence …
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Introducing the Kujus: Sparing the Elephant in the Room and the Breaking of Sibling Bonds
A disintegrated family is what we all pray against. We bind. We ‘cast. We tie. We fire. As a m…
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This Is How You Move On From Grief That Has Run It’s Course as a Comforter
Grief – the bitter pill we all have to swallow at one point or the other. Recall when you lost…
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Faith Gbadero — Art as an exploration of faith, identity, and objective self-expression
Nigerian artist Faith Gbadero represents a new breed of young artists of African descent using their…