Denja Abdullahi: Independent artists, writers are never the best friends of governments for reasons we all know
* Government should assist independent culture producers in their various programmes, projects Denja Abdullahi straddles both the administration of culture as director and its production as an artist. Therefore as …
Jahman Anikulapo: I went into journalism as an artist, and an artist does not ask for your opinion before he does his work
‘A cultural scene as big as Nigeria’s without culture policy is banana republic culture scene’ ‘Funding culture doesn’t allow for corruption, so those in government won’t do it’ ‘What will …
‘Motherland the Musical’: Is anyone ready to die, take a bullet for Nigeria?, Julius Obende asks
‘Play should travel round the country for Nigerians to see its important messages,’ says Odokoro By Anote Ajeluorou “IS anyone ready to die? Is anyone ready to take a bullet …
‘It’s Oluwole’s Orunmila philosophy of complementarity and oppositional thoughts in logic that interests me’ By Anote Ajeluorou Juul van der Laan is a Dutch independent artist-filmmaker who is interested in …
Investigating the etymology of obsolete concepts in Amrah Aliyu’s ‘Breast Are Names of Flowers’
By Umar Yogiza Jr. THROUGH the methodical lens of a wayfarer and incarcerated, Amrah Aliyu’s Breast Are Names of Flowers reflects on the wreathed past, present and the future, the …
I leave my audience with a sense of peace, says Oloyede By Samuel Osaze Michael Oloyede certainly knows his onions and is confident about the after-effect of his music on …
By Chinelo Chikelu JIDEOFOR, the latest project of Abuja-based musician CEF, packs sonics sourced from traditional Igbo instruments, with lyrics that are simultaneously light yet heavy on the mind. The …
‘…Talent is Nigeria’s greatest asset’‘…We manage to make connections among ourselves as human beings in Nigeria, not here’‘…American society has been promoting its education, supporting educational facilities for a very …