Arts

Jamaican author, Marlon James has beaten a host of 5 outstanding writers including Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma to win the 2015 edition of the Man Booker Prize for his novel inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s. This year’s shortlisted writers included: Marlon James (Jamaica), A Brief …

Kenyan author, journalist and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Binyavanga Wainaina is leading other pan-African speakers to participate at the inaugural edition of The Red Summit holding in Lagos at the Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos. Other speakers at the summit are the Executive Producer of Coke …

Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma, along with five other writers; Marlon James, Tom McCarthy, Sunjeev Sahota, Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara were Tuesday, announced  as the shortlisted authors for the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The six names were announced by Chair of judges, Michael Wood, at a press conference at …

Telecommunications company Etisalat Nigeria, has announced members of the judging panel who will decide the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature. The judging panel will be chaired by Professor Ato Quayson a Professor of English and inaugural Director of the Centre for Diaspora Studies at the University of …

Etisalat Nigeria, Thursday, announced the call for entries to the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature which is in its third year. The Etisalat Prize for Literature is the first ever Pan African prize celebrating debut African writers of published fiction. Aaccording to Matthew Willsher, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, …

Some 60 young artists from six states in the Niger Delta have graduated from a two-week “Art of the Delta” workshop designed to improve their skills and boost opportunities for self-employment. The training is the outcome of a partnership between The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) operated …

Nigerian international recording artiste, Asa, real name, Bukola Elemide will be the main act this weekend when she takes to the stage to offer top-quality entertainment at the grand finale of the season five of the Nigerian Idol reality Show. The France-based pop legend will be leading other acts in …

The on-going season five of the Nigerian Idol TV Reality Show, weekend, recorded a major upset with the eviction of three outstanding talents in Ayoka, Modele and Prime from the show and thus ending their hope of continuing in the multi-million naira race. The trio mark the first set of …

The NAFCA Honors Hollywood 2015 organization has announced the recipients of the prestigious NAFCA Literary Arts Award for this year. The recipients for this year’s award include: Mr. Wole Soyinka, Dr. Kole Odutola, Dr. Fumi Hancock and Mrs. Odile Koudou, who are well known for their work as a civil …

No fewer than 60 young artists from the Niger Delta have been enrolled at the Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya Training Centre in Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, for training in arts and crafts. The two-week training is a partnership between the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture and the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation, and …

Media practitioner, Mr. Ebere Wabara will on Tuesday, May 12, formally unveil his latest literary work, titled; ‘Media Gaffes & Essays’. The book presentation which is expected to attracted notable personalities from all segments of the society, is billed to hold at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, …