Brunel Prize becomes Evaristo Prize

The Brunel Prize for Poetry has become the Evaristo Prize, after the name of its founder, Bernadine Evaristo, the British writer of Nigerian and English extraction who is current president of the Royal Society for Literature, and Booker Prize Laureate. She established the prize a number of years ago, with £3000 of her own funds,…

Jagaban is first directly elected president of Nigeria’s fourth republic

Nigeria’s fourth post-restoration election has resulted in the election of its first mono-religious presidential team; Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Muslim from the South-West, and Kashim Shettima, a Muslim from the North-East won the election in a closely fought race that many expected would result in a run-off, due to the presence, for the first time…

C.J. Obasi’s ‘Mami Wata’ wins at Sundance for Cinematography

Nigerian director, C.J.Obasi has won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography at The 2023 Sundance Film Festival for his film “Mami Wata”. The award to the film’s cinematographer, Lili Soares, cited the film’s “ richness of…black and white images, combined with the intricate and intimate camerawork of both the performances and natural…

“Security more important than Zoning” – Saraki

Former speaker of the house and governor of Kwara state, Bukola Saraki in an interview with Channels Television says security is more important in choosing the next leader of Nigeria than the issue of Zoning…and that he’s the one for the job.

“Chineke! Works new life into historic Woolwich”

Chineke! The UK’s first all-black classical music ensemble, alongside National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Punchdrunk theatre who have notoriety for their cutting edge theatre, as well as the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair are set to breathe new life into one of London’s most historic districts; Woolwich, an old part of London’s industrial heartland is set…