Arts

Nobel prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah in Lagos talks about his writing life

 Let's get started on that joyous note. Once again, Abdulrazak, congratulations on your Nobel. It…

Poet of the People: Niyi Osundare

Poets from all over the world today do not come any loftier than Nigeria’s Niyi…

The Day We Lost Our Manhood {For Leah Sharibu}

               By Nehru Odeh Dark clouds, imminent signs And…

Sammie Okposo was flawed, like every human, but he mesmerized us

The only image I have of Sammie Okposo inside my foggy head is gradually becoming…

Behind Every Song was an Unfinished Story: Adieu Sammie

His white handkerchief was his trademark. During most of his live performances many get easily…

Sammie Okposo dies at 51: How he narrowly escaped death two years ago

Death apparently has been on the trail of popular gospel artiste Sammie Okposo who slumped…

Breaking: Popular gospel artiste Sammie Okposo dies at 51

Three years ago, the Delta State-born music star had a close shave with death after…

Chinua Achebe at plus one

November 16, belongs to one man who conquered the world for Mother Africa. In the…

Day Ayinla Omowura and Ayinde Barrister dueled in Philadelphia

I presented a paper entitled Between Ayinla Omowura and Ayinde Barrister: Conflicting Notions of Superstardom…

Burna Boy nominated for Grammy third time in three years, Tems, Beyonce also on the list

Burna Boy has been nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards for the third time in…