For at least three times, gravity threatens to overwhelm this marvel of human invention that glides on air like a winged thing. Blood will drain from your head, and you sway. It is like an incoming state of inebriation, but without any of that soothing numbness two bottles of Heineken can elicit.
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Goethe-Institut Nigeria has postponed the planned reopening of its Lagos office on November 4, 2026,…
Victor Ehikhamenor returns to book-length literature with Central Hotel, his first collection of short fiction.…
Somewhere between those readings, shared meals and quiet conversations, the people I had met at the airport stopped feeling like strangers. The city outside the workshop continued moving in its usual Lagos way, but inside that room, I had found a slower kind of movement—the movement of ideas between people.
Africa’s first Nobel Prize for Literature was announced on October 16, 1986 – exactly 40…
The stage is set for another major chapter in African music as the International Executive…
Goethe-Institut Nigeria will officially reopen its Lagos premises on November 4 following the completion of…
The night’s creative heartbeat came from the exclusive preview of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, the forthcoming film adapted from Lola Shoneyin’s critically acclaimed novel. Directed by Daniel Oriahi – whose Taxi Driver remains a cult favourite – the film features a magnetic ensemble: Odunlade Adekola, Iyabo Ojo, Omowumi Dada, Bimbo Ademoye, and others.
When the Quramo Festival of Words (QFest) first opened its doors a decade ago, its…
Organisers of Quramo Festival of Words regret to announce the unavailability of Nigeria’s former President…
For six years, a familiar silence lingered over one of Lagos’ most beloved cultural institutions.…
Lagos is set to become the centre of African tourism, culture and creative storytelling as…