Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

‘The Secret Place,’ a review by Suleman Yushau

I was challenged to read a new book every week during the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. The first I read and completed was a nove

Masobe releases 2 books during lockdown

Masobe Books, a new publishing outfit based in Lagos, has released two books, ‘The Mechanics of Yenagoa’ by Michael Afenfia and ‘A Broken People’s Pla

‘From Qatar my poetry touches Africa’

Covenant Egahiojo Ayegba is an 11-year-old spoken word poet born in the Island of Seychelles and now lives in Qatar. In a phone interview, she talks a

How Kaduna photographer documented Kawo bridge’s fall

Photographer Halima Abubakar is known for taking shots that explore identity. One of her most recent works, a series themed ‘Kwalliya,’ focused on fac

‘How I became a potter’

Anne Adams is an artist, potter and Writer. She learned to paint by observing roadside artists and watching YouTube videos. She explored various mediu