Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

FIVE BOOKS TO DISTRACT YOU FROM COVID 19

Nothing sounds more spy catcher than the code name of a virus rampaging the world and taking no prisoners. The coronavirus and all the news overload c

‘What Lolwe literary magazine offers Africa’

Troy Onyango is the founder of Lowle, a new literary magazine launched in January 2020. A Kenyan writer, editor and lawyer, his work has been publishe

The Minor of the Hospital Ward (I)

Ahmad Habib received his neighbour, Abdu Tajo, in a hospital bed. The latter, dressed as nattily as was usual for him had brought his older brother, H

Ako Caine Prize receives record 222 submissions

The Ako Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 has received a record total of 222 submissions from 28 African countries, the largest number of entries s

Fuji Musician to FG: Check influx of morally corrupt songs

An Abeokuta-based popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Sefiu Alao Adekunle, has called on the Federal Government to establish a music censors board to check