Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

Pushkin’s pride: How the Russian literary giant paid tribute to his African ancestry

His black great-grandfather was abducted as a child and raised in Peter the Great’s court. A new Pushkin translation includes the little-known h

‘Art gives social, political issues resonance’

Self-taught visual artist, Amarachi Odimba, got a PGD in Education and a BSc in Geology and Mining from Enugu State University of Science and Technolo

Runsewe, traders trade blame over Abuja crafts village fire

The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe said the Friday fire incident at the Abuja Arts and Craft v

British author says women are better novelists than men

Novelist and short story writer John Boyne has claimed “women are better novelists than men”.  Boyne’s comments were made as pa

Literary heavy weights to judge 2018 Caine Prize

Nigerian novelist and director of the Ake Arts and Book Festival Lola Shoneyin, has been named in the 2018 judging panel of the Caine Prize for Africa