Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

Painting Sardauna’s portrait is a blessing to my career – ABU Artist

The jovial countenance of Aminu Ayuba Ahmad was infectious. He is a staff of the Ahmadu Bello University’s Department of Fine Art. His excitemen

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