Like most of contemporary art, abstract and conceptual photography gets a lot of flack for being artsy fartsy self indulgent nonsense. This is why interviewing artist and photographer Abraham Oghobase seemed for me my most emotional interview in this series so far. Being an artist already places you on the fringe of things and […]
Inua Ellams happens to be one of the most hardworking poets i know. If he isn’t working on a play or poetry or globetrotting in search of inspiration, then he is trying to figure out how to get Othello and Sango to a dinner table spitting verses at each other. He is that kind […]
Qudus Onikeku is always a fascinating person to converse with. He often claims he isn’t an activist but following him on social media tells a completely different story. Qudus is certainly one of Nigeria’s great dance exports but what i particularly love about his work is how he is constantly seeking to contextualise dance […]
Victor Ehikhamenor has to be one of the most dynamic and prolific visual artists i have gotten the opportunity to get close to. And i almost forgot very stylish too. Victor is a painter, sculptor,photographer,writer and satirist. His work has been known and characterised by his large scale labyrinths which has been described in […]
I don’t know what it is but Ireti Doyle has to be one of my favourite people in the world. I am not quite sure if it is her fierce honesty or unapologetic vulnerability, i can’t seem to put my finger on it. The first time i interviewed her was a few years ago […]
In the second episode of Culture Diaries, i chat with fellow poet Titilope Sonuga. I have often referred to her poetry as very visceral and picturesque. In recent times, she if fast becoming every girls favourite poet exploring themes that traverse everyday human emotions and that all so interesting transition from girlhood to womanhood. […]
I have been contemplating ending this series of mine which i have enjoyed making so much but fortunately despite all the challenges i never give up without a fight so i have decided not to hang my boots up just yet. So here goes the story. As part of the British Council’s UK/NG season […]
So as a lover of all things art and culture, i thought it was time to have a go at a video interview series and thus Culture Diaries was born. I have only been able to shoot six episodes as a pilot season but touch wood i will get the resources i need to […]
Stanley Okereke was dismissed from his work as a driver some years ago when he discovered his hands were shaking. This condition degenerated into Partial Stroke and his life has not remained the same ever since. In the revisit segment, watch as Airtel Nigeria helped the Guildance Community Development Foundation touch the lives of […]
A lot people have been asking about a new season of the television Airtel Touching Lives programme which i present on television. Well i am deeply pleased and honoured to share that we were renewed for a second season which premiered last week on network television and cable tv. It has been great to […]