The exhibition and catalog are also reviewed by Conrad Max Brann in West Africa (London) no. 3465, January 16, 1984, pages 122-123 (VF-- Art, Nigeria). Review of the "Treasures of Ancient Nigeria" ...

Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is feeding into a wider competition ahead of the country’s next election. By Ruth ...

Some of the dynasties in some of the Nigerian principalities like those of Ile Ife, Benin, Oyo, Argungu, and Wukari are about 1000 years old. They have survived in one form or the other through the ...

Ancient civilizations definitely feel distant on paper. Their influence still appears almost everywhere in modern entertainment. Stories from Ancient civilizations continue to shape the worlds people ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - The haunting stone sculptures have stretched bodies with enlarged heads, mask-like faces and elongated chests - the kind of sharp, geometric qualities that inspired the works of ...

"A collection of original watercolours by the artist who accompanied Frobenius on his exhibition to Nigeria, 1910-1912 will also be shown." siris_sil_446941 ...

In school, many Nigerians were taught that African civilisations lagged behind the rest of the world. We were primitive, dark, uncivilised. But that’s a lie. History tells a very different story.

Victor Ekpuk is an internationally renowned Nigerian artist known for his artwork inspired by ancient African writing and graphic writing systems. INTERwoven TEXTures is his first solo exhibition at ...