Toke Benson Awoyinka Mrs Toke Benson Awoyinka is the Lagos State Commissioner for Arts and Culture. Recently she featured on “Morning Show” on Arise Television monitored in Lagos. She speaks on the popular Fanti Carnival holding in Lagos, just as she addressed other activities of the Ministry intended to make …
adminjagoan Almasi Collaborative Arts’ inaugural playwrights retreat concludes, empowering Zimbabwean writers
The inaugural Zimbabwean Writer’s Retreat by Almasi Collaborative Arts, in partnership with The Public Theatre (New York), concluded yesterday, , with participating playwrights sharing their reflections on the experience. Held in Harare from March 31 to April 12, this pioneering initiative provided a dedicated space for five selected Zimbabwean playwrights …
Setouchi Triennale int’l art festival kicks off in west Japan’s Seto Inland Sea area
TAKAMATSU — The Setouchi Triennale, one of the largest art festivals in Japan, commenced on April 18, showcasing 256 works by 218 individual and group artists from 37 countries and regions across 17 venues on islands and along coastal areas of the Seto Inland Sea between Kagawa and Okayama prefectures. …
Sporty student, 23, is left quadruple amputee after contracting sepsis
A sporty medical student has been left a quadruple amputee after what she thought was a simple bout of the flu turned out to be a life-threatening sepsis infection. Lily McGarry, 23, from Jersey, was studying medicine at Cardiff University when she was rushed to A&E in January with flu-like …