NIGERIAN ART STUDENT BREAKS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD WITH 100-HOUR PAINTING MARATHON!
Nigerian Art and Design student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, has broken a decade-old Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest painting marathon after painting for 100 consecutive hours. Over four days, Ahaghotu worked to produce 106 pieces depicting all manner of subjects, including celebrities, food items, plants, animals, and much more. GWR in a statement on their […]
GERMANY HANDS OVER 20 LOOTED BENIN BRONZES TO NIGERIA
Germany has handed over 20 “Benin Bronzes” from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, December 20th. Earlier this year, Germany signed a declaration with Nigeria to release all 1,130 “Benin Bronzes”. The term “Benin Bronze” refers to thousands of metal sculptures, plaques and carvings made between the 15th and […]
AGED DRUMMER GETS HALF OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF PHOTO AS NFT
Adisa Olashile, a corps member and a photographer,who took a picture of Baba Onilu, an aged drummer in Ibadan, minted the picture (NFT) and sold it for a million Naira. He has gifted Baba Onilu half of the proceeds. We commend this good deed and hope the money goes a long way in the life […]
LOOTED BRONZE RETURNED TO OBA OF BENIN
Hurray! Two of the historic items looted by the British during the 1897 invasion of the Benin Kingdom have been officially handed over to the Oba of Benin – Oba Ewuare II after 125 years. The artefacts—the head of an Oba (Uhunwun Elahor) and a carved cockerel (Okpa)—were handed over to the Oba by the […]