CORA Library & Resource Centre set to usher in new era in Lagos Literary Landscape

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) will unveil its latest endeavour, the CORA Library & Resource Centre (L&RC), during a sneak peek event held at CORAVille…

LABAF continues this week, AFRIMA, Slay Queen Conference and more

It’s another Friday and you know there is no party like a Lagos party. Thisislagos tells you where the hottest parties are, where the art exhibitions are popping and where the cognoscenti gather. Make sure you turn up! LABAF 2021…

#LABAF2019 – ART SEMINAR @Esther’s Revenge

Who is Jerry Buhari? Who is Kunle Adeyemi? Why is LABAF celebrating them as they both turn 60? What have they been up to in their field for the last 30 or so years? How has their contribution affected the…

#Labaf2019 – “Indigenous Literature and Translation” seminar

How do works published in indigenous languages travel when translated in English? What, if anything, is lost in translation and more to the point, do we need to realize indigenous literature in the language of the colonizer or should we…

Lagos Book & Art Festival, (LABAF) set for November 4-10, 2019

The 21st edition of the Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) will take place from November 4-10, 2019 at Freedom Park, Lagos Island and other venues around the city. LABAF which has been described as ‘Africa’s biggest cultural picnic, is week-long…

Day 4 at LABAF -Gabriella Opara

After a night of conversations and celebration dedicated to Fela comes to an end; another day of activities dawns at the 20th edition of the Lagos Art and Book Festival (LABAF). Day four at LABAF will begin on a creative…

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