Congrats: Fifi Ejindu Bags African Arts & Fashion Lifetime Award by AAA

Celebrated entrepreneur, architect, philanthropist and founder of African Arts and Fashion Initiative,Princess Fifi Ejindu, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the African Achievers Awards at the African Arts and Fashion Banquet that has been held at The Dorchester on Sunday, 4 August 2013. TheAfrica Fashion Week London Life Patron was presented with the award for her contribution towards the promotion of African Arts and Fashion across the globe.

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Appraising Nigeria’s Ancient Traditional Arts

Nigeria’s earliest artefacts are famous for their styles and aesthetic values all over the world. CHIKA OKEKE examines some of the ancient artworks and writes that due to their historic importance, it has contributed to national development especially in the arts and culture sector.

Apart from their aesthetic nature, the artefacts are priceless and that is why foreigners place much value on them than Nigerians. Some of the ancient traditional arts are Nok, Akwanshi, Igboukwu and Dufuna Canoe.

Though some of these historic artefacts were carted away by the colonial masters but the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) have engaged in dialogue with museums across Europe and France on possible ways of repatriating them to their home countries especially Nigeria.