A leader is a masquerade; he must not tear his own veil ... Is that why someone saw “a link between mask and menace”? So, when we interrogate the use of power by the one we have come to call Lagos, we ...

The Etche people are located in southeastern Nigeria, primarily in Rivers State. Though they are part of the broader Igbo ...

Hunt for Love season 1 brought the TLC franchise’s hottest singles to the sun-soaked beaches of Mexico in search of romance. While some, like Rob Warne, dove headfirst into steamy makeout sessions ...

Drums pounded and colorful figures whirled through crowds as Nigeria hosted a two-day Masquerade Festival this week, drawing participants from across West Africa in a vibrant celebration of ...

The New York return of The Phantom of the Opera is being further teased with masquerade masks popping up all around the city. The Instagram account Masquerade NYC, which has been dropping teasers ...

Innovation and Mobility as they walk among the 13 masquerade works created by Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa, Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah, David Sanou and Hervé Youmbi. 'Tso Scream Mask ...

There’s also work by Herve Youmbi from Douala, Cameroon, and Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa from Calabar, Nigeria ... and patrons commission masks for a masquerade society’s public celebrations ...

A pair of Kimi masks (headpiece carved by David Sanou in ... New African Masquerades offers a rare look into contemporary West African masquerade by contextualizing the works of individual artists ...

Popular Yoruba comedy skit maker, Hussein Mubarak Kehinde, widely known as Ozain, has landed in hot water with the Ìjọ Ọjẹ Parapọ̀ Welfare Association, Nigeria ... the masquerade, unleashed insults ...

Nigeria’s sensational ... He said Big Masquerade EP is more than just a collection of songs; “it is a movement. Each track serves as a mask, revealing different facets of his journey, from ...

The dancing, drumming, elaborate costumes and effigies of the colonial masquerade bands originated in religious festivals of the Igbo and Yoruba tribes of Nigeria ... would wear masks and costumes ...