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13 years ago, ASIRI Magazine began with a simple mission: to make Nigerian history accessible, engaging, and unforgettable.
Since 2013, we have transformed archives into living stories, publishing multilingual history content, documenting heritage across Nigeria, curating exhibitions, preserving archives, contributing to major historical films, collaborating with global institutions, earning international recognition on CNN African Voices, and launching the landmark HerStory of Nigeria initiative.
This is only a fraction of our journey. For 13 years, consistency, dedication, and an unwavering love for Nigeria have guided our work in preserving the past and inspiring future generations.
Happy 13th Anniversary to us. Here's to many more years of telling Nigeria’s stories.
#ASIRIMagazine #ASIRIMagazineAt13 #NigeriaHistoryMatters #HistoryLivesHere
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In 1986, Professor Wole Soyinka became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
It was a defining moment for Nigeria and African literature and a powerful recognition of the continent’s contribution to world culture.
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In 1986, history was made. Forty years later, we celebrate the man, the words and the legacy that continue to inspire generations.
Join us for Aké to Stockholm, commemorating the 40th anniversary of Professor Wole Soyinka’s Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Oludamola Adebowale Speaks On Book Celebrating Nigeria’s Female Heroes
Click to watch the full conversation.
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TRAILER OUT NOW | Ake to Stockholm
Forty years after Professor Wole Soyinka made history as the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Ake to Stockholm revisits the journey, the work, and the legacy behind this historic milestone.
8:30pm Today, Channels Book Club with our Founder and Creative Director. #NigeriaHistoryMatters
This week on #ChannelsBookClub, archivist and historian Oludamola Adebowale explores his projects on history and the stories that shape us.
📺 Tonight, 8:30PM WAT | DStv 420
🔴 channelstv.com/live
#NigerianLiterature #History
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On Friday, 16 October 2026, we held a press conference to officially announce the 8th edition of Timeless Memories: Elastic Effects of Wole Soyinka VIII
This year’s exhibition, titled “Ake to Stockholm,” celebrates the 40th anniversary of Professor Wole Soyinka’s Nobel Prize
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Its the 8th Edition of the Timeless Memories: Elastic Effects of Wole Soyinka Project. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Nobel Prize with the theme "Ake to Skockholm". Are you ready?
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Olu rests his hand on the hood ornament of a Citroën Traction Avant automobile owned by Mr. Danford.
Date: October 24, 1950
Image Credit: Duckworth, E. H., 1894-1972 (Photographer) / Herskovits Library of African Studies
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Ake to Stockholm: Exhibition celebrates 40 years of Soyinka’s Nobel Prize
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QFest 2026 came to a brilliant close yesterday!
Three remarkable days of engaging panel discussions, book chats, film screenings and thought-provoking conversations, all centred on ideas, creativity and the possibilities of a better Nigeria.
Ongoing Panel Discussion at #QFEST2026
Scroll, Click, Read.
Digital Publishing, Changing Reading Habits at the Future of Storytelling
Panel Discussion: How Depression Saved my Life ( A Book by Chude Jideonwo) Conversation with Chude. Interviewer: Dr. Morayo Afolabi-Brown
#QFEST2026
OnGoing Panel Discussion: Loot, Restitution and African Heritage.
A conversation inspired by Loot: Britain and Benin Bronze. #QFEST2026
What's the proper definition of a Museum, is the building, or the objects that holds symbolic cultural significance to the people, their beliefs and tradition. #QFEST2026
Its Day 3 and the Grand Finale of #QFEST2026.
We are live here at Eko Hotel and Suites. Where are you? – at Ikeja, Nigeria
Day 2 at #QFest2026 was packed with ideas, creativity and inspiring talks.
From workshops & masterclasses to panel discussions and book chats, we explored the power of storytelling in preserving culture.
Congrats to Oreoluwa Oluwagbede, winner of the 2026 Quramo Writers Prize! – at Ikeja, Nigeria
Today is the Grand Finale — Day 3!
📍 Eko Hotel & Suites
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
Don’t miss it! #QFest2026 – at Ikeja, Nigeria
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The event is moderated by Oludamola Adebowale, FRSA, AFRHistS, Founder and Creative director of @ASIRIMagazine.
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
3:30pm — Doors open
G.A.S. Foundation, 9B Hakeem Dickson Drive, off T.F. Kuboye Road, Oniru, Lagos, Nigeria.
Panel Discussion: Storytelling as Cultural Preservation presented by Loving Lagos. Its Day 2 of #QFEST2026
