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Nigeria’s Anthems of Division and the Promise of Democratic Feminist Nationalism

Ololade Faniyi·September 28, 2025

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti showed that political organizing could transcend ethnic divisions while staying culturally rooted. Yet despite the vision of democratic nationalism her work offers us, today’s elite capture of democratic possibilities cloaks anti-democratic politics in the language of ethnic victimhood. Read More...

August/September 2025 Independence Day 2025 Nigeria

Is This the Federation Nnamdi Azikiwe Fought For?

Yusuf Omotayo·September 28, 2025

Nigeria celebrates its 65th independence anniversary during a period of uninterrupted 26 years of democratic governance. Despite this commendable sustenance of democracy, the country struggles to unite as ethnic tension rises. Read More...

August/September 2025 Independence Day 2025 Nigeria

The Vanishing Dream of Nigeria’s Middle Class

Jola Sonowo·September 28, 2025

Rice costs more, the naira buys less, and the middle class is checking out. From golden-age dreams post-independence to present japa-fuelled exits, this essay traces how Nigeria’s middle class rose, unravelled, and now fights to survive. Read More...

August/September 2025 Independence Day 2025 Nigeria

The New Chapter in Nigeria’s Tax Story

Martins Eke·September 21, 2025

Nigeria will begin 2026 with its biggest tax overhaul in decades. But what exactly is changing and will the new tax regime worsen or improve Nigeria’s economic and fiscal future? Read More...

August/September 2025 Nigeria

The Nigerian Heart of Joop Berkhout

Femke van Zeijl·September 21, 2025

Joop Berkhout, an icon of Nigeria’s publishing industry for almost six decades, died in February 2025 in Ibadan. He nurtured generations of writers and built Spectrum Books into a publishing powerhouse, yet also embraced the ‘big man’ culture of his adopted country with remarkable ease. Read More...

August/September 2025 Nigeria

Diaspora’s Struggle to Belong Home and Away

Adeyemi Adebayo·September 14, 2025

If the media plays an important role in the extreme portrayal of the West as a haven in the mind of the African, we might also assume that the same media largely has a role to play in the making of the self-perception of Africans. Read More...

August/September 2025 Nigeria The Black Atlantic

Rema Wants a Seat at the ‘Big Three’ Table—Has He Earned It?

Zainab Kuku·September 14, 2025

With sonic versatility and global reach, Rema is rewriting the rules of Afrobeats. But does that earn him a place alongside Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid? Read More...

August/September 2025 Nigeria

How Nora Awolowo Made Nollywood History

Assumpta Audu·September 7, 2025

With a surname etched in Nigeria’s national history, Nora Awolowo strategically charts her own path to continue a legacy of excellence, becoming the youngest person to gross over ₦100 million in Nollywood with ‘Red Circle’. Read More...

August/September 2025 Nigeria

The Dark Side of Charity

Ijapa O·September 7, 2025

Kanyin Ajayi’s English adaptation of French author Marie NDiaye’s Rien d’humain reveals the dark side of charity while also asking audiences to consider how gender violence affects women of various classes. Read More...

August/September 2025 Nigeria

Driving Through Life as a Fully Veiled Muslim Woman

Muti’ah Badruddeen·September 7, 2025

Mutia’ah Badrudeen documents how her decades of driving, as a fully veiled Muslim Yoruba woman across multiple countries, reveal prevailing social ideas about gender, identity and belonging. Read More...

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