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Note on Being Groomed for Exile
As Africans, our being lost in the diaspora is contingent on the preservation of life for ourselves and for those of our families left behind. Read More...
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Youth, Poetry and the Nigerian Traumatic
In a nation like Nigeria that is not so far removed from constant distress and anguish, it is only reasonable that literature, especially from young writers, serves as the analytical medium of these experiences. Read More...
It Is Time to Let the ‘African Mother’ Jokes Go
In recent times, we have been inundated with various social media depictions of African mothers, portraying them as ignorant, irrational, and incoherent. These depictions engender a reading of primitive difference in Africans by reinforcing the trope of the conservative, backward African. Read More...
S2 EP2: The Political Rise of Ken Saro-Wiwa (Part II)
What was it about the Ogoni movement that made it (to borrow from the American writer, Toni Cade Bambara) ‘irresistible’ to Ken Saro-Wiwa? Let’s find out together.
The second part of episode two of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP2: The Political Rise of Ken Saro-Wiwa (Part I)
What was it about the Ogoni movement that made it (to borrow from the American writer, Toni Cade Bambara) ‘irresistible’ to Ken Saro-Wiwa? Let’s find out together.
The second episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP1: Abacha’s Offer
Why did Ken Saro-Wiwa decline Abacha’s ministerial offer? Let’s find out together.
The first episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
The Faults of the Superficial
In Terminal Maladies, Okwudili Nebeolisa’s poems of care, reminiscence, and longing are imbued with vulnerability and clarity. However, the expressive lucidity does not fully compensate for the lack of depth. Read More...
Is the Styrofoam Ban in Lagos a Superficial Environmental Policy?
While the styrofoam ban in Lagos State represents an important step towards reducing plastic waste, its potential for long-term impact is limited without broader, science-based policy reforms. Read More...
Is Nigerian Comedy Getting Better or Worse?
In Nigeria’s evolving world of comedy, gauche exaggeration and unearned familiarity are often the defining marks of this generation of comedians, and for better or worse Nigerian comedy has to tell jokes that actually make its audience laugh. Read More...
Tinubu’s Russian Roulette
The hoisting of Russian flags in Nigeria during recent protests suggests how President Tinubu’s ECOWAS foreign policy gambles might have triggered pro-Russian sentiments in Nigeria. Read More...
