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A New Era of Nigeria-India Relations?

Adeleke Ogunnoiki·January 12, 2025

There is an opportunity for Nigeria to capitalize on the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Nigeria to improve our bilateral relationship with India. Read More...

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What It Means to Attend Aké Festival

Seyi Lasisi·January 12, 2025

The Aké Arts & Book Festival is drawing young people from across Nigeria and the African diaspora, fostering connections, and inspiring a vibrant culture of literary growth and creativity. Read More...

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Note on Being Groomed for Exile

Ibrahim Williams·January 12, 2025

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

Ancci·January 12, 2025

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...

December 24/January 25 Nigeria

It Is Time to Let the ‘African Mother’ Jokes Go

Chukwuka Odigbo·January 12, 2025

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...

December 24/January 25 Nigeria

S2 EP2: The Political Rise of Ken Saro-Wiwa (Part II)

Wale Lawal·January 7, 2025

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...

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S2 EP2: The Political Rise of Ken Saro-Wiwa (Part I)

Wale Lawal·January 7, 2025

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...

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S2 EP1: Abacha’s Offer

Wale Lawal·January 7, 2025

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...

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The Faults of the Superficial

Ancci·December 18, 2024

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...

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Is the Styrofoam Ban in Lagos a Superficial Environmental Policy?

kehinde Allen-Taylor·December 15, 2024

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...

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