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Listening to Five Years of Burna Boy’s ‘African Giant’

Fortune Akande·September 22, 2024

Five years after its release, Burna Boy’s fourth studio album, African Giant, continues to resonate with listeners. Has it earned its place as a modern classic? Read More...

August/September 2024 Nigeria

The Artist Archiving Igbo Life and Spirituality through Indigenous Aesthetics

Iruoma Chukwuemeka·September 22, 2024

How Chiagoziem Nneamaka Orji is making Igbo culture and spirituality more accessible through digital art. Read More...

August/September 2024 Nigeria

Nigeria’s Shiny New Loan

Dotun Odunlade·September 15, 2024

Is the recent $2.25 billion loan from the World Bank a lifeline or trap door? Read More...

August/September 2024 Nigeria

In the fading light of my father’s life, I watched helplessly as the man I once knew as vibrant and full of life slowly withered away. Though I loved him fiercely as a son, I did not realize how great my father was until years after his death. Read More...

August/September 2024 Best of 2024: Essays Father's Day Nigeria

A Poet’s Lament of a World on the Precipice

Eniolá Abdulroqeeb Arówólò·September 15, 2024

In her debut collection, Cadaver of Red Roses, Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi renders an evocative and poetic journey through past tragedies, protesting against war and poor leadership. Read More...

August/September 2024 Nigeria Reading

‘A Great Story Should Make You Feel Deeply’ Othuke Ominiabohs’ First Draft

Othuke Ominiabohs·September 13, 2024

Founder of Masobe Books and author of Aviara, Othuke Ominiabohs, believes that writers should write whatever truly interests them. However, ‘it would be exciting to see more romantic stories, thrillers, and daring, genre-bending works from Nigerian writers.’ Read More...

August/September 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

‘My Work as an Artist Transcends Mere Social Commentary’ Olusegun Tosin Kalejaye’s First Draft

Olusegun Tosin Kalejaye·September 6, 2024

Nigerian visual artist and book cover illustrator, Olusegun Tosin Kalejaye, says his work transcends mere social commentary: ‘Rooted in storytelling, representation, identity, and historical documentation, my work as an artist aims to evoke a profound emotional response in my audience, serving as a catalyst for change.’ Read More...

August/September 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

Highway to Where?

Chidera Ukairo·September 1, 2024

Beyond being a transformative infrastructure project aimed at connecting Nigeria’s southern coastline, the story of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway represents the interplay of competing interests in undertaking monumental economic projects. Read More...

August/September 2024 Best of 2024: Essays Nigeria

A Potent Tool of Remembrance

Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun·September 1, 2024

record found here, lanaire aderemi’s film exploration of the Egba Women’s Revolt, beautifully examines the impact of the movement on those who weren’t old enough to participate in it but were conscious enough to bear witness to its brilliance. Read More...

August/September 2024 Best of 2024: Essays Nigeria

Watching D’Tigress at the Olympics

Nanjala Nyabola·September 1, 2024

The experience of Nigeria’s women’s basketball team at the 2024 Summer Olympics brings to the fore important questions about the state of women’s team sports in Nigeria and the wider continent, and the challenges and priorities in nurturing regional talent. Read More...

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