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‘Writers Are Never Truly Satisfied With Their Work’ Tomi Obaro’s First Draft

Tomi Obaro·March 8, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Dele Weds Destiny, Tomi Obaro, says her debut novel was loosely inspired by her mother’s relationship with her best friends. Read More...

February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

‘Port Harcourt No Be Abuja’ The Insurmountable Tasks Nyesom Wike Faces

Yusuf Omotayo·March 4, 2024

Nyesom Wike’s appointment as minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could be Wike’s biggest political task yet. As minister, he will have to govern a people who are majorly religiously and ethnically different from him while trying to retain power over his previous domain, Rivers State. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria

‘An African Feminist Manifesto’

Wale Lawal·February 27, 2024

For whom is the transformative potential of feminism new? Our latest issue, An African Feminist Manifesto, considers the imperatives for Black African feminism(s) in our uniquely uncertain times, plus more. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria Vol8-no1

Funke Akindele’s Path to a Billion Naira

Assumpta Audu·February 27, 2024

Being a force in an industry is a difficult position to attribute to anyone. But after producing the top three highest-grossing movies in Nollywood and being the first and only filmmaker to surpass ₦1-billion-box-office sales, Funke Akindele has cemented herself as an entertainment titan. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria Vol8-no1

A 40-Year-Old Japa Story

Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun·February 27, 2024

From the ‘Checking Out’ of the 80s to today’s ‘Japa’ wave, Nigeria’s enduring struggle with brain drain has lasted far too long. Despite promises of change, the nation continues to grapple with familiar challenges that drive its citizens abroad in search of more; more opportunities, more peace of mind, and the ability to be more. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria Vol8-no1

The Menace of Skin-Bleaching in Nigeria

Foyin Ejilola·February 27, 2024

Cosmetic endeavours aimed at achieving lighter skin have led to the development of different skin-bleaching beauty methods that leave the body open to grave health repercussions. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria Vol8-no1

The Disruptive Potential of Frida Orupabo’s Metamorphic Women

Kéchi Nne Nomu·February 27, 2024

To encounter a body in collage is to momentarily believe the human form is physically and even gesturally incapable of coming up against its own limitations. Frida Orupabo’s collages do this so well. They haunt the viewer with fond, familiar and unexpected shapes. Read More...

Best of 2024: Essays February/March 2024 Nigeria Vol8-no1

50 Years of Buchi Emecheta’s Second-Class Citizen

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·February 27, 2024

In 1974, Buchi Emecheta’s novel, Second-Class Citizen, was published. While this novel has inspired a generation of African writers, the themes Emecheta explored—such as Black immigrant life in the UK and the ills of a patriarchal society—remain as relevant today as ever. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria Reading Vol8-no1

Is Vertical Integration Killing the Nigerian Film Industry? Mami Wata and the Failing Structure of Nigerian Showbiz

Assumpta Audu·February 22, 2024

With Nollywod’s increasing global appeal, it is necessary to implement the appropriate structures that allow films and television products reach their greatest potential given artistic input and the punishment of antitrust operations. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria

Departures Reflections on the Burden of Parting

Chukwuemeka Famous·February 20, 2024

For days, I struggled to grasp this somewhat unsettling realization that a member of my family would leave not just Nigeria, but Africa, miles away from home and family. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria The Black Atlantic

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