After eight years of anticipation, and eight years of promises from General Ibrahim Babangida’s junta, Nigerians were finally about to have their say at the ballot box. In this week’s episode, we head to the polls!
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is on the verge of a potential impeachment after reportedly falling out with his political godfather and predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The situation highlights Nigeria’s problematic political landscape where political office holders are expected to be more responsive to their benefactors rather than to the people who elected them.
In his debut chapbook, Heaven is a Metaphor, Samuel A. Adeyemi understands that it is not the passion for self-expression, writes Ancci, but the conscious command of language that makes poetry that is worth rereading.
In this episode, we take a look at the key election candidates and what platforms they ran under. We compare their profiles and proposed agendas for Nigeria, highlighting what political stakeholders at the time felt about each candidate and party.
Nigerian journalist and author of Africa Is Not a Country, Dipo Faloyin, was frustrated by the fact that when most people think of Africa, they picture one of two things, poverty or safari: ‘I wanted to create something that both dispelled those myths while painting a comprehensive, reality-based picture of the past, present, and future of the continent.’
Every now and then, a fresh X post asking, ‘What happened to Mr Bigg’s?’ pops up, evoking myriads of theories and nostalgic tales from younger millennials and Gen Zs. For most Nigerians in this demographic, the fall of the once eminent brand is simply confounding.
The books in this week’s list explore the state of Nigeria under IBB. Our book recommendations served as resources for the first episode of our podcast and are highly recommended for anyone looking to understand Nigeria during the period in context.
The prosecution of sexual offender, Femi Olaleye, has brought hope to Nigeria’s justice system. But the overarching problem of rape and its consequential societal stigma continues to frustrate the efforts of those fighting against it.
A Spell of Good Things, a novel by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ, is more than a cautionary tale. It is a successful attempt at showing who we are, where we are, and what needs to be done.
Lagos, a city of promise, wrestles with urban disparities as its landscape undergoes rapid transformation. The spectre of forced evictions now imperils the core of a human-centric Lagos, compelling a call to action from resilient urban social movements.
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