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‘I Know a Poem Is Complete When I Am Both Unsettled and at Peace’ Theresa Lola’s First Draft

Theresa Lola·April 12, 2024

Nigerian poet and author of In Search of Equilibrium, Theresa Lola, believes a poem is complete when she is both unsettled and at peace. Read More...

April/May 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

The Accidental Man of the People

Yusuf Omotayo·April 1, 2024

Senator Ningi’s suspension by the Senate after he raised allegations of budget padding has made him a hero in the eyes of Nigerians. But it would be unwise to distance Ningi from the National Assembly establishment, a system he has been part of and helped cultivate since 1999. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

How Flavour Reinvented Highlife The Evolution of Highlife’s Most Enduring Artist

Emmanuel Esomnofu·March 24, 2024

In his Igbocentric songs, Flaovur reflects the variant sides of Highlife. He’s been at every party and knows every expression. He represents the nascent era of modern Afropop and knows the language of the present one. He sings for your grandfather and your unborn kid. And still, he shows no signs of stopping. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria

A Peculiar People Christianity and Nigerian Public Life

Elizabeth Iwunwa·March 24, 2024

Nothing was untouched by the practice of religion in Nigeria. You could not pour sand in your ears to drown out its demands. We carried on with the assumption that the spirit world was a place of dynamism where things happened before they reached our plane. I loved this about us... Yet I came to see how our approach to religion and spirituality wounded us. Read More...

Best of 2024: Essays February/March 2024 Nigeria vol8-no2

‘Every Story Has Its Own Spirit and Demons’ Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s First Draft

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim·March 22, 2024

Award-winning writer and author of When We Were Fireflies, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, says the writing process for his latest book was both impulsive and compulsive. Read More...

February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

The Niger River and the Dearth of History Deconstructing the Myths of Mungo Park

Ezenwa E. Olumba·March 17, 2024

Challenging the narrative that Mungo Park ‘discovered’ the Niger River brings to the fore the complex legacy of European explorations in Africa. It underscores the urgent need for a shift towards comprehensive history education and cultural engineering to cultivate a well-informed society. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria vol8-no2

‘If There’s a Book You Want to Read and Cannot Find, Write It!’ Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s First Draft

Sarah Ladipo Manyika·March 16, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, wants young authors in Africa and the African Diaspora to take inspiration from a wide array of art forms. Read More...

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Drilling For a Blockbuster Culture is a Bleeding Vessel in Okpaleke’s Blood Vessel

Odafin Odafe Okoh·March 11, 2024

Blood Vessel, as written by Musa Jeffery David and executively produced by Charles and Elvis Okpaleke of Playnetwork Studios, is an exercise in flagrant cultural misrepresentation. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria

Falling Planes Nigeria’s Futile Search for a National Carrier

Yusuf Omotayo·March 11, 2024

For decades, Nigeria has been trying and failing to set up a national airline. Why? This is the story of a long chain of Nigerian aviation scandals. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria

‘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

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