Nigeria Archives

Who’s Afraid of Nigerian Literature? The Resilience of Nigerian Writing

Kéchi Nne Nomu·July 27, 2023

The exodus of a new generation of Nigerian writers has sparked discussions about the state of Nigerian literature in recent times. Some have asserted that Nigerian literature is dead or dying and that writing from within a Nigerian context, from home, is becoming an endangered art. Read More...

Best of 2023: Essays June/July 2023 Nigeria Reading

Put the Student before the Loan A Student Perspective on Nigeria’s Student Loan Act

Afeez Oladimeji·July 25, 2023

Although the 2022 Student Loan Act was signed into law recently, with presumably good intentions, the provisions of the act do not reflect the reality of the intended beneficiaries—students from lower-income-earning families. Read More...

June/July 2023 Nigeria

‘A Great Story Makes Readers Genuinely Feel Seen’ Ẹlọ́hór Ẹ́gbọ́rdí’s First Draft

Ẹ́lọ́hór Ẹ́gbọ́rdí·July 21, 2023

Editor, Ẹ́lọ́hór Ẹ́gbọ́rdí, believes the biggest misconception about African storytelling is that it is inferior to non-African storytelling. Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2023 Nigeria

Writing from the Collective Memories of Others Revisiting Buchi Emecheta’s Destination Biafra

Ijedike Jeboma·July 20, 2023

Since the publication of Destination Biafra by Buchi Emecheta in 1982, many Nigerian writers have made contributions to Biafran War literature. Thirty years on, Emecheta’s novel continues to stand out for its ambitious and distinctive approach to transforming collective memory into a fictionalized Biafra story. Read More...

Best of 2023: Essays June/July 2023 Nigeria Reading vol8-no2

The Artist of Beauty and Mystery Ben Enwonwu’s Indelible Mark on African Art

Chimezie Chika·July 17, 2023

Ben Enwonwu’s impact on post-colonial African Art was nothing short of revolutionary. His life and work were a bridge between traditional conceptions of African art, and contemporary interpretations of what it means to be an African artist within a global community. Read More...

Best of 2023: Essays June/July 2023 Nigeria

‘Everyone Can Tell a Story’ Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s First Draft

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani·July 14, 2023

Nigerian novelist and author of I Do Not Come to You by Chance, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, decided to write her first novel before knowing what to write about. Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2023 Nigeria

In Which Nothing Happens Book Review: Sọ̀rọ̀sóke: An #EndSARS Anthology

Ernest Ògúnyemí·July 13, 2023

Sọ̀rọ̀sókè: An #EndSARS Anthology, a flawed collection of poetry edited by Jumoke Verissimo and James Yékú, begs the following questions: Are we supposed to stop putting ‘poetry’ anthologies together on the spur of remarkable moments? Are we supposed to give up using anthologies to mark remarkable events and people? Read More...

June/July 2023 Nigeria Reading

The True Meaning of ‘Yoruba Ronu’ The Message Behind Hubert Ogunde’s Original Philosophy

Yusuf Omotayo·July 10, 2023

‘Yoruba Ronu’, the title Hubert Ogunde’s famous 1964 play, has recently become the anchor on which Yoruba politicians have championed calls for fanatic support. The original core message of the phrase, however, is unity rather than ethnic disrespect and Yoruba supremacy. Read More...

June/July 2023 Nigeria

‘It’s Essential That We Tell Our Own Stories’ Kome Otobo’s First Draft

Kome Otobo·July 7, 2023

Nigerian editor and author of Nigerian Gods, Kome Otobo, wants Nigerians to take pride in their traditional belief systems. Read More...

Best of 2023: First Draft First Draft Interviews June/July 2023 Nigeria

‘We Belong to Ourselves’ The Unbounded Freedom of Chigozie Obi’s Women

Mofiyinfoluwa O.·July 4, 2023

In a world where women are told all the things they can or cannot do, Chigozie Obi’s art creates a world where women exist in unbounded freedom. Bleeding, smoking, staring into space: we are ushered into a world where women can just be. Read More...

June/July 2023 Nigeria

Username
Password

	Remember Me Lost your password?

Nigeria

republicjournal