In documenting and displaying the intricate cultures of wrapper tying and wrapper wearing in Rivers State, Aleruchi Kinika, the photographer behind the series, ‘Wrappers of Rivers’, says she ‘wanted to tell the story of the wrappers and Rivers people as one.’
In a culture that reveres procreation, and where boys are considered more valuable than girls, what happens when a woman marries another woman to fulfil her societal obligation of childbearing?
Nigerian architect and designer, Tosin Oshinowo, believes that, now more than ever, the growing awareness of the climate crisis makes it imperative for architects to rethink building practices: ‘The next generation of practitioners will likely be better equipped than mine, as sustainability is now a fundamental part of their training and practice. With the right encouragement, we can expect to see meaningful change.’
The Nigerian government recently approved an increase in the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 (approximately US$20) to N70,000 (approximately $47). While this increase aims to ease the financial strain on many Nigerians, the reality of the new minimum wage for the average citizen remains harsh.
Nigerian poet and author of ‘The Last Time I Saw My Father’, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, believes many African stories are underappreciated: ‘The literary landscape is vast, and countless voices and stories have yet to receive the attention they truly deserve. It is not always about a single book but rather the collective body of work from diverse regions, cultures, and languages.’
How have the Ogoni people been able to come to terms with the execution of the Ogoni Nine, and deal with the unresolved environmental crisis caused by oil exploration till this day? What does the crisis in Ogoni and the Niger Delta more broadly tell us about what it means to be Nigerian? The seventh episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts.
In the autumn of 2019, while Professor Femi Oyebode and I walked along Prescott Street, he told me that language is the first casualty of exile. I have watched my use of the English language lose its colonial stance for a more limber approach that is quick-witted and light-hearted.
Romance writer and author of A Very Gidi Christmas, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, says her debut novel was an attempt to rewrite the love stories of her loved ones: ‘In my head, I was writing a universe where the things that were wrong in real life became right.’
Many Nigerians and international observers pushed for the Abacha regime to recall its sentence but on November 10 1995, they woke up to devastating news. From their homes, Nigerians wondered: despite the worldwide appeals, why did Abacha stick to his decision to sentence Saro-Wiwa and the other eight Ogonis to death? What message was Abacha trying to send to the world? Let’s find out together. The sixth episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts.
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