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‘I have No Other country’ An Interview with Professor Oyewale Tomori
My country gave me security, gave me the sources and funding to do my education. - Oyewale Tomori Read More...
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Praying for Peaceful Polls The Outsized Role of Religion and Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections
Does religion matter in Nigerian politics? Will it play a significant role in the 2023 presidential elections? Read More...
New Releases 23 African Books to Expect in 2023
2023 promises exciting African books from authors such as Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Leila Aboulela, Peace Adzo Medie, Tendai Huchu, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, and more. Read More...
Godfathers: An Introduction Editor’s Foreword: The Republic V7, N1
‘Godfather’ is a term people use candidly in discussing Nigerian politics but how did godfathers become a fixture in our political landscape in the first place? Our latest issue, Godfathers: An Introduction, looks at the enduring hold of political ‘big men’ over the Nigerian political establishment. Read More...
The Past, Present and Future Kings of Nigerian Politics How ‘Godfathers’ Became a Key Part of Political Party Financing in Nigeria
In Nigeria, godfatherism is ‘nothing new’ and traces of godfatherism can be found going back as early as the independence era. Today, the large sums of money godfathers bring into politics perpetuates their existence, but how did these figures become so influential over Nigeria’s politics? Read More...
The Most Uninteresting Man in Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Unexciting First Act
Since his swift rise to governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has shown more interest in promoting APC’s mythical Lagos Master Plan than in establishing his own path, a situation that has made him politically unexciting. Read More...
Rocking the Boat Wike's Politics in the Swing State
In 2013, five PDP governors defected to APC, giving APC an upper hand at the polls. Can the power play between the PDP and River’s state governor, Nyesom Wike, swing undecided voters in Nigeria’s fourth most populous city? Read More...
What is the Future of Nigeria’s Health Sector? A Look at the Presidential Candidates’ Manifestos
All four manifestos have common policies and varying differences, reflective of recommendations made to strengthen deliveries on the expectations for the health sector. After the elections conclude and a winner is declared, one of these manifestos will be the blueprint for the health sector for the next four or eight years. Read More...
‘I Take Comfort in Romantic Stories’ Lara T. Kareem's First Draft
Nigerian author and romance novelist, Lara T. Kareem, discusses her fondness for writing love stories. Read More...
Do Men and Women Queue Together During the Elections?
How do we cast our votes on election day? Read More...
