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Power vs Ideology The Evolution of Party Politics in Nigeria

Chukwudi Ukonne·February 23, 2022

More than 60 years since independence, little has changed in Nigeria’s political party system when it comes to articulating national objectives for the growth and development of the Nigerian polity. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 Nigeria vol6-no1

Two Benin Bronzes Have Officially Been Returned to Benin, Edo State

Tomisin Awosika·February 22, 2022

On Saturday, 19 February, two Benin Bronzes—the Okpa (cockerel) and Uhunwun Elao (Oba head)—were returned to the traditional palace of the Oba of Benin, in Edo State, Nigeria. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 News Nigeria

‘The Pandemic Helped Me Return to Physical Books’ Yemisi Aribisala’s First Draft

Yemisi Aribisala·February 18, 2022

Author of Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds, Yemisi Aribisala, believes there are numerous reasons we enjoy food, beyond ingredients and social conditioning. Read our interview. Read More...

Best of 2022: First Draft February/March 2022 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

Nigerian Police Officer, Abba Kyari, Has Been Arrested on Drug Charges

Tomisin Awosika·February 15, 2022

On 14 February 2022, Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Abba Kyari for his involvement in a cocaine deal. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 News Nigeria

Why Is There a Fuel Scarcity in Nigeria?

Chiamaka Dike·February 14, 2022

Since 04 February 2022, residents in Lagos have reported more-than-usual road traffic driven by fuel scarcity. The lack of fuel has generated long queues at filling stations across Lagos and other cities. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 News Nigeria

The Shadow of June 12 June 12, the Left and Nigeria’s Democratic Revolution

Baba Aye·February 14, 2022

‘June 12’ was a defining moment in Nigeria’s history and yet it has not received as much critical attention as it deserves. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 Nigeria vol6-no1 vol8-no2

Who’s Writing Who? Literary Cultural Appropriation and Ethnicity in Nigeria

Zainab Omaki·February 8, 2022

Nigerian literature has always existed in the global space as ‘other’ literature, and writers often feel a moral responsibility to represent their ethnic cultures in the mainstream public space. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 Nigeria

Nigeria Has Announced a New Policy to Reduce its Fertility Rate

Mustapha Enesi·February 4, 2022

On 03 February 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 News Nigeria

‘“Writers Write.”— My Mother’ Salem Afangideh’s First Draft

Salem Afangideh·February 4, 2022

Author of ‘Love and War’, Salem Afangideh, grew up on romance novels and has lately been gravitating towards wholesome texts about womanhood. Read our interview. Read More...

February/March 2022 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

Who Were the Lijadu Sisters?

Tomisin Awosika·February 3, 2022

Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu were mainly active as the Lijadu Sisters from the 1960s to the 1980s—a time when it was rare to find front-women in Nigeria’s pop music scene. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2022 Gender International Women's Day - Icons Nigeria

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