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The Benin Bronzes The Smithsonian Institution Will Return 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Tomisin Awosika·June 16, 2022

On 13 June, the Smithsonian Board of Regents voted to repatriate to Nigeria 29 Benin Bronzes held in its keep at the National Museum of African Art. Read more. Read More...

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A Quarter Nigerian, but Fully Plantain The Roots of My Plantain Obsession

Jessica Kehinde Ngo·June 15, 2022

When my son’s teachers asked parents to present important family traditions, I knew that ours should be about plantain. Read more. Read More...

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‘Unimaginable Trauma’ Gunmen Have Released Eleven People Abducted During the Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Tomisin Awosika·June 14, 2022

On Saturday, 11 June, armed assailants who attacked a train in northwest Nigeria in March freed 11 of their hostages. Read more. Read More...

June/July 2022 News Nigeria

‘I’m Working on Myself’ Damilare Kuku’s First Draft

Damilare Kuku·June 10, 2022

Actress and author of Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad, Damilare Kuku, thinks criticism is a positive thing. Read our interview. Read More...

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Tinubu Becomes APC’s Frontrunner The Results of the APC Presidential Primary Election

Tomisin Awosika·June 8, 2022

The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has emerged the winner of the APC presidential primaries. Read more. Read More...

June/July 2022 News Nigeria

‘The Most Important Thing Is the Idea’ Yinka Adegoke’s First Draft

Yinka Adegoke·June 3, 2022

Founding editor of Quartz Africa and the current editor for strategic initiatives at Rest of World, Yinka Adegoke, believes strongly in ideas. Read our interview. Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2022 Nigeria

Atiku’s Early Victory The Results of the PDP Presidential Primary Election

Tomisin Awosika·May 31, 2022

On Saturday 28 May 2022, former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, was announced the winner of the PDP presidential primary election. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 News Nigeria

The Monkeypox Outbreak What You Need to Know

Tomisin Awosika·May 24, 2022

Since 13 May 2022, more than 100 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 12 countries across Australia, Europe, and North America. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 News Nigeria

‘A Novel Is an Endurance Sport’ Zainab Omaki’s First Draft

Zainab Omaki·May 20, 2022

Writer, PhD Candidate and author of ‘Who’s Writing Who? Literary Cultural Appropriation and Ethnicity in Nigeria’, Zainab Omaki, thinks it is difficult to disagree with fiction. Read our interview. Read More...

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Reading Soiled Palms Michael Peel’s ‘A Swamp Full of Dollars’

Odafin Odafe Okoh·May 18, 2022

If the Nigerian state were an oil well, Michael Peel provides a bold, deep dive through its crude content in ‘A Swamp Full of Dollars’. Read more. Read More...

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