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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...

April/May 2022 Nigeria

Two Students Have Been Charged in Court Over the Killing of Deborah Samuel

Tomisin Awosika·May 17, 2022

On 16 May 2022, two students, were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto, over the killing of Deborah Samuel. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 News Nigeria

Young, Gifted and Radical The Figures Behind the Zikist Movement

Akintunde Agunbiade·May 16, 2022

Zikists were ahead of their time in espousing national interests over ethnic interests. Even today, Nigeria has yet to catch up with the vision the Zikists had in 1946. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 Editors Picks: Independence Day Nigeria

Elizabeth Adekogbe and the Women’s Movement of Nigeria How Elizabeth Adekogbe’s Nationalism Promoted Women

Tomisin Awosika·May 12, 2022

Elizabeth Adekogbe was a nationalist, journalist, teacher, and women’s rights activist, who was the founder and leader of the Women’s Movement of Nigeria. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 Editors Picks: Independence Day Nigeria

Emefiele the Politician? Should the CBN Governor Be Running for President?

Tomisin Awosika·May 10, 2022

On 09 May 2022, the Federal High Court in Abuja refused to grant Godwin Emefiele’s request to remain in office 30 days before the 2023 elections. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 News Nigeria

‘What is the Story Here?’ Aiwanose Odafen’s First Draft

Aiwanose Odafen·May 6, 2022

Author of ‘Tomorrow I Become A Woman’, Aiwanose Odafen, left an accounting background to fully pursue writing. Read our interview. Read More...

April/May 2022 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

The Reality of Press Freedom in Nigeria What Are Journalists Saying?

Todah Opeyemi·May 5, 2022

While media crackdowns have become more visible in recent years, Nigeria’s history speaks to the issue’s persistence. Read more Read More...

April/May 2022 Best of 2022 News Nigeria

‘Sometimes What People Want Is Information, Not News’ Ayodeji Rotinwa’s First Draft

Ayodeji Rotinwa·April 29, 2022

Journalist and editor at African Arguments, Ayodeji Rotinwa, thinks more Africans should be interested getting Africa’s stolen artefacts back from the West. Read our interview. Read More...

April/May 2022 Best of 2022: First Draft First Draft Interviews Nigeria

African Queens A Brief Guide to Ancient Africa’s Female Rulers

The Republic·April 28, 2022

Despite their wide-ranging impact, many ancient African queens have yet to receive mainstream attention. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 Gender International Women's Day - History Nigeria

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Has ‘Joined His Ancestors’ Aged 83

Tomisin Awosika·April 25, 2022

On 22 April, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, died at the Afe Babalola University, Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2022 News Nigeria

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