Thomas Sankara’s Murderers Have Been Sentenced to Prison
A Burkinabé court has sentenced former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, to life imprisonment for the murder of Thomas Sankara. Read more. Read More...
Health Versus Capitalism Is Capitalism Making Us Sicker?
There is a growing conflict between the incentives of capitalism and establishing a world in which we all have the right to health. Read more. Read More...
163 People Are Still Missing From the Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
On 04 April 2022, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said that the whereabouts of 163 passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train are still unknown. Read more. Read More...
‘Everything is Storytelling’ Ukamaka Olisakwe’s First Draft
Security scholar, and author of ‘The Loneliest War: Nigeria’s Strategy Against Boko Haram’, and ‘Beyond the War’, Dr Jumo Ayandele, thinks decolonization is fast becoming an overused term in the international relations field. Read our interview. Read More...
Being My Own Anchor How Loss Renewed My Relationship With Home
After my dad’s death, home had seemed like a place I would drift further away from. But the loss renewed my relationship with home. Read more Read More...
The President Who Belonged to Himself Assessing Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Legacy
President Buhari will be remembered as the president who belonged to nobody but himself; one who converted Aso Rock, a seat for agile, fit-as-fiddle occupiers, to a retirement home for senior citizens. Read more. Read More...
A Dutch Court Has Acquitted Shell in the Ogoni Nine Trial
On Saturday, 12 March 2022, 301 Nigerian citizens trapped in Sumy, Ukraine returned from Budapest, Hungary. Read more. Read More...
Nigeria’s Evolving Political Party Landscape Emergent and Key Players, Alliances, Challenges, Cultures and Opportunities
Political parties will determine the results of the next general elections. What is uncertain is the impact of the contestations on the quality of life of Nigerians and the maturation of our democracy. Read more. Read More...
Who Was Lady Oyinkansola Abayomi?
Lady Oyinkansola Abayomi co-founded the Nigerian Women’s Party and helped establish Queen’s College, Yaba, in 1927. Read more. Read More...
‘Good Writers Are Good Readers’ Ndidi Akahara’s First Draft
Analyst and author of ‘Ken Saro-Wiwa’s “Sozaboy”: What War Literature Teaches Us About the Political Economy of Violence’, Ndidi Akahara, is always excited to talk about history and literature. Read our interview. Read More...
