Returning to Myself When Beauty Becomes a Guide
There’s a perception that people use makeup to hide, but for me, it marked a return to my face. Read more. Read More...
Amnesty International Has Accused Israel of Apartheid
On 01 February 2022, Amnesty International accused Israel of maintaining a ‘cruel system of domination’ over Palestinians. Read more. Read More...
Who’s Running for Nigeria’s Presidency in 2023?
In February 2023, Nigeria will hold its general elections, ending President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year term. Preparations for the elections have begun since 2021, when the Senate passed the Electoral Amendment Bill on 09 November 2021. Read more. Read More...
V6, N1 APC and the Dilemmas of a Ruling Party
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‘Writing is Like a Muscle’ Oyinkan Braithwaite’s First Draft
Author of My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, got the inspiration for her novel while reading about the black widow spider. Read our interview. Read More...
Who Was Wuraola Esan?
Wuraola Esan was a pioneering Nigerian women’s rights activist who became the first woman member of the Nigerian Senate in the First Republic. Read more. Read More...
What’s Happening in Burkina Faso?
On 24 January, Burkina Faso’s army announced on national television that it had ousted the country’s president, Roch Kaboré, in a coup. Read more. Read More...
The Madness of Competition Squid Game in the Nigerian Imagination
Much like Nigeria, in Squid Game, players emerge victorious not really due to their skills but due in large measure to cheating. Success is a matter of survival of the fittest but the fittest is the trickster. Read more. Read More...
What Does Africapitalism Actually Mean? Power, Gender and the Promise of Africapitalism
All forms of capitalism, including Africapitalism, ultimately, depend on the devaluation and exploitation of essential domestic labour, which women still perform almost exclusively in Africa. Read more. Read More...
Who Was Folayegbe Akintunde-Ighodalo?
Folayegbe Akintunde-Ighodalo was a pioneering Nigerian feminist, activist, and civil servant who in 1968 became the permanent secretary of Home Affairs and Information in Nigeria’s Western Region. Read more. Read More...
