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Your guide to the essential stories shaping Nigeria's North East—Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.

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The ‘Electronic Imam’ Who Rewrote Nigerian Islam
Wardah Abbas24 May 2026

The ‘Electronic Imam’ Who Rewrote Nigerian Islam

In the 1970s, a Nigerian radio cleric built a pipeline between northern Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, sending young men in search of a purified Islam. The returnees would go on to transform how millions practised their faith and unsettle the society around them.

FESTAC ‘77 and the New Search for Cultural Renaissance in Kaduna
Aisha Kabiru Mohammed22 March 2026

FESTAC ‘77 and the New Search for Cultural Renaissance in Kaduna

In 1977, the Nigerian government invested $625 million into the arts to host the Festival of Black Arts and Culture. Lagos and Kaduna housed the historic occasion. While Lagos has grown its arts ecosystem, Kaduna is only now starting to find its feet.

Eating With Helon Habila
Ozoz Sokoh22 March 2026

Eating With Helon Habila

While Helon Habila folds history into each page of Measuring Time, he preserves an essence of what it means to be Nigerian through food, and most vividly through àkàrà.

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Surviving Boko Haram
Surviving Boko Haram
Usman Bashir Abubakar22 March 2026

Aisha, Juliana and Hauwa escaped Boko Haram captivity, but their freedom has taken longer to arrive.

What Endures in Borno Are the People
What Endures in Borno Are the People
Imrana Buba22 March 2026

Boko Haram terrorism fits into a longer pattern of insurgency in Borno. Civilians survive through collective resistance, negotiation and uneasy compliance, and ‘peace’ in wartime is often shaped by tragic trade-offs.

The Speculative Worlds of ‘Yan Crypto
The Speculative Worlds of ‘Yan Crypto
Amatallah Saulawa22 March 2026

You thought the Nigerian cryptocurrency ecosystem was confined to Lagos? Think again. Meet northern Nigeria’s ‘yan crypto and the digital worlds of volatile money they deftly navigate.

From Nigeria With Love
From Nigeria With Love
Anjola Olusola2 November 2025
‘I don’t recall the exact moment it dawned on me that almost everyone I called a friend had left Nigeria, but the realization was shattering. Having a friend leave you is heartbreaking, having them troop out one after the other, like soldiers off to battle, is decimating.

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Why a Pardon Is Not Justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa
WALE LAWALMARCH 22, 2026

Why a Pardon Is Not Justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa

Last year, when Nigeria announced a posthumous pardon for Ken Saro-Wiwa and twelve other Ogonis, it was framed as a gesture of closure. Noo Saro-Wiwa does not see it that way. In this conversation, she explains why a pardon, without exoneration, cannot undo the violence of the past or resolve the political struggle her father left behind.

Africa’s Role in the Future of Artificial Intelligence
DAWN CHINAGOROM-ABIAKALAMAUGUST 24, 2025

Africa’s Role in the Future of Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence transforms global systems, Africa remains sidelined in its design; even as its labour and resources power the very infrastructure that makes AI possible.
The Bushmeat System, Hunting and the Conflict of Ethics
FOYIN EJILOLAJULY 12, 2025

The Bushmeat System, Hunting and the Conflict of Ethics

There is growing concern about the depletion of wildlife in Nigerian forests. Local hunters who have been blamed due to over-hunting argue otherwise.
The Human Cost of Lagos Demolitions
CHIDINMA RITA NEBOLISAJUNE 29, 2025

The Human Cost of Lagos Demolitions

When the government demolishes the building you live in, your property is not the only thing you lose. You also lose your self.
Reforming the Lagos Waste Management Ecosystem
TAIBAT LAWANSONJUNE 29, 2025

Reforming the Lagos Waste Management Ecosystem

The smell of Lagos is far more than a sensory inconvenience; it is a symptom of deeper urban management gaps, waste management inefficiencies, inconsistent policies and citizen irresponsibility.
Africa’s Climate Future in a Fragmented Multipolar World
CHIDO NYARUWATAMAY 22, 2025

Africa’s Climate Future in a Fragmented Multipolar World

Africa’s ability to shape its climate future in a multipolar world depends on deepening feminist, decolonial and intersectional approaches to foreign policy, development cooperation and justice.

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The New Chapter in Nigeria’s Tax Story
Martins Eke21 September 2025

The New Chapter in Nigeria’s Tax Story

Nigeria will begin 2026 with its biggest tax overhaul in decades. But what exactly is changing and will the new tax regime worsen or improve Nigeria’s economic and fiscal future?
Liberia’s Complex Relationship with the United States
Dounard Bondo14 September 2025

Liberia’s Complex Relationship with the United States

Since its founding in 1847, the story of Africa’s oldest republic, Liberia, has been entwined with that of the United States. Centuries later, in 2025, is Liberia’s relationship with America one of neo-imperialism or fair partnership?
‘Who Do We Imagine AI Is Built By and Built For?’
Wale Lawal24 August 2025

‘Who Do We Imagine AI Is Built By and Built For?’

With AI proponents promising to ‘save’ Africa, Nanjala Nyabola asks an urgent question: what happens when a continent’s future is outsourced to someone else’s imagination?
How Technology Preserves the Legacy of Colonialism Across Africa
Elias Gbadamosi24 August 2025

How Technology Preserves the Legacy of Colonialism Across Africa

The parallels between colonialism and bias in modern technology offer an instructive analysis that reveals how contemporary digital infrastructures perpetuate colonial power even as they claim to connect the world and advance social justice issues.
Is Ibrahim Traoré the Pan-Africanist Africa Needs?
Nicholas Kimble24 August 2025

Is Ibrahim Traoré the Pan-Africanist Africa Needs?

In a period of dwindling pan-Africanism, Ibrahim Traoré has risen as one of Africa’s most favourite leaders, raising questions about whether he represents a new breed of pan-Africanism.
The Weight of Duty
Azubuike Obi17 August 2025

The Weight of Duty

Azubuike Obi writes about the passing of his father and the weight of trying to step into his shoes as expected by society.
August Reading 2025
Peace Yetunde Onafuye17 August 2025

August Reading 2025

Our 2025 August Reading list features the most important books so far this year based on recommendations from The Republic ’s editors and contributors.
‘My Characters Do What They Want’
Nikki May10 August 2025

‘My Characters Do What They Want’

Anglo-Nigerian writer and author of Wahala, Nikki May, drew inspiration for her latest novel, This Motherless Land, from Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park: ‘The idea of a young girl being torn from everything familiar and thrust into an alien environment where she must constantly prove herself is genius.
The Myth, Language and Philosophy of Amos Tutuola
Fortune Amor3 August 2025

The Myth, Language and Philosophy of Amos Tutuola

For the late Nigerian writer, Amos Tutuola, death is not the end. His regeneration lives on in the surreal and fantastic landscapes of African literature. With overlapping influence across the arts, music and literature, Tutuola still journeys.
My Love Affair with the Beautiful Game of Football
Mojolaoluwa Alabi26 July 2025

My Love Affair with the Beautiful Game of Football

There is no denying the complicated relationship between football and women. Still, the game offers me a sense of home and a reminder that I belong to something bigger than myself.
What Burns in Bafut Is More Than a Place
Achille Tenkiang20 July 2025

What Burns in Bafut Is More Than a Place

To Cameroonians, the Bafut Palace is more than a historical landmark; it is the heart of a living culture, where rituals bind the present to the past. Yet today, the palace stands under siege, its legacy threatened by the Anglophone crisis that has engulfed parts of Cameroon.