Culture & Society
Setting Sail for ‘Home’ Inheriting My Parents’ Longings for Freetown
Half a century ago, I inherited my parents’ longings for Freetown, Sierra Leone. Unknown to me then, a two-week voyage home would became a lifelong journey. Read more. Read More...
We Cannot Say Big Brother Naija is Unimportant How the Reality TV Show is Shaping the Politics of Young Nigerians
Whatever viewers make of Big Brother Naija or ‘BBN’, one thing we can all agree on is the reality TV show’s unusual popularity. Read more Read More...
Fela’s Renegade Children? The Potential for Resistance in Afrobeats
The global rise of Afrobeats has created the need for renewed engagement with the genre’s roots, patterns and political potential. Read more Read More...
‘I’ve Never Considered Myself as Having a Writing Style’ Ntsika Kota’s First Draft
Author of ‘and the earth drank deep’ and a winner of the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Ntsika Kota, had never seriously considered publishing his writing. Read our interview. Read More...
‘Don’t Let What Is in Vogue Decide What or How You Write’ Chigozie Obioma’s First Draft
Author of 'An Orchestra of Minorities' and 'The Fishermen', Chigozie Obioma wants to destroy Africa’s ‘unconscious sense of inferiority’. Read our interview. Read More...
‘There’s a Story in Everything’ Aisha Salaudeen’s First Draft
Multimedia journalist and creator of the I Like Girls podcast, Aisha Salaudeen, believes you can find a story in anything. Read our interview. Read More...
‘A Storyteller to His Bones’ Nigerian Filmmaker and Writer, Biyi Bandele, Has Died
On Sunday, 07 August 2022, Nigerian author and filmmaker, Biyi Bandele, died in Lagos at the age of 54. Read more. Read More...
From Soft Life to Soft Power Reconsidering Nigeria’s Regional and Global Influence
Nigeria is currently experiencing a creative and cultural renaissance. According to a UNDP Imagine Nigeria report, Nigeria needs a new economic roadmap. One in which the creative economy is center stage. Read more Read More...
‘We Are Incredibly Bad, As a Species, at Valuing Things’ Charles Ebikeme’s First Draft
Sub-editor at The Republic, Charles Ebikeme, believes humanity has not arrived at a proper way of valuing good health. Read our interview. Read More...
The UK’s Largest Benin Bronzes Repatriation Oxford and Cambridge Will Return 213 Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
On 29 July 2022, Oxford and Cambridge University announced that they would return 213 stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
