Culture & Society
‘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...
‘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...
Francis Kéré Has Become the First African To Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize
On 15 March 2022, Burkina Faso’s Diébédo Francis Kéré made history by becoming the first Black man and African to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize since its inception in 1979. Read more. Read More...
‘Words Matter’ Dr Jumo Ayandele’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...
‘I’ve Always Struggled With Questions of Authenticity’ Mobólúwajídìde D. Joseph’s First Draft
Growing up in Canada, author of ‘Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys Of Motherhood: A Precursor To Contemporary Nigerian Feminist Texts?’, Mobólúwajídìde D. Joseph used to feel inauthentic as a Nigerian writer. Read our interview. Read More...
Two Benin Bronzes Have Officially Been Returned to Benin, Edo State
On Saturday, 19 February, two Benin Bronzes—the Okpa (cockerel) and Uhunwun Elao (Oba head)—were returned to the traditional palace of the Oba of Benin, in Edo State, Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
‘The Pandemic Helped Me Return to Physical Books’ Yemisi Aribisala’s First Draft
Author of Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds, Yemisi Aribisala, believes there are numerous reasons we enjoy food, beyond ingredients and social conditioning. Read our interview. Read More...
Healing from Ghana Overcoming the Traumatic Years
I do not like asking for help because I’m afraid of getting the wrong kind. I do not like deceit because it reminds me of Ghana. Read more. Read More...
Who’s Writing Who? Literary Cultural Appropriation and Ethnicity in Nigeria
Nigerian literature has always existed in the global space as ‘other’ literature, and writers often feel a moral responsibility to represent their ethnic cultures in the mainstream public space. Read more. Read More...
