Culture & Society
‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!’ Our Readers Reflect on the #EndSARS Protests
If the government we have elected to safeguard our lives and property won’t put an end to police brutality, who will? Read more. Read More...
‘People Die in Nigeria Because They Lack Political Representation’ Dafe Oputu's First Draft
Author of ‘Zombiescapes’ and ‘For the People Without the People’, Dafe Oputu, believes the importance of political representation is understated. ‘It’s literally a matter of life and death—people die in Nigeria every day because of lack of political representation.’ Read More...
‘Writers are Guardians of Truth.’ Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi’s First Draft.
Lawyer, editor at The Republic and author of ‘Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests’, Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi, believes we need writers now more than ever. ‘Writers are guardians of truth,’ she says, ‘and in this climate of erasure and obliteration by the powers that be, writers have never had a more important mandate.’ Read More...
The Long Walk to Equality Historical Influences on Women in Igbo Society
Many Nigerians grow up without a true appreciation of the roles women played in traditional Igbo society. Was British colonialism responsible for women's roles changing and did it cause the Aba Women's War of 1929? Read more. Read More...
Politics of Happiness Nollywood in Nigeria’s Crisis of Happiness
The culture of happiness is the most powerful and pervasive agent in Nigeria today, and Nollywood is one of its biggest curators. Read more. Read More...
The Revolution Generation #EndSARS and the Fight for Nigeria’s Heart
The hope of the #EndSARS generation does not rely on 'God will do it', but looks towards the beginnings of a new Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
‘I Edit as I Write, Unfortunately.’ Sa’eed Husaini’s First Draft.
Politics scholar and author of How to Write about Boko Haram, Sa’eed Husaini, thinks it’s important to know how to write a ‘shit draft’. ‘Finish the full writing task first,’ he says, ‘no matter how unpleasant the initial output may seem, and then return to tidy up the mess.’ Read More...
‘How Do You Distinguish between History and Memory?’ Emmanuel Iduma’s First Draft
Author of A Stranger’s Pose, Emmanuel Iduma, is ‘often working towards a first, near-final draft… I want any piece of my writing to be written with the intensity and personableness of addressing an imagined reader.’ Read More...
‘Music Has Always Been a Part of My Process.’ Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s First Draft
The last book author of Stay with Me, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, disagreed with is, ‘one I am working on now. Ah, why? A scene I was precious about had to be discarded but it would not leave without a fight.’ Read More...
‘The Impetus of My Life and Work is Love.’ OluTimehin Adegbeye's First Draft
Writer and social justice advocate, OluTimehin Adegbeye, says her biggest motivation is love. Love, she explains, 'is exponentially more demanding and more transformative than what it has been reduced to in the popular imagination. It sits at the centre of what I consider the greatest intellectual and literary enquiries.' Read More...
