Culture & Society
Capitalism Central A History of Lagos and Migration
ew issues have raised more global concern in recent time than the issue of migration—the movement of people and... Read More...
An Upright Man? The Unexpected Fall of Buhari's Reputation
espite the current economic conditions, it remains that Nigeria was one of the poster nations of the ‘Africa... Read More...
Beating the Corruption Enterprise A Policy Approach to Criminal Justice in Nigeria
erpetrators of criminal acts routinely defeat the machinery of justice, enabled by their understanding of the limited capacity... Read More...
Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria Contextualizing Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria
here is no modern political history of Africa without a history of struggle—for the recognition of racial equality;... Read More...
Giving Voice to One People’s Grief Derek Walcott and the Life-Giving Force of Poetry
n the 17th of March 2017, the Nobel prize-winning poet and playwright, Derek Walcott, passed away on... Read More...
How to Write about Boko Haram 'Eat the Heart of the Infidel'
political arena plagued by corruption and a crisis of legitimacy; a deepening sense of moral outrage within the... Read More...
F is for Human The Evolution of Feminist Consciousness
Twenty-first century feminism has come to be occupied with promoting a specific, and reified, understanding of womanhood. It is an understanding of womanhood in which 'real women' are forced to choose an adherence to the feminist ‘super-frame’ over and above any understanding of the intricate and complex substance that makes women thinking and feeling individuals. Read More...
Women Can’t Be Heroes The Erasure of Female Pain and the Nationalization of Male Suffering
n the beginning, according to a version of the Yoruba creation story, Olodumare, the creator of the universe,... Read More...
The Road to Female Economic Empowerment Thinking about Women-Owned Enterprises in Nigeria
A growing body of evidence points to the recognition that empowering women economically is essential not only for... Read More...
Efuru Turns 50 6 Writers Visit Select Pages from Flora Nwapa's Debut Novel
On the fiftieth anniversary of Efuru’s first publication, we asked several writers to reflect on their experiences as... Read More...
