History
Nigeria’s Evolving Political Party Landscape Emergent and Key Players, Alliances, Challenges, Cultures and Opportunities
Political parties will determine the results of the next general elections. What is uncertain is the impact of the contestations on the quality of life of Nigerians and the maturation of our democracy. Read more. Read More...
Who Was Lady Oyinkansola Abayomi?
Lady Oyinkansola Abayomi co-founded the Nigerian Women’s Party and helped establish Queen’s College, Yaba, in 1927. Read more. Read More...
Dele Giwa The Journalist that Death Could Not Silence
Dele Giwa was born in Ife, southwest Nigeria, on 16 March 1947. He spent his early years in Ife and, in 1971, he relocated to the United States. Read more. Read More...
The Obasanjo Doctrine The Importance of Foreign Policy in Present-Day Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo’s foreign policy successes did not always translate domestically. It appears the Obasanjo administration sometimes sacrificed domestic stability for improved foreign relations. Read more. Read More...
Hubert Ogunde The Doyen of Nigerian Theatre
While Hubert Ogunde is commonly praised as the father of modern Nigerian theatre, his impact transcends theatre. Read more. Read More...
The Dilemma of a Ruling Party The Challenges Ahead of APC’s Quest to Retain Power
The biggest challenge to APC holding on to power is not the lumbering opposition, but internal divisions that threaten to destroy the party. Read more. Read More...
Power vs Ideology The Evolution of Party Politics in Nigeria
More than 60 years since independence, little has changed in Nigeria’s political party system when it comes to articulating national objectives for the growth and development of the Nigerian polity. Read more. Read More...
The Shadow of June 12 June 12, the Left and Nigeria’s Democratic Revolution
‘June 12’ was a defining moment in Nigeria’s history and yet it has not received as much critical attention as it deserves. Read more. Read More...
Who Were the Lijadu Sisters?
Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu were mainly active as the Lijadu Sisters from the 1960s to the 1980s—a time when it was rare to find front-women in Nigeria’s pop music scene. Read more. Read More...
Who Was Wuraola Esan?
Wuraola Esan was a pioneering Nigerian women’s rights activist who became the first woman member of the Nigerian Senate in the First Republic. Read more. Read More...
