History
African Queens A Brief Guide to Ancient Africa’s Female Rulers
Despite their wide-ranging impact, many ancient African queens have yet to receive mainstream attention. Read more. Read More...
Nationalist: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti The Radically Progressive Twentieth-Century Leader
Often understated today as the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti's achievements were exceptional, multi-faceted and far-reaching. Read more. Read More...
APC and the Dilemmas of a Ruling Party Editor’s Foreword: The Republic V6, N1
Our first issue of 2022, APC and the Dilemmas of a Ruling Party, explores the rise of Nigeria’s ruling party and Nigeria’s changing political landscape. Read more. Read More...
A Dutch Court Has Acquitted Shell in the Ogoni Nine Trial
On Saturday, 12 March 2022, 301 Nigerian citizens trapped in Sumy, Ukraine returned from Budapest, Hungary. Read more. Read More...
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...
