History
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...
Who Was Folayegbe Akintunde-Ighodalo?
Folayegbe Akintunde-Ighodalo was a pioneering Nigerian feminist, activist, and civil servant who in 1968 became the permanent secretary of Home Affairs and Information in Nigeria’s Western Region. Read more. Read More...
Elizabeth Olowu: Nigeria’s First Female Bronze Caster
Princess Elizabeth Olowu is a sculptor who is recognized as the first female bronze caster in Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
Former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Has Died
Nigerian politician, Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, who served as the governor of Oyo State from May 2007 to May 2011 has died. Read more. Read More...
Wiredu’s Consensus Introducing Kwasi Wiredu’s Consensual Democracy
In a consensual democracy, ‘politics’ is everybody’s participatory responsibility, and Wiredu’s ideas force us to imagine the kind of societies in which diligent senses of careful responsibility could be realized. Read more. Read More...
Former Nigerian Leader, Ernest Shonekan, Has Died
Ernest Shonekan, interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August to 17 November 1993, died this morning at a hospital in Lagos. Read more. Read More...
Women Who Lead Feminist Protests and Politics in Nigeria
For protests such as #EndSARS where women play prominent leadership roles, gender stereotypes that assign leadership roles to men encourage dampen these protests at a much faster rate than protests led by men. Read more. Read More...
