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Race and Identity in the Modern World
IN THIS ISSUE
⎈ National Belonging and Social Integration: Race and Migration in Mozambique by Nafeesah Allen; ⎈ Uncovering Edinburgh: Rethinking Empire and Race in Scotland by Henry Dee; ⎈ The Power of Social Media: Nigeria's Changing Feminist Movement by Cynthia Igodo; ⎈ Racism or Classism? Africa's Hidden Race Problem by Moses Ochonu; and much more. Read the entire issue.  
Buhari

The Tragedy of Buharism

June/July 2025Nigeria
Igoni Barrett

The Un-Lonely Voice of A. Igoni Barrett

June/July 2025Nigeria
Feminism

Is Feminism Compatible With Religion?

June/July 2025Nigeria
Buhari

The Tragedy of Buharism

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 12, 2025
Igoni Barrett

The Un-Lonely Voice of A. Igoni Barrett

Emmanuel Esomnofu·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 12, 2025
Feminism

Is Feminism Compatible With Religion?

Tega A. Onobrakpeya·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 12, 2025
Buhari

The Tragedy of Buharism

June/July 2025Nigeria
Igoni Barrett

The Un-Lonely Voice of A. Igoni Barrett

June/July 2025Nigeria
Feminism

Is Feminism Compatible With Religion?

June/July 2025Nigeria
Age

The Problem With Age Gaps in Romantic Relationships

June/July 2025Nigeria
Hunting

The Bushmeat System, Hunting and the Conflict of Ethics

June/July 2025Nigeria
Onyi Nwabineli

‘Love is at the Centre of Everything I Write’ Onyi Nwabineli’s First Draft

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2025Nigeria
Buhari

The Tragedy of Buharism

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 12, 2025
Igoni Barrett

The Un-Lonely Voice of A. Igoni Barrett

Emmanuel Esomnofu·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 12, 2025
Feminism

Is Feminism Compatible With Religion?

Tega A. Onobrakpeya·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 12, 2025

Economic Issues

Towards a Communiversity Knowledge Creation in Local Nigerian Communities

Anselm Adodo·
August/September 2017
·August 17, 2017

Development via Taxes Improving Domestic Revenue Mobilization in Africa

Daniel Chimezie·
December 18/January 19
·December 31, 2018
This photo is for our piece on If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face

If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face The Toxic Underbelly of Nigeria’s Employment System

Jerry Chiemeke·
October/November 2019
·November 16, 2019
Detty December

Who Benefits From Nigeria’s Detty December?

Jola Sonowo·
June/July 2025Nigeria
·July 6, 2025
This is the feature image for our piece on the Internet in Nigeria

Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye Ajari·
vol3-no3
·September 6, 2019
Nigeria economy

A Tale of Two Economies

Chukwuyemisi Isichei·
August/September 2024Nigeria
·August 3, 2024

Why Is Tax Collection Low in Nigeria? Historical and Cultural Explanations for Nigeria’s Low Domestic Resource Mobilization

Paul Jegede·
December 20/January 21Nigeria
·December 14, 2020

‘We Move’ The Subversive Economy of the Lagos Danfo

Daniel Agbiboa·
April/May 2022Best of 2022Nigeria
·April 12, 2022
This photo is for our essay on Rethinking African Progress | African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations

Rethinking African Progress African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations

Abel B. S. Gaiya·
August/September 2020
·September 7, 2020
 

Global Issues

Nigerian Military Leadership Obasanjo 1977

Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi Ukonne·
April/May 2020Editors Picks: Independence Day
·April 17, 2020

Ukrainian Authorities Have Been Accused of Preventing Africans From Fleeing Ukraine to Poland

Tomisin Awosika·
February/March 2022NewsNigeria
·March 1, 2022
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Japá Young Nigerians’ Search for Prosperity and Its Effect on Political Participation in Nigeria

John Babalola·
June/July 2021
·July 30, 2021

Lights Out In South Africa What's Behind South Africa's Energy Crisis?

Hillary Essien·
February/March 2023NewsSouth Africa
·February 19, 2023
This photo is for our piece on Nigeria and the US visa ban

A Wake-Up Call? The Recent Travel Restrictions on Nigerians

Zainab Usman·
Editors Picks: Independence DayFebruary/March 2020vol4-no2
·March 9, 2020
Foreign Aid

Africa and the Politics of Foreign Aid

Blessing Simura·
AfricaApril/May 2025vol9-no2
·May 22, 2025
Sankara

Thomas Sankara’s Murderers Have Been Sentenced to Prison

Tomisin Awosika·
April/May 2022NewsNigeria
·April 7, 2022

Trade Not Aid Revisiting Obama's Legacy in Africa

Christopher Olaoluwa Ogunmodede·
June/July 2017
·August 2, 2017
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Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

Liam James Kingsley·
AngolaOctober/November 2020South AfricaSpecial Focus: COVID-19vol5-no1Zimbabwe
·November 2, 2020
 

Historical Issues

Egba Women Unite! Lessons from the Egba Women’s Anti-Colonial Movement

lanaire aderemi·
August/September 2021Editors Picks: Independence DayInternational Women's Day - EssaysNigeriavol5-no3
·September 8, 2021

Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme

Fadekemi Abiru·
August/September 2018
·September 25, 2018

Biafra and the Politics of Blame The Neo-Biafran Consciousness and Its Challenges

Philip U. Effiong·
BiafraOctober/November 2017
·December 23, 2017
 

Political Issues

#EndSARS The Revolution Generation.

The Revolution Generation #EndSARS and the Fight for Nigeria’s Heart

Abimbola Alaba·
December 20/January 21vol4-no4
·December 23, 2020
security

Data, Public Interest and National Security The Politics of Data Security in Nigeria

Osivue Itseumah·
December 21/January 22Nigeria
·January 17, 2022
Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

Bibiana Ossai and John Babalola·
April/May 2020Editors Picks: Independence Dayvol4-no2
·April 3, 2020
This photo is for our piece on 'The Same Old Game: Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble'

The Same Old Game Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble for the Continent

Gbọ́láhàn Adébíyì·
August/September 2020vol4-no3
·September 23, 2020

Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria Contextualizing Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria

Romola Adeola·
April/May 2017
·May 6, 2017
This image is for our piece on Boko Haram

Beyond the War Nigeria’s Approach to Deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Combatants

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·
December 19/January 20
·January 27, 2020
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The Civil Soldier The Political Legacy of Olusegun Obasanjo

Chukwudi Ukonne·
August/September 2021Editors Picks: Independence Day
·August 4, 2021
This photo is for our essay on Rethinking African Progress | African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations

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Abel B. S. Gaiya·
August/September 2020
·September 7, 2020

Democracy at Risk? Justice Onnoghen’s Suspension in Perspective

Tosin Osasona·
December 18/January 19
·January 27, 2019
 

Social Issues

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Peace Yetunde Onafuye·
April/May 2024First DraftInterviewsReading
·April 26, 2024
Chimeka Garricks

‘Being an Editor Is a Magical Work’ Chimeka Garricks’ First Draft

Chimeka Garricks·
April/May 2023First DraftInterviewsNigeria
·May 26, 2023
The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi’s Love Letter to Eastern Nigeria

Edwin Okolo·
June/July 2025NigeriaReading
·June 22, 2025

Fear A Survivor’s Account of Human Trafficking

Khalih·
June/July 2021KenyaNigeria
·June 8, 2021
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Tritima Achigbu·
February/March 2022The Black AtlanticUnited States
·February 2, 2022
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‘My Early Reading Featured a Lot of Religious Texts’ Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s First Draft

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August/September 2024First DraftInterviewsNigeria
·August 23, 2024
Fire and Blood and Kendrick Lamar in Jos

Fire and Blood and Kendrick Lamar in Jos

Solomon Haruna·
Best of 2024: EssaysJune/July 2024Nigeria
·June 30, 2024
Books

7 Memoirs Worth Reading Cover to Cover

Ìjàpá O·
October/November 2024Read Something AfricanReading
·November 24, 2024
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Iruoma Chukwuemeka’s review of ‘Grief’s First Kiss is an Avalanche’ presents Wendy Okeke’s debut poetry collection as a poignant meditation on love and loss. She situates Okeke within a tradition of Nigerian writers who confront deeply personal themes, noting how the poet gives grief a universal resonance.⁠
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On 8 July 2003, a general strike by Nigerian trade unions in protest of a hike in the cost of fuel was called off. The strike started after President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration announced a reduction of subsidy on fuel and pump price jumped from 26 naira to 40 naira per litre.⁠
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📷: 1)Occupy Nigeria protest, Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, 2012. TemiKOGBE/Flickr. ⁠
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Nearly 25 years ago, Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe launched a bold experiment: the Joint Development Zone (JDZ), a shared offshore oil venture that promised to transform São Tomé’s economy. At the time, hopes were sky-high with predictions that the tiny island nation's GDP would soar.⁠
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But as Gerhard Seibert reveals in our latest essay, that dream never quite materialized. Instead, the JDZ turned into a ‘white elephant’. From the start, the project was plagued by irregularities and a lack of transparency. Major oil companies showed interest, drilled wells, and exited after finding no commercially viable reserves.⁠
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Today in 1998, MKO Abiola died at the age of 60. # Today in 1998, MKO Abiola died at the age of 60. #RPBULCHistory⌛⁠
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On 7 July 1998, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, also called MKO Abiola, died under controversial circumstances.⁠
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