Being My Own Anchor How Loss Renewed My Relationship With Home
After my dad’s death, home had seemed like a place I would drift further away from. But the loss renewed my relationship with home. Read more
February/March 2022
The President Who Belonged to Himself Assessing Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Legacy
President Buhari will be remembered as the president who belonged to nobody but himself; one who converted Aso Rock, a seat for agile, fit-as-fiddle occupiers, to a retirement home for senior citizens. 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.
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.
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.
‘Good Writers Are Good Readers’ Ndidi Akahara’s First Draft
Analyst and author of ‘Ken Saro-Wiwa’s “Sozaboy”: What War Literature Teaches Us About the Political Economy of Violence’, Ndidi Akahara, is always excited to talk about history and literature. Read our interview.
The Age of Great Power Rivalry Russia’s Geopolitical Vision and the Weaknesses of International Diplomacy
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed the shortcomings of Western-led and United Nations-mediated global diplomacy. Read more.
Francis Kéré Has Become the First African To Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize
On 15 March 2022, Burkina Faso’s Diébédo Francis Kéré made history by becoming the first Black man and African to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize since its inception in 1979. 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.
The Task That Must Be Done Restructuring for One Nigeria
With the myriad issues Nigeria is grappling with, one concept has captured the imagination of ordinary Nigerians and the political elite alike—restructuring. Read more.