June/July 2022

Setting Sail for ‘Home’ Inheriting My Parents’ Longings for Freetown

Ade DaramySeptember 7, 2022

Half a century ago, I inherited my parents’ longings for Freetown, Sierra Leone. Unknown to me then, a two-week voyage home would became a lifelong journey. Read more.

GambiaJune/July 2022Sierra LeoneThe Black Atlantic

‘To Be Called a Writer Is to Be Called to Clarity’ Gbọ́láhàn Adébíyì’s First Draft

Gbọ́láhàn AdébíyìJuly 29, 2022

Historian and author of ‘Nigeria’s March to The Gallows’, Gbọláhàn Adébíyì, writes like a baker. Read our interview.

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A Bill for Startups The House of Representatives Has Passed the Nigeria Startup Bill

Tomisin AwosikaJuly 28, 2022

Yesterday, the Nigerian House of Representatives passed the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) after its third reading. Read more.

June/July 2022NewsNigeria

We’ve Just Won the 2022 Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge! Dispatch from The Republic

The RepublicJuly 28, 2022

The Republic has just won the 2022 Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge!

DispatchJune/July 2022

Monkeypox Is Now a Global Health Threat What Exactly Is Happening?

Todah OpeyemiJuly 27, 2022

On July 23, the WHO declared the escalating Monkeypox outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Read more.

June/July 2022NewsNigeria

Tobi Amusan’s Historic Win Nigeria’s First Athletics World Record Holder

Tomisin AwosikaJuly 26, 2022

Tobi Amusan’s world record is the latest contribution to the history of excellence of Nigerian women in sports. Read more.

June/July 2022NewsNigeria

The Making of a King The Historical Significance of Olu Atuwatse III

Allegra Otsaye AyidaJuly 25, 2022

Last year, Olu Atuwatse III’s coronation captured the public imagination and shifted the trajectory of Warri’s history. What is this history in the first place? Read more

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