V7, N1 Godfathers: An Introduction

Vol. 7, No. 1

Godfathers: An Introduction

IN THIS ISSUE

FOREWORD

⎈ Godfathers: An Introduction: The Republic V7, N1 by Wale Lawal

COVER ESSAYS

⎈ The Past, Present and Future Kings of Nigerian Politics: How ‘Godfathers’ Became a Key Part of Political Party Financing in Nigeria by Muzz Muhammad;

⎈ The Most Uninteresting Man in Lagos: Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Unexciting First Act by Doyin Olagunju;

 

FEATURE ESSAYS

⎈ New Releases: 23 African Books to Expect in 2023 by Peace Yetunde Onafuye;

⎈ The Bronze Elephant in the Room: After the Benin Bronzes Come Home, What Next? by Daniel Olaoluwa Whyte;

⎈ The God(win) of Small Things: The Challenge in Finding an Apolitical Central Banker in a Partisan Landscape by Afolabi Adekaiyaoja;

⎈ The Enduring Malformation of West Africa: Why Economics Alone Cannot Explain West Africa’s Slow Development by Abel Gaiya;

⎈ What Does Chatham House Have to Do With Us?: Why Nigerian Politicians Continue to Speak at Chatham House by Afoma Dike;

⎈ Praying for Peaceful Poll: The Outsized Role of Religion and Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections by Charles Ekpo;

⎈ ‘I have No Other country’: An Interview with Professor Oyewale Tomori by Charles Ebikeme;

⎈ Post-COP27, Africa Must Forge Its Own Path: An Interview with Energy Researcher, Habiba Daggash by Elizabeth Abati; and

⎈ A COP of Unmet Expectations: The Disappointment of COP27 by Oluwaseun Oguntuase 

 

FIRST DRAFT

⎈ ‘My Favourite Nigerian Story Would Be One Told Through Food’ by Ayoola Oladipupo

ART

⎈ Cover Illustration: ‘A Godfather’s Paradise’, by Onyinye Dike (Art Director, The Republic), with oversight from Wale Lawal (Editor, The Republic).
⎈ First Draft: Onyinye Dike.