Culture & Society

Beyond Charity Rethinking Hunger Relief in Nigeria

Ayoola OladipupoApril 20, 2023

Abundant research shows that investing in adequate nutrition is one of the best value-for-money development actions, but food security is neither seen as a catalyst for economic development nor a right Nigerians are entitled to.

April/May 2023Nigeria

In the Company of Women On Writing and Reading Women as Historical Actors

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeApril 17, 2023

Celebrating women should extend to the kinds of stories we tell about women. These stories should reflect the diversity of their lived experiences, the multiplicity of their work, and the varying ways women express their individual thoughts and perspectives.

April/May 2023Nigeria

What is Special Hair? A Black Woman’s Complicated Hair Journey

Izehi AmadasuApril 14, 2023

Irrespective of what anyone thinks, I have decided that the hair I was born with—this coarse, springy, dark hair that grows towards the sun—is special, not because of its length, thickness, texture, or any reason other than because it is my hair and I have decided to love it.

April/May 2023NigeriaThe Black Atlantic

On Laboma Beach, the Party Continues Detty December, the Year of Return and a New Era of Africa-Diaspora Relations

Tomisin OgunsanyaApril 12, 2023

The unique pleasures of the Year of Return and Detty December highlight the evolving relationship between Africa and its global diaspora and the need to sustain this growing bond.

AfricaApril/May 2023Nigeria

Creating a New Path How Redefining Ethnicity Beyond Traditional Kinship Can Change Nigeria

Ikpeme NetoApril 11, 2023

As Nigeria evolves, the definition of kin must become less related to language and states of origin but to the shared risk from the effect of the decisions made by the administration in power.

April/May 2023Nigeria

‘Good Writing Elevates Any Subject’ Daniel Olaoluwa Whyte’s First Draft

Daniel Olaoluwa WhyteApril 7, 2023

Nigerian author and researcher, Daniel Olaoluwa Whyte, believes repatriation of looted artefacts is just the first step.

April/May 2023First DraftInterviewsNigeria

Bloodshed and Ballot Boxes ‘Gangs of Lagos’ (2023) Review

Afoma DikeApril 6, 2023

Beyond the surface themes of friendship, family ties and betrayal, Gangs of Lagos takes a closer look at thuggery and politically affiliated gang culture in Nigeria, exploring the country’s historically overlooked backstories.

April/May 2023Nigeria

‘Black is Beautiful’ Kwame Brathwaite (1938-2023)

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeApril 5, 2023

Kwame Brathwaite, the American photographer whose works visually powered the ‘Black Is Beautiful’ movement of the 60s, has died aged 85. Throughout his career, Brathwaite captured Black icons including Muhammad Ali, Aretha Franklin, The Jackson Five, and Nina Simone. Ultimately, his works sought to uplift the essence of being Black.

April/May 2023News

Golden Lion Demas Nwoko Will Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Hillary EssienApril 2, 2023

Demas Nwoko’s work has been described as ’sustainable, resource-mindful, and (as) culturally authentic forms of expression now sweeping across the African continent’.

April/May 2023NewsNigeria