‘“Writers Write.”— My Mother’ Salem Afangideh’s First Draft
Author of ‘Love and War’, Salem Afangideh, grew up on romance novels and has lately been gravitating towards wholesome texts about womanhood. Read our interview.
Culture & Society
Returning to Myself When Beauty Becomes a Guide
There’s a perception that people use makeup to hide, but for me, it marked a return to my face. Read more.
‘Writing is Like a Muscle’ Oyinkan Braithwaite’s First Draft
Author of My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, got the inspiration for her novel while reading about the black widow spider. Read our interview.
The Madness of Competition Squid Game in the Nigerian Imagination
Much like Nigeria, in Squid Game, players emerge victorious not really due to their skills but due in large measure to cheating. Success is a matter of survival of the fittest but the fittest is the trickster. Read more.
Looking for God To Find God, I Had to Leave Religion Behind
I grew up wanting to get closer to God. But to find God I had to leave religion behind. Read more.
Review: Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad The Women in Lagos are Just as Crazy
Lagos men are not for the faint-hearted and Kuku’s women are not the women who ‘sit down and take it’. Read more.
‘Almost All Great Writing Comes from Disciplined and Ambitious Readers’ Howard W. French’s First Draft
Journalist, professor and author of ‘Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War’, Howard W. French, spent ten years researching the book. Read our interview.
Sidney Poitier, the First Black Man to Win an Oscar Award, Has Died
Sidney Poitier, who in 1964 became the first Black actor to win an Oscar died on the evening of 06 January 2022. Read more.
Women Who Lead Feminist Protests and Politics in Nigeria
For protests such as #EndSARS where women play prominent leadership roles, gender stereotypes that assign leadership roles to men encourage dampen these protests at a much faster rate than protests led by men. Read more.
Detty December in Nigeria: ‘People are Tired of COVID-19 Protocols’
In Nigeria this year, much of ‘Detty December’ may be fuelled by an unlikely source—growing apathy towards COVID-19. Read more.