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Vol. 4, No. 4

#EndSARS and the Makings of a Historical Movement.

IN THIS ISSUE

COVER ESSAYS

⎈ The Revolution Generation: #EndSARS and the Fight for Nigeria's Heart by Abimbola Alaba; ⎈ Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests: How Nigeria's Youth Found their Voice by Motunrola Bisi-Afolabi;⎈ Looting as Catharsis: #EndSARS and the Crisis of Governance in Nigeria by Promise Frank Ejiofor; and ⎈ Anything Can Happen: #EndSARS and the Making of History by Joshua Segun-Lean. Read the entire issue.

Our #EndSARS Roundtable

Essays, interviews and other #EndSARS-related coverage by The Republic.

- Why We Must Remember Our Collective Memory of #EndSARS
  
  Ernest NwekeOctober 20, 2022
- ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!’ Our Readers Reflect on the #EndSARS Protests
  
  The RepublicFebruary 3, 2021
- ‘We Just Want to Live’ Youth and the #EndSARS Protests
  
  Zainab Onuh-YahayaFebruary 15, 2021
- Cosmic Anger #EndSARS and the Making of a Movement
  
  Joshua Segun-LeanOctober 26, 2020
- Feminism is for the People The History in How Women Shaped the #EndSARS Protests
  
  Tritima AchigbuFebruary 1, 2021
- Lagos State Judicial Panel Updates Summary and Highlights of Lagos State Judicial Panel Sessions
  
  The RepublicNovember 2, 2020
- ‘Enough is Enough.’ #EndSARS: Why Three Women Defied Governor Wike’s Protest Ban
  
  Shayera DarkOctober 23, 2020
- Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests How Nigeria’s Youth Found their Own Voice
  
  Motunrola Bisi-AfolabiOctober 14, 2020

From Our EndSARS Issue

Anything Can Happen #EndSARS and the Making of History

Joshua Segun-LeanDecember 21, 2020

The Revolution Generation #EndSARS and the Fight for Nigeria’s Heart

Abimbola AlabaDecember 23, 2020

Looting as Catharsis #EndSARS and the Crisis of Governance in Nigeria

Promise Frank EjioforDecember 22, 2020

Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests How Nigeria’s Youth Found their Own Voice

Motunrola Bisi-AfolabiOctober 14, 2020

- Government Control in the Digital Age The Economic Impacts of Internet Shutdowns
  
  Osaye AjariDecember 2, 2020
- Anti-Racism Beyond the West Africa’s Place in the Global Anti-Racist Discourse
  
  Chinonye OtuonyeOctober 29, 2020
- Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents
  
  Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020

Introducing 'First Draft'

Our New Column Featuring Authors on Books, Reading & Writing

- Introducing ‘First Draft’: Our New Column Authors and Prominent Figures on Books, Reading and Writing
  
  The RepublicFebruary 4, 2020
- ‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrimoloyeFebruary 5, 2020
- ‘Editing Feels Like Taking Vitamins.’ Ore Ogunbiyi’s First Draft
  
  Ore OgunbiyiFebruary 12, 2020
- ‘The Lesson is in Design’ Merlin Uwalaka’s First Draft
  
  Merlin UwalakaFebruary 19, 2020
- ‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft
  
  Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
- ‘Finish the Damned Thing’ Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí’s First Draft
  
  Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ ṢóyẹmíMarch 4, 2020
- ‘Who has time for undecided authors?’ Dominique Otigbah’s First Draft
  
  Dominique OtigbahMarch 11, 2020
- ‘Every Time You Decide to Write, What Is at Stake for You?’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft
  
  Joshua Segun-LeanMarch 18, 2020
- ‘Talent not nurtured is useless.’ Moyosore Orekoya’s First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrekoyaMarch 25, 2020
- ‘Language is resilient’ Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún’s First Draft
  
  Kọ́lá Túbọ̀súnApril 1, 2020
- ‘Are the people in this story I’m telling recognizably human?’ Saratu Abiola’s First Draft
  
  Saratu AbiolaApril 8, 2020
- ‘Write Something Every Day’ Oreva Olakpe’s First Draft
  
  Oreva OlakpeApril 15, 2020

Economic Issues

‘Na Money Be Fine Bobo’ The Politics of Poor Taste

C. S. LozieJanuary 24, 2020
A Disaster Waiting to Happen? Nigeria’s Unchecked Population Growth

Barakat AkinsikuNovember 22, 2019
Two Windows COVID-19 and the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility

Gbolahan BadmusNovember 23, 2020
Rethinking African Progress African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations

Abel GaiyaSeptember 7, 2020
Paying It in Green Debt Forgiveness Is Crucial to Tackling Climate Change

Imad MusaFebruary 13, 2023
Nigeria and Climate Change Global Trends and Local Challenges

Habiba DaggashJune 18, 2018
Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme

Fadekemi AbiruSeptember 25, 2018
‘We Move’ The Subversive Economy of the Lagos Danfo

Daniel AgbiboaApril 12, 2022
The ‘Lion of Africa’ with Cat Claws Nigeria’s Image Problem

Fife OgundeMarch 20, 2020

International Issues

Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020
Returning Lumumba 61 Years After He Was Assassinated, Belgium Will Return Patrice Lumumba’s Remains

Tomisin AwosikaJune 2, 2022
Deep Unlearning? AI and Africa’s Struggling Public Institutions

Victor FamubodeMay 29, 2020
Transcending Economics Racism and Anti-Racism in the Modern World

Promise Frank EjioforMarch 1, 2021
The UK Wants to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for ‘Processing’

Tomisin AwosikaApril 14, 2022
Eritrean Identity and Migration Discourse as Shaped by Indefinite National Service and Education Reforms

Mirielle McMillinJuly 5, 2017
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable

Carlos LopesJuly 9, 2017
Does ‘Creative Crowdsourcing’ Exploit Creatives? NDLEA Faces Backlash Over Logo Design Contest

Todah OpeyemiAugust 16, 2022
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019

Historical Issues

The Art of Conversation Proverbs in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Gerald AdewoleJanuary 29, 2020
The Dilemma of a Ruling Party The Challenges Ahead of APC’s Quest to Retain Power

Afolabi AdekaiyaojaFebruary 28, 2022
Who is Irene Cohen? The Re-Discovery of Feminist Freedom in Modern-Day Angola

Amandla AyahJune 15, 2020

Political Issues

One Last Dance? Atiku Abubakar, PDP’s North Star

Chukwuma Junior ChinyeAugust 25, 2022
‘Obidience’ or Sacrifice Can Peter Obi Actually Lead Nigeria?

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 25, 2022
Diesel and Petrol Go Hand in Hand Why There Is Fuel Scarcity in Lagos and Abuja

Tomisin AwosikaJune 23, 2022
Too Foreign to Vote Diaspora Voting: Where Naija Might Carry Last

Muzz MuhammadFebruary 24, 2021
Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Zikism The President and the Revolutionary Ideology He Denied

Akintunde AgunbiadeSeptember 8, 2021
An Upright Man? The Unexpected Fall of Buhari's Reputation

Nnamdi EhirimMay 14, 2017
Elections on Hold Between Nigeria’s Postponed Elections and Nigeria’s Electoral Outcomes

Abdulrasheed IsahFebruary 18, 2019
2023 Election Updates Daily Briefings from The Republic

The RepublicMarch 24, 2023
Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020

Social Issues

Remembering the Past, Rewriting the Future Creating a New Nigerian Narrative

Fife OgundeSeptember 29, 2022
‘Writing Is a Journey’ Folashadé Soulé-Kohndou’s First Draft

Folashadé Soulé-KohndouJuly 1, 2022
‘I Believe in a “Supranatural” Writing Process.’ Edwin Chege’s First Draft

Edwin ChegeFebruary 19, 2021
‘The Very Best Writers Can Make the Most Banal Ideas Seem Interesting’ Ore Agbaje-Williams’ First Draft

Ore Agbaje-WilliamsNovember 4, 2022
‘Writing never dies.’ Promise Frank Ejiofor's First Draft

Promise Frank EjioforMarch 5, 2021
If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face The Toxic Underbelly of Nigeria’s Employment System

Jerry ChiemekeNovember 16, 2019
‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft

Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
Did a New Generation Decide? Youth Participation in Nigeria’s 2023 Elections

Busayo AkinmojuMarch 6, 2023
From Glamour Girls to Nolly Babes Nollywood Nostalgia and the Modern Nigerian Woman

Merlin UwalakaMarch 1, 2019

Technological Issues

Bridging the Gap Building Africa’s Well-being Infrastructure through Local Research and Development

Ebele MọgọFebruary 22, 2023
The Monkeypox Outbreak What You Need to Know

Tomisin AwosikaMay 24, 2022
Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019
The New Ebola? Should You Be Concerned About the Marburg Virus?

Tomisin AwosikaJuly 21, 2022
For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni MadzivireJanuary 25, 2021
Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
COP27: Abigael Kima’s Cautious Optimism An Interview with Climate Activist, Abigael Kima

Elizabeth AbatiOctober 26, 2022
Unprofitable Diseases Ebola, COVID-19 and the Return of Industrial Policy in Africa?

Francisco PerezNovember 17, 2020