Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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The Senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police services across Nigeria, marking a significant step in one of the country’s most consequential and contentious security reform debates. The proposed legislation, which seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution, would replace Nigeria’s current centralized policing framework with a dual system comprising a […]
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As Told By Ada is a Culture Custodian weekly series exploring the unique and often chaotic experience of navigating life as the oldest daughter in a Nigerian household. Over the course of these mini therapy sessions, we give you a peek into the ups, downs and lingering effects of growing up “the first.” I […]
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Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all bribery charges brought against her by British prosecutors. The verdict brings a dramatic close to one of the most closely watched international corruption cases involving a former Nigerian public official. On Wednesday, jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London returned unanimous not-guilty […]
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Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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On June 1, the BBC released Surviving Biafra: Voices from the Nigerian Civil War, a 75-minute Africa Eye documentary directed by Grammy-winning filmmaker Meji Alabi. Built around the experiences of Alabi’s grandfather, Godwin Alabi-Isama, a former Nigerian army commander who fought on the federal side during the war, the documentary arrives with lofty ambitions. According […]
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In a recent video, the Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps answered a seemingly straightforward question: “Can you drive with an international driver’s licence in Nigeria?” His answer was equally straightforward. “The answer is simply, no.” To support his position, he cited Section 82 of the National Road Traffic Regulations, which states plainly that: […]
3 weeks ago
As Told By Ada is a Culture Custodian weekly series exploring the unique and often chaotic experience of navigating life as the oldest daughter in a Nigerian household. Over the course of these mini therapy sessions, we give you a peek into the ups, downs and lingering effects of growing up “the first”. I had […]
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Right now, Nigerian social media is hot with arrests. “Defamation” is the word of the hour. Social media users, particularly users on X, are learning in real time how defamation works within Nigeria’s legal system. For years, Nigeria’s online space has operated as an unregulated public square; chaotic, sensationalist and often cruel. But recent arrests […]
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