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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

In Starrgirl, Ayra Starr does not ask you to reconsider Ayra Starr. She assumes you already know who she is and expects you to keep up. The title alone sends listeners a message before they press play. Her first two records were titled around age — 19 & Dangerous introduced a fearless, fast-talking teenager; The […]

Anjola Akinmade

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1 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

The Biafra Story, Courtesy of Britain

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 […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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4 months ago

The Biafra Story, Courtesy of Britain

The Wide Gap Between Nigerian Policy and Nigerian Reality 

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: […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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4 months ago

The Wide Gap Between Nigerian Policy and Nigerian Reality 

Nigeria is Failing its Children

Nigeria is failing its children. Governance has been reduced to a series of political performances staged for the benefit of those in power, while children, who are the most vulnerable members of society, who cannot vote, protest, or negotiate their own safety bear the consequences most severely. They are growing up in a country that is stripping away structures meant to protect, educate, nourish, and prepare them for the future.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

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4 months ago

Nigeria is Failing its Children

The Thing Around Tobi Amusan’s Neck

We hold this truth to be self-evident: That more often than should be, Nigerian athletes, and by extension, African sports persons, are subjected to undeserved scrutiny. This ultimately translates into micro and macro aggressions and outright witch hunts with no basis in factual accuracy. It’s not always immediately obvious. But these detractors bask in the […]

John Eriomala

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4 months ago

The Thing Around Tobi Amusan’s Neck

Sade Onabowale Wants To Educate You In A Non-Condescending Way

Sade Onabowale has a lot of opinions. Following her on Instagram is characterized by her expression of her thoughts on the topic du jour in long form. That desire to shape discourse has also now resulted in its own media universe of sorts: a Substack newsletter, a podcast, and a recurring event series. This is […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

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4 months ago

Sade Onabowale Wants To Educate You In A Non-Condescending Way
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