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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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3 weeks ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Inside Nahous and Oasis’ Three-Month Immersion in Fashion, Space, and Memory

Nahous has quietly and unmistakably reshaped what a creative hub in Lagos can be. What began as a physical space has steadily evolved into something more fluid, something that resists easy definition and instead invites constant reinterpretation. That evolution has been marked by a series of carefully considered moments. The most recent happened in December […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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6 months ago

Inside Nahous and Oasis’ Three-Month Immersion in Fashion, Space, and Memory

Classed, Visible, and Under Fire? On Privilege and Nigerian Activism

There is something about the word “classed” that unsettles people. It lands heavier than it should, as though what it carries is an accusation rather than a description. On its own, it points to an obvious reality: access, comfort, distance from certain kinds of struggle. The discomfort usually comes later, when people begin to consider […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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6 months ago

Classed, Visible, and Under Fire? On Privilege and Nigerian Activism

Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s “Dear Dija” and the Poetry of Distance

My introduction to Nigerian filmmaker, director, producer, and writer, Ifeoma Chukwuogo was with Bariga Sugar which she made a decade ago. The short film, which is set in a brothel, was made a decade ago and has been described as one of the best Nigerian short films of all time. In 2024, Chukwuogo’s directorial feature […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s “Dear Dija” and the Poetry of Distance

Reykjavík Index 2025: Nigeria Is Ready for Women Leaders, Its Institutions Are Not

According to the Reykjavik Index for Leadership, Nigeria does not lack acceptance of women leaders. It lacks systems capable of converting that acceptance into economic power, institutional authority, and durable leadership pathways. The question is no longer whether Nigerians are ready for women leaders. It’s whether Nigerian institutions are fit for a society that already is. 

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

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6 months ago

Reykjavík Index 2025: Nigeria Is Ready for Women Leaders, Its Institutions Are Not
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