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

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

What shall it profit a people to lack shame?  What does it really profit a nation of over 180 million people to consistently platform and promote individuals with an addiction to humiliation? There comes a time when one must sit back, rest their hands on their head, exhale, and declare that it all doesn’t make […]

John Eriomala

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3 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

Top Nigerian Music Trends To Watch in 2026

At the start of 2025, the biggest prediction was that the potpourri of sounds heralded by Rema’s seminal sophomore album, Heis, which interpreted American Trap music through a distinctively Nigerian lens, would flourish and take on a more refined shape in the new year. This prediction turned out to be eerily accurate but it would […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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7 months ago

Top Nigerian Music Trends To Watch in 2026

Reimagining Fear: What Horror Means in Nollywood

Everywhere in the world, the horror film genre aims to affect the psychology of its audience, using various elements to induce shock or apprehension. While it has several forms, it often incorporates a central villain, monster or malevolent force that poses a challenge throughout. The genre has a universal appeal, domesticated to shoulder the peculiar […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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7 months ago

Reimagining Fear: What Horror Means in Nollywood

State Capture by Invitation: How Russia Is Expanding Power in Africa

To understand what Russia wants in Africa, it helps to first strip away the illusion that Moscow is behaving differently from other global powers. The United States, Europe, China, the Gulf states — all seek influence on the African continent for the same fundamental reasons: access to natural resources, control over trade routes, diplomatic leverage, […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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7 months ago

State Capture by Invitation: How Russia Is Expanding Power in Africa

The Geopolitics of African Football

The recently concluded African Cup of Nations in Morocco will go down in history for the most vivid and vibrant display of geopolitics in the continent’s most eminent sport, and for good reason. Morocco hosted the most technically and logistically impressive tournament, with impressive stadia and structures. The tournament itself rewarded the structure with strong […]

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

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7 months ago

The Geopolitics of African Football

12 Provocative African Books to Expect in 2026

In 2025, we witnessed the continent’s literary ecosystem buzz with an organic energy, from the blockbuster return of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Dream Count to the historic $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature, won by Oyin Olugbile, whose debut novel Sanya masterfully reimagined Yoruba mythology through a matriarchal lens. It was a year of looking back […]

Shalom Tewobola

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7 months ago

12 Provocative African Books to Expect in 2026

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Who Does Nigeria Remember?

Today, January 15, Nigeria once again marks Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD). Officially described as a solemn national moment set aside to honour courage, sacrifice, patriotism, and the supreme price paid by men and women who died in service to the country. More than a date on the calendar; it is framed as a collective […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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7 months ago

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Who Does Nigeria Remember?
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