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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

“This Is Love” Review—Victor Njoku’s Experiential Coverage of Queer Relationships In Nigeria 

On 7th January, 2014, former president of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 (SSMPA), banning and criminalising marriage between persons of the same sex in Nigeria. While society has always frowned at homosexual conduct, the SSMPA formally institutionalised it —with the Act further recommending 10 years imprisonment for people who […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 years ago

“This Is Love” Review—Victor Njoku’s Experiential Coverage of Queer Relationships In Nigeria 

The Internet Has No Boundaries, And That’s a Danger to Our Kids

Section 32 of Nigeria’s Child Rights Act establishes serious penalties for sexual abuse and exploitation of children. It mandates a 14-year imprisonment term for offenders. While the legislation explicitly criminalizes child pornography and emotional abuse, there is a blind spot in our legal framework: the unauthorized collection and storage of children’s images without explicit sexual […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 years ago

The Internet Has No Boundaries, And That’s a Danger to Our Kids

This Year’s Edition of The Annual Nigerian Hip-Hop Rumble Has Arrived

Not a single year passes in the Nigerian music scene without a heated public conversation either on the relevancy of Hip Hop in these parts or obscure discussions about certain technicalities around the Nigerian Hip Hop orthodoxy. Hip Hop enthusiasts would remember 2022, when Psycho YP took swipes at “Rap OGs,” essentially crowning himself the […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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2 years ago

This Year’s Edition of The Annual Nigerian Hip-Hop Rumble Has Arrived

It’s Time for Nigerian Women to Take Back Their Political Power

In Nigeria, a woman venturing into politics must navigate a landscape where survival skills matter more than political expertise. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s campaign struggles in Kogi and her ongoing fight with the senate president illustrate some of the immense barriers women face. Securing a primary election victory demands endorsements—often through political godfathers, financial networks, or party […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 years ago

It’s Time for Nigerian Women to Take Back Their Political Power

Nigeria’s Oscar Submissions Have a Visibility Problem

Anora, a Cinderella-esque tale with a tragic twist, emerged as the big winner at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025. Starring Mikey Madison as Ani, the film follows a young, beautiful stripper who unexpectedly marries the son of an oligarch. For a moment, she lives in luxury. Then, his parents reject the marriage, […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 years ago

Nigeria’s Oscar Submissions Have a Visibility Problem

Kadaria Ahmed: A Champion For Truth In a World That Silences Women

Throughout her illustrious career, Kadaria Ahmed has been rightly lauded for her contribution to advancing journalism in Nigeria’s fraught media landscape. But in light of her identity as a woman—having to bristle against the patriarchal strictures intrinsic to Nigeria’s media landscape—her work takes on deeper significance. Born in 1967, Ahmed led an ambitious academic career […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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2 years ago

Kadaria Ahmed: A Champion For Truth In a World That Silences Women

How to Defeat The Feeling of Helplessness Over Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Persecution

Few plenary sessions have generated the kind of controversy that stirred on Thursday last week when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months, after accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexually harassing her in 2023. Her suspension—which came after The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions hastily dismissed her petition […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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2 years ago

How to Defeat The Feeling of Helplessness Over Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Persecution
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