The Nigerian is Person of the Year – The Nigerian Guardian

There is hardly any human being who embodies the completeness of creation as much as the Nigerian does. A bundle of contradiction who questions himself or herself at every turn, a positivity who interrogates his own very essence, the Nigerian is at once a rot on the outside and a creature of untold beauty on …

Nigerian Banks, Billionaires, and; Your Sorry Ordinary Ass By Pius Adesanmi

Some of my friends have said that we moved too quickly within the same week from Hijab-Gate (religion) to Innoson-Gate (ethnicity). I told my worried friends that I do not share their despondency. On the contrary, I am saying Allah be praised for I have learnt to give thanks and praise to God for little …

The politicisation of immigration by mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk

This is based on the UK experience, but I think some of this will also apply in the US. Why do right wing politicians push an anti-immigration platform? The obvious answer is that immigration is an important concern to their voters, and that is certainly correct. However I think there is an additional factor, which …

Chaotic capitalism: the human sculptures of Nigeria’s sprawling Balogun market by Sean O’Hagan

It is one of the biggest street markets in the world, a sprawling, dazzling city within a city that is frequented by tens of thousands of people every day. Photographer Lorenzo Vitturi reveals how he captured Balogun’s vivid drama for his book, Money Must Be made. During a trip to Lagos in 2014, Lorenzo Vitturi …