‘Aso ebi,’ a tradition that started as a symbol of kinship, has evolved into a statement of social standing, a tool for shifting wealth and a canvas for all kinds of domestic drama Women parade during the Ojude Oba festival in Nigeria in 2024. (Toyin Adedokun/AFP via Getty Images) On the morning of June 18, …
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There’s something magical about Nigerian politicians. One minute, they’re smiling, shaking hands, and promising "dividends of democracy." The next minute, they’re sitting in office, barking orders like a military dictator who just discovered espresso. It’s like they attend a secret "How to Be a Tyrant 101" workshop immediately after swearing-in. The Transformation Begins When a …
Members of the Nigerian community in New York celebrate Nigerian Independence Day at a festival on Oct. 5, 2024, in New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) A growing wave of reverse migration from the diaspora, or ‘japada,’ is reshaping the idea of home and challenging long-held beliefs about success abroad July 22, 2025 …
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on immigration on November 27, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) Paul Mooney, the late great African-American comedian and one of the most insightful yet hilarious intellectuals on matters of race, once quipped that every “racially aggrieved” person …
Farage rage at Europe boat people Right, listen up patriots. Brussels once had this thing called the Dublin Regulation. Not to be confused with Dublin the city (which is in Ireland—don’t get me started on that mess), this was an EU rule about asylum seekers. The idea was simple: the first EU country a migrant …
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