The biggest political news out of Nigeria in the past week was the launch of A Journey in Service: An Autobiography written by Ibrahim B. Babangida, former military president of Nigeria aka IBB aka Maradona aka The Evil Genius. The book, an account of his military and “political” life has been long awaited and the turn-out of …
Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition by Eromo Egbejule
Museum in Koko, Niger Delta, commemorates important exiled merchant prince Nanna Olomu – but it has no cooling and a termite issue In the sleepy Nigerian port town of Koko, the reminder of a forgotten invasion by the British more than a century ago has itself been forgotten. A statue of Nanna Olomu, the Nigerian …
What’s the Point of Trump’s War on D.E.I.? By Jay Caspian Kang
To distract from his larger plan to gut the federal government, the President has taken a relatively powerless program and turned it into an excuse for everything that goes wrong in the country. If Donald Trump’s first days in the White House, in 2017, were about shock and awe—his haunting “American carnage” speech, the Muslim …
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Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football by Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football, particularly the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles. The team’s success in the 1990s, with players like Jay-Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu, provided a sense of pride and belonging for the Nigerian community in London. Football became a way for Nigerians to connect with their heritage and feel …
The top things you’ll like about Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa
From email scams to oil spills and charlatan Pentecostal preachers, it’s clear that Nigeria has something of an image problem. While the outside world’s perception of Africa’s most populous country hasn’t always been overwhelmingly positive, there’s plenty more to this nation than its unsavory associations. With its vibrant culture, sense of humor and adaptability, Nigeria …
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