January 15, 2024 was the 54th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian civil war, and the end of the short lived secessionist Republic of Biafra which … 5 Things That Would Have Happened if Biafra Won the Nigerian Civil War
Sixty is the new golden age: meet the stellar generation hitting this milestone by Genevieve Fox
There must have been something in the air in 1964. Many of the people who shape our world are turning 60 this year ‘Magical,” “special,” a “total badass”: step forward Kamala Harris, the 59-year-old dynamo who has rebranded her country at lightning speed, offering it up as a nation synonymous with optimism, hope and patriotism. For …
Hanging On: Can Nigeria Escape Disaster and Fulfill Its Promise? By Matthew Tostevin
Nigeria's security czar pulled a mobile phone from his white gown to show a video of a man with his head wrapped in a full turban. Addressing the camera somewhere in the scrubby badlands of northern Nigeria, the figure made a statement from behind mirrored goggles. "This is one of the biggest bandits," National Security Adviser …
What is Osu? By Dr Michael Odijie
The legacy of the Osu practice of modern slavery in west Africa and the discrimination and social exclusion still faced by the descendants of past Osu today. Osu is a traditional practice in the Igbo region, in south-eastern Nigeria. In the past, Osu involved dedicating individuals to local deities, “transforming” them into slaves of the …
Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72 by Eromo Egbejule
Nicknamed the ‘Elegant Stallion’, the revered star died after performing at a private party in Lagos Onyeka Onwenu, the singer, actor, broadcaster and activist whose love ballads and songs about women’s rights were a soothing balm during Nigeria’s rocky 1980s and earned her the nickname “Elegant Stallion”, has died at 72. She had just finished …
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