Year: 2022

The Eraser

I talk to myself a lot. My parents find it strange when…

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Yagazie Emezi’s Photographs Spark Conversations About Nigeria’s Environmental Crisis

Yagazie Emezi is a self-taught photojournalist who explores the boundaries of contemporary…

9 Min Read

Love Came to Me Soft and Stuffed

Life was a big circus to me. Everything was still beginning. You…

6 Min Read

Ghana Is in Talks to Get Looted Asante Gold Artefacts From the Victoria & Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is negotiating the possible return…

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Dike Chukwumerije’s Made In Nigeria Poetry Show Inspired My Patriotism

The Made-In-Nigeria Show is a Spoken Word production by Nigeria’s foremost performance…

6 Min Read

Stop Telling a Fat Woman She Looks Beautiful and Brave

Fat is a term that holds a great deal of power for…

6 Min Read

In the Beginning Was Darkness

Click! That's the last sound I hear before the world goes dark.…

13 Min Read

Tribal Marks and Tattoos: A Proud Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Oblivion

Growing up in a society with rich cultural practices is fascinating. I…

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Wizkid To Release New Single ‘Bad To Me’ September 14

The new single is set to be his first since he added…

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Almajiranci: A Narrative That Needs To Be Rewritten

In northern Nigeria, a system of Islamic education called Almajiranci is being…

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The Scam of Adulthood: Navigating the Shock of Post-Childhood

  I was mistaken in thinking that adults had all the power.…

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Four Years Later, New Official Obama Portraits Are Unveiled

Robert McCurdy’s portrait of Obama and Sharon Sprung’s portrait of Michelle Obama,…

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