As Nigeria turns 59, high unemployment rates, crumbling infrastructure, crippling insecurity, rising foreign debt, widespread corruption, and multi-dimensional poverty have left citizens pondering the meaning of independence.
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Set against the backdrop of 19th century Ghana, The Hundred Wells of Salaga tells a tale about slavery, love, loss, courage and duty though the eyes of Aminah, a slave who dreams of travelling far and wide to sell shoes like her father did, and her mistress Wurche, a strong-willed princess more interested in attending political meetings than in domestic work.
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“There isn’t a single person who can go through life without a single mark on their body, so why do we stare at people with scars as opposed to just seeing it as a norm?”
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A gubernatorial candidate struggles to save her campaign after her affair with a priest goes public
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Talking about sexual harassment is taboo in conservative Nigeria. Victims are expected to suffer in silence while perpetrators walk free without consequences. But a bright spot is finally emerging, thanks to the #MeToo movement.
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“Mum, I have a well-paying job and my own apartment, so I’m as settled as can be. Whenever and wherever I find love, I’ll take it. That said, I have no plans of rushing into something just to fulfil yours or anyone else’s vision, especially if that vision requires my moving to Africa. I know you don’t want to hear this, but I’m more British than I am Nigerian. My home is Manchester; it’s where I feel most alive.”
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What happens when you go to bed a black man and wake up white? That's the question A. Igoni Barrett's novel Black Ass answers with a blend of sharp humor and keen intelligence.
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She Called Me Woman is a portrait of 25 queer Nigerian women. Their anonymised, first-person accounts range from family dynamics to childhood memories to first sexual encounters. With the exception of two narrators, the women reflect on what it’s like living as a queer person in Nigeria.
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Twenty have been confirmed dead after a residential building housing a school collapsed Wednesday morning in Lagos. Majority of the causalities were children.
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