Nigeria: Welcome to Lagos III – Welthauptstadt Nigeria
In Part III of Welcome to Lagos we see the grand vision of Lagos used to displace people without giving them alternatives – that is the injustice highlighted for all to see.
Category: Culture and Society
Nigeria: Forced marriages and the age of consent
The former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima has married a 13 year old Egyptian girl for whom he paid her family $100,000. The “marriage” is being discussed in the[…]
My take on Welcome to Lagos
Some Nigerians are complaining about the BBC documentary Welcome to Lagos because, they say, it is not balanced. I have not seen the second in the series so I can’t[…]
Culture and Society · Politics
On Citizenship in Nigeria
Simon Adebola Every nation has laws by which it abides. The constitution is the basis for the legal systems that exist in each country. Each country’s constitution is equally binding[…]
Culture and Society · General · Health · Technology · World Affairs
Nigerians Talking Science – An IM Conversation
I thought I’d have you listen in on this IM conversation I had with a friend from medical school, Simon Adebola, about science, science illiteracy and biomedical science in Nigeria/Africa.[…]
Culture and Society · Politics · World Affairs
Poem: My Brother, The Jew
I’m working on a collection of poems investigating hate, fear, and loathing: Under the banner of peace and brotherhood, my body to be scattered in bits in the noisy, sudden,[…]
Culture and Society · Politics
Non-communicable chronic diseases: the latest in a long list of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Cross-posted here. Maybe by now, some of you have figured out beyond my penchant Nollywood, the mindless sputterings (made-up word, I think) of old Igbo men – such as this[…]
Culture and Society · Politics
“Let us all be one family that Stands for Justice, Equality and Peace”
On Monday, 1st March, a group of activists and civil society organisations in Uganda presented a petition signed by 450,000 people from across the world opposing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The[…]
Culture and Society · Politics
Twurai Undercover
There is much to cope with when you are the wife of a sick and/or dying president. There is even more to cope with if said husband has now been[…]
“Minstrelsy” – Fela Versus Broadway – The Charles Isherwood Review
I was told this blog post deserved a larger (Nigerian) audience – cross-posted here NYT theater critic, Charles Isherwood, fires the first volley in the Fela! backlash, and I must say[…]