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The late Peter Enahoro. New African magazine

June 5, 2023

‘Peter Pan’ Enahoro, Nigerian journalist and publisher, was not afraid to speak his mind

Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos

Peter Enahoro, Nigerian journalist, columnist and author, died on 24 April 2023.

Nigeria’s cultural diversity can enhance democracy. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

June 12, 2022

Nigeria has failed to marry its rich cultural diversity and democracy. Can it be done?

Felix Chidozie, Covenant University

The fear of domination of one ethnic group or section by another has persistently undermined efforts at democratic consolidation in Nigeria.

Nnamdi Kanu favours a more radical approach to achieving the Biafran dream. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

August 18, 2021

A breakdown of Biafra separatism, and where Kanu fits into the picture

Chikodiri Nwangwu, University of Nigeria

The grievances of Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran separatist groups are deeply rooted in the failure of the Nigerian state to implement post civil war peacebuilding initiatives.

History is better taught to young, impressionable minds from an early age. Hannibal Hanschke/picture alliance via Getty Images

August 5, 2021

What studying history at school can do for Nigerians

Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos

Nigeria should stop showing contempt for history as a subject, profession or topic of discussion.

The feeling of desertion by Nigeria’s federal government has not left the region that was defined as Biafra during the country’s civil war. Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Getty Images

June 9, 2021

Nigeria: a deleted tweet, a Twitter ban and Biafran wounds that have never healed

Benjamin Maiangwa, Lakehead University and Oluchi Gloria Ogbu, University of Manitoba

Until the conditions that led to the Nigeria-Biafra war are resolved, the debate on the viability of one Nigeria will continue to arise.

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