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Our latest magazine issue highlights African literature, particularly focusing on the impact of literary giant, Wole Soyinka, and his importance to literature across and beyond Africa. The Enduring Voice of Wole Soyinka is now available! Order here:

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Today in 1958, ‘Things Fall Apart’ was published. 🧵

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Dora Akunyili, who died today in 2014, had lost her sister, who was given fake insulin for diabetes. This was 1988. In 2001, Akunyili became the head of Nigeria’s drug regulator, NAFDAC. By 2006, she had reduced the circulation of fake drugs in Nigeria from 80% to 17% [est.].

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Today in 1984, Nigerian potter, Ladi Kwali died at the age of 59. Kwali had an almost mathematical sensibility and a mastery of form and the clay material, evidenced by the symmetry of her work. Ladi Kwali is featured on the 20 Naira note.

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Today in 1996, Kudirat Abiola was assassinated. She was a democracy activist who fought to end military rule in Nigeria. Here are five things to know about her. Thread:

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When her husband burnt one of her early manuscripts, Buchi Emecheta—born today in 1944, 22 and raising 5 children in London—took her kids and left. In 1974, she published her first novel, Second Class Citizen. By 1983, she was one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists.

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Nationalist, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, died today in 1978. ‘Her commitment to women and humanity at large made her a symbol of radically progressive twentieth-century leadership.’ Four things to know about her that have nothing to do with driving cars:

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who played a pivotal role in steering South Africans into the post-Apartheid era, has died today aged 90. #RxNews 📡

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When Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh diagnosed a Liberian national with the Ebola virus, she was pressured to release him and refused. Lives were at stake. She died today in 2014, a defender of public health in Nigeria, from contracting the virus at the frontline of service.

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Today in 2014, Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh died aged 57. 🧵

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Tanimowo Ogunlesi was a women's rights activist, teacher and founding member of the women's section of Obafemi Awolowo's Action Group. She was also the only female member of the Nigerian delegation to the UK to discuss Nigeria's independence in July 1953.

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Despite the extensive literature on the Biafran War, the most popular narratives about the war are those that are more subjective and biased. This reading list challenges that.

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Nigerian concert culture—how concerts are (dis)organized, (mis)managed and (under-)reacted to—speaks to the wider culture around public delivery and accountability in Nigeria. On both fronts, we need more accountability.

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Remember their names. Two months after the October 20 Shootings, authors in our final issue of 2020 reflect on the #EndSARS protests. Pre-order the issue, out next week, here: Cover: ‘Hope.’ by Ojima Abalaka.

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When Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh diagnosed a Liberian national with the Ebola virus, she was pressured to release him and refused. Lives were at stake. She died today in 2014, a defender of public health in Nigeria, from contracting the virus at the frontline of service. #RxHistory ⏳

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Today in 2005, #Sosoliso Flight 1145 from Abuja to Port Harcourt descended in flames, claiming the lives of 108 passengers, including 60 teenage students of #LoyolaJesuitCollege , who were returning from school for the December holidays. Four things to know about the crash:

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Today in 1921, Nigerian writer, Cyprian Ekwensi, was born in Minna, Niger state. Ekwensi wrote a lot of short stories and novels in his life, receiving many awards and honours. Have you read any of his works?

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Four (4) Reasons We’re Not Convinced. 🚩 #EndSARS 1. Repetition 2. No Clear Timelines 3. No Priorities 4. Too Easy

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Today in 2005, #Sosoliso Flight 1145 from Abuja to Port Harcourt descended in flames, claiming the lives of 108 passengers, including 60 teenage students of #LoyolaJesuitCollege , who were returning from school for the December holidays. Four things you should know about the crash

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Today in 1941, Nigerian writer, producer and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, was born. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland in the Niger Delta has suffered due to poorly regulated crude oil extraction since the 1950s.

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Today in 2020, the #EndSARS protests began. The peaceful protests followed weeks of widespread outrage and anger at videos and pictures showing police brutality, harassment and extortion in Nigeria.

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In 1971, Hausa author Balaraba Ramat Yakubu was married off at the age of 13. Nearly two years later, she was kicked out of her marital home, rejected by a husband who claimed he was no longer interested because she was too much of a child.

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British-Tanzanian actor, Lucian Msamati, reads from Things Fall Apart. The novel by Chinua Achebe was first published today in 1958. More on Achebe:

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Want to learn about the Biafran War? Don’t know where to start? Start here.

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Today in 1931, Florence Nwapa was born. She was the first African female novelist to be published in English.⁠

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'The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.' — Wole Soyinka Don’t just read something, do something! #EndSARS #EndSarsProtests in photos: Lagos, via @bamisired

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Anyone who truly puts #Islam before misogyny would enthusiastically seek to fight for women’s rights in accordance with Islamic principles, without having to identify as a ‘ #Feminist ’. Our #LatestOnline via: @khadijasanusi_

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Today in 1933, Nigerian women’s rights activist, politician, and philanthropist, Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, was born in Zaria to a Ghanaian father and Nigerian mother.

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There is no pan-Africanist movement or global Black consciousness as we know it today without the ‘Nardal Sisters’.

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Dora Akunyili, who died today in 2014, had lost her sister, who was given fake insulin for diabetes. This was 1988. In 2001, Akunyili became the head of Nigeria’s drug regulator, NAFDAC. By 2006, she had reduced the circulation of fake drugs in Nigeria from 80% to 17% [est.].

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The Biafran war was one of the earliest signs that Nigeria was too diverse to remain united without a government fully committed towards national unity.

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We will remember 🕯. #EndSars

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Nationalist, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was born today in 1900. ‘Her commitment to women and humanity at large made her a symbol of radically progressive twentieth-century leadership.’ Four things to know about her that have nothing to do with driving cars:

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Today in 1935, Zulu Sofola was born.⠀ Nwazuluwa Sofola was the first published female Nigerian playwright and dramatist and the first female professor of Arts in Africa. She is considered the ‘matriarch of Nigerian theatre’. Have you read or seen any of her plays?

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Having campaigned against medical tourism, Buhari's numerous medical trips abroad are a telling example of ‘poetic campaigns and prosaic governance’.

The President Who Belonged to Himself

Assessing Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Legacy

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On Saturday, 3 October, a video of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officers dragging two men out of a hotel and shooting one of them surfaced on the internet and was immediately followed by outrage. Four things to know about the ongoing #EndSARS protests. 🧵

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Tokyo 2020: Two women have won Nigeria’s first Olympic medals. Blessing Oborududu is a ten-time African champion and is the first Nigerian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. Ese Brume’s long jump bronze is Nigeria’s first track and field medal at the Olympics since 2008.

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Today in 1987, Obafemi Awolowo died. 🧵

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Today in 1934, Wole Soyinka was born. 🧵

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Do you know someone who received “£20” from the Nigerian government after the Biafran War? We want to hear from you.

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Today in 1929, British colonial officers killed more than 10 women during a protest, which rose from the government enforcing a tax on Aba women. Officers shot at the women, leaving 30 dead and 31 wounded. #RxHistory ⏳

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Today in 1930, Chinua Achebe was born On 16 November 1930, Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic, was born in Ogidi, Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria.⁠ 🧵

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Our lack of empathy for women stems from viewing female pain as an inconvenience:

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Today in 2000, Ola Rotimi died at 62. Rotimi belonged to the class of Nigerian writers who emerged in post-independence Nigeria—alongside Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe—and had to grapple with the realities of a new country in their works. Have you read or seen any of his plays?

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‘The Nigerian dream is to miss Nigeria from abroad.’ Our May-July issue cover was inspired by this quote, which is worth reflecting on today. 60 years after declaring independence, and after 20 years of uninterrupted democracy, what is the Nigerian dream? #NigeriaAt60

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When her husband burnt one of her early manuscripts, Buchi Emecheta, who died today in 2017, was 22 and raising 5 children in London. In 1974, she published her first novel, Second Class Citizen. By 1983, she was one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists.

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Increasingly, men are being forced to reckon with a fact women have long known—that all men are potential abusers because all men are socialized to demonstrate power and to do so through violence.

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Long Live the Children of Disobedience

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Despite the brutality journalists in his era faced from the Nigerian government, Dele Giwa’s attention to political injustice was unwavering. Four things to know about him: 1. He was assassinated today in 1986.

Dele Giwa: The Journalist Death Could Not Silence

Assassinated Today in 1986

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Don’t just read something, do something. Not able to join a protest? Here are 4 things you can do today to #EndSARS . #KeepHopeAlive

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Today in 2013, Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat, Kofi Awoonor was killed in a terrorist attack on Westgate Shopping Mall in Niarobi, Kenya, where he had been attending a literature festival. He was 78 years old. Have you read any of his works? Leave a comment.

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Today in 1835, an estimated 600 Yoruba and Hausa enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria carried out a rebellion in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador da Bahia.The rebellion is recognized as the most significant slave rebellion in the history of Brazil. #RxHistory ⏳

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Today in 1996, Kudirat Abiola was assassinated. She was a democracy activist who fought to end military rule in Nigeria. #RxHistory ⏳ Here are five things to know about her. Thread:

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The Biafran war was one of the earliest signs that Nigeria was too diverse to remain united without a government fully committed towards national unity.

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Buchi Emecheta was born this week in 1944. Two of her most prominent books—‘The Joys of Motherhood’ and ‘Second Class Citizen’—were published in her 30s. Including those two, here are 7 books by Buchi Emecheta everyone should read before turning 30 📚️⁠

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Today in 1973, the naira was introduced in Nigeria, replacing the British pound and exchanging at N2 to £1 and N1 to $1. Over the years, the value of the naira has declined significantly. Today, it officially trades at N380 to $1.

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Today in 1966, the Nigerian government presented a copy of 'Anyanwu', a sculpture by Nigerian artist, Ben Enwonwu, to the United Nations. 'Anyanwu' has been called Enwonwu’s finest work and it still stands at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

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Four things to know about the ongoing #EndSARS protests. Read, share, amplify ✊🏾.

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Millennials in Nigeria are currently being pushed to extremes in the name of 'being gainfully employed'. In our latest essay, hear from young workers as @J_Chiemeke explores what it means to work in Nigeria.

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“The Nigerian dream is to miss Nigeria from abroad.” Our next print issue, in which authors discuss Vision 2020 and Nigeria’s global status, is out in May. This issue can only be purchased through pre-orders and will not be available after 30 April 2020.

Pre-order: The Nigerian Dream: Vision 2020 and Nigeria's Uncertain Global Status

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Nigeria’s continued reliance on the military to quell internal crises comes at grave costs to the nation’s democracy. Excessive force, extreme human rights violations—there are plenty signs of a military regime still visible in Nigeria today.

Nigeria is Trapped in a Militarized Democracy

The Armed State of Nigeria’s Political Space

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Society’s lack of empathy for women stems from being unable to separate pain from womanhood. Many consider pain to be the essence of womanhood, and insist that one cannot be female and not be willing to embrace and be defined by a lifetime of suffering.

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Akunyili was a recipient of several awards for her work in pharmacology, public health, and human rights reform. With over 900 local and international awards, she is said to be the most awarded person in Nigeria’s history.

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With #EndSARS , young Nigerians have left no room for their message to be misconstrued. But they face a government committed to misunderstanding them.

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Want to learn about feminism but don’t know where to start? Here’s a reading list. via @zahrahnesbitt

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Colonization dismantled women's rights in West Africa, but not without the cooperation of African men.

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Today in 1999, comrade Ola Oni, a Nigerian Marxist, political economist, socialist and human rights activist, died aged 66. #RxHistory ⏳

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Russia—a devil Africa knows or an angel we don’t know? Our next print issue, focusing on Russia in the New Scramble for Africa, is out in August. This issue can only be purchased through pre-orders and will not be available after 14 August 2020.

Pre-order: Russia in the New Scramble for Africa

The Republic Volume 4, Number 3

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Despite having a black majority, Nigeria like other African countries where white people did not establish “settler colonies” still has a hidden race problem.

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When her husband burnt one of her early manuscripts, Buchi Emecheta, who died today in 2017, was 22 and raising 5 children in London. #RxHistory ⏳ In 1974, she published her first novel, ‘Second Class Citizen'. By 1983, she was one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists.

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Today in 1997, Nigerian novelist whose works featured rich Yoruba folklore written in nonstandard English, Amos Tutuola, died aged 76. Tutuola became Nigeria’s first internationally recognized author with the publication of ‘The Palm-Wine Drinkard,’ in 1952. #RxHistory ⏳

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'"Enemies beware," Adichie wrote in 2020, "the worst has happened. My madness will now bare itself." But I am not, and have never been, her enemy. What I attempted—and failed at—was to love her beyond unquestioning loyalty.' — @olukukoyi Our #LatestOnline

‘Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie doesn’t get to define me.’ — OluTimehin Kukoyi

Personal power provides all human beings with the right to define themselves. It is an act of violence to exert such powers of definition over other people without their consent or participation,...

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The Nigerian community in China has evolved to protect Nigerians in an unfamiliar and often hostile environment.

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61 years after his assassination, Belgium will return the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the DRC to his family. Lumumba’s remains in Belgian possession include a gold tooth and finger bones. #RxNews 📡

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Colonization dismantled women's rights in West Africa, but not without the cooperation of African men.

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Today in 1930, Nigerian artist, art collector and promoter, who is reputed for establishing the first private art gallery in Nigeria, Afi Ekong, was born. Ekong is recognized as the first academically-trained female artist in Nigeria. 🧵

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Today in 1975, Mozambique gained independence from Portugal after a prolonged liberation struggle. Mozambique was under Portuguese colonial rule for over 300 years until June 1975. The fight for independence began in 1964 and lasted for a decade. 🧵

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Shame is the crux of Nigerian moral consciousness. But, unlike women, Nigerian men do not grow up with the consciousness of shame. Which means there is little a man might do in Nigeria that would, by itself, seriously threaten his social standing.

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Ayra Starr is increasingly embracing a wholesome experience of what it means to be a pop star in this age. Our #LatestOnline via @esomnofu_e Read more stories on Ayra Starr’s transcendental vision for afrobeats here:

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For generations, womxn in Africa have opposed patriarchy through writing, activism and scholarship. Feminism, authors like Sokari Ekine and Hakima Abbas show us, is not new or a Western import; or a movement bound by race, class, gender or sexuality.

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For many people, a woman is not a woman unless she is suffering.

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Today in 2021, Fola Alade, the architect of 1004 Housing Estate in Lagos, the National Stadium in Surulere, Remembrance Arcade in Tafawa Balewa Square, and the Nigerian Air Force base, Ikeja, died aged 87. #RxHistory ⏳ 📷: SOLID MEDIA

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The struggle continues. A year after the #EndSARS protests, authors in our latest issue reflect on the successes and failures of historical African revolutionary leaders and movements. Order the issue, out now, here: Cover: ‘Revolutions’ by Adanna O.

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124 years after British soldiers raided the Benin Kingdom (in present-day Nigeria) and looted its royal palace, two Benin Bronzes have been returned to Nigeria. #RxNews 📡⁠

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In 1971, Hausa author Balaraba Ramat Yakubu was married off at the age of 13. Two years later, she was kicked out of her marital home, rejected by a husband who claimed he was no longer interested because she was too much of a child.

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Iya Eba, a buka in Lagos Island, has been serving customers for over 50 years. Recently, Republic writer, Ayoola Oladipupo, visited the buka, whose founder, Alhaja Adebayo, is now an essential part of Lagos Island’s culinary ecosystem. Our #LatestOnline

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Yesterday, Burkina Faso's Diébédo Francis Kéré made history by becoming the first Black man and African to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize since its inception in 1979. #RxNews 📡

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Today in 1958, Chinua Achebe’s debut novel, Things Fall Apart, was published for the first time by Heinemann. The novel has been adapted for production on stage, and has also been translated into 50 different languages, with over ten million copies sold around the world. 🧵

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In Nigeria, the African Continental Free Trade Area has faced resistance from both the central government and organized unions both of which believe the deal will cripple indigenous businesses. Their arguments are flawed. Here’s why:

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Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag, has passed away at 84. Akinkunmi was 23 years old when he designed the flag in 1959.

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Race, in a narrow understanding, is a legacy of interactions between black and white people. But racism, critical race theory teaches us, does not require the physical presence of racists or even physical interactions between black people and white people.

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Today in 1984, Ladi Kwali died at 59. On 12 August 1984, Nigerian potter, Ladi Kwali died in Minna at the age of 59, survived by a legacy of great pottery. 🧵

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As Nigeria loses skilled labour to more attractive countries, Nigerian employers are increasingly being left with the least competitive and economically-viable citizens. More and more industries are grappling with a shrinking pool of qualified candidates.

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