Nigeria’s Christian population grew by 25% to 93 million from 2010 to 2020. Today’s novels reflect its social complexity.
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Adolescents who reported more cross-group friendships had more positive attitudes, including higher trust towards other groups.
Ayo Adebanjo, Nigerian politician and nationalist, died on 14 February 2025. He was 96.
Football is about more than just sport. It also reflects political tensions in society.
The idea and feeling of resistance from the minority groups have been strong drivers for conflicts in Nigeria.
Having the Quran in Igbo language will help in propagating Islam in the south eastern part of Nigeria.
Nigerian popular music - Afrobeats - is storming the world’s stages. But it’s just the latest stage in a vibrant century of recorded music in the country.
The fear of domination of one ethnic group or section by another has persistently undermined efforts at democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
The government must take some of the blame for the radicalisation of non-state actors like the Indigenous People of Biafra.
Until the conditions that led to the Nigeria-Biafra war are resolved, the debate on the viability of one Nigeria will continue to arise.
Over the past 15 years there’s been a revival of young people - mostly Christians - participating in traditional masquerades, despite these being branded as pagan.
The petitions help us understand how Igbo women created spaces in a patriarchal society for active engagement with policies enforced by colonial rulers.
Viewing Nigerian movies is seen as a trip down memory lane, a virtual journey back home and group therapy for Africans in the diaspora.
Schools are still not using Nigerian languages to teach students.
The Otobo remains an ancient symbol of democracy; it almost certainly helped to shape Nigeria’s modern democracy in some ways.
Cameroon is facing daunting challenges and the president and his team must mobilise the country to find solutions.
Protests are raising tensions in Africa’s most populous country, with agitators and federal troops clashing on the streets. But is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
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