English was imposed as Nigeria’s official language, but the British had no way of controlling what people did with it.
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Oluwole faced a double challenge: a woman in philosophy and an African, confronting both sexism and Eurocentric bias.
Seven Doors, a Nigerian series, explores the themes of kingship, kinship, love, betrayal, family and restitution.
The annual Ọ̀ṣun festival is a week-long event that usually takes place between the end of July and early August.
Aso ebi - colourful fabrics worn at social events in NIgeria - makes parties glamorous but the cost can also be burdensome.
A new Nigerian movie, Jagun Jagun, adds to the growing number of recent films of major cultural prestige eulogising heritage in war, bravery, and royalty.
We need deep-time African urban history and theories to make sense of contemporary urban life and anticipate its future possibilities in African terms.
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