Revisiting encounters with ethnic profiling, violence, and disenfranchisement in Nigeria’s 2023 elections.
‘THUGS CAME OVER TO BEAT PEOPLE’
In the 2027 election, I will still vote. I will never allow anybody to intimidate me. Voting is my right.
THE THREE POLICE OFFICERS DID NOTHING
This is my country; I will fight for it. I will be voting in 2027 regardless of what happened in 2023.
‘HERE NO BE UNA LAND, MAKE UNA GO BACK’
They don’t want you to even cast your vote. They just want you to stay in your house and not come out.
THE CASUAL WORKERS OF ADAMAWA
Lamentations from Nigeria’s grossly underpaid working class.
ESCAPING A PREDATOR ON FACEBOOK
I was too uninformed to imagine anything wrong. But he had a mission.
MY EXPERIENCE TEACHING IN NIGERIA AND THEN CANADA
One difference I noticed between students in Nigeria and Canada is how they talk about their future ambitions.
SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL
Postcards from Nigeria’s medical students and doctors.
I ALREADY DREAM OF JAPA
There is no electricity and the solar power setup can only power the bulbs.
OLD RITES, NEW WITNESSES
When my grandfather died in Ondo Town in 2025, his burial became my lesson in ritual.