In the early 1950s, as Nigeria approached independence from Great Britain, a vibrant literary culture developed in the vast and lively market of Onitsha, a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River.

Bruce Onobrakpeya, The Last Supper Tate Modern’s “Nigerian Modernism” aims to disrupt the way we think of art history—not only in Afr ...

Germany has returned 22 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria as part of a larger effort by Western nations to seek reparation of stolen artifacts from Africa. The Benin Bronzes are sculptures and plaques looted ...

Former senator, Shehu Sani has explained why other non-African British colonies have excelled and why Nigeria remains where it is today. Sani made the revelation in a post via his official X handle on ...

Introduction: Firearms in twentieth-century colonial Africa -- "This destructive implement of European ingenuity": firearms, the Atlantic world, and technology transfer in precolonial Nigeria -- All ...