Football is Politics in Nigeria
A few days ago, FIFA once again, suspended Nigeria from international football. On History Class today,
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Cheta Nwanze
Cheta Nwanze is a Nigerian journalist and policy analyst. On Twitter: @Chxta
#HistoryClass: Nigeria’s Super Eagles
Our British colonial masters brought us a lot of good stuff. Stuff such as education, Christianity
Nigeria’s Catch 22: American style democracy will only throw up more more GEJ’s
There are so many problems in Nigeria, true. But it bears reiterating that we’ve not even
#HistoryClass With Cheta: The balkanization of Nigeria
There have been growing calls for the balkanisation of Nigeria by various groups, so we want
Nigeria’s baby boom
Yesterday, a statement was credited to Bob Diamond, former CEO of Barclays, who is attending the
#HistoryClass: Who sold Nigeria to the British for £865k in 1899?
Today we will be discussing the first oil war, which was fought in the 19th century,
#HistoryClass: Nigeria’s Police
Right, so by popular demand, let’s talk about the Nigeria Police this Easter Monday because they
Who are Boko Haram, and how did they come to be?
Nigeria has a long history of communal conflicts, many of which were only suppressed under military
#HistoryClass with Cheta Nwanze: A Short History of the Slave Trade
Henry Okelue suggested that today’s History Lesson be about Nigeria’s security agencies. Problem is, there’s paucity
#HistoryClass: On Nigeria’s standing as Africa’s “biggest” economy
It took centuries before capitalism’s survival and future growth depended on an increase of the standards
The passing of Chinua Achebe
"Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings."-- Things Fall Apart.
Why Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential pardons are a bad idea
Last Tuesday, President Jonathan pardoned 7 Nigerians. While four of those pardons, Diya, Yar’Adua, Adisa and